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871.
by bdr 17y ago
Even in non-standard models of arithmetic, where you could use infinity as an operand, the value of that expression would have to be undefined (not 1, as you seem to expect).
872.
by bdr 17y ago
I know exactly what it means, and I can easily spell it and pronounce it, but it's still horrendous. The person who wrote this poll must be a developer because it's so objectively oriented. Here are some subjective aspects to consider: what
873.
Prosper is Back(blog.prosper.com)
36 points by bdr 17y ago|14 comments
874.
by bdr 17y ago
What about: 4) It's not obvious how this bug could happen! Let's think about it!
875.
by bdr 17y ago
What are you responding to? TCO could be the second coming of Christ and I'd still think Yegge was being too harsh.
876.
by bdr 17y ago
So you'd call him frigid, distrustful, arrogant and unfriendly? That doesn't really follow for me. Edit: You and Guido are in agreement. It's a "feature" in that it visibly affects behavior, whereas an "optimization" would merely make thing
877.
by bdr 17y ago
Ugh, why the gratuitous dig at Guido? I think he's done a fine job leading Python, and I've found the Python community to be particularly friendly. Sounds like there's some beef here.
878.
by bdr 17y ago
"Bowdlerize" is more specific than "censor". I don't think it applies here.
879.
The Role of Amplifiers in Science(rjlipton.wordpress.com)
2 points by bdr 17y ago|0 comments
880.
by bdr 17y ago
Quality of the content, as well as the various points made in the OP.
881.
by bdr 17y ago
...if you're in that industry.
882.
by bdr 17y ago
Why did you have to write "Get real"? That's just mean.
883.
by bdr 17y ago
btw, this comment made me really happy :)
884.
by bdr 17y ago
Yeah. The tradeoff is that smaller tiles are harder on the client. I wasn't really rigorous in choosing the size, so it's likely not optimal. I actually don't use memcache yet.
885.
by bdr 17y ago
It works now btw. You probably have to refresh.
886.
by bdr 17y ago
Correct, and 8x16.
887.
by bdr 17y ago
It's really simple. This was my first App Engine project. There's only one model, Tile, that has contents, namespace, and x/y coordinates. The contents field is a string representing the text in this tile. The namespace tells you what page
888.
by bdr 17y ago
I disabled backspace because I wasn't sure whether it should delete the char before the cursor (better for typing) or under the cursor (more natural if you click on something to delete it). Guess I'll just pick one... or have it delete unde
889.
by bdr 17y ago
Ctrl-v is intentional. I want to keep it "natural" as long as possible, although I'm sure someone will start crafting spammy POSTs soon enough.
890.
by bdr 17y ago
An explanation from the author: This isn't a startup, it's just an idea I thought would be cool. I'm announcing it on HN first, hoping to get technical and aesthetic feedback before I throw the URL around. The two browsers in the submission
891.
Your World of Text, my current side project. Requires FF3+ or Safari 4, I think.(yourworldoftext.com)
136 points by bdr 17y ago|71 comments
892.
by bdr 17y ago
Ever heard of vanity? ;)
893.
by bdr 17y ago
It's worth reading to understand what he means when he says: "that liberty, surely, is the product of -- what shall I call it? -- the enthusiastic irreverence of a zero-to-one relationship." Reminds me of some code I've written.
894.
by bdr 17y ago
I love couchsurfing, and I've used it a lot as a traveler and a host. The biggest advantage I see for AirBNB is that it makes people's expectations more clear by making it a business transaction. With couchsurfing there's always awkwardness
895.
by bdr 17y ago
Besides us being thin, the bigger problem is that his joke is totally cliche.
896.
by bdr 17y ago
Even if his "decent college" has such a class, and he can't pass out of it, I can't imagine that one intro class would take up that much time.
897.
by bdr 17y ago
I don't think you understood the post. The point isn't that people look forward to holidays, weekends, or whatever particular things were mentioned. The point is that people are too often living looking forward to something .
898.
by bdr 17y ago
I can say that when I'm writing code, I'm writing code. Reading HN, checking email, etc., don't have the same feeling.
899.
by bdr 17y ago
The author of this article seems to explicitly reject your interpretation of the phrase.
900.
by bdr 17y ago
I prefer the design of Python over Ruby. I'd be hard pressed to explain why -- something vague about Python being straightforward yet graceful -- but that aesthetic preference is enough to sway me.

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