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by jnbiche 8y ago
What kind of Python code are they migrating to Swift? On the server? If so, I'm a bit surprised they're already using Swift on the server. It's a cool language, but for Linux servers it seems really young.
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by jnbiche 8y ago
I know there's a lot of pooh-poohing of the blockchain here, and for good reason. However, I can think of an excellent use case for blockchain in government that couldn't (verifiably) be done with a normal database: tracking grant
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by jnbiche 8y ago
Before being acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp was supporting 900 million users with only 50 employees. So it can be done if you know what you're doing, run a robust tech stack, and don't worry about customer service (and to be clear
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by jnbiche 8y ago
Unfortunately, a few library modules that predate PEP 8 and that never made the switch still use camel case, such as `unittest` and a few others. Bugs the hell out of me, as do libraries that have no excuse for their lack of compliance with
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by jnbiche 9y ago
(so are most psychologists)
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by jnbiche 9y ago
I'd also love to hear what tools the ESA is using for unit testing, test coverage, etc. in C. But for small C projects at least, I've found the CuTest framework to work well: http://cutest.sourceforge.net/
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by jnbiche 9y ago
Is it still possible to place classifieds in the NY Times? I don't think there's still anyway for someone to call up and have some random hash published, right?
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> People whose favourite language is Go, will probably not move to Scala (and vice versa). Kotlin vs Scala is an easier to understand competition. That said, in terms of language features and type system, Kotlin is arguably closer to Go
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> YouTubers don't have a financial arrangement. Nobody can produce a paper contract. This is false. If money is being exchanged for services or (digital) goods, then there is a financial arrangement, in the form of an informal contr
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> We shouldn't be looking at a state-sponsored genocide and then claiming that "if only Facebook had more control over public discourse then we'd be able to solve this problem". The genocide in Myanmar has both state-
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> I suppose whether you think those two are authoritarian probably depends a lot on your own political leanings. I think both the Trump and Bernie movements have some frightening populist characteristics. But between the two leaders, o
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> So when the users don't conform to the world view of the platform operators, the answer is platform sponsored propaganda? Facebook sponsors propaganda all the time . Its algorithms favor certain posts and messages over others, ba
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> One of the first things local government did was to turn off internet (data and ISP), to control proliferation of rumors and anything that could incite further violence. It's so good to hear that there are some responsible governm
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by jnbiche 9y ago
A downvote on a 4-day-old comment is unlikely to be a bot, since it's likely that no one will even see it. If you're seeing agreeable comments being downvoted after several days, it's probably just a grouchy misanthrope or tw
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by jnbiche 9y ago
I'm fairly sure there are multiple downvote bots operating on HN. Frequently, certain comments to topics considered by some as "political" on HN will get an immediate 2 or 3 downvotes in the first 30 seconds, and then over
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by jnbiche 9y ago
It's "wary". The word "weary" means tired. Edit: Just curious: are people downvoting because they disagree with my proposed spelling, or because they don't like the correction? Please let me know so I can inte
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> Am I the only one who thinks Thiel was just being true to his Libertarian views and wanted to Given Trump's blatant admiration for authoritarians and authoritarianism, I'm skeptical that Thiel's support had anything to d
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by jnbiche 9y ago
So what does his dyslexia, ADHD, and being bullied have to do with that quote, exactly? Why bring those up?
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by jnbiche 9y ago
Self-promotion is specifically encouraged on HN, as long as you're promoting a high-quality topic that is of interest to hackers, and as long as it's not done in a spammy manner. There's even the "Show HN" section s
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> Is it now not PC to copy and paste exact quotes from people? The rules change so often...I can’t keep up. You brought it up in the context of questioning his motives and credibility. By the way, I'm a big admirer of folks like Jon
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by jnbiche 9y ago
First of all, a significant part your comment is ad hominem. For example, bringing up his dyslexia and sexuality in the context of his credibility does no credit to your argument. More importantly, some very big players have decided that Wy
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by jnbiche 9y ago
Sorry, if you have to take out 10- or 20-year loans to pay for even state colleges, college is NOT affordable. Unless you're working with a different definition of "affordable". I agree with you that government-guaranteed loa
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> Campaigns are allowed to purchase products or services from foreign sources. It's not quite so simple. It's true that US campaigns can purchase products and services from foreign vendors, but only to the extent that those ser
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by jnbiche 9y ago
>The idea that Alice has any right to consent to the dissemination of other people's (Bob and Charlie) data is just ridiculous. I agree. However, I think it's ridiculous to claim that what the Obama campaign did and what Cambri
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by jnbiche 9y ago
Does "pernicious" have some kind of political connotation now?
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Exactly. Big difference between: 1) asking a user who had signed up for the Obama campaign if the campaign could contact their friends Johnny and Sue (discovered via their Facebook API) to ask them to support the Obama campaign. 2) Obtainin
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by jnbiche 9y ago
Probably because of some of the things that Cambridge Analytica stands accused of, or else things they have blatantly admitted to while being secretly recorded: blackmail and bribery of politicians in multiple countries, hacking election re
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by jnbiche 9y ago
Your condescension and privilege is almost unbelievable. Not everyone can become a hotshot software developer making $200,000/year. Please think about how many people out there struggle to keep a roof over their head and food on the ta
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by jnbiche 9y ago
> Additionally, this information about Cambridge Analytica came out months ago. No, there's new Cambridge Analytica information, as of today: https://www.channel4.com/news/cambridge-analytica-revealed-t...
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by jnbiche 9y ago
It could be that Facebook employees somehow got caught up in some of Cambridge Analytica's unethical activities, as recently revealed by an undercover Channel 4 investigation: https://www.channel4.com/news/cambridg

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