i've got holidays for the next couple months and i've got no social life or off-line friends to speak of.
what are some good text books i can read during this time?
any subject is fine really, as long as it's somehow related to computers.
and by 'good' i mean detailed and thorough, not fun to read.
>>1
Do you want to be my friend because I have no social life or offline friends to speak of as well.
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Anonymous2008-12-21 21:56
SICP
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Anonymous2008-12-21 21:56
SICP
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Anonymous2008-12-21 21:57
SICP
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Anonymous2008-12-21 21:57
SICP
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Anonymous2008-12-21 21:57
SICP
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Anonymous2008-12-21 22:00
SICP
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Anonymous2008-12-21 22:01
SICP
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Anonymous2008-12-21 22:03
Detailed and thorough?
Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, and Rivest
The Art of Computer Programming by Knuth
TCP/IP Illustrated by Stevens
UNIX Network Programming by Stevens
Processor manuals.
Purely Functional Data Structures by Chris Okasaki.
Random language specs, papers from CiteSeerX/arXiv/whatever.
Whatever they have at your local library that isn't complete crap.
I'm reading the ARM architecture reference manual this christmas. At least, I will if I can find a recent version.
Maybe I'll continue where I left off on the Dirac specification as well. It feels so great to have time to waste.
And don't forget the SHA3 submissions, there should be some good papers there.
>>47
Loves namedropping assembly and Haskell for nerd cred
Generally doesn't actually practice what they preach
Just like 90% of the loudmouthed "experts" in an IRC channel full of idling worthless nobodies.
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Anonymous2008-12-22 3:38
>>48
hahaha,
100% fact!
/prog/ will be the new /g/ by 2010.
i GARUNTEA it
i am a meme.
i request that you revoke my subscription.
i do not wish to be associated with this hive of villainy & scum any longer.
yours sincerely
-HAX MY ANUS
P.S. if you ignore my request i will call my LAWYER , who is a GRAND MASTER at RAPING ANUS
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Anonymous2008-12-23 10:12
>>79
[spoilers]HAXORS[/spoiler] OF [spoiler]ANUSES[/spoilers] WORLDWIDE, INC.
I fixed that for you. You're welcome.
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Anonymous2008-12-23 10:30
>>84
Ah, another fan of strict 'bbcode'. Good show.
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Anonymous2008-12-23 10:36
FORCED OPTIMISATION OF CODE
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Anonymous2008-12-23 15:33
book on linux kernel architecture. I think there is a nice one by oriely maybe.
Teaches you nice posix concepts unless you already know them and also good for driver hacking if you ever need to do embedded stuff.
I'm surprised at how accessible it is, even for beginners. The manuals are split into easy-to-digest sections, so don't feel put off by the sheer volume of information.
>>96
both order and shipping is free?
oh shi....
that's great
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Anonymous2008-12-23 23:46
Well, might as well kill some trees today.
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Anonymous2008-12-23 23:50
So do I have to email these fuckers or phone them?
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Anonymous2008-12-23 23:55
Oh god what do I say in the email to these guys. Is it a robot? Do ask for book?
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Anonymous2008-12-24 0:16
>>102-103
You can just email them...
I assume there's an actual human reading these orders, since my order took almost a week before it was accepted. The order page has details of what you need to include, such as the SKU of the books you want, address, contact number, name, etc...
It might also help if you email from a formal university/work email account, since I doubt they would consider "blackprogsnake@yahoo.com" as particularly worth their time.
>>96
why the fuck he can't just DOWNLOAD THEM ONLINE?
Is he running 1bit per second internet? >>96 they are there,
No ordering,no dead trees,only PDF reader,final destination.
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Anonymous2008-12-24 2:20
>>108
It's a personal preference. For me I can't stand looking at a light bulb to read text. I need something tangible, something I can hold in my hands to read by a fireplace on a cold winter's night. If you're fine gazing into a sea of pixels, then that's fine too.
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Anonymous2008-12-24 2:23
>>109
in preferences set Background->Black,Foreground->White.
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Anonymous2008-12-24 2:26
>>107
1 PPU and 6 SPEs is a really interesting platform to develop for. It's fun even if it's a totally neutered development environment and you have no access to the RSX and you're missing 2 SPEs.
