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by RayVR 4y ago
hmmmmmmmm Why now? what has changed that Python now needs to be fast in pure python? I can still recall when the python core dev team constantly argued against advanced or complicated changes to the virtual machine. Discussions around the G
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by RayVR 4y ago
I forget which photographer/camera blogger/reviewer wrote this many years ago, but it has stuck with me: "the best camera is the one you have with you" His point being that carrying around a bunch of heavy gear is not pl
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by RayVR 4y ago
That's great for you. I hope you choose a license and copyright terms that enable this specific vision. The vast majority of open source licenses and copyright terms specifically stipulate the legal requirements for reproducing even ju
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by RayVR 4y ago
Great stuff! This is a nice demonstration of the variability of inflation and how under-trend we have been for many years. There was a strong push from some monetary policy people to move toward a longer term, average inflation targeting th
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by RayVR 4y ago
I think this is the appropriate framing. The problems that would arise as a result of a “cure for aging” should result in societal decisions that fix existing problems we just push to the side because death kind of solves them.
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by RayVR 4y ago
I don’t think you are “most likely to get rejected” IIRC, they have a preference for founders > 1 but it is not a strict rule. From an investment perspective this makes sense for a number of reasons. Diversification at the top decision m
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by RayVR 4y ago
Succinctly? You must be a Java programmer. This essay is at least 3-4x longer than I’d like. As a (mostly) python and C++ programmer, Java feels like someone is afraid they’re speaking to an imbecile, so they constantly repeat themselves an
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by RayVR 4y ago
perhaps I'm daft, but why should I care that you've written it in Rust? The number of times Rust is mentioned on the landing page feels...odd. I love shiny new things. However, without some sense of how this compares to alternativ
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by RayVR 4y ago
uh...no. They are not stirring the pot. Proposing rigorous processes that approximate observed phenomena is a very common line of research. Many of the phenomena in financial markets that I cared about when I was trading had researchers com
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by RayVR 4y ago
In fields where uncovering methodological flaws or malfeasance is difficult, prior history of the authors is a useful first approximation of how seriously the conclusions should be taken.
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by RayVR 4y ago
React native now has enough useful but abandoned projects to make it a minefield. Reading through the list of changes, I know of several projects which are unmaintained that I would have to scrap in order to upgrade. I don’t know much about
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by RayVR 4y ago
Great list! I think we've had similar frustrations with firestore. #3 is not really correct. You can sort on any single field but if you have multiple fields, then yes, you must create an index. #4 I partially agree. The web dashboard
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by RayVR 4y ago
They may be cached, but if the underlying data changes, which seems likely in the messages example, it looks like the entire query has to run again.
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by RayVR 4y ago
"previously product & growth & marketing guy for @juulvapor" Given the scale and growth trajectory of Juul, perhaps you really were unaware of the numerous marketing and growth plans targeted at minors. Also likely, most o
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by RayVR 4y ago
I built a fairly involved mobile application that used Firestore and cloud functions. The criticisms of the two made in the article are very fair. I also think there are even more significant ramifications of the issues touched on which res
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by RayVR 4y ago
Your understanding of the deal is incorrect. The $1b is only an out in a few very restricted scenarios. Wanting out is not one of them.
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by RayVR 4y ago
While your criticism of the US _feels_ on point, I don't think it's really valid. Are you an agriculture expert or some sort of scientist with specialty knowledge? Some super quick research: * Israel has fewer than 10 million peop
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by RayVR 4y ago
Reading that article, I can’t help but feel like this person had little to no experience in a real relationship. The best marriages I know of are nothing like the ideals they set out in part 2. There are plenty of books and podcasts explori
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by RayVR 4y ago
I 100% agree. The amusing/frustrating thing is that these types of articles/essays usually really lack any context, so that's what I'm adding here. It's very doubtful Shinto could be called the 'Soul of Japan&#
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by RayVR 4y ago
This podcast can be a little rough to listen to at times but it is extremely detailed and balanced. https://historyofjapan.libsyn.com/episode-22-the-way-of-the-... The linked episode is all about bushido.
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by RayVR 4y ago
I live in Japan, so reading this was entertaining. Most Japanese I've met have no idea what the specific meaning is for many of the rituals associated with visiting a shinto shrine. The saying in Japan is that you are born Shinto, marr
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by RayVR 4y ago
The actual press release[1] from mit is a significantly better read [1] https://news.mit.edu/2022/thermal-heat-engine-0413
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by RayVR 4y ago
Being a hedge fund that makes money is significantly more difficult than you think
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by RayVR 4y ago
I think you have to specify the use case. I have an app that I built which has a couple hundred users. I pay just a couple dollars per month to use firebase firestore, authentication, cloud functions, storage, analytics, and crashlytics. I’
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by RayVR 5y ago
> Japan looks nothing like this. First, the artist clearly states he's not a photojournalist. He's editing the photos to suit his aesthetic. Second, I live in Japan and have spent hundreds of nights (many of them into the middl
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by RayVR 5y ago
This is the sentiment I've seen many times on HN.
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by RayVR 5y ago
I'm not sure what to think of this from the article: > She told me that she didn’t want to get anyone sick or kill anybody. She was worried she would be held responsible for someone dying. > What am I supposed to say? That 23 chi
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by RayVR 5y ago
your opinion that it's more clunky than lastpass is really interesting to me. It runs completely counter to 99.9% of comments I've seen on HN. Personally, I have no experience with lastpass. Just wanted to point out this anomaly.
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by RayVR 5y ago
this is wrong. unconstrained optimization is done all the time. One quick and easy example is mean-variance optimization. Edit: I think you're conflating unbounded and unconstrained.
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by RayVR 5y ago
First, no one is forcing anyone to take this money. You should only take the deal if you think it makes your company more valuable. Anecdotally, I was offered $125k with similar terms from someone after they saw a prototype of a product I&#

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