SeanDav

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by SeanDav 7y ago
> The number result is 0.008333333333 with the 3 repeating forever. For a computer to store a number that repeats forever would require an infinite amount of memory This is clearly a literary technique to create interest. Like saying s
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by SeanDav 7y ago
While I agree that lines of code is a poor metric for basing decisions on, all the suggested altenatives in OP are very subjective.
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by SeanDav 7y ago
> My Android device that runs slower after each "update"? This is not only an Android problem, Apple is equally guilty of this. Arguably, more so. Nor is it a Java problem. Some extremely speed-sensitive high perfomance code
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by SeanDav 7y ago
There will always be people that find ways around rules, but if the rules exist and are reasonably well enforced, then that is really what is required. This assumes the rule is reasonable, which does appear to be the case here.
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by SeanDav 7y ago
This comment appears to be fairly insulting. Is it implying that older programmers can't / won't / wouldn't like doing innovative programming? Is it implying that if you like doing innovative programming and learnin
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by SeanDav 7y ago
I found the Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars) by Kim Stanley Robinson a very interesting, although of course, fictional account of the terraforming of Mars.
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by SeanDav 7y ago
Can't decide if this is sarcastic/tongue-in-cheek or serious. If serious - would love to see source(s) for that statistic....
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by SeanDav 7y ago
>> So how would you judge your comment by that metric? To me it seems you just repeated what OP said many times without adding something new. One could say exactly the same thing about this comment - and the one I am making right no
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by SeanDav 7y ago
HN is a bit of an echo chamber. A very interesting and worthwhile echo chamber, but an echo chamber nevertheless. This is not a criticism, but probably an unavoidable by-product of how it works and the audience it attracts.
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by SeanDav 7y ago
I too am a Tab Mix Plus fan. I was using an ESR version to try to maintain better security while still using my favourite add-on. Now seemingly not possible. I am quite prepared to put up with security vulnerabilities for my personal use of
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by SeanDav 8y ago
You are lucky. Sadly, this is very much the exception, although we can only hope it becomes more common. Human nature being what it is, people hate change, so companies can gouge existing users and offer incentives to new users to get them
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by SeanDav 8y ago
Even in free markets, Oligarchies and Monopolies are a thing. No system is perfect - potential lack of competition in niche areas is one of the weaknesses of a free market system.
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by SeanDav 8y ago
I would so love access to Google database, but with Boolean search and some simple Regex / Grep type functionality. We can but dream.
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by SeanDav 8y ago
>> "Seriously anyone who thinks the Brexit referendum was democratic or fair is either ignorant or naive." You may have a point about the fairness - the Government did pump in 9.3 million GBP to push the Pro-Remain positio
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by SeanDav 8y ago
If it had gone the other way, all these points would have been exactly the same - why would it be any more/less acceptable (from a democratic process point of view)?
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by SeanDav 8y ago
If someone does not vote, when there was ample opportunity to do so, then they implicitly are accepting the outcome - whichever way it goes. This actually should read "Brexit - The will of the 17m + 50m who are okay with this" Thi
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by SeanDav 8y ago
2 Options as I see it: Either don't use Slack or try to gather consensus and change things
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by SeanDav 8y ago
I wonder if this is the reason I am still getting notifications on 2 servers. It sounds plausible, as they are game related servers, so quite possible I was assigned a role. I don't recall investigating this, although it is several mon
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by SeanDav 8y ago
Thanks for the ripcord suggestion! As far as server/channel mute - believe me, I have tried every option, including your suggestions. It works for most servers but I have 2 that I can't mute no matter what I try.
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by SeanDav 8y ago
I was a huge Discord fan, but now stopped using it for several reasons. - I can't mute some channels completely. I have raised bug reports, tried all the various options, researched everything I could find in Google about this issue. B
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by SeanDav 8y ago
Where does Windows development fit into the Go way of doing things? Is Windows a first class citizen for Go? Python, Java, C#, C, C++ are all very well supported in Windows. P.S. I don't have any hidden agenda with this comment - genui
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by SeanDav 8y ago
It could just be that VR at Gooogle scale is not ready. There may still be a huge part for VR to play in "niche" markets like games, training simulators, data visualization etc.
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by SeanDav 8y ago
If anyone doubts the power of the mind-body effect, look up Nocebo effects (opposite of placebo) where the mind manufactures "real" symptoms as side effects to medication. I can't find the source(s) right now - but I have pre
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by SeanDav 8y ago
A large component of a university education is not so much what you learn at university, but the doors it can open for you later. In general (with some exceptions of course) it is unlikely you would be using very much of your university kn
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by SeanDav 9y ago
> "As for patting backs, do avoid doing so. Many of us don't like it even if it's totally non-sexual." ...and many of us do like being patted on the back (non-condescending of course). Perhaps in the future, we will
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by SeanDav 9y ago
Not sure what you mean - I have been touched by male and female colleagues numerous times. Not once was it sexual, it was just people being people. Are you suggesting that they ask my permission every time before touching my arm or shoulder
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by SeanDav 9y ago
Even automation would not solve this issue. If these results are scent related, then it is quite possible that different automation methods would produce different scents, or even the same method, in a different environment / location
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by SeanDav 9y ago
One of the parent posts mentioned that it is difficult to even agree what constitutes sexual harassment, so difficult to know what to act on or how to act in all circumstances. Some consider a hug sexual harassment, some consider touching a
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by SeanDav 9y ago
> "Apparently, ME is the perfect combination of opaque, obtuse, and obscure. It’s not rocket science, but complicated enough it’s hard to explain well quickly." The way I see it is Intel ME is a processor-level application th
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by SeanDav 9y ago
We have plenty of "proof" and "witnesses" of UFO sightings as well... I agree that a Mythbusters finding may not be proof of the highest calibre but they do go through a lot of effort to avoid false positives/negati

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