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The March of Progress

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:13:18 +0300

1980: C
```
printf("%10.2f", x);
```

1988: C++

cout << setw(10) << setprecision(2) << showpoint << x;

1996: Java

java.text.NumberFormat formatter = java.text.NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(); formatter.setMinimumFractionDigits(2); formatter.setMaximumFractionDigits(2); String s = formatter.format(x); for (int i = s.length(); i < 10; i++) System.out.print(' '); System.out.print(s);

2004: Java
```
System.out.printf("%10.2f", x);
```
2008: Scala and Groovy
```
printf("%10.2f", x)
```

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Kickstarter - MATTER

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:25:56 +0200

Kickstarter - MATTER

Kickstarter - SXSW Film Badge

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:24:22 +0200

Kickstarter - SXSW Film Badge

Coffee got a bird put on it….

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:44:28 +0200

Coffee got a bird put on it….

"The Internet has become an integral part of everyday life precisely because it has been an..."

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:54:17 +0200

“The Internet has become an integral part of everyday life precisely because it has been an open-to-all land of opportunity where entrepreneurs, thinkers and innovators are free to try, fail and then try again.”

- Ron Wyden, articulating the Freedom To Innovate Agenda

Sen. Ron Wyden: My Letter to the Internet

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Great stop-motion animated short about books, thanks to...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:33:31 +0200

Great stop-motion animated short about books, thanks to @boingboing.

The Hobbit from 1966, care of Gene Dietch’s credits.

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:26:59 +0200

The Hobbit from 1966, care of Gene Dietch’s credits.

Bright sunny Kyiv, as compared to the gray sunless winter we see...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:24:34 +0200

Bright sunny Kyiv, as compared to the gray sunless winter we see stretching before us now. Happy thoughts!

Thanks @joelneely!

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:20:57 +0200

Thanks @joelneely!

Vienna, New Year’s Eve 2011. Having come back to the city...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:50:22 +0200

Vienna, New Year’s Eve 2011. Having come back to the city for the first time in 10+ years, I have found it a magical place.

Russia 2011. This was the year of the Meeting. Surprisingly...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:33:20 +0200

Russia 2011. This was the year of the Meeting. Surprisingly enough, the above photo wasn’t taken last year, but the election cycle before. So, proof that the disbelief in public figures was always below the surface, waiting to rise.