butlersean

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by butlersean 18d ago
on the surface probably: * the syntax is more similar to block structured languages. * different brackets are used in different contexts for different meanings. * the default is infix operators. internally: * its not s-expressions you can s
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by butlersean 19d ago
VO is my dynamic language, its weird but i like it. functional, OO and dynamic, its 'extendable' from within the language. - Unicode so Symbols are legit. - functions are first class objects, assignable to variables. - classes are
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by butlersean 1mo ago
“proposal is among measures being drawn up” it’s been common in political process to draw up a number of proposals like this. The end result will be more acceptable. The telegraph is a broadsheet that likes to stoke political fear to promo
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by butlersean 9mo ago
https://fullfact.org/technology/phone-access-ai-scanners-fal...
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by butlersean 9mo ago
The article doesn’t make this claim. The uk gov are watching Australia and the evidence to see the effect of their new ban in practice. This is normal practice for any government. No news here. Just bait by a right wing Conservative Party m
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by butlersean 10mo ago
Because Capital has captured the legislature.
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by butlersean 1y ago
many examples of of maze generation algorithms (with source code) here. https://www.jamisbuck.org/mazes/ i bought his book totally worth it http://mazesforprogrammers.com/
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by butlersean 1y ago
to commit an act usually means that its intentional and illegal. suicide is often neither. hence the passive tone. compare and contrast: - he committed suicide - he was a victim of suicide - he died by suicide each implies different levels
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by butlersean 1y ago
Xojo.com
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by butlersean 1y ago
def means define, could be used to define all kinds of things fn isnt a legitimate short form of function fun doesnt work because of the amusement factor func is the only alternative we have left
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by butlersean 1y ago
It’s $250! FFS! Donate 245 to a charity. And make a dual sided sign out of reclaimed palet wood and that soldering iron you bought last year.
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by butlersean 2y ago
Unlike (say) French, English has no central authority determining correct or incorrect usage. Anything literally goes.
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by butlersean 2y ago
Blueprints inside the Unreal game engine would provide complexity and motivation. But it’s not for 2d cards but behaviours of agents in a 3d world.
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by butlersean 3y ago
It’s because Birds aren’t real. https://birdsarentreal.com/
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by butlersean 3y ago
This language would work well in the universe of the fictional absurdist documentary “the falls” The Falls — Greenaway / Nyman https://youtu.be/dTKNMR9KDZg?si=BR521zn3VsK6zTEF
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by butlersean 3y ago
"criminal charges were dismissed against Henry, Schooley, and Miles because inadmissible evidence had been presented to the grand jury.[54][55][56] The judge's ruling reprimanded state attorneys for presenting the Xtreme Waterpark
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Schlitterbahn Water Park Accident Nr Kansas City(theatlantic.com)
2 points by butlersean 3y ago|4 comments
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by butlersean 3y ago
"neither Henry nor Schooley had a background in mechanical engineering. And according to state law, they didn’t need those credentials to deem their own ride safe—unlike in the neighboring state of Missouri, water parks in Kansas do no
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by butlersean 3y ago
despite what many pedants will have you believe, unlike many other languages there is no central authority of how english should be spoken or written. there isnt even a correct spelling of words. https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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by butlersean 3y ago
In the uk we applaud them. Some are serving peers of the realm others active politicians. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Mone,_Baroness_Mone https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/pol
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by butlersean 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_History_of_Western_Philosoph... Its value is to plot the course of religious inspirations as a longer development with each informing the next.
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I asked ChatGPT to generate simple video games(github.com)
3 points by butlersean 4y ago|2 comments
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by butlersean 4y ago
the hand tracking is spot on by the small image in the bottom left hand corner. steady and accurate positioning of two hands. :-) unfortunately the rendering of the hands in the large window jumps all over the place on firefox, ubuntu, raze
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by butlersean 4y ago
Metric or imperial measurements?
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What Skills and Expereience Needed for Dev/SE in Space Launch Sector?
1 points by butlersean 4y ago|0 comments
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by butlersean 6y ago
one of my colleagues uses that as an assignment for his students, they have to port one of the listings to c++
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by butlersean 6y ago
how will the earth be protected from the keiter anomalies?
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by butlersean 6y ago
Who's up for a BBC Basic Game Jam? Just like summer holidays when you were a kid.
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Which are the most green programming languages?
2 points by butlersean 7y ago|0 comments
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Js13k starts in about 1 day's time(2019.js13kgames.com)
1 points by butlersean 7y ago|0 comments

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