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901.
by Udo 12y ago
> FSMs. They cannot be implemented more naturally and efficiently with anything else. It depends a bit on what your motivation for using a Lua interpreter embedded into the .NET environment is. Instinctively, it wouldn't be my cho
902.
by Udo 12y ago
Again, I don't think being a target for a higher level DSL is the motivation for this project. But let's talk about content instead: what are, in your opinion, the essential uses of goto in a language that has strong functional fe
903.
by Udo 12y ago
It depends a lot on attitude. If you consider procreation and family a big goal in your life, then you're right: the clock is always ticking. I'm almost 40 now, that ship has thoroughly sailed. I don't agree that all the impo
904.
by Udo 12y ago
What a strange objection. I don't see any reference in the Moon# docs pointing towards any inclination to implement a meta language. I don't believe MetaLua support is the end goal here, it's more about providing a decent scr
905.
by Udo 12y ago
Are you by chance in your early twenties? The core message is that animal years map very badly to human years. During the first twenty years, we are busy with development. The fertility part is gender specific, and lasts about 25 to 30 year
906.
by Udo 12y ago
I like the iterator metamethod, I think I'll borrow that for myself. It's questionable whether labels/goto are needed at all (Lua didn't have them until 5.2), in my opinion the language could do very well without. Corout
907.
by Udo 12y ago
Hey, I'm back. Emails are going out soon.
908.
by Udo 12y ago
As someone who chose the Lua runtime as a basis for his own toy language, these are my observations: A. True. Paradoxically Lua's source is well-documented in places that arguably didn't need documentation in the first place, but
909.
by Udo 12y ago
If you participated, the rating UI kind of works like that. You can just stick to browser-based games (which is more than 50% of all entries).
910.
by Udo 12y ago
I have no doubt that these rubbish articles (probably backed by books, too) ruin lives. This idea that we all should adhere to the exact same rhythm is ridiculous and it just serves to stigmatize people who despite all efforts can't fi
911.
by Udo 12y ago
The existence of shareware was mostly due to an information imbalance and difficulties in distribution. These factors went away when the internet became ubiquitous and fast. Trialware and nagware still exists, though. Today, the distributio
912.
by Udo 12y ago
> "Particle mass is log of radius" They seem to have corrected the sentence now: "particle radius is log of mass". Wow, your simulator is much nicer, plus a great article about it to boot! You should add an option
913.
by Udo 12y ago
It's hard to find fault with either side for the core problem of not fitting in. However, everything else could have been handled better. This is a learning experience. First, hiring people based on interviews is known to be a bad proc
914.
by Udo 12y ago
There are severe misconceptions in this hypothesis, or at least in the examples that are being presented. When you are introducing yourself , you have to refer to yourself explicitly. You are trying to convey information about who you are
915.
by Udo 12y ago
The core assumption is that minds have an intrinsic value. Future civilizations who don't share that belief are unlikely to engage in resurrection. But as far as cost is concerned, there is no reason to think it'll be in any way c
916.
by Udo 12y ago
Right off the bat the professor himself admits this is a philosophical work, it's not scientific. And in fact, the more he explains about it the clearer that notion becomes. This "theory" is intended to fix a perceived proble
917.
by Udo 12y ago
I think within the context of civilized discussion your style borders on abuse. Do you really expect people to engage with you after comments like this or are you just letting off steam? Clearly you have supporters, otherwise you wouldn&#x2
918.
by Udo 12y ago
Well, the positive aspect in these cases is that worthwhile concepts are disseminated more broadly. It's interesting that you mention Wolfram in this context. I remember the criticism he received for his book, most of which probably ju
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by Udo 12y ago
> I suppose random king-making could be an example of just the kind of black swan events he talks about. I feel reminded of the George RR Martin quote that "chaos is a ladder". I don't think the rise of Antifragile is a
920.
by Udo 12y ago
It's kind of offtopic, but I can't help feeling a bit relieved that I'm not the only one who read this highly recommended book and got increasingly confused how this heap of triviality and self-congratulation managed to be so
921.
by Udo 12y ago
I'd guess if anything it's worse in the EU since you don't even need to actually go to prison to have a bad permanent record, sometimes a fine for something as trivial as a regulatory violation will have the same effect. Heck
922.
by Udo 12y ago
Thanks for clearing that up. The article certainly makes an effort to depict it very differently.
923.
by Udo 12y ago
As a European, I was surprised, too. But the key thing to remember here is that he pissed off some very influential people, so it's likely they stuck him in a maximum security facility with a lot of hardened criminals and some instruct
924.
by Udo 12y ago
> My brother is just a 6' and considerably smaller than I am. That is already very large, please don't interpret this as a sign that your brother is less healthy than you. If you are considerably larger than 182cm, then by so
925.
by Udo 12y ago
> Biology has evolved to use spikes (across many different species). Those different species didn't independently arrive at their own neuronal implementation, we're all using the same basic pattern (with heavy modifications).
926.
by Udo 12y ago
Yes, really. I think the misunderstanding here comes from your assumption that I'm using Aspirin as an analgesic, which is incorrect. For me, it drastically reduces the frequency of the attacks, not their severity - but then again, I a
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by Udo 12y ago
I'll try to speak on behalf of the MDs opposed to the general population using Aspirin at all. I think the main reason is that it's easier to take risks for yourself where you'd be hesitant to exposing someone else to the sam
928.
by Udo 12y ago
I worked in biomedical research for a while and few things seem to trigger controversies like Aspirin does. Many MDs believe it's evil and don't condone its use for pretty much anything, but on the other end of the spectrum some m
929.
by Udo 12y ago
I just wanted to say: excellent job and welcome to HN, teal. :)
930.
by Udo 12y ago
That depends on what you're looking for, locally. Starbucks is always a pretty good option in Germany, but of course shops have varying levels of noise and connectivity. The Starbucks in Frankfurt near the old stock exchange is pretty

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