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ST 4U 525: Graphing in Pharo

January 29, 2014 7:54:11.577

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at the GraphET package for 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:

Graphing

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That Mandatory Kinect is not looking Awesome

January 28, 2014 15:46:10.000

In some recent reviews, it's come out that the next gen release of Tom Raider looks better (and runs at 2x the framerate) on the PS4 (compared to the XBox One). It looks like part of the problem is the Kinect:

To make matters worse, game developers working on the Xbox One are coding with one hand tied behind their backs. Microsoft requires that all games reserve 10% of the GPU’s capacity for the Kinect, even if the game doesn’t use it. That’s split up into 8% for the Kinect video features and 2% for Kinect voice. In an effort to give a boost to its console, Microsoft is expected to issue a system patch that removes the requirement that games save that 8% for Kinect video.

The silly thing about that is how few gamers make use of the Kinect in non-Kinect specific games. Sure, you can issue voice commands - but with voice commands enabled, any talking (or ambient noise) in the room often gets mistaken for a command. Awhile back, my daughter had coversation choices being made for her in ME3 because we were talking about the game as she played. Not cool.

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PY 4U 39: Tuples

January 28, 2014 7:25:14.359

Today's Python 4 You goes deeper into tuples, including "unpacking" them. 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:

Tuples

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ST 4U 524: Teachable Objects

January 27, 2014 7:33:04.228

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at "Teachable Objects" - a little library in Pharo that make it simple to pull off the standard DNU/dictionary trick in Smalltalk. 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:

Teachable Objects

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No Podcast This Weekend

January 26, 2014 20:56:13.192

I spent most of the weekend driving, so no podcast this week. We should be back next weekend.

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ST 4U 523: Servlets in Server Smalltalk

January 24, 2014 9:08:42.551

Today's Smalltalk 4 You takes a look at Servlets in VA Smalltalk's Server Smalltalk implementation. 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:

Servlets in VA

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PY 4U 38: Lists and Tuples

January 23, 2014 8:49:50.433

Today's Python 4 You compares lists and tuples. 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:

Lists and Tuples

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ST 4U 522: Breakpoints and Memory Information in Pharo

January 22, 2014 11:57:19.763

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at how breakpoints work in 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:

Breakpoints in Pharo

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