hacker_9

24 ms·

301.
by hacker_9 9y ago
"But a $12,000 a year per adult basic income is another matter. The Roosevelt paper finds that paying for it would require increasing household tax revenue by 120 percent — a more than doubling. To do that, it assumes that all but the
302.
by hacker_9 9y ago
I agreed with a lot of what he said, but then I clicked on his Sales page [1] and my spam senses tingled. Feels like the marketing went overboard there and comes across as more trying to attract 'suckers', rather than actually hav
303.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Because people think fat in nutrition = fat in the body. And looking at the amount of low-fat products on the shelves, people just don't care enough to work out the difference themselves.
304.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Not sure what the parent is referring to, but Steam Direct [1] is the most recent change to the Store. Before that there was the Discovery Update [2] released at the end of last year. [1] http://steamcommunity.com/games&#x2F
305.
by hacker_9 9y ago
No game mechanics are mentioned in the story, so why wouldn't there be a portal gun? Extrapolating, if one is in a time travelling ship, the portal gun could actually generate portals between different time dimensions, and I can alread
306.
by hacker_9 9y ago
The story actually sounds really fun to play, and fits the Half-Life universe perfectly. Funny that this script has reached the top of Reddit, HN and Twitter within hours of posting, and even crashed the authors site. Even to a blind man it
307.
by hacker_9 9y ago
I recently built a side project that utilized core.async. My thoughts on it are that the use of go-style channels combined with immutable data structures makes for a really nice experience when reading and writing code. My main problem was
308.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Funny, a lot of Javascript projects on GIT start off with 'to install using npm, first download <package manager X> because it is easier to use...'. I've got between 5 and 10 on my computer at least.
309.
by hacker_9 9y ago
No? The 'mirror test' has been passed by a range of animals, including apes, elephants and dolphins.
310.
by hacker_9 9y ago
I used to work like this, and the reason I was productive is I didn't write tests nor did I have to wait around for the compiler to run every few steps. Being able to visualise the result for your code is something that comes with expe
311.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Yeah instant context switching is a real nightmare for the brain, I find it far easier to get up for ~20 minutes after finshing a task and go outside, before returning and getting on with the next task with my now hopefully clear mind.
312.
by hacker_9 9y ago
> Being in the zone is like getting an adrenaline rush Really disagree here, I find it's the total opposite more like a serenity and calmness. I also can get into it easily enough if I sit down with a plan of action and am not just
313.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Depends what the aim is, to create general AI? Or just a good DOTA bot? If the goal is the former, then vision will play a huge part.
314.
by hacker_9 9y ago
From the docs [1]: "Scratch Blocks [2]: Designed by the people behind MIT's Scratch and built on the Blockly code base, Scratch Blocks offers a simplified programming model ideal for young learners." [1] https://
315.
by hacker_9 9y ago
SVG can work very well, an example project is Google Blockly [1]. [1] https://developers.google.com/blockly/
316.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Not sure what point you are making here, but one of the nice things about modern browsers is you can write CSS and see the page update in real time. This is likely where a lot of OPs code came from, that might look confusing if you take it
317.
by hacker_9 9y ago
> Do you take brakes and walk around? That's a novel approach to exercising.
318.
by hacker_9 9y ago
I get this if I spend too much time programming. You just need to get up and take breaks, for example after every task you complete. Go do stretching or read a book, let your mind unwind, then get back to it after 20 mins. Not all offices a
319.
by hacker_9 9y ago
How long does it take a tree to grow into something that substantially effects carbon counts in the atmosphere? 1 year? 10 years?
320.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Ok, so where is the arrests and trials for the people from the NSA, who designed the exploit that was stolen and became a key part of the WannaCry virus? The very same exploit that was used in a bunch of other viruses too, which has stolen
321.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Because he's not just a 'someone', he's a hero for stopping the disgusting attack on the NHS and letting doctors and nurses get on with their job of saving lives.
322.
by hacker_9 9y ago
You would think the UK government would help him out here, given what he did for us.
323.
by hacker_9 9y ago
OK well .Net has Clojure, F#, C#, VB and Rosyln (compiler as a service). CLR vs JVM wise; both are highly optimized virtual machines with years of man hours behind each of them.
324.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Every technology has it's problems, and you should be careful what you use as your source of information. Always do your own research when choosing a new technology to fit your needs best, and talk to other people/consultants who
325.
by hacker_9 9y ago
"You can now refer to .NET Core/.NET Standard libraries from .NET Framework projects and vice versa. No need to manually add interop NuGet packages – Visual Studio does this for you automatically." Excellent. Hopefully deve
326.
by hacker_9 9y ago
To be honest you can say this of every subject in school; they all exist in a vacuum and are missing a ton of knowledge to actually use practically. Rote learning. Revise for the exams then forget etc. At least this is a way to introduce th
327.
by hacker_9 9y ago
The problem isn't reading ability, it's the rigid structure of words that confuses them (this happens at any age range). What is or isn't allowed? Grammar rules are invisible at the end of the day and to be honest what does &
328.
by hacker_9 9y ago
Best article I read on this subject is "Piracy and the four currencies" [0]. It's an objective way of looking at why people are pirating your software in the first place, and by understanding why you can make adjustments to p
329.
by hacker_9 9y ago
I'll add http://www.ultrapico.com/expresso.htm as another alternative! Writes out the regex steps in English too.
330.
by hacker_9 9y ago
There's something funny about a company that is actively developing bleeding edge AI technology, but who can't design a webpage that works on mobile without crashing.

More ›