hjek

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   by hjek 7y ago

   > In those, guessing/searching is basically required, right? Apparently no guessing is required! In Prolog it's fine for a variable (that represents a square in a sudoku puzzle) to be somewhere between 1 and 9 . (Yes, that can
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   by hjek 7y ago

   1) Yes, and (when there is only one unique solution) it can apparently be found in Prolog without doing an search at all by using constraint logic programming. Check the video in the sudoku article. 2) I'm not the best at answering t
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   by hjek 7y ago

   It's interesting how Prolog has no concept of 'null' as such; just fresh variables whose value we don't know (yet). No more null pointer exceptions!
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   by hjek 7y ago

   I've truly enjoyed all the Prolog videos on your channel[0]. I had to program a timetabling system where each event had a specific set of requirements, and your article and video about solving sudokus and the n-queens helped me grasp t
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   Animal Rights Debate Between Peter Singer and Richard Posner(utilitarian.net)

   1 points by hjek 7y ago|0 comments
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   Solving Sudoku with Prolog (2016)(metalevel.at)

   179 points by hjek 7y ago|73 comments
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   by hjek 7y ago

   Looks to me like they'll be charging for an integrated VPN service; not like they're releasing a separate version of Firefox with proprietary components. Brilliant way of funding free/libre software.
8. 308.▲
   by hjek 7y ago

   uBlock Origin doesn't block search ads on DuckDuckGo. Edit: Never mind; just had to fiddle around with the filters.
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   by hjek 7y ago

   Good point. Indeed, if you don't use some kind of authority towards students, you won't be able to teach them things that they can't see the point in at all. The question is whether we (as teachers / as society) choose t
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    by hjek 7y ago

    > this is definitely not about self improvement. Well, even when we learn to read and write, and learn maths, is that not self-improvement ? Do we learn this things because they are beneficial and useful in our lives; or is it just a ma
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    by hjek 7y ago

    Ok then. Here's some science from a genetic expert professor : https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families... According to him, you'll just drop dead after six months. I've been eating
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    by hjek 7y ago

    I have! https://www.standard.co.uk/beauty/do-you-have-vegan-face-how...
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    Eat Your Own Dog Food(swi-prolog.org)

    1 points by hjek 7y ago|0 comments
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    by hjek 7y ago

    Agreed. It gives you a rough idea though. They're statistics from the UN btw.
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    by hjek 7y ago

    So you're arguing that non-eastern vegans lead a "sick and foggy half life"?
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    by hjek 7y ago

    Yes, and if pigs could fly it would look really cool, but travel by airplane wouldn't be as safe.
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    by hjek 7y ago

    Well, since you asked... In 2013 the number of birds killed by humans for their flesh[0] were: - 61,171,973,510 chickens - 2,887,594,480 ducks - 687,147,000 geese - 618,086,890 turkeys This doesn't include birds that are killed in prod
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    by hjek 7y ago

    s/survival/taste/
19. 319.▲
    by hjek 7y ago

    She/He is pulling a whataboutism .
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    by hjek 7y ago

    Surely as one learns to ride a bicycle, one will strive to fall off less, and to ride faster; and as one learns to cook, will strive to burn or spoil the food less and make it more delicious; all this done without a ranking system.
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    by hjek 7y ago

    People have different motivations. Many are ethical / philosophical, not just about diet and lifestyle. Check out Peter Singer or Pythagoras. https://www.history.com/news/beans-and-greens-the-history-of... https:
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    by hjek 7y ago

    I've done a bit of both, and while I probably prefer Clojure as a language, the Racket docs are more comprehensive. That made Racket more accessible for me. Also, trying to figure out how to build (non-web) GUIs with Clojure and Swing
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    by hjek 7y ago

    I think nowadays they mix in some results from other search engines, but it started out as just Bing results. Doesn't change the point about it being just a proprietary interface to other proprietary search engines. > We do use resu
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    by hjek 7y ago

    DDG is just a proxy for Bing. Yes, let's degoogle our lives, but why not start using a free/libre metasearch engine (like Searx[0]), while you're at it? [0]: https://asciimoo.github.io/searx/
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    by hjek 7y ago

    Thunderbird
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    by hjek 7y ago

    From what I can read here[0], I get the impression that turning unmanaged forests into managed forests is itself a threat to biodiversity: > These Southeastern coastal forests in the US are home to bears, endangered red wolves, salamande
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    by hjek 7y ago

    Not surprised by the 40% gas figure. Fracking sites are popping up all over the country here. It's sad. But I wonder where Drax, the largest CO2 emitter in the UK fit in there? As far as I'm aware, they burn coal and wood only.
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    by hjek 7y ago

    Banks Mining recently started a new opencast coal mine in Pont Valley in the North[0], and Druridge Bay is still at risk of being mined[1]. Also worth keeping in mind that a many coal power plants have just switched over to burning "bi
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    by hjek 8y ago

    > My advice if you want to be a DJ is to skip learning how to mix with turntables and go straight to ableton live. Mixxx[0] is a good free/libre option (not necessarily for doing what Ableton does, but for DJing). [0]: https:/
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    by hjek 8y ago

    That's what I thought, but apparently it isn't as they're recommending all sorts of proprietary extensions (like Browser Plugs Privacy Firewall). Check IceCat instead for a more free/libre Firefox.