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by argv_empty 14y ago
Python is interpreted, but Objective-C is compiled. There are plenty of lisp compilers out there, but people still consider lisp a dynamic language.
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by argv_empty 14y ago
You're unfamiliar with the style, and you're confusing that with it being ugly/unreadable/dumb. I can't speak for GP, but I promise you I've spent plenty of time reading code with single-letter identifiers. If I'm going to have to actuall
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by argv_empty 14y ago
In the meantime, the high school graduate has taken an entry level job and applied their own educational pursuits to move up the ladder at work and after four years is taking on the same kinds of jobs that someone who worked hard in colleg
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by argv_empty 14y ago
Four years of being in the working world would have put them in the same standing, plus they'd have valuable experience to propel them into better jobs. Four years of being in the working world would have had them working in the kind of j
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by argv_empty 14y ago
As IE10 sending DNT isn't a response to a conscious user decision Suppose John Doe sets up a new browser and wants to make sure the DNT header is being sent.
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by argv_empty 14y ago
"Find which dictionary phrases it the way I like" is a pretty silly game, especially when they're so vague about the definitions they use anyway.
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by argv_empty 14y ago
I've also encountered a lot of people who rally in favor of OO who don't really understand anything other than Java, so they think using objects is the only way to get polymorphism, information hiding, etc. While I'm here, what would you re
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by argv_empty 14y ago
I assure you, it's quite possible to live an enjoyable life in a place that's much cheaper the valley.
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by argv_empty 14y ago
by working for "roughly X/hour" you've established that the typical exchange rate for your time is roughly X/hour Well, I've established that I'm willing to work that many hours for that rate. That doesn't mean I'm willing to work more ho
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by argv_empty 14y ago
Guaranteed simple flow And then there's setjmp/longjmp. Clear and unambiguous Aside from all the undefined and implementation-defined behavior. A macro preprocessor Which just does plain, dumb text substitution with no understanding o
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by argv_empty 14y ago
Both cases still require examination of the situation to determine whether the success/failure is attributable to luck, skill, effort, etc.
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by argv_empty 14y ago
What are the chances of actually getting a job at Google straight out of high school?
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by argv_empty 14y ago
They only 'accept' the new ideas when the evidence is overwhelmingly in the favor of the new idea You say that like it's a bad thing.
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by argv_empty 14y ago
You'll have to talk to tych0 about that. I'm just responding to the idea of setting aside maintainability in order to produce working code.
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by argv_empty 14y ago
Doubtful, but this isn't even a good point. Working software is the important deliverable. An unmaintainable codebase makes it hard to deliver working software in the future.
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by argv_empty 14y ago
You didn't google "advice dog," did you?
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by argv_empty 14y ago
MS would still be free to act as its own hardware dealer, just like Apple.
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by argv_empty 15y ago
Global warming is a red herring here. No matter how hard food production gets, it will remain a value-creating activity as long as there are people (if you don't believe me, then stop eating).
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by argv_empty 15y ago
I've exaggerated a bit - I've had sips of more than 3 beers in my life. I've had tastes of lagers in the UK, a couple German beers, and a few others over time - a swig here and there, etc. 3 was basically full (or near full). There's just
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by argv_empty 15y ago
I think I've have 3 beers in my entire life.... I've just never understood the fascination with it. It all tastes gross That's a rather strong conclusion to draw from having tasted at most three different beers (and I wonder if they were
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by argv_empty 15y ago
You've got this a little backwards. Being in NP means a correct solution can be checked by a deterministic TM in polynomial time. A problem is NP-hard if any problem in NP is polynomial time Turing reducible to it. NP-complete problems are
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by argv_empty 15y ago
Obligatory: http://xkcd.com/932/
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by argv_empty 15y ago
> Are not all the people who choose to download content without payment already carrying out a form of deafacto boycott? but they're also proving that the products they are "boycotting" are so important to them that they cannot do wi
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by argv_empty 15y ago
The fact that there is no "mutually assured destruction" if they follow-up with this makes this so called "nuclear option" much less scary. An earlier discussion proposed a more thorough "nuclear option." Instead of trying to inform the e
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by argv_empty 15y ago
Obviously not, since so many of your questions can only be answered with BS. Then we get to his example of a "good" answer for career plans: yet another instance of "In this many years, I see myself that many steps up the corporate ladder
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by argv_empty 15y ago
If more people like and use my language of choice, more people will write tools and libraries for my language of choice.
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by argv_empty 15y ago
This observation would work just as well if "C++" or "Java" were substituted for lisp "People aren't using Lisp, so maybe we could make it usable for things AWK is good at and get people into it that way." Ok. "People aren't using Java, s
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by argv_empty 15y ago
Not quite as easily. First, learning those subjects often requires access to specialized equipment and facilities. Second, depending on your threshold for "successful," a liberal arts degree may not be much more helpful than self-study. The
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by argv_empty 15y ago
Where in that document does it give this alternative definition for "for either pay or profit"? BTW, "These activities are those that persons 'are paid for or will be paid for.'" That does not describe unpaid hours.
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by argv_empty 15y ago
That footnote seems to imply that the avg. hours worked per week calculation may not be very accurate. The linked PDF also doesn't mention if the hours reported are the contracted hours for the teacher or the total hours spent working incl

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