mcantor

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by mcantor 17y ago
I have been pleased to note that, after moving in with my girlfriend, I have "infected" her with my anti-clutter mindset. I try to live by the general rule of, "If I haven't thought about it in 6 months, it shouldn't be here," and it delig
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by mcantor 17y ago
My "American Dream" is to be free to do the following things as often, and in whatever proportions, that I please: * Learn and improve myself * Contribute to and improve the world around me * Spend time with friends, loved ones, and interes
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by mcantor 17y ago
Huh, you're right. It is definitely grammatically correct, now that I look at it. It's unquestionably rambling, though, and (I should hope) an example of bad style.
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by mcantor 17y ago
It's just a run-on sentence, dude.
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by mcantor 17y ago
Also, two front-page articles about homeless people in just one hour... that's a little odd.
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by mcantor 17y ago
Maybe it's the naive and hopeless romantic in me, but when I read the part about "devising a strategy to prevent people from encouraging his homelessness," I couldn't help but feel a gentle pang of indignation. I almost feel like it's too
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by mcantor 17y ago
This reminds me of an excellent quote I heard a while ago: "As a programmer, your job is not to write code. Your job is to solve problems."
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by mcantor 17y ago
Ah, I see! That makes much more sense. Thank you for the explanation. I'm very reluctant to consider checking baggage again, even seeing the increased level of concern a company might give my bags. I hear so many horror stories, and as a
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by mcantor 17y ago
30-40 minutes ? What kind of passengers have you been travelling next to? I travel exclusively with carry-ons--I haven't checked baggage in over 5 years--and it has never taken me more than 90 seconds total to get one carry-on into the o
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by mcantor 17y ago
cd ~/code ctags -R . echo "set tags=~/code/tags" >> ~/.vimrc vim -t SomeClass
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by mcantor 17y ago
I would think that few people, if any, open up the Android market thinking, "I want to find an app that I have to pay for." I would think that most people begin with "I want to find an app that does X ," and pay for it if it seems to be w
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by mcantor 17y ago
Way to miss the forrist for the teres.
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by mcantor 17y ago
I twitch every time I see a site without a favicon. I can't even explain why it bothers me so much.
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by mcantor 17y ago
Page is worth it for this nugget: Be warned that 50 million digits of pi takes up 50 megabytes. This can take up to 4 hours to download with a 28.8k modem!
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by mcantor 17y ago
Sadly, we hapless programmers are the only ones who will ever read this blog post.
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by mcantor 17y ago
"The signal bore expected hallmarks of potential non-terrestrial and non-solar system origin." Where can I read about what these "hallmarks" are? The article is very detailed about the interpretations of the signal, but it never explains w
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by mcantor 17y ago
The carrot is a lie?!
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by mcantor 17y ago
I love this planet.
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by mcantor 17y ago
This is the kind of thing I picture vividly when someone says a phrase like "cutthroat business practices."
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by mcantor 17y ago
That's why you have to practice the correct social timing to cut in with "Do you think she's ugly?". If you're ashamed of your opinions--"Oh God, I think redheads are ugly, and thus have insulted his wife!"--they'll pick up on that and a
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by mcantor 17y ago
Hmmm... okay, I'll buy that! Thank you for providing such a thorough explanation of your interest in this site.
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by mcantor 17y ago
I've heckled countless people for saying what I'm about to say, so please know that I ask the following question in all sincerity: How is this Hacker News? What intellectual curiosity does this satisfy?
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by mcantor 17y ago
Seconded. After a rocky first year, this decision alone makes me feel vindicated for having voted Obama.
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Telegraphs Ran on Electric Air in Crazy 1859 Magnetic Storm(wired.com)
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by mcantor 17y ago
Where is it written that people should be spoken to a certain way? I feel like you are exhibiting some signs of the very hubris that this article cautions against. Beware the conviction you feel so strongly that there is no possibility
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by mcantor 17y ago
A: "She's not my type." B: "Why not?" A: "I think redheads are ugly." B: "My wife's a redhead." A: "So?" B: "Well..." A: "Do you think she's ugly?" B: "No." A: "So, no problem!"
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by mcantor 17y ago
This simple exercise is more than just a trapping of mutualistic discourse. It actually forces you to think about their point, and leads to a greater understanding of what they are trying to say... which, in turn, allows you to waste less
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by mcantor 17y ago
I enjoyed the point about prepending sentences with "I think." I have found that, during emotional discussions with friends or loved ones, it also behooves us to prepend many phrases with "I feel like." The common nerd defense to this appr
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by mcantor 17y ago
[citation needed]
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by mcantor 17y ago
I could only stomach 30 or so... once I exhausted all of the prismacolor marker colors I could remember, it became oddly exhausting.

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