dreary_dugong

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by dreary_dugong 5y ago
Great to see the progress on this. It seems my fears have been assuaged and the CLUI keeps all the power of a command prompt while adding discoverability. I still think the average user will stop reading the drop-downs after awhile and just
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by dreary_dugong 6y ago
``I think that it's extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing. When it started out, it was an awful lot of fun. Of course, the paying customers got shafted every now and then, and after a while we beg
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by dreary_dugong 6y ago
To be fair, this isn't "teach yourself the skills necessary to be successful in a development job," it's "teach yourself computer science."
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by dreary_dugong 6y ago
While there was almost certainly no original malintent with the phrase 'master' in this context, it's a very small and relatively easy change to make to avoid hiccups down the road. Even if you don't agree that this is n
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
I recommend taking a look at the other discussions linked. Unfortunately the situation is more nuanced then "just pay them more."
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
I'd argue that Occam's razor would state that this article is inaccurate rather than the plethora of sources about age and pre-existing conditions.
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
It depends. In most cases it's definitely one by one, but external tools do exist. Tools like World Painter, MCedit, and the server side mod World Edit especially are used in large scale projects. https://www.worldpainter.ne
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
It's important to note that this will not easily benefit the people of China. China has its own edition of Minecraft which is not compatible with servers running the mainstream edition. https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/M
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
It's worth noting that this project will likely not benefit the people of China. A somewhat obscure fact is that China has its own edition of Minecraft which cannot connect to servers of the mainstream edition. https://minec
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
While I agree wholeheartedly with the stated goals, I do worry that the CLUI isn't quite as perfect s solution as it's implied to be. The CLUI is listed as having all of the upsides of both GUI and CLI but none of the downsides of
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
Been using KDE for a few years now and I've always been impressed with the experience. I'm really looking forward to this update, for me night mode is critical. (I understand there were third party solutions but I often found them
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
Slightly tangential, but I've always wondered something similar: why did we wait so long for the printing press? The technology is essentially the same as coin pressing, which has existed for much longer.
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
A great concept but frustratingly quick-paced. With each lesson I feel like I need at extra 5-10 minutes of practice before I move on but it forces me to after only a few seconds.
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
As stated in a thread above, while it is not directly profitable for drug companies to cure diseases, it is profitable for their insurance agency cohorts. The current system does not totally dis-incentivize cures.
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
It originates from sexually transmitted infections. When the catholic church heavily encouraged abstinence suddenly people stopped dying from STI's as much. A combination of the church's influence on Western culture during that ti
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
Interesting. When I Google just the word "debate" I get an opinion piece from Fox as the second result.
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by dreary_dugong 7y ago
It fits in a single indent space. At least that's what my professor told us, and it seems to be confirmed by a quick online search.