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by GreaterFool 7y ago
Wasm is great for sandboxing so iOS could make Wasm first-class native citizen. Then Wasm module could have access to anything and everything iOS and one could write "native" iOS applications using any language that compiles to Wa
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
What would be more interesting than running Swift in the browser is running Wasm on Android and iOS. That would bring some true code sharing between the browser, mobile and backend! And also easily allow constructing apps using pieces writt
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
I said it before and I'll say it again... Japan has a great idea: make rent deducible from salary before tax. Then if the city wants some tax revenue they'd better have affordable housing!
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
Perhaps it's time to put it in the Terms of Service that blatant disregard for dictionary definitions shall lead to suspension or an outright ban!
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
> The word "Nazi" itself contains a provocative charge I find this a bit confusing. Provocative to whom? There are 1) people calling other people Nazis and there are 2) people being called Nazis. 1) Can't claim they'r
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
> I define "fascist" I'm sorry, but you don't get to do that! `fascism` already has an established meaning. Please make up a new word for what you believe `fascism` means. Going by the dictionary definition: > 1. a
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
What do you mean by right-wing? Does right-wing automatically mean something negative? It seems to me that to you right-wing means something bad. I don't have that kind of association. To address your first point, I disagree it's
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
I think that's exactly what is currently happening to the left! EDIT: But I think the left believe they must be united at all cost. Because anyone not in their group is wrong. I don't get that vibe from any other part of the spect
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
It's an interesting story. I find the conclusion not unsurprising. The author seems to assume the existence of `alt-right` as a monolithic group with a specific agenda. As far as I can tell that's not true. These groups may come o
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
Unmoderated quickly devolve into toxic pool of "I don't actually care about what you're saying, I'm just going to downvote/report you". And it works! No discussion can take place just self-reinforcing feedback
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
What does flagged mean on HN? Not sure why my comment got down-voted so fast. It's a genuine question. If people can't agree on what Nazi means we should ban the word altogether since it has loaded political context and doesn&#x27
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
Why are Americans so obsessed with Nazis? I mean, I'm from Europe and I don't recall growing up worrying about everyone being a secret (or overt) Nazi, which, unless promptly punched in the face, would somehow take over. WWII and
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
17 years in US and still no permanent residence of any sort?! That's why I'd never consider moving to US! If I chose a country to live in and they let me in I want to have a possibility of either becoming a citizen or at least hav
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
Also, psychedelics make you face your inner demons. Perhaps not right away because the wonders of the experience can be captivating, for a while. But sooner or later they will. Many people I talked to tried something like LSD once or twice
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
When did we forgo > Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness ? "Modern" mentality seems to be that everything is illegal unless government specifically approves. Any substance that emerges and becomes popular enough gets bann
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
I've never seen "no gaijin" signs here either! Maybe it helps that I don't read Japanese :P > or inherited Sadly I failed to inherit property in major metropolitan area :( I suppose I tried? Regarding prices I was thi
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
I worked on projects that required complicated FFI bindings to C/C++ libraries. Creating, testing and maintaining such bindings always ends up a huge undertaking. Now I'd think twice. I imagine something like Wayland will have hun
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
> The taxes and financing are such that there is no current scenario where the man could own one or both of these homes. This is curious. Could you share some numbers? I thought the financing wouldn't be an issue due to incredibly l
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
When I tell people "I live in Tokyo" they immediately assume it's crazy expensive. I always say, compared to what? London? New York? San Francisco? Tokyo is actually cheaper. And there is choice! I could live 15 min away from
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
If the peg was actually backed by anything then yes, that'd be unusual.
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
Does this book explore what does it mean to think? This is a topic that I'm interested right now. It became clear to me that the way I think is different than a lot of people do. Most people seem to be the intuitive type. So how does a
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
This echos my own experience over past couple of months. Deliberate intellectual approach and introspection. I improved a lot when I started doing that. However, when I try to talk about it with my friends and trainers, they dismiss it. I d
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
It's pretty good, thanks!
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by GreaterFool 7y ago
Looks cool! But Gnome control center is kinda terrible. I'm on Ubuntu and if I want to connect to my bluetooth headphones I have to use bluetoothctl. The Gnome control panel is a joke and doesn't work. Same for wifi. The widget wo
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by GreaterFool 8y ago
What exactly is "white nationalism"?
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by GreaterFool 8y ago
First class is probably all nice and cool but given how comfortable business is, I couldn't care less about any fancier service. Just give me flat bed on 13h flight so I can sleep! Bigger screen? Don't care. Fancier food? Don&#x27
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by GreaterFool 8y ago
Probably to make the whole process speedier and cheaper for the airline. You'd have to completely finish boarding for lower classes and then give a decent grace period for first class passengers to just show up at their leisure. Also f
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by GreaterFool 8y ago
I'm not so sure. If the car was driverless then yes. But they put a human operator precisely to handle these sort of situations. They could put eye tracking system in place to make sure the operator pays attention! If the driver doesn&
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by GreaterFool 8y ago
If there were only few of those around and you could afford one and it had good range imagine how it would cut your commute. Fly to your cabin in the woods in no time (rather than sit in traffic for hours) to chill for a bit? Worth the mone
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by GreaterFool 8y ago
In one of the companies I worked for we had this really nice semi-automatic espresso machine. The type where you have to unscrew the handle, put the grounds in. I loved making coffee in it! A little break from coding, some manual task to do

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