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by erlanger 17y ago
Korea is a relatively small country.
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by erlanger 17y ago
There's no non-sequiter. Cities are not exclusively for city-dwellers, they support a sprawling metropolitan area that relies on cars.
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by erlanger 17y ago
"Many European cities don't have the American version of suburbs" That's because most European cities don't have remotely this kind of population growth, let alone the space to accommodate it on the fly.
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by erlanger 17y ago
"Efficient in what way?" Time!
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by erlanger 17y ago
As you leave the city, transit options become increasingly sparse. The US lower-middle class cannot afford to live in the close suburbs, or even in the suburbs. I see it where I live: People commuting from Luray or Richmond to DC (about 2.5
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by erlanger 17y ago
But that's the point: There cannot, logically, be a more efficient way to reach certain destinations than with a car. Because transit systems serve the needs of many, nodes must be set up for each destination, which is terribly limiting. Wi
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by erlanger 17y ago
Yes, you could go wherever you pleased in such a place, within the city . A car allows its operator to travel great distances cheaply and quickly, seeking only the road's permission.
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by erlanger 17y ago
A car allows me to travel anywhere I please, not where the Transit Authority deems worthy. Cars are very cheap when you consider the tremendous benefits of such independent mobility.
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by erlanger 17y ago
I do not espouse parent's theory, but for the devoutly religious there could be no greater chasm to cross. However, interfaith marriages typically require one partner to submit to the other's creed.
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by erlanger 17y ago
Cars are unbelievably important unless you're either very wealthy or willing to accept squalid conditions. Is there an invention more egalitarian than the automobile?
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by erlanger 17y ago
That is terribly un-Pythonic, and a poor imitation to boot. Neat proof of concept though.
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by erlanger 17y ago
Maybe they restricted the study to PG-rated comments :)
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by erlanger 17y ago
Makes sense, my underlying question being if this whitespace is significant.
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by erlanger 17y ago
Is this a poem? Or will it compile?
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by erlanger 17y ago
Way more countries have laws against holocaust denial (11 or so) than breast feeding (0), but guess which one is banned on Facebook? Holocaust denial laws are bullshit. Free speech is free speech.
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by erlanger 17y ago
Hm, wonder why that book has no reviews...
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by erlanger 17y ago
If this becomes the standard way of working with jQuery in a future release, I'll likely switch to MooTools or another library. Code like that would be hell to maintain.
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by erlanger 17y ago
CouchDB.
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by erlanger 17y ago
But flame on . . . I'm done with the thread. To quote As Good as it Gets "Last word freak."
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by erlanger 17y ago
Am I tired, or was that comment nothing but ad hominem? Perhaps you should take the high road next time and assume that I am just stating my own opinions, not trying to argue with anybody. [edit below] However, as you're egging me on, I
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by erlanger 17y ago
No, I'm not. I spurned college to enter the working world after high school (programming) and did well. Took classes as well, and transferred to a reputable school. While it wasn't hell on earth, the simplicity and naivette of most students
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by erlanger 17y ago
No, I posted that before parent edited his post (classy). Initially, he only claimed that my point was a fallacy and made no argument whatsoever.
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by erlanger 17y ago
And you oh-so-effectively refute it.
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by erlanger 17y ago
Unless you'd rather be in the working world than talking homework with a bunch of rich, naive kids.
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by erlanger 17y ago
Pst. Don't exclude people without college degrees. They're often far more resourceful, in my experience, and there's little that college gives you as a developer. Hire the person, not the school.
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by erlanger 17y ago
Is this stuff any good? The ad photos I've seen look pretty unappealing...
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by erlanger 17y ago
And I'm not sure how a mundane feature gets to the top of the homepage just because the company behind it was funded by this site's owner....oh, wait.
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by erlanger 17y ago
It is, albeit indirectly. Parent is contending that cloud-style services are deposing desktop (traditionally MS-dominated) technologies. It's expected that desktop apps be controlled fully by users, while web applications are controlled by
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by erlanger 17y ago
Tee Hee, it's Fox 69. Actually, I didn't even know that stations like this made it out of the single digits.
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by erlanger 17y ago
It doesn't matter...if your boss looks at you cockeyed or your boyfriend or girlfriend looks at you cockeyed, if you are cockeyed. I thought that was a funny bit.

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