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301.
by failrate 7y ago
Free housing, food, and healthcare for every human being. Figure out how they can contribute back to society once they are no longer sleeping at a bus stop.
302.
by failrate 7y ago
Truly high marks should only go to a student, previously unknown by the Department, who surreptitiously adds a graded report card into the midst of their peers.
303.
by failrate 7y ago
Mathematical notation is not a shorthand for human language. It is a rigorous grammar with properties that make it possible to express very unambiguous qualities of a system.
304.
by failrate 7y ago
Rudy Rucker discusses a project like this in the Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul. Remarkable that someone has actually tried to do it.
305.
by failrate 7y ago
In fighting game terminology via David Sirlin, this is also called "yomi".
306.
by failrate 7y ago
Lopoly and pixel art also has the advantage of being cheaper and faster to produce at an acceptable quality. Indies cannot produce AAA quality assets.
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by failrate 7y ago
Cite examples, please.
308.
by failrate 7y ago
Parsing is a minefield. General purpose computing systems are minefields. Of all human readable formats I've ever worked with, only S-expressions have proven easier and safer to parse. Json.org even has unambiguous railway diagrams!
309.
by failrate 7y ago
Finally!
310.
by failrate 7y ago
Yes, I understand your frustration, and it has options to use the legacy UI (IN PART).
311.
by failrate 7y ago
Bad idea for a geoengineering project (due to the potential for harm at scale), great idea for a simulation game about geoengineering.
312.
by failrate 7y ago
Clearly, I don't. Otherwise, I would be out doing something other than replying on Hacker news ;)
313.
by failrate 7y ago
Correct. GrubHub is typo-squatting, and at best are in some form of trademark violation.
314.
by failrate 7y ago
Absolutely bloody evil. Deeply reminiscent of 90% of my web usage when I make the mistake of going anywhere other than my default 10 websites.
315.
by failrate 7y ago
No, it's still beautiful and fun to visit.
316.
by failrate 7y ago
It takes something like 30 minutes to walk from one end of Venice to the other, so alternate modes of transport are not necessary (handicapped accessibility is an issue, though).
317.
by failrate 7y ago
I tried to memorize them, but recency bias meant I only remember the last one in the list.
318.
by failrate 7y ago
This reminds me of dorkbot and runme.org. :)
319.
by failrate 7y ago
It is much harder to choose whether or not to deal with them than you imply. For example, Experian has your data and is a significant factor in whether you can get a loan. You never chose to do business with them.
320.
by failrate 7y ago
If you like this, you should check out the work of Amory Lovins. Negawatts!
321.
by failrate 7y ago
My local public school did not have advanced placement classes, only regular and support for learning disabilities. At least it had support for the learning disabled.
322.
by failrate 7y ago
Yes, Catholic schools in the US are frequently the only advanced educations for grade schoolers in nonmetropolitan areas. My folks were Methodist, and I attended a couple Catholic schools.
323.
by failrate 7y ago
I'm misremembering the details, but I believe there's a laundry service in Abu Dhabi named "Laundry Near Me".
324.
by failrate 7y ago
Did you even work for Berkshire Hathaway? Lie to me, and tell me you worked for Citibank: it makes the story even better.
325.
by failrate 7y ago
Good call. Whistling is also an option, as well as plosives.
326.
by failrate 7y ago
PR: never blink royale Same game, many more players at one time.
327.
by failrate 7y ago
Why not downtown? In my experience, because people got shit to do, whoch is why they're downtown. Re: your new friend, the hustler. You're a special person, because the standard reaction to that kind of person is to walk around th
328.
by failrate 7y ago
It depends on where you are in Chicago. Riding public transit or walking in downtown? Leave everyone alone. Most other places? Give it a shot.
329.
by failrate 7y ago
Many people feel invisible and ignored. Just listening to someone can be therapeutic for them.
330.
by failrate 7y ago
Yes, HTTPS can be man in the middled by your ISP.

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