Momquist

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by Momquist 9y ago
Disabling Javascript on Facebook allows you to read these public blog posts without any popups, login, or ads.
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by Momquist 9y ago
Yes the way we treat them is definitely a point of contention. > when this "aliveness" is so far off what they are genetically programmed to enjoy as a normal life. I assume, just like humans, other animals can adapt and even
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by Momquist 9y ago
I think another point to add is that raising animals for food can be seen as a symbiotic relationship. If not for the development of animal husbandry, would pigs, chickens, and such be as successful (from a total population pov)? I think no
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by Momquist 9y ago
uMatrix, although it doesn't have the various anti-XSS protections of NoScript. But its UI is great, much better than NS IMHO, and it's not limited to script blocking. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
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by Momquist 9y ago
I feel whitelisting JS is becoming the sanest approach, despite all its shortcomings.
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How about a change in diet only when reaching mature size (the rock eating suggested in the article)? Doesn't seem too farfetched, and I think it would allow for growth when still developing.
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by Momquist 9y ago
About this, there was a relatively recent article from a chinese POV: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15769807 In this article, surprisingly, the author suggests that his education abroad (Cambridge) was a result of hi
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by Momquist 9y ago
In this case a long passphrase (a la xkcd: https://xkcd.com/936/ ) is probably the best choice. It still looks legitimate, while being more secure than any random real name.
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by Momquist 9y ago
> "Well let’s put down the guns and knock on the door nicely instead” And why not? In the same situation in Europe, this is what would happen. Regular cops would confirm the situation first. And it works. Units similar to the SWAT d
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by Momquist 9y ago
For people wondering about the prices... Here is the chef's website, with various menus and prices: http://www.jeromebrochot.com/fr/cartes-et-menus.html It goes as low as 21€ for the Winter menu (starter, main cou
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by Momquist 9y ago
Check Gambas if you're interested in a similar language/IDE concept. It's Linux only, but I thought it was pretty cool for quickly prototyping GUI applications, although I do prefer the more mature FreePascal/Lazarus co
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by Momquist 9y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: an
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by Momquist 9y ago
http://www.crackingthecodinginterview.com/
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by Momquist 9y ago
AMD's Platform Security Processor (PSP) is the equivalent. It's also present on all of its recent processors. https://libreboot.org/faq.html#amd-platform-security-process...
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by Momquist 9y ago
> You know the about the Pacific Island, similar to Easter Island, that depleted all of their resources building massive stone heads? This is most likely a myth... https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/02/ne
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by Momquist 9y ago
I can confirm that in my generation, at least, learning German was seen as a more elitist choice than Spanish. Latin/Greek were optional and very few chose to study them. Ironically at the time I felt that Latin classes were easier, an
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by Momquist 9y ago
You should check some of the SO developer surveys. I think you'd be surprised... https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017#technology-mo...
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by Momquist 9y ago
Python still has Turtle in its standard library, with which you can create direct and simple graphics like you describe. https://docs.python.org/3/library/turtle.html