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751.
by cema 16y ago
True, but it often feels like a quiz is part of it.
752.
by cema 16y ago
I think a more convincing answer would have been "I will". But "you will" is more correct, and that is (one of the reasons) why communism won't happen.
753.
by cema 16y ago
Gandhi was dealing with the British, who were relatively benevolent at the time. Egyptians (and other Arab peoples) are dealing with local despots, who are desperate.
754.
by cema 16y ago
No, they were economically better off "under Israel". Of course, life cannot be reduced to just economical issues.
755.
by cema 16y ago
Well, of course on HN the answer will be overwhelmingly "no". What is interesting (to me) is the rationale behind the few "yes" answers: might be instructive. Anyone care to expound? Thanks!
756.
by cema 16y ago
Do you mean "is not particularly hard to build"?
757.
by cema 16y ago
using an object as a textually-indexed array, which isn't that great Using it as a hash table is just fine.
758.
by cema 16y ago
And my experience is: I do not really understand it unless I can program it. To sum up this subthread: we all understand "it" better when we have experience of active involvement with it, not just passive studying.
759.
by cema 16y ago
I am not sure how great it is. My impression was it skips and jumps around the language territory. For example, as I looked through the Clojure chapter, I knew I would not understand the language if I had not had studied it before.
760.
Boston Clojure user group started(meetup.com)
2 points by cema 16y ago|0 comments
761.
by cema 16y ago
A dup of http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2048000
762.
by cema 16y ago
Actually, only the former may be correct, and in any case, it is the only claim that is discussed in the paper. If you close your eyes you will not be able to see if a problem exists, identify it, find a solution and follow it through. And
763.
by cema 16y ago
Having schools conforming to educational standards may be important, but there is a difference between even a country-wide system that proposes (and tests, etc) educational standards, on the one hand; and, on the other hand, government's in
764.
by cema 16y ago
That would not be very smart, in the first place.
765.
by cema 16y ago
The double "comprehension" loop is like a double nested "regular" loop here.
766.
by cema 16y ago
Well, for a want of a lisp... In a way, Javascript is a "lisp in C clothes". Purely as a language, though; in practice, this idea has not been followed through.
767.
by cema 16y ago
I think he meant it the other way (not clearly expressed).
768.
by cema 16y ago
Not just any conspiracy: governmental conspiracy and corporational (as in "a large, perhaps transnational") conspiracy. He cannot leak Al Qaeda's communications these way (not that he would be against it, necessarily).
769.
by cema 16y ago
Be as clever as you wish and do not worry about downvotes.
770.
by cema 16y ago
They do not, as far as I am aware.
771.
by cema 16y ago
Many would (and did) -- consider the Russians.
772.
by cema 16y ago
Depending on the language, it could be an idiom.
773.
by cema 16y ago
Better, go forward and become one for a bullied child.
774.
by cema 16y ago
Maybe he meant "should have been thrown away".
775.
by cema 16y ago
it will not be true for most humanoids You don't know that. Not true for most humans, yes. (Sorry for a trivial comment, had to set it straight.)
776.
by cema 16y ago
Thanks!
777.
by cema 16y ago
Well, he was a professor of computer science (San Diego State University: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/vinge/ ) No surprise he asked smart questions!
778.
by cema 16y ago
Sounds good. Which features ("bits"), btw?
779.
by cema 16y ago
OK, that explains why I am always screwed! :-)
780.
by cema 16y ago
I kind of became enamoured with his evil genius ways. I think I would not. Screw manipulators.

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