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HipsterDB: The Webscaliest Database Written in Go(github.com)
3 points by bubblesocks 7y ago|0 comments
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by bubblesocks 7y ago
I love the way in which this lady broke down the complexity of graph theory into something that anybody can understand. I mean, I understood it.
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by bubblesocks 7y ago
I didn't go to journalism school but I did take a couple of journalism classes as part of my writing degree. We were taught to be objective and not provocative in my classes.
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by bubblesocks 7y ago
It could be that since the obituary is behind a paywall, many people don't know what it contains, other than what they've heard second-hand.
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by bubblesocks 7y ago
I agree. "Something cool" is something that doesn't exist yet and it is really hard to find tutorials on those.
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by bubblesocks 9y ago
Just curious... Does spacemacs only offer Vim keybindings, or does it support Vim macros as well?
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by bubblesocks 9y ago
I disagree. In Python, the PEP8 standard is to use snake case for variables and function names. Classes should appear in this format: ClassName. Downey uses the class style for functions because, according to him, he feels it would be t
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by bubblesocks 9y ago
You bring up a good point when you talk of introverts vs. extroverts. I cannot see extroverts being happy working remotely. They seem to need the human interaction offered in the office. Personally, I'm an introvert. I don't l
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by bubblesocks 9y ago
I'm not sure why you were down-voted. This is a valid point and as a college professor and author, I'm sure Downey would appreciate any feedback that would make his book better.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
It's nice to add Pages to the list of word processors with Latex support.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
A lot of fake news is propagated on April 1st each year, particularly in the tech industry, so there is justifiable reason to view April 1st announcements with a bit of skepticism.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I'd prefer talent and scotch on a cheap Yamaha any day.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
Probably. You can fix that by standing taller though.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
Amusing observation. Having had 10, 15, 20, and 100-year-old scotch, I must admit, I couldn't really tell the difference, other than price. Yeah, they tasted a bit different, but so do Aberfeldy and Ardbeg. I wouldn't say one i
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
Not sure why you're getting down-voted. Development tools look pretty much the same as they did in 2000, languages all feel quite similar, and quantum computing still isn't ubiquitous. We are, indeed, still using Vim though, and
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
My first distro was Slackware, and I bought it in 1995 as well. Mine came with a Unix book from O'Reilly. The only thing I remember about the book was a quote at the top of one of the chapters, "Dyslexics of the world, untie!&qu
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I just picked up this book on writing Vim plugins and scripts: https://pragprog.com/book/bkviml/the-viml-primer It has been good so far.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I found this book quite helpful in leveling up my Vim skills: https://pragprog.com/book/dnvim2/practical-vim-second-editio... I can also vouch for the Vim + tmux combination. PragProg has an excellent book on tmu
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I recently finished a Linux course at school, part of which was focused on Vim. I got points taken away for using gg to jump to the top of a document and G to jump to the bottom. My professor said neither option would work. While I think
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I can vouch for Haskell Programming, but I haven't read the other book. Thanks for the recommendation.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I agree with the author that Haskell's unfamiliar syntax and functional constructs are why it hasn't taken over the world. I also think that Haskell's syntax and functional constructs are precisely why it should though. I a
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I found the information in the book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck , by Mark Manson, to be quite useful in overcoming adversity. While the title is a bit on the nose, Manson's premise is basically that we need to identify what is
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
Exactly! I switched careers by doing nothing more than studying in my local library, and then applying for jobs once I felt I was ready to interview.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
The money myth is just something managers tell themselves to justify low wages. Money IS why we work. Yes, other factors are important, but I can't pay my mortgage or feed my family on company foosball tables and all-you-can-drink co
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I personally prefer to pull that type of functionality out into a private function. I think it makes the code easier to read.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
Lisp is awesome, but I think you're doing it a disservice by comparing it to XML, which is a technology that was derived straight from Satan's bottom. Lisp is elegant. XML, not so much.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I've tried cutting sugar, and various other diets before, but they all got to be too time consuming and irritating for me. What did work for me was simply tracking my calories using Under Armour's My Fitness Pal website. The sit
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I agree that this is an excellent article. I also agree that the situation you spoke to happens all too often. I recently worked on the backend API for a mobile app. Because the company wanted it done in a month, they said "no tests
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
My apologies for leaping to conclusions. As you said, it does happen all too often though. I'll try not to let that taint my judgements in the future.
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by bubblesocks 10y ago
I find it depends on the project and the localization company. I've used big ones, like Lingotek and LION (or whatever they're called now), but there are still a lot of small companies that do things manually, and for a lot less.

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