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by kzhahou 11y ago
Hi jsprogrammer. You read my comment way too literally. I did not mean that a new language should have a feature that can literally not be done anywhere else. I meant: what are the uncommon features? What sets this language apart from
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Yea, I was thinking "centaur" too!! It's perfect. How about "hafling" for new startup with <$500K in angel funding?
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Yeah but you already WANT to install Linux. This here language is fighting for my attention. It's not gonna win it by showing me Hello World.
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Dentist: Is it memory-safe? Hoffman: Is what memory-safe? Dentist: Is it memory-safe? Hoffman: I don't know what you mean. I can't tell you something's memory-safe or not, unless I know specifically what you're talking a
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Every new language suffers the same problem in its docs. The docs will show you: * Hello world (yay, printing to console, wow!) * How to declare functions (impressive.... most impressive </s>) * Their type system (cool, you have
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by kzhahou 11y ago
You're getting downvoted, but there's lots of value in your statement. Language is important, and the choice of words will frame narratives and reveal hidden truths and agendas. The press and HN/etc DOES talk a ton about uni
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by kzhahou 11y ago
We can hope. Alas, the road is long...
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Pact!
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Uber was not a leader in SDCs, at least before acquiring CMUs robolab, and Uber doesnt actually own any fleet whatsoever. So I don't understand the common narrative that uber will own transportation with an SDC fleet. What I see is a
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by kzhahou 11y ago
I disagree. Laser focus is required, and every distraction has a cost. I've seen teams scale up aggressively when their core was still weak, and it just makes bad worse.
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by kzhahou 11y ago
No, it's a distraction from the problem at hand. They really shouldn't waste any effort on add-on items.
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Not trying to SJW here, but please note that the "grandma" meme is based on the idea that women and old people are unsavvy.
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Interestingly, stackoverflow's data loses value fairly quickly with time, since new langs and dad's come so quickly. So while they dominate today, they could be replaced.
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by kzhahou 11y ago
C'mon, no need to jump down his throat. None of us would be reading this right now if the deceased were a random guy in Minnesota. And I agree with what I believe the commenter's intention was, which is to say this piece both hum
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by kzhahou 11y ago
They're asking him to help verify the fix since he's in the best position to do so, having caught the bug. I think this is better than them saying "thanks, we'll take it from here, bye"
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by kzhahou 11y ago
I remember McDonald's and Burger King burgers in the late 70s (as a wee child) and in the 80s. I remember them being DELICIOUS.
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by kzhahou 11y ago
I've always believed that "linkbait" is a MIDLEADING title or one that omits key information only to force you to click on an otherwise uninteresting title. Linkbait: "You won't believe the disgusting thing this A-l
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by kzhahou 11y ago
No, the problem here is that the word ALGEBRA has two meanings, in high school vs college+ contexts. They share the same name and in both you can state that ax=bx => a=b ... but the similarities end soon after. The material here is prec
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by kzhahou 11y ago
I'm surprised by the support you're getting, because the HN hivemind fully supports it when founders exit with 50-10000x what rank and file gets. I wonder if HN doesn't see a problem with founders because they all hope to
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Why? * Google never promised a product, which is a requirement for vaporware. * The idea that it's a consumer product was promoted by SV channels. * SV audience is uncritical of ideas when it feeds into its own hubris (established pla
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by kzhahou 11y ago
What makes U&L lower cost? Just the lack of driver health insurance and benefits?
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Maybe someone else can fix those things while he builds this cook framework?
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by kzhahou 11y ago
So did they meet Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and how did you arrange that?
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Because he has books on display? Nah. If you listed every worthwhile book or article you'd read in the last ten years, and all the thoughtful discussions you'd had, you'd probably be surprised. And even more important, the
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by kzhahou 11y ago
I stopped buying printed books a few years ago, with a couple of exceptions which I kinda regret because they take up space. I love my collection, but it's now split between <20 books at home, and several boxes in storage. Yay, cr
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Only founders get rich, don't you know?
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by kzhahou 11y ago
> Almost by definition, if a startup succeeds its founders become rich. And while getting rich is not the only goal of most startup founders, few would do it if one couldn't. As usual, the investors and founders are teamed up, with
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by kzhahou 11y ago
Blockchains will unseat Uber? Spoken like a true techie! Uber has a reputation system. It can double down on insurance/license guarantees. Decentralized has no immediate direct benefit for riders.
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by kzhahou 11y ago
I'm not sure anyone here said that everyone should be married with kids.
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by kzhahou 11y ago
It's absolutely schadenfreude! Company appears to have led VCs, investors, and the public, and is actually getting called out for it. Lots of people (myself included) thought the whole thing smelled funny a while back.

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