jibal

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811.
by jibal 10mo ago
Not all epigenetics is regulation of gene expression. The article says "these molecules transmit traits to offspring and that they can regulate embryonic development after fertilization" -- that's from the reporter, but I don
812.
by jibal 10mo ago
But that's not what it says. RNA fragments are entering the ovum and having some sort of effect .... that's quite different from passing traits the way genes on chromosomes do.
813.
by jibal 10mo ago
9-track tape drives, drum disks, rectangular switches and lights, IBM "THINK" logo, fast card readers ... all bring back many personal memories.
814.
by jibal 10mo ago
I'm well aware of that. The point is that people are drawing all sorts of unwarranted conclusions from this lay report on early stage research.
815.
by jibal 10mo ago
Patronizing speculation on the reasons for downvotes (who gaf about such things? And for that matter I had a net gain today despite this) contributes nothing of value and explicitly violates one of HN's guidelines: "Please don&#x2
816.
by jibal 10mo ago
This completely misses the point.
817.
by jibal 10mo ago
I didn't "down" in the first place, but "no you" is typical of your ilk. Your comment is dishonest denial of your ageist bigotry, an inability to take responsibility for your actions. And I don't take life advi
818.
by jibal 10mo ago
No, you're insulting boomers, and you just doubled down.
819.
by jibal 10mo ago
Boomers. How can anyone not grasp that? It's as if the insult is like water to fish, so people don't even perceive it.
820.
by jibal 10mo ago
You're right, and it's bizarre and sad that people don't even know what you mean.
821.
by jibal 10mo ago
There isn't any specific way that boomers behave.
822.
by jibal 10mo ago
That is precisely the wrong sort of conclusion to draw from this clickbaity article.
823.
by jibal 10mo ago
> if you go off the deep end you can snapshot quite literally your best self Or your worst, since the article also suggests that bad habits can be epigenetically useful to the offspring. I would hold off reaching any conclusions from thi
824.
by jibal 10mo ago
You're talking about traits passed via DNA, which is nothing new ... this is quite different.
825.
by jibal 10mo ago
> “This study shows that paternal exercise can confer benefits — enhanced endurance and metabolic health — to offspring,” So good habits can be good for offspring. > For instance, mouse fathers exposed to nicotine(opens a new tab) si
826.
by jibal 10mo ago
Print? Paper? Jot down with what? My calendar in the cloud performs these functions far better (from my perspective and work habits). P.S. Maybe I should just remove the part in parentheses, since a number of people are completely ignoring
827.
by jibal 10mo ago
As they should, of course. And this is no different from the annotations that started this conversation, other than that one is enforced by the compiler ... but you never mentioned that. I won't comment further.
828.
by jibal 10mo ago
They seem to be using "destroy" in some colloquial sense, actually meaning "modify".
829.
by jibal 10mo ago
foo is a name. It's not at all clear what you mean by "the foo" ... the called function can modify the object referenced by the symbol foo unless it's immutable. If this is your complaint, then solve it with documentat
830.
by jibal 10mo ago
If you mean that it can modify it, you should say that. It can't destroy it as that term is generally understood.
831.
by jibal 10mo ago
None of this is responsive to my comment that you are responding to ... I find that quite toxic. And I will note that you wrote this toxic criticism: > I think you’re viewing this through your own cultural lens where camping can be total
832.
by jibal 10mo ago
Zig doesn't have exceptions, it has error unions, so basically functions return either a value or an error code and the caller is forced by the language to note which was returned. And instead of RAII it has defer ... which of course c
833.
by jibal 10mo ago
> I sorely miss it in Python, JS and other languages. They keep me guessing whether a function will mutate the parent structure, or a local copy in those languages! Python at least is very clear about this ... everything, lists, class in
834.
by jibal 10mo ago
No, it doesn't sound like that at all, and you have offered no reason to think so. It's the other person who clearly has an extremely limited notion of camping: "the term campsite conjures up a place with tents already there&
835.
by jibal 10mo ago
Nothing you wrote contradicts anything I said about camping. Someone else suggested that "campsite" just means the area covered by a tent and its groundcover, which is closer to the "mental image" of the other person who
836.
by jibal 10mo ago
Of course it's not. "A campsite is a designated area where individuals can set up bedding, sleeping bags, or cooking equipment, such as stoves or fires. This definition encompasses any location that allows for sleeping or cooking,
837.
by jibal 10mo ago
I'm interpreting the word as what it means and how it is obviously being used. No one takes "campsite" to mean "the literal space occupied by the tent’s ground sheet" unless they are playing some silly sophistic gam
838.
by jibal 10mo ago
> the term campsite conjures up a place with tents already there You've never been camping. Ok.
839.
by jibal 10mo ago
Even if that were true (and it obviously isn't), what then would be the point of expending tremendous time and energy to "dam it off and keep it dry"? These are alternative ways to keep the tents dry ... which entails that th
840.
by jibal 10mo ago
Nowhere did he argue that. What he actually argued--poorly and offensively--is that it's "pretty obvious" that bronson has no experience writing Linux hardware drivers.

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