DJHenk

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by DJHenk 8y ago
> LaTeX is a typesetting system and a markup language. Typesetting systems are not customarily used for writing in, and while markup languages such as XML and HTML often are, this is generally recognised as a bad idea. This is dumb. One
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by DJHenk 8y ago
> Also, assuming “18 + length of schooling” is bad too. That does not mean that it doesn't happen. I mean, we already established that we're dealing with short-sighted people here.
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by DJHenk 8y ago
Indeed. It is the same as saying that one should never go out for a walk, because you can easily walk some rounds around the table in the comfort of your own house. It's the 'out' part that is important!
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by DJHenk 8y ago
> MVC in rails breaks for larger apps. This. Rails is perfect for fast development of CRUD in MVC, but if you're building anything complicated, you need something that supports more options than MVC. People can laugh at PHP all they
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by DJHenk 8y ago
Depends on your definition of fun, I guess. I personally don't like Ruby because of that fun-factor. In most cases, it makes programming easier for the novice, but more complicated for the experienced. This is because to make it easier
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by DJHenk 8y ago
Algorithmic ranking might not be evil per se, but it is if the algorithm is hidden and there is no way to adjust it, or to check what it filtered out. Add to that a perverse incentive (money from ads and 'engagement') for the comp
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by DJHenk 8y ago
I'm into physical books and as a result of that I have a rather large bookcase in my living room. The books are sort of ordered by type (literature, foreign literature, non-fiction, etc), with some space in between. 'Unread books&
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by DJHenk 8y ago
I don't know that. It is not enough to compare raw numbers, since the cost of living is so different. Healthcare is a famous example. But even leaving that aside, wages and standard of living differ already significant within Europe an
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by DJHenk 8y ago
They do that? I never noticed anything like that. Do you have a source? And while this bill indeed is a disaster, I really don't mind some extra regulations. They might not get it right the first time, but seeing how normal Americans g
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by DJHenk 9y ago
It is not to me. Isn't a 'Function as a service' just a... service? Why not just call it a multi server "Platform for services".
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by DJHenk 11y ago
No, but they will certainly be in the BDSM-VI.