WaffleIronMaker

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   by WaffleIronMaker 4y ago

   I want to second the Latinx thing. Every latino I know, even the non-binary ones, find that particular change to the language offensive and uneducated. I'm sure there are some native spanish speakers who support it, but they seem to ma
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   by WaffleIronMaker 4y ago

   I think a lot of people disagree with it on a practical level. Someone posted about how the word "Eskimo" should not usually be used, as it literally means "meat eater" and can be offensive. That's great information
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   by WaffleIronMaker 4y ago

   It makes sense in that context, but when people start coming at developers for having documentation that refers to "killing a process", blacklisting language starts to seem a bit silly. Automated tools tend to ignore important con
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   by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

   The author might be able to benefit from using Promise.all() to perform his async searches concurrently. Also, I would recommend closing each page when you are done with it, using page.close().
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   by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

   I can recommend this. I've felt like frequent internet use makes people feel they cannot allow themselves to be bored. It's much easier to pick up reddit/youtube/whatever than to sit in silence. In the words of Bo Burnha
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   by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

   Word just has you press Ctrl+V to paste the text, and then Ctrl again to select the type of formatting you want to paste it with. It's not as elegant as Ctrl+Shift+V, but it works.
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   by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

   oops, I meant: https://youtu.be/U_lKUK2MCsg
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   by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

   He placed on the leaderboards on a few days, but did not make top 100 overall. And, of course, solving programming questions quickly is not a direct qualification for everything he says he is. For example (not exhaustive): https:/&#x2
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   by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

   I did enjoy Lex's episode with Grant Sanderson of 3Blue1Brown [1], in which Lex attempted to ask softball questions, such as "isn't e^(pi*i)+1=0" the most beautiful equation in math?", to which Grant responded along
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    This raises some valid points, like the validity of the singular they. However, I think it is a bit to aggressive in listing unacceptable terms. I understand "off the reservation" because that still has a direct connection to raci
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29746236
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    Interesting! Thanks for sharing.
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    Take a look at the GitHub ReadMe: https://github.com/nagix/mini-tokyo-3d#about-data
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    Consider using Google Forms? https://www.google.com/forms/about
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    Because they left suggesting mode on, so anyone who sees the document can add to it. Change the document to "view" mode in the top right to see the original.
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    Good luck on your journey!
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    2b2t is a minecraft server where everything is allowed, including hacks. This is the most powerful exploit ever, as the hackers were able to track all players everywhere and basically have spectator mode for the server. More detailed writeu
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    Most powerful Minecraft exploit ever (Machine Learning & 1TB of leaked bases)(youtube.com)

    6 points by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago|1 comments
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    I understand the design might be quirky, but I'm not reading that.
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    Can you please provide more detail? What did you find undesirable about serverless architecture?
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    I really like the large font on the main website. It could be considered a bit extreme, but it made it very easy to quickly understand the product
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    Tried it with a stylus and with a touch screen: neither were supported.
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    > Q: How do you explain to a non-native speaker how to pronounce the word 'read' when you say it aloud... Easy! just give them some latitude and longitude coordinates and tell them to match it up on what3words.com.
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    by WaffleIronMaker 5y ago

    Exactly. Admittedly, fm19oc75hv feels much less 'friendly' than broken.turned.ahead, but it is significantly more functional.
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    by WaffleIronMaker 6y ago

    This is a really funny article for me to see, because I am currently sitting in high school, ignoring my teacher who is teaching this book. Great timing.