kwyjibo12345

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   by kwyjibo12345 4y ago

   I love python, but the GIL is IMHO the second worst early design decision ever made right after introducing Null pointers in Java.
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   by kwyjibo12345 5y ago

   I came across a website that wanted to force-feed ads to me before watching a video yesterday. However, they wanted me to select the best-fitting ad of 5 different ads with one ad playing automatically after 30s of not choosing one to pla
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   by kwyjibo12345 5y ago

   I'm less shocked by Alexa suggesting this than by the poor socket design in some parts of the world allowing to short-circuit the plugs while they are inserted. This is as proper design: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x
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   by kwyjibo12345 5y ago

   I have been working as a scientist in academic and industrial systems research for most of my life now and I have a different view on this. There are plenty of ideas that float around in academia for years or even decades before they get ad
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   by kwyjibo12345 5y ago

   The common life cycle of a paper is as follows: 1. Academics write and submit papers -> university/tax money pays 2. Academics review papers -> university/tax money pays 3. Academics organize and attend conferences -> uni
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   by kwyjibo12345 5y ago

   Having worked as a researcher all my life in academia and the industry, I can only support Sci-Hub. Publishing as it works currently is an incredibly time consuming and expensive process funneling tremendous amounts of tax money into the po