loco5niner

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   by loco5niner 12y ago

   > No-one is saying that anyone should be forced to do anything. That's actually exactly what they are saying...
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   by loco5niner 12y ago

   Not OP, but I would defend it with something similar to his statement above. Basically, I want to get the content out, and the extra effort (if required) would be enough for me to say basically "forget it". I'd rather get t
3. 1503.▲
   by loco5niner 12y ago

   So, I should only help the bottom 1% and not help the bottom 2% - 5%?
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   by loco5niner 12y ago

   No, it is not a false choice.
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   by loco5niner 12y ago

   I disagree. Just like my printer, I want my display to be mostly dumb. Fewer things to break, first of all. Also, "smart" devices are usually pretty badly designed. I'll plug in my own choice of brain, thank you.
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   by loco5niner 12y ago

   I'm missing something. I don't really understand the first part of what you said...
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   by loco5niner 12y ago

   This one is actually linked to in the article, where the author writes "In that tradition, I present a sequel to Keith Michaels' 2003 exercise in counterfactual reasoning. "
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   by loco5niner 12y ago

   This is why I hate marketing. Unfortunately, it works. (dang it, I just added some bad press)
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   by loco5niner 12y ago

   Rather than the source of the light shining directly into your eyes (iPad), in the Kindle paperwhite the light is directed onto the page, where it is diffused. Check out the "light guide" description here: http://www.ny
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner.
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    Misleading. Reading from an iPad is not the same as reading from an e-ink device.
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    soooo, apparently Erlang and Haskell are new languages...
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    rude reply or not, he was correct.
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    Oh hey, I just got back to HN and saw this. Thanks for getting the simple concept of "RATios of sides" into my head! Inching closer to understanding :-)
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    "It’s a humiliating experience to witness that people have so much respect and admiration for an experienced male developer, but there’s no place for you because you’re female and a beginner." This is where I stopped reading.
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    Thanks for the link. I played around with it for a couple minutes and will be coming back to it later for sure.
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    I will watch for it :-)
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    cool! I will check it out. thank you
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    Trigonometry please (specifically Sin, Cos, Tan)! I can calculate the values when I need them, but I want to understand the 'why' and the 'how' on a fundamental level.
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    is it a typo? I just assumed the dad was speaking his 'native tongue' ;-) What is the intended wording? I must be missing something...
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    by loco5niner 12y ago

    You are correct, and I am often guilty of this. Except today, when I was running on time for a lunch meeting, and the wind had knocked a tree into the road. There ARE exceptions....