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by ama729 13y ago
> 2) It is actually surprisingly difficult to teach object oriented programming in Python, since most simple problems are much more easily solved in a functional manner than with classes. Do you have an example? From the outside, it does
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by ama729 13y ago
> If you hate HTML, are you sure you should write something that outputs exactly that? He probably mean to write HTML.
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by ama729 13y ago
> (the exception being fundamentally flawed business models - "let's sell bags of rocks over the internet to children!") Are you sure? :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock
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by ama729 13y ago
The developers of Dwarf Fortress (Bay 12 Games) do a financial/game report every month (though I'm unsure if you are not talking about disclosing what each monthly donor give): http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/i
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by ama729 13y ago
"A Beautiful Mind" is the worst I've ever seen: - Most characters didn't exist, they are *inspired* by real persons - He never had visual hallucinations, only auditory - The hallucinations started *after* c
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by ama729 13y ago
Actually, Denmark, Ireland and Estonia have more economic freedom than the UK, according to the Heritage Foundation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Economic_Freedom
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by ama729 13y ago
They use the HTTP referer for that, forging it work just as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer
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by ama729 13y ago
> but it's incredibly hard to do right in mass manufacturing. Any particular reason? From the outside, wood seem easier to use than plastic.
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by ama729 13y ago
It already does, just take your pen and some paper and you're set. Oh, and don't forget the aspirin, you'll need it...
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by ama729 13y ago
For those wondering why the total is closer to 1% (because of IFP) than 5% (paid), it's because the court is more frequently petitioned by prisoners with IFP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_forma_pauperis
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by ama729 13y ago
I was replying to: > Some type of property, that can be stolen and thus deprive you of something. > Further, the subjects of intellectual property are not generally ideas: e.g., copyright protects particular expressions (not the ideas
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by ama729 13y ago
Well, they kinda are, otherwise what is intellectual property?
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by ama729 13y ago
> If you are good at dirty SEO, you will accept your punishment on one site/business and restart with a different site/business It's not a black/white issue, sure for a very spammy website, it would work less (becau
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by ama729 13y ago
> "Please be aware that we may change your wireless device's software, applications or programming remotely, without notice." Which mean they update your modem (which is not yours btw, it's a part of your ISP infrastr
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by ama729 13y ago
Maemo/Meego and Symbian phone have that since a very long time.
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by ama729 13y ago
If you have some links to the studies you have read, I would be really interested to read them. Thank you
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by ama729 13y ago
> where you would expect your best engineers to come from. I frequently see this assertion but I never see it sourced. Most programming use nothing more than simple math or just re-implementation of known algorithms (and we know how it t
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by ama729 13y ago
> But how often in web engineering do you see postings for junior employees? Everyone wants someone who already has experience, the more senior the better. How do we get more people of any diversity to work at our companies if there are
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by ama729 13y ago
> The UK has decided that all ISPs must deploy opt-in pornography filters Wait, wasn't the big problem being that this filter is opt-out ? Then why is everyone being so upset about it? Such filters existed for years after all.
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by ama729 13y ago
Isn't the same problem than with CA then? Most people wont have their own server or have someone they trust have one. Isn't something like Confluence more interesting on this point of view?
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by ama729 13y ago
Don't necessarily think in term of advantage, but rather in term of probability it will stay in the gene pool. If psychopathy is genetically linked to say, a better resistance to cold or hunger, then it might stay even with the disadva
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by ama729 13y ago
> What's inherently a bad thing is that when human remorse and guilt has been genetically disabled, those people will do things to you which are fucked up. Honestly, did you read the entire letter? Because he clearly address that po
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by ama729 13y ago
I don't know much about bitcoin, so can someone explain me what's the point of having an exchange if there is no way of ... actually exchanging that money.
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by ama729 13y ago
Different perspective I think. Here (I live in Europe) they make routine breath tests during the holidays and week end for every car in X place (not surprisingly close to bars and clubs, but not always). As a driver, I'm glad they try
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by ama729 13y ago
> All the money I win for anything goes back into my research, for what it's worth. Perhaps because I'm on the poor end for an academic mathematician. Wait ... you were not sarcastic? (Inverse poe law, here I come!) > I have
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by ama729 13y ago
I'm detecting a hint of sarcasm... ;) Well, it's my understanding that most prize money won by scientists are not reinvested in their research, meaning that it act more as a regular enterprise bonus than a kind of research grant.
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by ama729 13y ago
Yes, that would be great too. I think it's purely marketing and it has nothing to do with promoting science. Actually, on the same model, they also could give 1000 $3000 prizes, that wouldn't make a very exciting press release, bu
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by ama729 13y ago
Prizes are also essentially worthless to promote science, people need money from the beginning to do science, if they don't, then there isn't going to be anything to receive the prize for.
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by ama729 13y ago
There is going to be one, it was one of the condition the socialist had before entering in a government with Merkel.
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by ama729 13y ago
Thanks for your reply. It's good to hear that you did your best to create a good atmosphere there for everyone, and I wish you all the best in your other endeavors.

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