hopler

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481.
by hopler 8y ago
For the purposes of CRISPR, races exists when defined as "people carrying a certain genetic marker". There are various genes that are highly correlated to racial/ethnic groups (like Tay-Sachs disease),and mass murderers gene
482.
by hopler 8y ago
I don't think HN is full of experts on CRISPR and African ecology.
483.
by hopler 8y ago
Transaction costs and cost/benefit analysis of information are a thoroughly studied part of economics. I'm not even an econ major and it was covered in my college CS education
484.
by hopler 8y ago
It's really quite simple. Have you ever made a decision and then later thought "even without knowing what I know now, I made a bad choice"? That's irrationality-- given the same information, making two different choices.
485.
by hopler 8y ago
You can also implement scheme's call/cc with python's yield/send, right?
486.
by hopler 8y ago
It's an arbitrary choice in the Prelude, yes. If you don't like it you can definitely your own Cons type (or wrap a list in a new type) and define any monad instance (semantics) you choose.
487.
by hopler 8y ago
In Haskell monads, you define a monadic type and then "bind" is the function that does something specific for that type. "It's a type" because Haskell uses static types and polymorphism to factor out common logic us
488.
by hopler 8y ago
Dvorak doesn't save time, it's not faster than qwerty given equal practice
489.
by hopler 8y ago
What happens if a woman goes to passport control without the app? Is she allowed to pass through?
490.
by hopler 8y ago
Are the existing open source social networks not enough?
491.
by hopler 8y ago
A bit different. Hodges didn't press his case in front of cameras at games, and media/news is much more pervasive now on general.
492.
by hopler 8y ago
What about large companies that underwrite their own health insurance?
493.
by hopler 8y ago
You are describing that you want to want to get a job as a contractor. So apply for a job. Companies advertise that a lot, sometimes through an agency. You can't expect get the benefits of an agency without paying the fee or doing the
494.
by hopler 8y ago
What is the argument that goofing on HN is more justifiable to a client than walking and talking?
495.
by hopler 8y ago
Sleep isn't fun enough to be worth 8hr every day. But we try to do it anyway because it makes non-sleep hours better. That's the sort of thing OP is talking anout.
496.
by hopler 8y ago
It's figurative language. "1Million" in "currency unspecified" for 10 years isn't the exact price or time cost of a good life.
497.
by hopler 8y ago
For every suction pump and super glue getting held up by regulation, there is also a witch doctor or snake oil. People love to talk about the clever hacks in some poor country, but not the high cost in QALY of superstitious or scam practice
498.
by hopler 8y ago
It's conversion, not coercion. Coercion is what C does to crash programs.
499.
by hopler 8y ago
AirBnB is a copy of ages-old vrbo with modifications. It wasn't a breakneck race to see who could launch code first. Coders overestimate the criticality of code to the success of a non tech business that operates on the web/apps.
500.
by hopler 8y ago
"Economics is war by other means."
501.
by hopler 8y ago
Amazon invented the SWE 4/5 roles late because they were losing people who were surpassing 3 as individual engineers but couldn't meet the people-leadership requirements of Principal.
502.
by hopler 8y ago
You are describing mandatory binding arbitration, eh?
503.
by hopler 8y ago
Fortnite isn't near/first of anything except the mix of existing motifs they mixed together and executed on exceedingly well. It's not a novel format like the first sandbox or rpg or fps or anything
504.
by hopler 8y ago
So the length of the document is determined by whether you need to change Jeff's mind or merely justify his prior preference?
505.
by hopler 8y ago
Visual presentations are fine, if they provide a thorough analysis, and not just clip art.
506.
by hopler 8y ago
The more work I do, the more trash I generate. That doesn't make the trash the reason for my success, and doesn't earn the trash an honored central place at my table.
507.
by hopler 8y ago
Forgotten? It's constantly talked about, like now
508.
by hopler 8y ago
Back when standards mattered, state changes were only in PUT, POST, and DELETE
509.
by hopler 8y ago
It would still be illegal for kids
510.
by hopler 8y ago
It's a backronym. retronym is a different word.

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