markbnj

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by markbnj 10y ago
I think you're just using "classic" to mean the behavior of languages like C++. Under the hood there are only two ways this mechanism can function, and I don't think it helps to mix high level language semantics in when
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by markbnj 10y ago
I haven't done java in a long time so I won't try to debate the specific language level semantics with you (the same is true of pascal though it has been even longer), however assuming that your examples run and behave as you desc
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by markbnj 10y ago
It's specifically because high level language semantics often mask the underlying implementation that knowing that implementation is necessary for truly understanding what's happening. The situation you describe is call by referen
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by markbnj 10y ago
Of course, because that is the only way to implement call by reference, i.e. to pass the reference as a value.
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by markbnj 10y ago
In what way are they different?
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by markbnj 10y ago
No, no, no there is no "call by object." It is precisely this mistaken idea which muddies the waters, as you put it. Virtually all modern processors are stack-based architectures. All arguments to functions are passed on the stack
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by markbnj 10y ago
Interesting perspective on some of python's features, but I hate to see this "python is neither call by value nor call by reference" silliness perpetuated with a link to the original silly blog post. I'm surprised a C++
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by markbnj 10y ago
I'm rooting for System76, and I hope this move is successful and leads to a better product, because the current products are not competitive in terms of design and build quality.
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by markbnj 10y ago
That's just silly. Kubernetes is an open source project too, and I don't think Google is making a ton of money from it.
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by markbnj 10y ago
This x 100. I've been working from home for ten years and I don't miss any of the stuff associated with commuting.
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by markbnj 10y ago
He's talking about the universe. The entire thing. From what portion of it do you suppose we have been able to gather enough evidence to determine there is no life?
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by markbnj 10y ago
Ha, this, and not just this but what Italian bakery are you likely to find gelatto and tiramisu in? I think maybe the author has only been to Battale's Eataly in NYC, which is more like "open floor Italian-ish gourmet market"
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by markbnj 10y ago
Beautiful? I came here to react to it with awe at the sheer chutzpah it took to make that statement. So the author has determined that the universe is lifeless, and has nowhere in it other than Earth a single spark of consciousness that mig
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by markbnj 10y ago
London has been a "world capitol" ... meaning I guess that it has deserved that description as much as any other large city ... since at least the mid-17th century. Whatever affect brexit has on the UK economy and place in the Eur
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by markbnj 10y ago
This reminds me of Ursula K. LeGuin's "A Wizard of Earthsea," in which all things had a name, and knowing a thing's name granted power over it. At the same time it also seems weirdly suggestive of The Matrix.
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by markbnj 10y ago
Well in the screen capped communication the source talks about "the news that Trump was spied on" as motivation for the disclosure... that's enough for me to click the back button.
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by markbnj 10y ago
Aren't virtually all of us doing this anyway? Who doesn't pipe all their http requests through a for profit company? Given that such a large percentage of web-accessible applications are on the cloud these days, most people are pr
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by markbnj 10y ago
Interesting write-up. Did I miss it, or did the author not talk specifically about the implementation architecture for the redis instances, i.e. single instances vs. high-availability with replication? If you run replication then you at lea
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by markbnj 10y ago
I mean, this sounds fine if you are able to actually focus on a single thing. Leaving aside for the moment the desirability or practicality of burying social media and other such distractions, there are times when work itself requires displ
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by markbnj 10y ago
I suppose if you're going to make an artwork look like a bench and not surround it with protection, then you'd best make it function as a bench too.
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by markbnj 10y ago
They're a great group of people, I agree. Unfortunately the machines are not great, at least from my perspective as a Gazelle owner, and from what I have read from others who have purchased laptops from them. I've never used one o
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by markbnj 10y ago
>> Moreso, if the goal is to produce reusable applications, we need this to be even more abstract: “Create a plugin that downloads bank statements, compares to the expense statements, and produces a standard report”. But if the compu
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by markbnj 10y ago
I'm 56, still doing software and systems engineering every day, still love it. My daily routine is a lot like the author's. I've thought off and on over the years about doing something else, but the simple fact is I'm ad
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by markbnj 10y ago
No, in my experience accepting a severance payment does not prevent you from claiming unemployment benefits, however the severance is treated as salary and you can't collect benefits until however many pay periods it represents have pa
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by markbnj 10y ago
Did you read the article though? They are offering 90 days to make the decision, and a month's severance (miserly, imo, but they're offering it). As mentioned in the piece this wouldn't be a very manageable or predictable way
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by markbnj 10y ago
Came here to ask how the author could write that entire piece and not compare costs.
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by markbnj 10y ago
Celestia is worth checking out as well: https://celestiaproject.net/
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by markbnj 10y ago
Same with my Gazelle which I purchased seven months ago. I definitely would not get another. The build quality of the case is horrible. The keyboard is horrible. The touchpad is horrible. The display is ok and that's about the best thi
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by markbnj 10y ago
Could be nothing more than having the description "former U.S. attorney general" next to a finding that Uber did nothing wrong. That would pretty much close the case for the average news skimmer.
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by markbnj 10y ago
Exactly, and thank you.

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