QuamStiver

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by QuamStiver 7y ago
Nice timeline! As the author of “Action!”, I’ve mused over the years at the poor quality of interface tools / environments. I’m happy to say that Apple is on to something with “SwiftUI’. They have completely rethought out a declarative
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by QuamStiver 7y ago
Nothing was more depressing than growing up in LA in the 1970s, lungs hurting, and 30% of PE classes cancelled because of smog. I remember looking at the sickly yellow light casting this disgusting puce sheen on the asphalt. The city was al
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by QuamStiver 7y ago
Similar to this, can anyone recommend a good book on linking/loading? I'm mostly looking for something about the process in Linux, but a general reference to common techniques would also be an interesting read. Bonus points if it
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
She doesn't look disheveled to me. Are you sure you aren't just doing the predicable? Using stereotypes to talk about mathematicians and commenting on women's "looks" before ever getting to what is important? Waste
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
This kid is going to be fighting off job offers.
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
I've been coding professionally for almost three decades, and the pursuit of elegant solutions makes up about 1% of my paid work. The rest of the time I'm fighting constraints: time, money, available resource, risk, all the usual.
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
Happy that I was sleeping at that time.
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
I will note that basic Buddhism and the Gnosticism appear to agree. The first noble truth of Buddhism can either be rendered as "suffering is inevitable," or "life is unsatisfactory." In my limited understanding of Gnost
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
What is it about every HYS in the Science section that attracts the population control nutters? We all add one to the total. Those screaming for our numbers to be reduced fail to notice a small part of the solution to the problem every time
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
The food analogy does not work and is a good example of people talking outside their area of expertise. Dieting on weekdays and "pigging out" once on pizza (what's wrong with pizza?) on the weekend would actually be fine. The
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
Why this link can be forbidden for me?
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
I am curious about the potential for a hybrid wind turbine (clutchable): Generate electricity during peak hours (high price) / Generate storable heat during off-peak hours. Or would it be better to generate e-power all the time if the
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
I like how Mr O'Sullivan saw fit to mention California in the first sentence. If he hadn't, I would have.
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by QuamStiver 8y ago
I think it's a matter of discipline. Well it's a nice topic you have. I think public toilets is not for bathing its for emergency reason. The outdoor toilets pittsburgh is successful too and it's very clean.