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by heretoo 6y ago
Actually, clojure compiles down to java classes, which are statically typed. Existing java types can be extended with clojure protocols. The link below talks about this, specifically about the expression problem. See https://www.
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by heretoo 6y ago
This goes both ways. I assume the lock down in the US was late because of supposed lack of evidence for community spread of the virus.
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by heretoo 6y ago
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/494042-first-us-cor... First deaths in February for the United States.
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by heretoo 6y ago
> there's just some people who never burn out I once read there is only concrete that has either already cracked or is about to crack.
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by heretoo 6y ago
They don't block 100% of the air, so they can't possibly be effective.
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by heretoo 6y ago
> people not being able to reason about exponential growth is a failure of the education system I think it is a cultural failure, not an educational failure. Education is available, but people, both children and adults, make excuses like
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by heretoo 6y ago
Reminds me of "Contact". Why build one, when you can build two for twice the price? :)
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by heretoo 6y ago
However, dealing with the novel corona virus isn't necessarily a scientific problem, but more of an engineering problem (as opposed to a problem to be solved with common sense). Science tries to remove inprecise assumptions. Engineerin
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by heretoo 6y ago
Or he just wanted to be flat on the couch, without being disturbed.
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by heretoo 6y ago
three legged dogs are still dogs :)
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by heretoo 7y ago
"we calculated a median R0 value of 5.7" My guess is that "median" covers that (without reading the paper)
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by heretoo 7y ago
Technology doesn't help once the number of cases needing intensive care exceed the capacity. Healthcare doesn't exist without technology. Italy exceeded that limit in the last two days, so now they have to decide who has the highe
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by heretoo 7y ago
I'm able to do some of these things. Someone else said that perhaps the nightly build is different? ``` module thing(x) { cylinder(r=x,h=10); } translate([10,0,0]) thing(5); x = min(4,2) + 1; translate([-10,0,0]) thing(x); ``` works
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by heretoo 7y ago
or everyone should wear copper gloves
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by heretoo 7y ago
> I have no intention of ever pointing it at a living thing What if you become suicidal? Your current intentions will be subverted by your own emotional state.
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by heretoo 7y ago
> "risk infection" this is how I feel about all advertisements
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by heretoo 7y ago
Let me break your points down (using python 2.7/3.0 as the example): a. Code quality - tackled at code review time, and probably not dependent on python 2.7/3.0 differences; if they are version dependent then again it's a cod
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by heretoo 7y ago
Yeah, I figured that might be happening, once I started reading further. Blame the reader.
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by heretoo 7y ago
The article cites Dijkstra's "considered harmful" essay, which asserts that "goto" should be removed from "higher level" languages, not "machine language". Without reading the remainder of the ar
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by heretoo 7y ago
> It's also the only sane way to build docker images. That is definitely an exaggeration, considering the utility the industry leverages with plain Dockerfile's. However, I am curious about the specifics that you are probably t
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by heretoo 7y ago
try integrant https://github.com/weavejester/integrant You can move from using component's functions/macros to using a map and cross references using reader literals. Having used both, I find integrant to wor
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by heretoo 7y ago
Living in Melbourne, Australia, the real risk of catastrophic injury keeps me from cycling. The chance of being "doored" is very real, and the likelyhood of getting hit by a moving car is also very real. Most of my colleagues that
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by heretoo 7y ago
I'm seeing a lot of discussion relating to US laws, but this tweet says the decision is globally applicable. How are the US laws relevant to the decision?
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by heretoo 7y ago
> It’s certainly not what the first amendment is about. Only one country has the first amendment, and this decision from twitter is globally applicable, so it shouldn't factor into the decision.
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by heretoo 7y ago
Perhaps if we only broke encryption only for messages to/from all children, that would satisfy their requirements?
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by heretoo 7y ago
I don't think this open letter is for Facebook. It is for the general public.
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by heretoo 7y ago
Pretty sure the same was said about sailing out into the ocean, many centuries ago. Or leaving the safety of the cave.
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by heretoo 7y ago
I really want to tell you that you're wrong, but you're not.
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by heretoo 8y ago
I work with clojure, and love it, but believe the problem is caused by java or equivalent paradigms applied to clojure. The high probability that clojure was someone's first functional language could also contribute to the problem. You
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by heretoo 8y ago
> This makes me wonder, what are other viable revenue sources for content creators besides ads? people willing to pay for content worth paying for

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