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Minneapolis Followed Me

January 7, 2014 10:16:57.193

For Columbia, this is pretty cold:

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PY 4U 33: The Pass Statement

January 7, 2014 10:56:07.220

Today's Python 4 You looks at the pass statement. 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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ST 4U 516: A Look at Pharo 3.0

January 8, 2014 10:41:54.431

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at the current state of Pharo 3.0. 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:

Pharo 3

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Pharo in the Cloud

January 9, 2014 8:30:24.510

If you've been itching to run a Smalltalk server, but haven't wanted to set up a VPS to get there, you should have a look at PharoCloud.

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PY 4U 34: Removing From Lists

January 9, 2014 9:25:55.058

Today's Python 4 You looks at deleting items from Lists. 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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ST 4U 517: Callbacks Editing in WB Pro

January 10, 2014 10:01:21.954

Today's Smalltalk 4 You delves into callbacks for widgets in VA Smalltalk and WindowBuilder Pro. 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:

WB Callbacks

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Pizza, Stat!

January 10, 2014 15:59:07.000

If you hear someone yelling at the TV for pizza, they probably haven't lost it - they've just found the Pizza Hut app on the XBox:

The app makes ordering a pizza pretty much like yelling at your parents to make you one when you were 10. Just pause your Halo 3 game and use voice commands or the motion-sensing Kinect to compose and confirm your order. You’ll only have to put your controller down when the delivery guy arrives.

Once Amazon gets those drones ready, maybe they can even serve it to you while you play....

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IM 158: Dead Code

January 12, 2014 19:41:08.900

Welcome to episode 158 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.

This week David and James talk about dead code - how it tends to pile up in a project, and how difficult it can be to get rid of.

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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IM 158: Dead Code (AAC)

January 12, 2014 19:42:05.483

Welcome to episode 158 of Independent Misinterpretations - a Smalltalk and dynamic language oriented podcast with James Robertson and David Buck.

This week David and James talk about dead code - how it tends to pile up in a project, and how difficult it can be to get rid of.

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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Repudiating Windows 8

January 13, 2014 20:56:14.000

It dawns on Microsoft that a laptop or desktop is different than a tablet or a phone:

To distance itself from the Windows 8 snafu, Microsoft's next major update -- Threshold -- will reportedly skip Windows 8.2 and jump straight to Windows 9. Windows 9 is expected to arrive in April 2015, with internal sources saying that Windows 9 will make good on many of the Windows 8 features that caused such cruel and unusual distress to Desktop users. The Start menu is expected to make its illustrious return, and you should be able to run Metro apps on the Desktop in windows. Microsoft is still on schedule to release Windows Phone 8.1 and a service/feature pack for Windows 8.1 at the Build conference in April.

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PY 4U 35: Sets in Python

January 14, 2014 9:29:28.923

Today's Python 4 You looks at Sets (collections that only hold unique items). 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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