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by nikofeyn 8y ago
i know that. in the example, he assigned the lambda to normalize_case.
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
> I do not agree with some of the premises of this post, but saying that changing lambda syntax will somehow help is just not true. i wasn't really suggesting changing the syntax would help (although the confusion here is more seman
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
sure. here you go. http://www.gigamonkeys.com/code-quarterly/2011/hal-abelson/ the paragraph he says it in is: > It’s just a different course. We could have done it in Scheme and I sort of wish we had. And
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
> Your examples don't seem that great, to be frank. they weren't intended to be great or mind blowing. they were just examples to make the point that in a good language, it's clear what is going on. the operator thing is a
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
it's because i am not that deeply familiar with python and the article is not clear itself on this. what is he complaining about then if they are identical in what's returned? is it simply because the REPL returns <lambda> i
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
f# (and also ocaml and sml) have all those and much more. they are much more consistent and principled in their design, which makes things simpler to understand. for example, in all three languages above, expressions are much easier to unde
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
i am not for sure what you mean by "original name". the value of each of those function definitions are: val test1 : x:int -> int val test2 : x:int -> int you call them the same way, and they have the same type. a
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
in my experience, the python ecosystem is a mess. yes, there are lots of libraries, but that is just one part of the ecosystem. for one, everyone uses a different distribution, whether it's anaconda, python(x,y), or just the default py
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
all i could think of is "stop writing python". it seems to me that a lot of these problems are fundamental problems with python. i continue to not understand why anybody likes python the language. the fact that creating a function
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
was 1996 really that different than today? because reliable is the last word i would use to describe software today.
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
can you elaborate? because nothing you mentioned has anything to do with education. the expected use of VR in education reminds me of the failure of nearly every other forced use of technology in education. my mom was a teacher, and i clear
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
there is one for the little mler .
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
there's a couple things. why is it not okay? as a potential employee, you want to be sure that they have an inkling as to what they are doing and aren't just asking questions out of the "interviewing at google" book. i a
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
i wouldn't sweat it. people design those interviews to make them feel better about themselves rather than as an effective way to gauge someone's aptitude to work there. you'll notice that none of these places that ask these t
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
that doesn't matter when very few scientists have even heard of an ml (standard ml, ocaml, f#) or a lisp/scheme (common lisp, racket), much less have an inkling to use them. their use does of course exist but by no measure is it w
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
orcas and dolphins do use tools. so do fish. and of course octupuses use tools. and i didn't mean that tools are impossible in the ocean. it's just that their use is made difficult. orcas also easily recognize mirrors. i have watc
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
it's interesting that you left off one of the most intelligent species: orcas. they are arguably more intelligent than any of the other species you named. > Only one example of human-level intelligence this made me think about the r
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
i recommend the book squid empire: the rise and fall of the cephalopods . https://www.amazon.com/Squid-Empire-Rise-Fall-Cephalopods-eb...
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
that feature was in some promotional material i just recently watched, either within their recent presentation or an ad. that is really disingenuous of apple to have not removed it from their ad campaign while knowing it was delayed. that f
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
you didn't exactly give any counterexamples. yes, android's settings menus have a lot and are relatively poorly organized, but so are ios settings. but in terms of apps, i find android much more intuitive than ios. on android, the
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
> For an audiophile experience, you’d better love the DAC built into your phone. that's why i use lg's v series of phones that include a high-end audio dac. > Meanwhile, for mobile use you, need to tether your head to your p
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
> Apple sells ... products that work better and last twice as long as the competition. not a chance. my original black macbook had the dvd drive replaced like 4 times before they replaced the whole computer, because it never worked in th
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
i feel this is too hyperbolic in the wrong direction. there is clearly more beyond our current knowledge of physics, so why is it beyond the realms of reality to assume that something in that subset of all knowledge is useful? we didn'
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
why don't you just use f#?
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
that's an overly hard and fast rule. i find that instrumental electronic music is amazing for work. it focuses rather than distracts, providing nice mental bumpers. i actually can't stand unnatural or played back sounds of the sea
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
but heavy rain and also snow are also problems for lidar.
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
> call me a mathematical hipster (new frameworks etc.) but i could never get into axiomatic set theory. algebra is already boring by virtue of being abstract but then make it even more abstract by dropping all models! can you elaborate h
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
when you say “this” do you mean the content in the linked book or linear algebra? because the linked pdf doesn’t have much to do with linear algebra.
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
it’s free. you can pay for each part to get a certificate or just take it for free.
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by nikofeyn 8y ago
> If they want to collect emails they need to offer something in addition. whether i agree with the decision or not, i am confused by this sentiment. aren’t they offering docker, for free?

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