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by edejong 12y ago
That's a sentiment I would disagree with. Surely, there are better static type checkers out there, but all of them have compromises. Many users of the language Java have trouble understanding the complications of proxies, generics and
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by edejong 12y ago
That seems reasonable, until you factor in that language and communication are itself part of intelligent life. Sharing knowledge and cooperation are fundamental to learning and intelligence, keeping in mind that these learned strategies ar
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by edejong 12y ago
The interesting thing is that all these big-corp code-bases started out relatively small. The origins were actually able to overcome the complexity-wall that arises when a product is successful.
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by edejong 12y ago
In a mass-connected society it seems holding on to physical traditions is nearly impossible. Perhaps the 'day of rest' tradition has actually been fueled by the merit of sharing rhythms. A shared pulse allows for self-organizing b
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by edejong 12y ago
It has been mentioned on HN before, but you might still be interested in http://allofbach.com/nl/bwv/bwv-1007/detail/ It's relevant to the discussion, since the masterful recording of these pieces i
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by edejong 12y ago
This should reinforce anyone still doubting to get rid of the family TV. Good riddance!
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by edejong 12y ago
True, from a first order perspective (short-term). But it's not the only perspective. It's also in the shareholders best interest when crime rates in the vicinity of their production and R&D facilities are low, education level
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by edejong 12y ago
In Slovenia, for example, food is measured in decagrams.
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Dijkstra on Dutch TV (2000)(youtube.com)
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by edejong 13y ago
Depends on how you read it. You could mimic structures from society or nature. The isolated human mind is quite a useless thing.