Deestan

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541.
by Deestan 17y ago
Here you go: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/science/
542.
by Deestan 17y ago
It (obviously) works fine for small to medium projects, but I believe the bug tracker-free approach doesn't scale at all. I don't know if the author thinks it does or not, I just want to point it out to prevent people from getting ideas. :
543.
by Deestan 17y ago
Are you having an imaginary argument with me?
544.
by Deestan 17y ago
I've spoken with two people who fell completely in love with someone who died relatively shortly afterwards. Neither of them regretted the affair at all. (Though the scenarios are different in one aspect; both died of accidents, not known
545.
by Deestan 17y ago
I'd advise against "going into asshole mode". She'll notice the illogical change in behaviour and very likely put two and two together when she finds out you died of a known illness a short time later. She'll know you weren't really an
546.
by Deestan 17y ago
The last paragraph seems to indicate that it was written ironically.
547.
by Deestan 17y ago
Me too! I've been arguing this for years, and I have yet for someone to reply with a good reason why it shouldn't be handled this way. Bad reasons given: - Safeguard against users who can't be relied on to format their own address properly
548.
by Deestan 17y ago
Just to address a depressingly common misunderstanding whenever testing and static typing is brought up: Static Typing vs Testing: Which is better? No! Stop that! There is no "vs"! To take Haskell as an example, it is a completely static
549.
by Deestan 17y ago
> I haven’t used Mercurial, but this page indicates that the basic “clone” command does a full expensive branch, while the “branch” command does a cheap local branch. So this argument only applies to non-distributed VCSes. I don't kno
550.
by Deestan 17y ago
I wonder if I've been "damaged" by staring at too many both-woman-and-frog-style pictures and Escher drawings in my childhood. My brain just keeps flipping perspective at random as I traverse down the circuits.
551.
by Deestan 17y ago
> it is well known that [...] It's news to me. References?
552.
by Deestan 17y ago
This looks like yet another case of designers not "getting" the needs of anyone who wants to use the software for any length of time. I took a gander at the comparison on http://www.portfolio.com/interactive-features/2007/06/termin... ,
553.
by Deestan 17y ago
Quines are easy in Python. A 0-byte python source file outputs itself when run. :)
554.
by Deestan 17y ago
Buttons and shirts: I sew. Shoes need heavy-duty (compared to a needle) equipment to fix, so they go in the garbage or get taken to a shoemaker.
555.
by Deestan 17y ago
Design doesn't have to be planned in advance, hence no contradiction. :) If you are disciplined enough (and you should be), design can effectively happen as you go.
556.
by Deestan 17y ago
This is how we handle those emails: Reply to The Vague Email option A: This might be one of the 8 reported errors in your version, does any of the following apply to your situation (link-to-bug-tickets)? Please check if upgrading to ve
557.
by Deestan 17y ago
It is a bit disappointing. At my university, we were taught of this fallacy in the mandatory introduction to science course. I remember a beatiful analogy which went something like: As long as both your sample data and your test data are
558.
by Deestan 17y ago
This reads like a parody - can anyone verify the source?
559.
by Deestan 17y ago
It still works on Norwegian landlines.
560.
by Deestan 17y ago
The 8-minute demo has lighting and simple reflections.
561.
by Deestan 17y ago
Does this give you anything that a pre-calculation of output during blog post upload doesn't give you?
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by Deestan 17y ago
"Authentification" appears to be a real word: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/certification Apparently it is one of a zillion synonyms for "certification", along with "verification".
563.
by Deestan 17y ago
Legalizing armed robbery = Jobs
564.
by Deestan 17y ago
This is a project management problem, not a problem with too smart developers. The problematic activities described here, overgeneralization and solving imaginary problems (aka Coding for A Rainy Day), are simply typical newbie mistakes. Ot
565.
by Deestan 17y ago
The program for calculating Pi is my favourite. "Naturally, a more accurate value can be obtained by using a bigger program." made my day.
566.
by Deestan 17y ago
Just bought this book in hardcover last month; I can't recommend it enough. Be sure to also check out Chris Okasaki's functional programming blog: http://okasaki.blogspot.com/
567.
by Deestan 17y ago
> I just want to say that there are other routes to explore before taking it this far. Yes, but they are much less effective. E.g., I have never ever heard of him or his protest before.
568.
by Deestan 17y ago
I love the insane ones. "Ask HN: Am I crazy to program the secrets of toast?" "Ask HN: Can someone tell me how to steal common sense?"
569.
by Deestan 17y ago
Thanks! Now I know what to look for. It seems the "electronic limited slip differential system" is what I want, as my main trouble is getting out of icy parking spots.
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by Deestan 17y ago
> In that case the differential will spin the wheel with no traction while not sending any power to the wheel that does have traction Boy do I ever get reminded of this every winter. It's a shame that cars that have the option to lock

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