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I've been very impressed with the rapid progress of Sprint Reader I'm up to 650 wpm and can probably go faster with a little more practice.
Originally shared by Sprint Reader
Language auto-detection done!
Functionality coming soon and paves the way for more intelligent word hyphenation (by language pattern) and maybe, just maybe auto-translation!
Stay tuned.
#googletranslate Google Translate #language #translation
#paullindner #paullindner #googletranslate #language #translation
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Couldn't agree more...
Originally shared by Brad Templeton
When I saw the news about Steve Jobs it was a shock. But the news that Dennis Ritchie has died was much more like a blow. I didn't know him super well, we attended Usenix together for many years, but he was mostly a quiet man, not the sort to seek the limelight.
Dennis was instrumental in two things -- the C language and Unix -- which are the foundation of almost all the computing in the world today. Certainly much of C came from its predecessors like B and BCPL, and many things in Unix from its predecessors like Multics, but these two focal points were where all of 60s and early 70s computer science came together, and spread out. Of course Linux and MacOS and Android are very direct descendants of Unix, but even Windows is filled with ideas from Unix.
Far more than Steve Jobs, pretty much all your computing is based on Dennis' work. Last week Google noted Jobs at the bottom of the home page, a very rare honour. But Dennis Ritchie would be even more deserving of it.
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The language, the food, Paris during christmas time, the Tour de France, snowboarding at Mont Blanc, summer music festivals and the TGV all spring to mind. Living in Geneva for a few years was an amazing experience!
Originally shared by Paul Lindner
#qotd Question of the Day
Happy Bastille Day! What's your favorite part of French culture?
I'd like to revive a great feature from the Vox blogging platform -- the question of the day. It was a great way to overcome writers block and meet like-minded people. And it's a lot of fun!
So feel free to reshare this post, add your thoughts, and share with the circle of your choice. If posting publicly use the #qotd hash tag.
Still stumped? Try using Sparks and search for french related things!
Cheers,
Paul
