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by de_Selby 8y ago
It seems like the main issue is that the author doesn't know the language yet. It would probably take a beginner python programmer 40+ minutes to write the mode function too. J might have a lot of primitives, but for an example that mi
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by de_Selby 8y ago
Of course it would. School starts at roughly the same time as normal work hours. Most schools start a little before here to allow parents get to work after dropping off their kids. You couldn't just change school hours in isolation wit
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by de_Selby 8y ago
I feel the same way, the further north you are the bigger a factor it becomes. I can see issues with icy roads on winter mornings too. Daylight savings makes sense, just not everywhere. The change is happening now though. Even though it wou
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by de_Selby 8y ago
I expected the debugging session to end when they identified the transistor that was bad, but these guys were dedicated! I've never seen a transistor can opened like that. I love how it's essentially just a shrunken down version o
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by de_Selby 8y ago
This is what I actually thought the article was going to be about!
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by de_Selby 8y ago
Literally since the iPad first came out for most non-tech people.
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by de_Selby 8y ago
Pretty much the same as me, I just tried to be consistent without knowing what each font looks like. It goes to show they are easy to tell apart.
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by de_Selby 8y ago
Go programs are statically linked, you're referring to dynamic linking.
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by de_Selby 8y ago
> by some PM who has no idea This is the real problem. That PM of course wants the work done yesterday and has ego issues so even when the contractor does question it they just double down on what they originally said.
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by de_Selby 8y ago
And the environmental impact and all round craziness of everyone sitting in traffic twice a day.
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by de_Selby 9y ago
Who are the middle managers going to be managing?
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by de_Selby 9y ago
> he ate the stingray for supper that night What a baller! Fantastic story, little touches like this make it so believable.
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by de_Selby 9y ago
Absolutely. This thread seems to be populated with people who think everywhere in "the west" = the USA. I'm in Ireland and hate carrying change so I use my phone all the time to pay, I only end up going to the ATM ~ once ever
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by de_Selby 9y ago
No young person would vote for it either.
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by de_Selby 9y ago
Concussions are a big problem in rugby too, and they have only relatively recently realised the extent of the issue. The NFL may have swept the issue under the carpet for years, but everyone was burying their head in the sand until very rec
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by de_Selby 10y ago
> But what does it actually mean in terms of programming? Without trying to be too trite, what does this question mean in terms of English? > How maintainable is "small code"? Once you get the hang of it it's as maintai
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by de_Selby 10y ago
> We still don't know how to handle spent fuel. Yes we do, we can reprocess most of it and then just store what's left - which is such a small amount it could just be buried and essentially forgotten about.
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by de_Selby 10y ago
As a cyclist it happens all the time, it goes something like this: 1) A car comes within centimeters of side swiping me and knocking me down. They don't even notice I'm there. 2) They stop at the next traffic light, I tap on the w
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by de_Selby 10y ago
Terse syntax isn't an issue, you just need to get used to reading it. Using 1 character variable names is another matter though. There is no reason not to use camel cased variable names and indent functions, if/else blocks etc, an
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by de_Selby 10y ago
I agree completely with your premise but I don't think you've identified the real issue with immigration and brexit - the real underlying issue is unemployment/underemployment, fallout from the financial crisis, near 0% inter
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by de_Selby 10y ago
That's more on you than it is the language though. You can write obtuse write-only code in any language. I will concede that there is a culture of trying to be a bit too clever on the k4 mailing list but it's perfectly possible
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by de_Selby 10y ago
In most cases I would agree, and I get your point about the language not helping the case the poster is trying to make, but is there anything inaccurate in saying he is lying, corrupt or a racist? You'd have a hard time arguing against
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by de_Selby 10y ago
And 6.353 x 10^16 nibbles per furlong^2 per fortnight
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by de_Selby 10y ago
It's intentionally written like that - it's a play on the word rift and the "Oculous Rift"
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by de_Selby 10y ago
Like it or not, those jobs are on the way out. Every supermarket around here has self service checkouts already, it's just a matter of time before something like this comes in. I don't like it, for the reasons you outline. I think
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by de_Selby 10y ago
Fermi was famous for this kind of thing, he could calculate the answer to a problem where it seemed like there wasn't enough information as if by magic.
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by de_Selby 10y ago
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic.. Anyone who doesn't look Spanish is likely to get pickpocketed on Las Ramblas. I've heard multiple stories and seen it myself despite having only visited a few times. I wouldn&#x27
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by de_Selby 10y ago
It needs to be inversely proportional to the demand for rental properties somehow. If there is an oversupply in 20 years time then the tax doesn't make sense any more.
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by de_Selby 10y ago
Is it not more a case of space-time being influenced rather than light?
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by de_Selby 10y ago
They already appear to be senile..

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