paxcoder

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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   Definitions are only useful when agreed upon. Being vulgar and unpleasant towards people means Linus(with an s) has bad manners. You can choose to tolerate that for some reason, but you cannot expect it of other people. Instead, it is expec
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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   If you want freedom and manners, don't follow Linus.
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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   Nice!
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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   Swap the languages around and see if the statement doesn't sound a bit elitist to you. I feel like the parent could have chosen more neutral words if they wanted to. Their particular experience with irreverent/careless programmers
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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   As a C programmer who "tried" Python, I feel offended. I wrote substantial OO code using list comperhensions and other things pythonic. I am also a functional programming affectionado, though a realist, not a fan. Don't label
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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   What's worse is that we're using "modern" programming languages for which these things aren't even on the horizon. It's so far from the mainstream norm to implement these ancient time-savers that you can't
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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   Calling this a "polyfill" is a stretch. Not that I think the term deserves to be protected
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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   I ascribe spiritual significance to the mind (not the brain). If consciousness is more than a mere product of brain's functioning, Strong AI does not have to be beyond the horizon.
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   by paxcoder 11y ago

   I'm not the same guy, but I'd like to answer: Familiar, that's how it feels. I'm confident that I'm right about the other matter, and subjects are related, so I'm not bothered.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    There's no 'actonable advice' in this post as far as I can see, except perhaps 'pay off debt'.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    Reminds me of https://medium.com/matter/could-this-man-hold-the-secret-to-... Don't mind the title, the article is good. The article at the OP's link talks about proteins though, the one above talks about ele
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    Retrofitting to legitimize.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    What is the counter-argument to XHTML but the proliferation of sloppiness?
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    "New Microsoft"? That's an overstatement.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    That design is a delightful blast from the past. tinfoil.com/tinfoil.htm especially triggers my nostalgia. The .ram format on other pages, however, does not.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    It's an apathetic exposé/critique of various roles in, approaches to and/or views of software development. "In the end though, it is only when you solve problems with a human face that you can feel truly right; What is e
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    Forget about my time, save your own: TL;DR: Fan greatly motivated by interaction with celebrity.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    Nice overview of unix systems legacy. Would you be interesting in contributing your vision of a modern operating system to a common document? I've been wanting to start a casual WG for this purpose with someone for a while now.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    I object.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    While what US has now is bad, your solution is not complete: One can imagine that in your scenario a doctor can claim you're not really sick, or lie that you have been cured. So what actually becomes profitable is not treating people.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    What would cost millions of dollars? Please cut the drama out already and limit yourself to arguments. You're finally starting to display understanding of the patent clause. Companies wouldn't adopt things under "GPLv3",
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    There are only so many options here. Either: * You are lying that you read the license. * You were lying about what the license says. * You really dont want to admit that you have misunderstood the license. Either way, you were wrong then a
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    Unlike you, I have at least taken the time to read the relevant license parts before discussing them. Note that what you've argued before was very different from what you're saying now. You've narrowed the scope of the discus
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    I, for one, applaud your license choice. Please also see my reply to SomeCallMeTim.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    You are wrong, and a drama queen. The only thing (L)GPLv3 patent clause obliges propagators to do (ie not mere users; not even mere modifiers) is to grant their users licenses to applicable patents which they own . The permissive Apa
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    I want to believe.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    Thanks for jumping in, you got me. I reckon the reason for downvotes is that others didn't then. Ambiguity didn't occur to me until I've read your comment.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    The parent failed to add a link, so I did. That's why it's staying up. The way it sounds maybe partially, but I'm going to go with downvote frenzy for the rest. Never mind, an upvote frienzy around another comment of mine is
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    So it's an absolutely inflexible tiling window manager with an on-screen keyboard.
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    by paxcoder 11y ago

    Thanks, didn't know. So unless he has a few sock accounts, is HUD common knowledge among Unity users and that's why I'm being downvoted, or is it just downvote frenzy?