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by Jebdm 18y ago
You can do it in any OO language easily as well. For instance, in Python: class UnsafeString: def __init__(self, str): self._str = str self._sanitized = None def __str__(self): return self.sanitize() def u
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Proposal for Passive Private Browsing(kuro5hin.org)
1 points by Jebdm 18y ago|0 comments
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K7: a standard library for the V8 Javascript interpreter(github.com)
21 points by Jebdm 18y ago|5 comments
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by Jebdm 18y ago
The big problem I see is that if you ever want to do something which has to be precise, you'll have to have two processors. Perhaps in the future we'll see chips with a "probability drive" in addition to the normal cores. Now we've just go
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Alter Ego: State pattern implementation for Ruby(alter-ego.rubyforge.org)
2 points by Jebdm 18y ago|0 comments
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by Jebdm 18y ago
"Sometimes, when I'm looking at the code of a complete stranger, I get that same, weird feeling I get when I'm creeping through my neighbour's house. Picking up their stuff, looking through their fridge." Um...
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by Jebdm 18y ago
I think he was just trying to explain the difference which we intuitively see between the two kinds languages he lists, because it's not obvious what exactly the difference is. One of these groups he calls the "puzzle languages" and the oth
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by Jebdm 18y ago
So what you're saying is that you'd be okay with using blackmail to get into TED?
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by Jebdm 18y ago
Is openness not a political issue?
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Prog21: Puzzle Languages(prog21.dadgum.com)
17 points by Jebdm 18y ago|8 comments
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Stimator - Real Website Value Estimator(stimator.com)
1 points by Jebdm 18y ago|0 comments
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by Jebdm 18y ago
I think what he meant by "weakly identify with" was that people have opinions about these things but aren't hardcore about them. People will identify with the movies they like, what kind of pets they prefer, etc. On the other hand, I feel
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by Jebdm 18y ago
Perhaps all that saves these kinds of conversations from spiraling into "religious wars" is peoples' recognition that these things are arbitrary and ridiculous to get upset about. For instance, I am a dog person and my girlfriend is a cat p
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Introducing Measurement Lab(googleblog.blogspot.com)
6 points by Jebdm 18y ago|1 comments
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by Jebdm 18y ago
There are a number of people who have worked to abolish grades over the years, so I don't think your direct action point makes much sense. Additionally, this seems like the sort of issue that, simply due to inertia, won't be changed withou
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by Jebdm 18y ago
I see what you mean, but I don't think I agree. For one, direct action seems to often be the best way to at least get started the sort of revolution that would have to occur to get this change made. (I'd argue that the only reason that th
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by Jebdm 18y ago
You're comparing apples and oranges. In many cases, it really is a bad idea to circumvent the current system. But there are a couple of big differences between traffic lights and school grades. For one, traffic lights work. When people o
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by Jebdm 18y ago
I'd dispute the statement that good grades are a useful measurement of ability to function in society. All grades really measure is students' abilities to get good grades. There are lots of factors that can go into getting a good grade, e
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Turritopsis nutricula: the world's only 'immortal' creature(timesonline.co.uk)
2 points by Jebdm 18y ago|0 comments
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by Jebdm 18y ago
Perhaps it would be good to put a karma threshold, or at least a time limit, on the ability to submit stories. (A karma threshold might be bad for people who like to browse but not comment.)
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by Jebdm 18y ago
That's a really good point. I thought that maybe you could solve this by dividing the story karma by the comment karma, but then you get the opposite effect; it hurts you to make a new comment on a front-page item and helps you to make one
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by Jebdm 18y ago
I feel dumb for contradicting myself in a single thread, but after thinking about this for a bit I think I agree with you that it shouldn't be a part of the UI. However, I think the idea of implicitly boosting people with a good history is
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by Jebdm 18y ago
Also, let us jump from nested comments to their parents.
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by Jebdm 18y ago
I like the orange-username thing. Maybe it would make sense to apply it to submissions as well as comments?
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by Jebdm 18y ago
The technique is cool, but in this case the customization doesn't seem very helpful. The default buttons are more comfortable to use, I think, although a flat color background or a rounded button or something might be nice. A gradient on s
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by Jebdm 18y ago
But how do you know they are jwesley's?
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by Jebdm 18y ago
Yeah, I agree. Our ability to use our brains so that we don't have to wait for evolution is our primary evolutionary advantage.
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by Jebdm 18y ago
I don't know that increasing longevity would decrease diversity, because increased longevity doesn't necessarily open up the "window of opportunity" for having kids.
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by Jebdm 18y ago
No; the default is decay (as we see from the second law of thermodynamics), and we would have to explicitly inhibit decay in order to stop death. There is no evolutionary incentive to stop death due to aging.
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by Jebdm 18y ago
Sure, but I don't think this effect is enough to be significant to most evolutionary processes, especially if (and I believe this is the idea) in aging you don't become feeble. As long as there are enough resources to go around, there isn'

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