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by blt 7y ago
> Limit each paragraph to a single message. A single sentence can be a paragraph. I agree with this. Newspaper style. But NeurIPS format will eat you alive if you follow this advice.
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by blt 7y ago
It seems that everybody in this thread is equating thin and light, but I don't see why they should be so closely coupled. After using a Chromebook for a while, my 2013 rMBP feels really heavy. Seems like they could get some of the weig
633.
by blt 7y ago
> owning a truck for use as a commuter vehicle (rather than a utilitarian vehicle) is esteemed for some odd reason. Isn't this basically what they meant by "cowboy cosplay"?
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by blt 7y ago
I would include it, at least as a footnote/sidebar! It will be a huge selling point for python projects that already use argparse, and there are a lot.
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by blt 7y ago
It seems like almost a drop-in replacement for the widely used `argparse` standard library. Strange that there is no mention of this.
636.
by blt 7y ago
Virtual dispatch is particularly well suited for constructing dynamic GUIs at runtime. Doesn't mean that "everyone" is writing code like that.
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by blt 7y ago
Daily reminder that police exist to protect the "property" of the ruling class.
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by blt 7y ago
Skydio has really good tech, if anything I guess they need to figure out how to get the price down.
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by blt 7y ago
When duplicate is detected/flagged, let the author of the newer question know, and they can decide whether or not to delete it?
640.
by blt 7y ago
I think a big cause of SO's unpleasantness is the directive to eliminate duplicate questions. Judging whether two questions are duplicate has a lot of gray area, and most people seem too eager to hit the button. It's frustrating w
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by blt 7y ago
The whole thing sounds insanely complicated, and unclear that the complexity could ever be hidden behind a standard OpenGL-like 3D API.
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by blt 7y ago
> Boeing developed a software program that constantly monitored the angle of attack. As soon as this angle became too risky, the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) would automatically lower the plane's nose with
643.
by blt 7y ago
I'm surprised this page and the page on "string metrics" don't say more about the mathematical implications of defining a distance metric on strings. Something interesting must pop up if you apply theorems about metric s
644.
by blt 7y ago
Right, it's possible to get to LA's airport with public transit, but the amount of time it takes cannot be upper bounded using currently known techniques.
645.
by blt 7y ago
Check out Kerry Wong [1], he is tearing down old high end test equipment. EEVBlog has good variety but I don't think he's heard the phrase "brevity is the soul of wit". [1] https://www.youtube.com/user&#x
646.
by blt 7y ago
I think many programmers work on projects where computer hardware limitations have little impact on the code design.
647.
by blt 7y ago
Software developement is an unconstrained field. Computers can do almost anything you dream up. You don't need expensive tools, space, raw materials, or lots of people to make it. Contrast with building a car, where strength of materia
648.
by blt 7y ago
Special keywords like `fn` make parsing simpler. Trailing return types are useful in languages that support generic programming, because they make it easier to write a function whose return type depends on the types of its generic inputs. E
649.
by blt 7y ago
This is interesting, but the readme doesn't say much about use cases. What is a big application that could benefit from this?
650.
by blt 7y ago
The subtitle made me expect something about a failure mode of MC methods in some popular application...
651.
by blt 7y ago
...yes, and? How else could you possibly implement slices? I don't disagree with any of this article at a factual level, I'm just trying to understand the author's message.
652.
by blt 7y ago
I really like this pattern, but unfortunately some people consider it confusing when the closure capture is not explicit. C++ lambdas are nice in that regard.
653.
by blt 7y ago
Check out this documentary on Boeing's sketchy manufacturing & QA process back in the days of the 787 release. It seems that the company has been toxic for a while now. https://youtu.be/rvkEpstd9os
654.
by blt 7y ago
I guess Raymond uses a line oriented editor like vim, and the original line breaks have been preserved. If you use one line per clause, it's much easier to change sentence and paragraph structures without having to seek around by the w
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by blt 7y ago
But it is. Militaries like to play the "protect our troops at all costs" card when it helps them, but ultimately they make decisions based on a nonzero amount of acceptable deaths.
656.
by blt 7y ago
I agree having technical leadership makes a huge difference. Still, most developers don't realize that if they push back hard enough, a lot of those loud "done yesterday" requirements dissolve. Non technical people always a
657.
by blt 7y ago
'Why "Falsehoods programmers believe" is not my favorite genre of programming article'
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by blt 7y ago
Anyone care to copy-paste so I don't have to log in?
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by blt 7y ago
you are right, I was trying to say the "never" part is wrong but of course there is a good reason behind the advice; it's not pure bullshit.
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by blt 7y ago
Good example, was that from Effective C++? Widely repeated, yet wrong.

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