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by holygoat 17y ago
That's kinda the same point: the people who just want to browse the web and look at photos are the people who want to live in cookie-cutter gated communities, burdened by CCRs. The iPhone and the iPad are gated communities with a HOA. Your
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by holygoat 17y ago
In a very real way, it did. Fifty or sixty years ago, people prepared food largely from scratch. Now, a large proportion of the population of Western nations prepares food by poking a hole in the plastic cover, closing the door, and hitting
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by holygoat 17y ago
That's not a very reasoned approach to contradictory conclusions.
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by holygoat 17y ago
These days, having JavaScript disabled is itself a good uniqueness contributor.
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by holygoat 17y ago
I mostly agree with you, but: developers are people too.
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by holygoat 17y ago
You actually type searches into a text box on a webpage? Why not use the search box in your browser? In Chrome the address bar is a search box.
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by holygoat 17y ago
To quote The Sting: "I'd just blow it anyhow".
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by holygoat 17y ago
It always blows my mind that my friends' children are growing up never having known a world without broadband connectivity in your hand, high-def (even 3D!) TV, GPS, manned space stations, buying everything online, and social networking. If
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by holygoat 17y ago
I've seen examples of more direct action. For example, Soldier's Angels had their entire PayPal account disabled for simply processing the payments for a raffle where one prize was a pistol. They were simply selling raffle tickets for someo
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by holygoat 17y ago
Art De Vany, at least, doesn't recommend not eating vegetables. His meals are typically simple, involving raw fruits, vegetables, and lean meat. It's got quite a lot in common with approaches like "Clean Eating", but no bread or pasta.
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by holygoat 17y ago
That doesn't address his point: "Shouldn’t it be possible to run the state on 10.5 percent of income?". I think it most certainly should. As a human being I'm responsible for managing my own budget: if I spend more than I earn, I suffer the
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by holygoat 17y ago
PayPal is not a bank. You have no recourse if they screw you (e.g., by suspending your account and keeping your money for 180 days). Unlike a bank they will terminate your PayPal account if your store lists items they find objectionable, su
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by holygoat 17y ago
I'm not saying you're incorrect, but how do you know that incidence of skin cancer has gone up, rather than more skin cancers being detected instead of going unnoticed?
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by holygoat 17y ago
Heh. I had this conversation with a Google recruiter (paraphrased): GR: "Hey, you seem perfect for a position I have in mind. Want to chat?" Me: "Sure. What's the position?" GR: "Well, what do you want to work on?"
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by holygoat 17y ago
I think this proves the point, doesn't it? :)
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by holygoat 17y ago
I've placed about 130 orders through Amazon in the past two years, which is more than once a week. Having Prime (free 2-day shipping) helps a lot. They sell almost everything: I've bought books, yes, but also protein powder, grocery items,
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by holygoat 17y ago
I agree with you, but out of interest: how would you do it? I'd be tempted to ask "why distinguish between vcalls and normal calls?", but in general I don't think it's possible to build a system that is completely non-ugly, and all areas of
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by holygoat 17y ago
Indeed, though there is a financial element even for the middle class. Speaking from experience, there are several reasons for British emigration: * Older people often move to Spain, Malta, etc. to enjoy the better climate in their retireme
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by holygoat 17y ago
I've worked on a project that successfully uses memory mapping on all the major OSes. mmap is (allegedly) portable across Unixes: http://opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908775/xsh/mmap.html and you can do the same thing (with a few more hoops
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by holygoat 17y ago
It's not always bad -- very often it's the right thing to do. Just not "always".
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by holygoat 17y ago
Heh, I think it ties in very nicely with my experience of W3C specs!
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by holygoat 17y ago
Enterprise customers can get hardware replacements same-day.
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by holygoat 17y ago
There's a difference between things being possible and being encouraged . De-emphasizing functional operations makes it more likely for libraries to work in a non-functional style, for tutorials to do so, etc. It's tiring fighting agains
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by holygoat 17y ago
Um... (filter #(> x 10) seq) sure is readable for me, and I'm fluent in Python and various Lisps. (That example is Clojure.) I would like to point out, however, that CL allows you to write: (loop for x in seq wh
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by holygoat 17y ago
Sure, there's some hyperbole in his post… but don't underestimate the ability of good technology and a REPL to aid you in actually understanding the problem , or the available technology, or how you might solve it. As a recent example, I f
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by holygoat 17y ago
How does using an electric heater instead of waste heat from electrical appliances reduce the use of fossil fuels? Same transport mechanism, same source, same efficiency. The only way to reduce electricity consumption is improved insulation
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by holygoat 17y ago
As soon as the calendar flicks over and you switch from using the air conditioner to using your heater, your lightbulb is 100% efficient. (Indeed, if you have a furnace for your central heating, and the ductwork passes outside the heated vo
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by holygoat 17y ago
You seem to be making some unsubstantiated leaps from what he's written, to "right-wing", to "wrong". Just because you don't agree with what someone has written doesn't mean you can dump them in a camp you don't like, and just because you d
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by holygoat 17y ago
Being a little snide... that sounds like a unit test that occurs to you after encountering that bug.
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by holygoat 17y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora_(novel)

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