nimnio

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by nimnio 7y ago
> You don't have to learn a new language ... javascript ecosystem ... Vue.js ... You seem to be assuming that everyone is a javascript developer and wants to work in it.
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by nimnio 7y ago
The paper you're citing investigates the idea that "early childhood investments have significantly higher benefit cost ratios than those targeted at older age group", and it concludes that "there may in fact be no relati
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by nimnio 7y ago
Just FYI, you didn't need to check Instagram. It's in the article.
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by nimnio 7y ago
More developers are coding in Windows than any other operating system -- almost more than Mac and Linux combined. The Hacker News filter bubble might lead us to believe otherwise. https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey&#x
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by nimnio 7y ago
I'd like to see that evidence.
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by nimnio 8y ago
Most people will categorize crashing, overheating, and graphical artifacts as a more severe problem than "what's that small noise I hear once in a while".
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by nimnio 8y ago
Well, that would depend on whether it's really "absurd" or not; maybe it's effective. You put on glasses, people think you're smart. You wear an expensive watch, people think you're successful -- "nothing
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by nimnio 9y ago
I only read page one of that link (thanks for sharing), but it appears to limit its scope to a specific scenario: given a lump sump of money (a windfall), it is it better to invest all at once or dollar cost average over a period of time? I
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by nimnio 9y ago
Could you explain what's a shame? I'm having trouble guessing your point.
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by nimnio 9y ago
By definition anonymization is supposed to be irreversible. What you're describing is de-identification ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De-identification#Anonymizatio... ).
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by nimnio 9y ago
Brave is not fooled either, which is interesting because it's based on Chromium. Brave 0.14.1 libchromiumcontent 57.0.2987.133 Fixed in Chrome 58, so I wonder what the significant difference is.
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by nimnio 10y ago
"If you're tech savvy, you can even host your own Standard File server." This would be a perfect candidate for https://sandstorm.io/ . As far as hosting servers go, I'm not tech-savvy, but thanks to Sands
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by nimnio 10y ago
Did you click the link? This isn't "How to Read a Book" by Adler.
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by nimnio 11y ago
I realized it was fake in the first paragraph thanks to the cheesy, melodramatic hook: "The last thing I want to do is write this down, but I’m doing it anyway, partially because people ought to know what’s happening with the things th
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by nimnio 11y ago
"The advantage of unit testing modular code bases is that you don't have to test every program state, you just have to test every module state." I don't think that's true with a capital T. Modules interact with each
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by nimnio 11y ago
According to some definitions, AI is just "the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation b
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by nimnio 11y ago
I don't think anyone is questioning whether your work resonates with a whole subset of people; I think we're questioning whether conferences and a full inbox are all the evidence we need to accept broad pronouncements about the st
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by nimnio 11y ago
One of his domains is tomsdog.com. I don't know how much he paid for it, but I can get donsdog.com for about $10 a year. The list kaismh posted has 75 items in it, so say $750 a year. The way I like to think about this is that if his a
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by nimnio 11y ago
"More significantly in this particular case, various studies over the years have not supported the claim that short functions have better error rates, nor that longer but otherwise reasonable functions have higher error rates; if anyth
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by nimnio 11y ago
The Toys R Us stroller you linked weighs about 15lb, I think. The Bob Stroller weighs about 25lb. I challenge you to find a 30kg/66lb stroller.
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by nimnio 11y ago
While I understand that it's tempting to blame celebs and young people for the lack of agreement you're finding here, it could also just be that smart, reasonable people find your unfounded beliefs petty and cynical. It's a p
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by nimnio 11y ago
You should give https://sandstorm.io/ a close look. I would describe it as a personal server platform. You can host it yourself or use a cloud provider. You can install ported apps or write your own. I'm using the clou
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by nimnio 11y ago
From a certain perspective, you just paraphrased the quote you disagreed with: Him: "If the reviewer makes a suggestion, and I don't have a clear answer as to why the suggestion should not be implemented, I'll usually make th
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by nimnio 14y ago
That's stated in the "Caveats" paragraph of this article. I guess the Lookmark blog scores low on "engagement" for you (friendly teasing).