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by amackera 5y ago
Keep going! Clojure is a joy. Strong thinkers in the community!
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by amackera 5y ago
Definitely first-order functions made LISP powerful compared to its contemporaries-- but also you can't mention abstraction without mentioning macros. Macros are first-class metaprogramming, and very much enabled by the uniformity of s
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by amackera 5y ago
To me, the specialness of LISPs comes from the uniformity of the syntax (which in turn makes code easier to understand and reason about). This is probably highly subjective! That said, SICP is unreasonably excellent :)
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by amackera 5y ago
This is the correct take, IMO. Wise.
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by amackera 5y ago
iTunes U was totally cool in 2007, and remained cool into the early 2010s with some improvements. My just wish it had remained cool until today! To be honest, I think iTunes U was negative incentive for universities to put content online,
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by amackera 5y ago
> I've actually become less ambitious and content with my life. This is really interesting, and something I myself experienced (in reverse) of going from small-town living to a world city with a thriving tech ecosystem. Now I'm
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by amackera 5y ago
Not surprising, given how iTunes U never found a critical mass and quite frankly stagnated. It's a shame, since education tech is very bad and could really use a wake-up call. I thought Apple entering the space might increase competiti
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by amackera 5y ago
Sadly, in my experience at least, most commercial software projects also suffer from the "treehouse door doesn't close" problem. I think far too many "professional" developers give up after good enough.
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by amackera 5y ago
Thanks for the recommendation!
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by amackera 5y ago
Thanks for the info and source!
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by amackera 5y ago
Thank you for sharing this detailed rundown. One of the challenges that I faced as a new Clojure developer was understanding how all the parts fit together (and in fact, what parts I should care about in the first place). Example: is learni
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by amackera 5y ago
> A more successful approach would be eliminating the ability for anyone in the world to extort money anonymously from companies. Because without the motivation, the blackmailers have no reason to blackmail you. In other words: attemptin
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by amackera 5y ago
You know, I reflected on this, and if you add up the whole food supply chain, people driving to grocery stores, overproduction, refrigeration, etc. then wasted food starts to look like a bigger problem than I initially give it credit for.
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by amackera 5y ago
On the contrary, every media piece I've read about ransomware mentions cryptocurrency in menacing terms (connected to criminals), many implying cryptocurrency is the cause of this new wave of attacks. Of course, lamenting the fact that
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by amackera 5y ago
Your own source doesn't agree. On page 3 it says: "What you can do: - Buy foods grown locally - Avoid purchasing processed foods - Cut back on meat" I understand that GHGs are emitted in producing, shipping, refrigerating, an
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by amackera 5y ago
Gonna need a source on this before I believe it. I'm skeptical food waste plays a major role in GHG emissions. Last I checked, burning fossil fuels and making plastic accounted for the vast majority of harmful emissions.
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by amackera 5y ago
I mean, the domain is experts-exchange.com. There's a dash there to prevent this mistake from happening.
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by amackera 5y ago
I also read the book. I feel like I'm in the minority that was let down by KSR; the book just failed to find a solid footing and seemed super optimistic. Much of the book hinges on the development of carbon coin crypto currency that de
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by amackera 5y ago
I realized I didn't actually explain my process: I have a "tasks.org" file that acts as my inbox: I put new tasks in there as I think of them. Each day I will a) do the task, b) schedule it for the future, or c) refile it int
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by amackera 5y ago
I can't believe Org Mode[1] hasn't been mentioned yet! TODO list, notes, projects planning, agenda, and more all using plain text. After running the gamut of existing organizer tools, I settled on Org Mode because it's just p
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by amackera 5y ago
Can you help me understand why removing L3 cache would speed things up? Genuinely curious! Increasing L1 and L2 make intuitive sense.
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by amackera 5y ago
LegalMate | Toronto / REMOTE (international) | https://legalmate.co Our mission is make access to justice affordable. In North America, almost $400 billion dollars is spent every year on legal services, yet 86% of o
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by amackera 5y ago
Sounds like a few software projects I've been involved in over the years D:
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by amackera 5y ago
New innovation in email clients is great to see! This product doesn't look like it's for me, but I welcome the fresh ideas.
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by amackera 5y ago
Not surprising, Rails was made for an environment exactly like this.
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by amackera 5y ago
> China creates more CO2 than the rest of the world combined China emits about 30% of world-wide CO2 emissions, so less than the rest of the world combined.[1] > Also, there is no live experiment showing CO2 is the source of global
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by amackera 5y ago
I believe this holds true for all platforms (profit motive will beat any altruism in the long run). All platforms are "mice" (or will become mice, given sufficient time and pressure). Building on top of any platform should trigg
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by amackera 5y ago
I have had numerous comments on my mic sound quality, so people certainly notice it and appreciate it! Is it worth 380€? I can't say. You'll also need an audio interface, cables, and probably a pre-amp, so the kit ADDS UP. My own
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by amackera 5y ago
Magit hits the sweet spot between flexible and easy that makes it an actually useful git editor integration. You still need to know git to use it, though!
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by amackera 5y ago
- Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro. Yeah it's expensive, but think of how much time you spend typing in a day/month/year. I have two of these suckers. - Shure SM7B microphone for professional level audio on zoom calls. It makes me

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