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   by inimino 18y ago

   I'm not sure if Go is in the intended category of "board games" as that term is being used here, but I must also recommend it. Learning Go, I found all other games began to seem dull by comparison.
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   by inimino 18y ago

   You could give it away to someone who really needs it. A lot of low-income families and kids don't have computers, and there are organizations (Free Geek is one) that accept and distribute donated machines.
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   by inimino 18y ago

   And most professional programmers don't continue to program at the high school level -- or so we'd like to believe.
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   by inimino 18y ago

   JavaScript has arrays and objects, either of which could be used to do what you want, though you'll need to write your own library of set operations. JavaScript and Python are very different languages. I'd suggest you start here: https://
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   by inimino 18y ago

   Besides only lasting a week, what benefit does this have over clicking on the star in Firefox 3? Edit: I like the design.
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   by inimino 18y ago

   Not only preservation, but security and control over our personal data deserves more attention. Who's to say what service providers can or will do with our data? Until we start seriously thinking about this and demanding basic rights, stan
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   by inimino 18y ago

   I'm glad I've found at least one kindred spirit in this regard! I was beginning to think I was the only one. People with a background in non-brace-and-semicolon languages are more likely to feel the same way. Others (e.g. recent graduate
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   by inimino 18y ago

   http://rateyourmusic.com/ has a nice rating and recommendation system and is a good way to find new music (and procrastinate). They also have discussion forums, which I haven't tried.
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   by inimino 18y ago

   I've written JavaScript sans semicolons for years and have not encountered incorrect parsing by any browser. I find this style cleaner and easier on the eyes. I haven't done any testing regarding parsing speed, but I would be shocked if an
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    by inimino 18y ago

    "1. Minification -- If you want to minify your JS, you might run into problems if you don't insert all necessary semicolons." Only if the minifier is broken. Some of them are (I don't want to name names since it's been a while since I chec
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    by inimino 18y ago

    "For example, however the industry shakes out, automakers must be liberated from CAFE fuel economy laws that arbitrarily dictate what kind of cars they must sell, forcing them to sell millions of small cars that have no chance of profitabil
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    by inimino 18y ago

    Hasn't this been solved by bookmarklets?
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    by inimino 18y ago

    Arguably, programming is as enriching a mental facility as reading and writing, and to be without this tool due to an educational oversight is tragic. However, in a culture where lacking this skill is the norm (and many grew up without even
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    by inimino 18y ago

    Indeed. Establishing a source code repository and insisting on its use for all configuration files can also be worthwhile.
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    by inimino 18y ago

    There are people who do this, I'd suggest you start a thread at Web Hosting Talk if you want to get some recommendations.
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    by inimino 18y ago

    Nice idea. (Aside: I'm running some experiments on similar themes, the first one is at: http://inimino.org/pffs/experiment ) As others have said, the site would benefit greatly from proper use of Web standards and accessibility. Perhaps
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    by inimino 18y ago

    Does computer science need to be saved? I agree that chatbots have tremendous pedagogical potential, especially if they could be programmed directly on the Web, rather than requiring complicated setup of a development environment. Are you w
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    by inimino 18y ago

    None of those represent virtues of irrationality, but rather common misunderstandings of rationality. 1) If goodness is your goal, rationality lights the path. 2) To engage in a lifetime of cogitation when a split-second decision would be g
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    by inimino 18y ago

    "It's rational to be occasionally irrational" is an irrational statement. It is rational to be open to new ideas, but that is not irrationality.
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    by inimino 18y ago

    1) Is it clear what we are doing?/What do you think we do? Not too clear. You ... give away thin clients? 3) Is it clear what a web computer is? It's a complete mystery to me, but maybe your site's actual visitors will have more context or
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    Review my free software funding experiment

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