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by eldude 15y ago
One is a passive granting of rights for a purpose, the other is an active taking away of rights based on faulty reasoning. Offering a conducive environment will always necessarily benefit others. If it didn't it'd simply be called a reward.
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by eldude 15y ago
The assumption here is that there's no legitimate reason for supporting a gay marriage ban. Obviously A LOT of people disagree with that fundamental assumption, otherwise the potential ban wouldn't exist. Personally, you have to address why
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Tiki.js, the First Ever Browser Package Manager(sirtiki.com)
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by eldude 15y ago
I'm surprised by how defensive the comments are here. They seem out of place, especially on "Hacker" News, an entity whose name by definition emphasizes thinking outside of the box. Frankly the post seems spot on regarding providing multipl
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by eldude 15y ago
I've heard the "Libertarians are one step away from anarchists" argument multiple times before, but I've honestly always found it perplexing. At least with regards to my own libertarian views, government is essential. In libertarianism, the
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by eldude 15y ago
Thank you. I've already started reading it.
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by eldude 15y ago
Thanks for the fantastic articulation of the distinction between socialism and libertarianism especially with regards to FOSS. Personally, I am adamantly libertarian and adamantly anti-socialist, something that at times I find at odds with
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by eldude 15y ago
I personally think this would make a much cooler hacker space: http://founderscastle.com/
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by eldude 15y ago
The HN title. It feels like a bait-and-switch when I click a "JavaScript" project link and see CoffeeScript documentation.
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by eldude 15y ago
That's pretty cool. I didn't know that worked so seemlessly. Nonetheless, in order to use a library, you must either read the documentation or the source. The biggest issue is that most CoffeeScript projects document with CoffeeScript. Tech
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by eldude 15y ago
I wonder how much of CoffeeScript's prevalence on Github can be contributed to existing projects ported from JavaScript. Either way it's not a particularly important point as CoffeeScript is a "dialect" as everyone likes to say and not a la
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by eldude 15y ago
This pervasive assumption of CoffeeScript's superiority as a foregone conclusion is ridiculous. There are so many excellent JavaScript programmers that choose not to program in CoffeeScript for so many reasons, that it's surprising to see t
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by eldude 15y ago
I'm going to reply to my own comment in order to address the numerous responses all at once. First, I'll establish some modest authority on the subject by pointing out that I've worked directly with Tim Caswell, who helped create CoffeeScri
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by eldude 15y ago
To the down voters: My comment is civil and explannatory. You may not like my sentiments, but down votes are not intended for unpopularity. Not only that, but in this case, my comment serves to reinforce the standards of HN regarding mis-ti
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by eldude 15y ago
Thanks for the efforts and the framework. Unfortunately, I cannot properly appreciate it for the following reason: Please don't call something JavaScript if it's actually all in CoffeeScript (even if it's just the documentation). A lot of u
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by eldude 15y ago
The comparison of a fully discharged battery to the negligence of running a car with no or bad oil is disingenuous and likely manipulative. One is a passive issue of forgetting or not knowing a car requires charging when _not operating_, th
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by eldude 15y ago
I used a similar pattern once, except _generically_ as follows: function Breakfast(my, args) { if (!(this instanceof arguments.callee)) return new arguments.callee(arguments); if (Object.prototype.toString.call(arguments[0
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by eldude 15y ago
This works: var a = new (Breakfast.bind.apply(Breakfast, [null, 'bacon', 'eggs'])) a instanceof Breakfast // true Or... var a = new (Function.bind.apply(Breakfast, [null].concat(['bacon', 'eggs']))) a instanceof Break
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by eldude 15y ago
I don't expect anyone to share my values, nor do I care if they do for the sake of the argument, as you'll note below where I went out of my way to thank @arg01 for his reasoned argument. You probably won't like this, but those businesses e
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by eldude 15y ago
I'm distinguishing between a "monopoly" as is used commonly (and loosely) like in this case to describe Google and a true monopoly, which by definition no one is able to compete with equally, like the US federal government. I think that "mo
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by eldude 15y ago
Then God bless that the United States is a Republic[1] and not a Democracy, such that my rights should never be beholden to such contemptible motives. Also, this is a very materialistic view of money. You falsely assume that money's sole us
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by eldude 15y ago
Monopolies which no one is free to compete against (e.g., the federal government) are corrupt monopolies. They use the force of a gun to force the will and goods of other to serve their own selfish greed. The founding fathers of the United
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by eldude 15y ago
A monopoly does not kill competition, it disuades it. Nobody competes with the monopoly because the incentives are not great enough to do so. The same incentives for success do not disappear because a monopoly emerges. The monopoly must sti
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by eldude 15y ago
The people this is going to hurt the most are the citizens and businesses in France. No company or entrepreneur is going to want to setup shop in a country where success is punished. No creator, achiever or pursuer of excellence will desire
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by eldude 15y ago
Checkout Zipstream if you're looking to zip in node (Stream and pipe compatible). https://github.com/wellawaretech/node-zipstream
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by eldude 15y ago
Or in this case it was simply a matter of drawing attention for any who appreciated our entry to show appreciation by helping us win. Considering this was my project, I felt obliged to bring attention to something I felt warranted it. I was
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by eldude 15y ago
While I may even agree with you, the unfortunate fact is that it is not in fact spam and violates no rules or guidelines and suffers only from being overly enthusiastic in a positive and friendly manner. In truth, it is not even "empty" in
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by eldude 15y ago
> Every time I've seen a hellbanned account, I have agreed with the decision. I'd be curious to get your opinion on my (just discovered) ban: http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=3354475
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by eldude 15y ago
It doesn't look like anything to the banned individual apparently, as I just now discovered that my account was banned. Awesome. http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=3354475
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by eldude 15y ago
I'm absolutely shocked and disgusted to be be reading this discussion regarding being "hellbanned" only to discover that my account in fact has been hellbanned for the past 1.5 yrs without even knowing it! http://news.ycombinator.org/threa

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