b4ux1t3

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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
I'm all for free software. Really, I am. I just have a problem with the idea that free software is absolutely the only way to go. I have no problem with people who refuse to run non-free software. I have a problem when they insist that
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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
Cheers to you for not just trying to force your own creation down people's throats. D is a cool language, but you're right, it's a bit complex for a beginner.
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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
Note that it is underlined in yellow. The color of the underline is what denotes it as a literal, not the color of the text itself.
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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
Honestly? Data works. It makes companies billions of dollars. Machine learning and AI are getting increasingly good at parsing the data that already exists. It makes sense that companies, who have always made money on data, would invest in
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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
You're absolutely right. I meant to say "a bunch of trolls" but wasn't paying attention. I just meant that if she _was_ a real person, and she certainly felt like it to high school me, she was exciting and not just a lit
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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
It's either a joke or a gross misunderstanding of Brutalism. I mean, it uses JQuery, for crying out loud. That's not a slight against JQuery, per se, just saying that "Brutalism" would imply a use of raw materials in con
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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
Fair point. I didn't mean to imply it was an intentional design choice, just that it was "selected for" by the "nature" of the platform (ha!). And with regard to "beauty", I just meant that it was almost e
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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
I think that early web (say, pre-Web 2.0) was the epitome of Brutalist design. Because resources were limited, you had to make the most of what you had, leading to that no-nonsense, sparse style. I think it's beautiful, in its own way.
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by b4ux1t3 9y ago
Ah, Netochka Nezvonova. I remember being supremely attracted to her in high school. By all accounts, she was either insane or just a troll, but there was something alluring about her, like the article mentioned. A large part of why I ended