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The Architecture of Open Source Applications
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LD_PRELOAD GObject lifetime debugging tool
For years and years I've dreamt of a tool that would show me what GObjects are currently alive, and let me have a look at information about them. Today, while trying to debug a particularly horrid reference leak (program wedged … Continue reading
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making my C more like Python
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higher level channel requesting in telepathy-glib
Thanks to the awesome work of Guillaume, telepathy-glib 0.11.12 now includes high-level API for requesting communications channels via Mission Control (the Channel Dispatcher). API is provided both for channels you wish to handle, or channels you want someone else to … Continue reading
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g_variant_equal() and dictionaries
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introspecting tp-glib and converting DBus-GLib GValues to GVariants
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this is what goes around; and this.. this is what comes around
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Useful python trick of the day: dict.get()
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improving your code by fixing warnings
I don't know why, but there is a class of software programmer who seem to believe that compiler and runtime warnings are somehow optional, or something that can be cleaned up at a later date. This class of programmer is … Continue reading
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Diamond Hoop Earrings in 18k White Gold - F / VS2 (1/2 ct. tw.)3.4 out of 5 (18 Reviews)
Classic in style, these diamond hoop earrings feature round diamonds prong-set throughout the 18k white gold settings.
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These earrings are an amazing quality for the value. Very good diamonds, very sparkly. I had to exchange the first set due to one of the backs not being secure but Blue Nile exchanged promptly. As always I love Blue Nile and will continue to be a loyal customer.
Love the earrings but...
Beautiful earrings but the stones are small. Oddly enough, one stone is murky. Had to send it back. If only the stones are bigger and the color and quality of the stones are the same.
Great value too small
Nice diamond earrings. However they were very small and my wife wanted something different. I appreciate the quality, just didn't work out for my wife this time.
Great Xmas deal
They are small..BUT extremely brilliant and classy...you pay for the quality (F color, VS2 and 18K) not the size
The earrings were beautiful and the diamonds were brilliant. They were the perfect size and my wife hasn't stopped wearing them.
I returned the earings
Clasp was very difficult to close. Felt like it would brake at any time
Flat reception by both of us!
In short, very small. I would not return it, just a hassel. I would not recommend it for an adult woman. Teenager, may be.
good ear rings!
good diamonds, had a problem with the ear ring , blue nile fixed it promptly
Beautiful but reluctantly returned.
The earring was beautiful. The diamonds were bright and not cloudy or murky. I reluctantly returned them because one earring did not close tightly and I was afraid that it would fall off of my ear. I may reorder as they were beautiful.
This is Christmas present
The diamonds shine but earrings are smaller than I thought
Very disappointed.... They look like kids earrings... too small. the picture on the website (ear shot) does not reflect accurate proportions. However, Blue Nile has a good customer service and return policy.
Gorgeous Diamonds!
The diamonds in these earrings are spectacular! The overall size of the earrings is a bit smaller than I expected, but the quality of the earrings and diamonds surpassed my expectations! These are my Christmas gift to myself and my first Blue Nile diamond purchase and they will not be my last diamond purchase.
Fairly disappointing
They looked better online. I've bought several items on Blur Nile and generally been pleased, but these earrings were a bit disappointing. Cheaper looking in person.
These earrings were quite lovely, but much smaller than anticipated (most assuredly user error on reading the dimensions). The earrings were returned, but only because of the size being too small.
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Two bombs exploded at a crowded marketplace in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday night, and many are feared killed and wounded in the birthplace of the Boko Haram extremist network, witnesses said.
Bloodied people screaming for help were running out of buildings billowing with smoke, they said. Trader Mallam Samalia said some people were blown apart.
The second blast caught people trying to help those injured in the first explosion in the Bintu-Suga neighborhood of Ngomari suburb, he said.
It appeared to be a car bomb, from a pickup truck loaded with wood, Samalia told The Associated Press.
I'm seeing people carrying bloody bodies, he said. There are parts of bodies littering the street.
Killings in Iraq remain on upswing
The United Nations said Saturday that violence across Iraq in February killed 703 people, a death toll higher than the year before as the country faces a rising wave of militant attacks rivaling the sectarian bloodshed that followed the U.S.-led invasion.
The figures issued by the U.N.'s mission to Iraq is close to January's death toll of 733, showing that a surge of violence that began 10 months ago with a government crackdown on a Sunni protest camp is not receding. Meanwhile, attacks Saturday killed at least five people and wounded 14, authorities said.
1-month cease-fire for Pakistani Taliban
The Pakistani Taliban announced Saturday that the group will observe a one-month cease-fire as part of efforts to negotiate a peace deal with the government, throwing new life into a foundering peace process.
Spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said in a statement that the top leadership of the militant group has instructed all of its units to comply with the cease-fire.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has initiated talks with the government with sincerity and for good purpose, Shahid said, referring to the group by its formal name.
Cuban Cigar Fest raises $1.1 million
Cigar enthusiasts have paid more than $1.1 million for six handmade Cuban humidors at the gala closing of Havana's 16th annual Cigar Festival.
Officials said this week that sales of Cuban cigars rose 8 percent last year.
Proceeds from the auction were to go to Cuba's state-run health care system.