Y
HN Search
Hacker News Search
new
|
comments
|
top
|
jobs
V-2
searching PlanetScale…
1.
▲
2.
▲
3.
▲
4.
▲
5.
▲
6.
▲
180 ms
·
1681.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
Yes, No, FileNotFound, three major paradigms
1682.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
What is the difference between RTTI support in C# ("yes") and Java ("comprehensive")? I only superficially know Java. What advantages does it offer over C# in this aspect?
1683.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
Or in another way. The fact that we do not differentiate (in terms of "life value") between mentally handicapped, or otherwise helpless humans and the rest, is a result of a separate ethical choice that regulates relations between
1684.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
Intelligence and consciousness are not synonymous at all. As for the month-old babies (or a boxer knocked unconscious - not as cute, but still ;) ), I think consciousness in this context should be understood as something specific of our spe
1685.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
"And you my friend, how do you know I am not a fish — you are not I?" ;) It's splitting hairs... Yes of course there is no absolutely precise definition of human consciousness, but it does not mean that the term becomes usel
1686.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
Essentially everything is electrons flying in the brain. I see animal welfare as a relative value (it does not take precedence over human wellbeing in my opinion), but this particular argument is utterly unconvincing.
1687.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
"how much suffering can you justify by saying that it might save human lives down the road?" - human suffering, or canine suffering? What is the 'exchange rate'? And fish suffering? A difficult problem. PS. It's cer
1688.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
This is really irritating. I use a nickname on YouTube and they keep on asking me whether I want to switch to my real name (I do not) like I do on Gmail... There is no way to permanently refuse that nice offer, so it keeps coming up, presum
1689.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
Well I can say that the prices on Numbeo are fairly accurate for Poland
1690.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
US dollars. See http://www.worldsalaries.org/computerprogrammer.shtml The numbers are dated, but it doesn't turn upside down in a decade. Uruguay is not included in the statistics. It does seem to be more expensive at
1691.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
I make about 14K per annum in Poland (net pay) : )
1692.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson's_paradox is quite likely ;) There's many other variables apart from the programming language itself that affect the salary. They can be only indirectly correlated with th
1693.
▲
by
V-2
13y ago
Is it free? How much does it cost if not? I can't find any info on their website