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by deeg 6y ago
I dunno about a better standard library but I do think Ruby has nicer syntax. You can use back-ticks to run system commands, like: listing = `ls -oh` puts listing puts $?.to_i # Prints status of last system command.
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Ask HN: How many generations of programmers are in your family?
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by deeg 6y ago
He mentions this in the original article: scripts can be functional documentation. They are an easy way to learn the common commands in a project, can call out the expected workflow, and document all the commands to accomplish it.
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by deeg 6y ago
I gave up on waiting for Google and ended up using Syncthing on HN's recommendation.
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by deeg 6y ago
When banning spammer accounts, do you think it's better to return an error (i.e. 404) or shadow ban them so it looks like the call succeeded?
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by deeg 6y ago
I have my own hobby side-project that allows user-generated content. Do you have some tips for minimizing the ways it could be used by spammers/porn? For example, my project is a PWA which (I assume) makes it harder for spammers to us
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by deeg 6y ago
Help fight my ignorance: what makes 16:10 so much better? If you sat me down in front of two different monitors I doubt I could tell the difference.
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by deeg 6y ago
It brings up an interesting HN moderation problem: can someone bash a post/article by implying that it was written by GPT-3? The community then has to determine if the comment is snark or a reasonable conclusion.
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by deeg 6y ago
Maybe we should go back and up-vote the poster who recognized GPT-3. Seems a little unfair now that we know they were right!
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by deeg 6y ago
I'm not sure people understand the scale that vaccines work at. Right now--because we are close to wiping out polio--more people die every year from the polio vaccine than the actual disease. When you give billions of people a vaccin
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by deeg 6y ago
I don't think that's necessarily a knock against cancer treatments. In the end we all have to die of something and late-life cancer is probably always going to be a leader. I think a better stat would be the average age of those
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by deeg 6y ago
I can't downvote (yet!) but if I could it would be rare and would be for one of these two reasons: 1) Extremely rude, disrespectful, or hateful. 2) Pushes conspiracy theories as truthful. Like anti-vaxxers. One of the reasons I value
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by deeg 6y ago
"Peaceful" might not be the best adjective (although I think it's appropriate). For most colonists the new government was better for them than the old one but "better" is much harder to quantify. Washington is arg
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by deeg 6y ago
I'm not a googler (but I've interviewed there) and I disagree somewhat with the original premise. I think whiteboarding does filter out bad candidates but also filters out good candidates who fail the anxiety test. Google, wit
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by deeg 6y ago
I'm largely with you. I'm a bit annoyed with the BBC on this article. It seems like just last week overpopulation was a big problem. Now we are "ill-prepared for the global crash" and there will be a "jaw-droppin
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by deeg 6y ago
> George Washington is a national hero, but I feel like arguably his greatest feat hasn't remained popular: Willfully giving up power. In popular history you're probably right; GW is largely known as being the first president.
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by deeg 6y ago
When I teach coding I tell the students to document their code well but don't document what the code is doing it. That should be evident from the code itself (if it's not, then consider a refactor). Rather, explain why the co
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by deeg 6y ago
You aren't wrong. There were probably some veterans who were too bitter to accept the late grant of citizenship. The government finally made the step forward--apallingly late--but it's still a step forward. Let's make sure
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by deeg 6y ago
If you're limiting this to just the U.S., maybe, but I'd say the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was a bigger blunder.
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I've talked to her about it and she can't really articulate why. I'm closer to the nerd stereotype in that I'm on the computer a lot but her mother (my sister) definitely is not. I think it's mostly pop and teen c
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by deeg 6y ago
My niece had almost the exact same opinion despite having multiple family members who didn't fit that description, including her mother! It wasn't until I introduced her to some of my younger female co-workers that she committed t
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by deeg 6y ago
Define "that area". :) The Alchemist Brewery in Stowe is highly rated and there are a few other craft breweries around Burlington. If you're taking Hwy 91 through the state they might be a little out of the way. Willey&#x27
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by deeg 6y ago
If the job market (and economy) was zero-sum then why is population growth generally considered good for the economy? Wouldn't young people, as they age into the job market, push out all older workers? This happens in anecdotal cases
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by deeg 6y ago
I'm no cheese expert but I've toured parts of Europe sampling their cheeses and I completely agree: Vermont--Jasper Hill especially--has a lot of great cheeses. American cheeses are different, though, sometimes because of pasteuri
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by deeg 6y ago
Cabot Clothbound Cheddar is a pretty good compromise. It's close to English-style Cheddars and not quite as expensive as other artisanal US Cheddars. A great snacking cheese!
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by deeg 6y ago
A shameless plug but this seems a good place for it: I created a PWA to keep track of the cheeses I've tried. You can use it for free at www.cheesewiz.app (There are no ads; this is just a personal project.)
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by deeg 6y ago
I find that the best way for me to finish a side project (for some definition of "finish") is to work on something that I want to use. Sometimes my motivation will flag for a few months until I want to use it; then the motivation
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by deeg 6y ago
I've been using the XPS 13 DE at work for 3+ years and it has been a great experience. It originally shipped with 16.04; I was able to upgrade smoothly to 18.04 when it was available and I hope to do the same with 20.04. I use it with
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by deeg 6y ago
In an ongoing attempt to keep my programming skills current I've created a cheese-tracking PWA I've called the CheeseWizard. It's intended to be used to keep track of cheeses that you've tried and liked. If it somehow g
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Show HN: Keep track of cheeses you've tried with the CheeseWzard(cheesewiz.app)
1 points by deeg 6y ago|1 comments

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