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Anonymous2008-12-24 2:31
>>111
Except PS3 homebrew doesn't exist. Nice try though
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Anonymous2008-12-24 2:32
>>110
It's kind of hard to set the background/foreground of a PDF
>>120
but AMD doesn't create their own technology, they just steal it from Intel.....
which means that if Intel starts losing money, they can't create new CPUs and eventually WE HAVE NO NEW TECHNOLOGY!!!!!
all because you wanted some free paper
*angry face
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Anonymous2008-12-24 3:38
Guys I think Intel has budgeted for this it's cool.
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Anonymous2008-12-24 3:39
>>122
AMD utilizes strategic industry partnerships to further its business interests as well as to tackle Intel's dominance and resources. Notably Nvidia's nForce2 chipset generated substantial revenues for Nvidia as a popular enthusiast part.
A partnership between AMD and Alpha Processor Inc. developed HyperTransport, a point-to-point interconnect standard which was turned over to an industry standards body for finalization. It is now used in modern AMD processor compatible motherboards.
AMD also formed a strategic partnership with IBM, under which AMD gained silicon on insulator (SOI) manufacturing technology, and detailed advice on 90 nm implementation, the partnership was announced by AMD to be extended to 2011 for 32 nm and 22 nm fabrication related technologies.[30] Further, AMD is loosely partnered with end-user companies such as HP, Compaq, ASUS, Alienware, Acer, Evesham Technology, Dell and several others to facilitate processor distribution and sales.
On May 18, 2006, Dell announced that it would roll out new servers based on AMD's Opteron chips by years end, thus ending an exclusive relationship with Intel. Dell also began offering AMD Athlon X2 chips in their desktop line-up in September 2006.
AMD is also a sponsor of the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F1 Team since 2002 and the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team since 2004.
I'll be trying to get my teeth into Michael Redhead's Incompleteness, Nonlocality and Realism: A Prolegomenon to the Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
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Anonymous2008-12-24 9:37
>>99
i just received my order confirmation..... less than 12 hours after requesting.
also in australia, and it's FUCKING CHRISTMAS.
i'm thoroughly surprised
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Anonymous2008-12-24 10:59
>>131
I got my confirmation today too! I can't wait to begin using these books to roll blunts to read these things!
Hey guys, I might ask you just to stop ordering until after new years. The thing is, I don't want to get shafted on a back-order because all of the people ordering. Thanks
does anyone know where i can find a copy of the UNIX Network Programming books in pdf format?
i can only find chm
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Anonymous2008-12-26 3:25
http://ocw.mit.edu
Pick an interesting course. Look at the syllabus. Download the video lectures. Pretend you're a student in that class. Do the exercises. See if you're MIT-caliber.
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Anonymous2008-12-26 3:36
>>141
American computer science courses are merged with electronic engineering courses? in my country electronic engineering and computer science are more or less completely separate.
>>145
Sigh, yet another grammer troll.
Your = You are, as in "Your going to the Sunday ball"
You're = You're (possessive), as in "You're car is red"
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Anonymous2008-12-27 3:10
So did anyone from Australia hear back from Intel? Ordered a week ago, still no word.
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Anonymous2008-12-27 3:48
>>149
i got an order confirmation within a day or so, but they haven't said anything else yet.
that was two or three days ago
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Anonymous2008-12-27 3:56
>>150
Yeah, got the confirmation, but nothing about stuff being shipped. I get the sneaking suspicion that this is going to take all summer :-(
and that's terrible
Update here. My Intel books finally arrived this morning. They are in paperback, and smaller then A4 size. They are about the same length as SICP (pictured), and around 1cm wider http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4663/image013nx6.jpg
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Anonymous2009-01-04 18:58
>>156
great! i was starting to wonder if they were actually going to come.
did you get a second email, or just one?
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Anonymous2009-01-04 20:01
>>157
I didn't receive any second email, just the initial order confirmation.
received the order confirm on the 24/12, and it arrived in on 5/1, so less then two weeks.
I'm in Australia, btw
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Anonymous2009-01-04 20:31
>>158
groovy.
that means mine will probably show up within the next couple days
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Anonymous2009-01-04 20:39
>>156
Include prog sign in picture else assumed false