Next time, just spell it out

Submitted by venutip on February 23rd, 2008
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I work from home, and I occasionally use Skype to dial in to lengthy meetings so I don't have to burn my cell minutes. In order to dial regular landlines, you have to purchase Skype Credits, which I have done. But since most of the numbers I call are 1-800 numbers (which Skype lets you call for free), I guess I haven't used any credits for a while. Thus, every time I sign in to Skype, this little message appears in the GUI:

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Recursion: an example with no code

Submitted by venutip on February 19th, 2008
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You are using recursion right now. Right this very second. You use it hundreds of times a day without even realizing it, and so does everybody else. And you’ve been using it ever since you read your first Hardy Boys caper, or said something to Mommy and Daddy that wasn’t baby talk.

Here’s why: language is a recursive system.

Adding Flash that links to an external site

Submitted by venutip on February 16th, 2008
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It should be so simple.

All you want to do is embed a Flash file in one of your pages. You want it to display properly in IE and Firefox (sorry, Opera!), and you also want a new window to open when the user clicks the link.

Seems easy, but there are a few problems that you'll probably encounter:

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