st4u
August 29, 2013 10:30:42.533
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at Fixed Decimal numbers in Pharo - which is what you want to use for anything like currency. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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smalltalk, pharo, fixed decimal
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posted by James Robertson
law
August 29, 2013 11:27:12.059
New Zealand just banned software patents (as such - there are some loopholes):
The relevant clause of the patent bill actually states that a computer program is "not an invention." Some have suggested that was a way to get around the wording of the TRIPS intellectual property treaty, which requires patents to be "available for any inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of technology."
Now, if only we could get DC to find this much of a clue....
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patents, software
posted by James Robertson
copyright
August 29, 2013 18:20:16.000
Well, this has to be the best example I've seen lately as to why copyright law is so utterly absurd:
Yesterday, August 28th, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s famous speech, “I Have a Dream”. If you live in the US, you’ve probably heard of this speech. You’ve also probably never read it, heard the audio, or seen the video in its entirety. Unfortunately, the speech is under copyright, and will remain so until 2083. As a result, it is illegal to republish under most circumstances.
We are well past the point where copyright law does anything beyond empowering rent seekers.
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stupidity, law
posted by James Robertson
st4u
August 30, 2013 11:41:53.856
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at WindowBuilder Pro in VA Smalltalk - specifically, how to get it loaded. We'll be exploring the tool over the next few screencasts. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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You can also watch it on YouTube:
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smalltalk, va smalltalk, wb pro
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posted by James Robertson
podcast
September 1, 2013 23:32:16.605
Welcome to episode 141 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.
This week Dave and James discuss GUI building tools in VW, VA, and ObjectStudio.
You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.
To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.
If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!
If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!
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gui, smalltalk
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posted by James Robertson
podcastAAC
September 1, 2013 23:33:09.292
Welcome to episode 141 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.
This week Dave and James discuss GUI building tools in VW, VA, and ObjectStudio.
You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (or any other podcatching software) using this feed directly or in iTunes with this one.
To listen now, you can either download the mp3 edition, or the AAC edition. The AAC edition comes with chapter markers. You can subscribe to either edition of the podcast directly in iTunes; just search for Smalltalk and look in the Podcast results. You can subscribe to the mp3 edition directly using this feed, or the AAC edition using this feed using any podcatching software. You can also download the podcast in ogg format.
If you like the music we use, please visit Josh Woodward's site. We use the song Troublemaker for our intro/outro music. I'm sure he'd appreciate your support!
If you have feedback, send it to jarober@gmail.com - or visit us on Facebook - you can subscribe in iTunes using this iTunes enabled feed.. If you enjoy the podcast, pass the word - we would love to have more people hear about Smalltalk!
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smalltalk, gui
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posted by James Robertson
games
September 2, 2013 16:25:52.263
Are there any balls that Microsoft can't drop?
The Xbox One won't support external storage solutions when the console launches later this year, Microsoft spokesperson Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb confirmed during a live recording of his podcast at PAX Prime 2013. Responding to a question from an audience member, Hryb explained that the company plans to allow Xbox One users to utilize external hard drives if they need more space than the console's internal 500 GB hard drive allows. However, he didn't think that feature would be available at launch.
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microsoft, xbox
posted by James Robertson
st4u
September 2, 2013 16:31:09.784
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at a small Lisp implementation that you can load into Pharo. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
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You can also watch it on YouTube:
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pharo, smalltalk, lisp
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posted by James Robertson
st4u
September 3, 2013 9:53:51.749
Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at Merlin for Pharo - a small "wizard" framework you can use for post-installation configuration (for example). If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:
If you have trouble viewing that directly, you can click here to download the video directly. If you need the video in a Windows Media format, then download that here.
You can also watch it on YouTube:
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smalltalk, pharo, merlin
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posted by James Robertson
smalltalk
September 3, 2013 16:51:59.910
posted by James Robertson
st4u
September 4, 2013 10:50:08.182
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posted by James Robertson
st4u
September 5, 2013 11:11:53.434
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posted by James Robertson