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   by nonzero 15y ago

   I actually comment even simple code because comments show up a different color in my editors. Comments for me are often an additional mnemonic trigger rather than necessarily a store of detailed information. It's like indenting or bolding t
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   by nonzero 15y ago

   I always wonder about the debate of whether hunter-foragers worked 11 hours a week for food and shelter or were always on the brink of starvation and warfare. I wonder if we'll ever know, since there's so much earth left to dig up and so ma
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   by nonzero 15y ago

   I don't know if you've read the essay, but I couldn't figure out how the author's theory of "ultimate purpose" of money could be falsified. In fact, how is any description of subjective motivation falsifiable? Maybe neuroscience can elabora
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   by nonzero 15y ago

   Evolutionary psychology strikes me as myth-making, not in the pejorative sense but in that it forms an understandable, cohesive, and easily retold story around a bunch of observations. It's ironic that the article labels the rationale primi
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   by nonzero 15y ago

   My thoughts exactly. I figured maybe there was some other crap in the ... that necessitated the convoluted 2nd part of the || statement, but I couldn't think of anything that would.
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   by nonzero 15y ago

   I wish programming documentation in general were divided into two heavily linked parts, one conversational introductory section and one concise and technical reference section (like a manpage). By heavily linked, I mean the "conversational"