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by pkd 9y ago
Oh my god. Thank you for this great news. I was almost resigned to see Thunderbird being sunset. It's an amazing client and will only become better by utilising the progress made by Firefox.
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by pkd 9y ago
When somebody punches you, it's physical assault, regardless if you punch back or not. Similarly when somebody tries to force you into a sexual situation without your consent, it's sexual assault, regardless of whether you end up
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by pkd 9y ago
Or maybe he's not onto something and it's totally possible to not be an asshole and try to take advantage of the situation when left alone with a person of the other sex? I don't see how Pence's comment makes any good se
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by pkd 9y ago
Saying things has consequences. All these articles seem to be complaining about the sudden realization that you can't say something without suffering from consequences in SV. I don't generally care about SV and I think it has its
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by pkd 9y ago
This is a very misinformed opinion. Being a rich kid is not at all akin to being on welfare. A sibling comment pointed out the diffrence of money, but there's also a gap in the quality and quantity of opportunities to succeed.
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by pkd 9y ago
I don't think so. But there's this which allows you to "remote control" FF from Emacs: https://github.com/cute-jumper/emacs-firefox-controller
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by pkd 9y ago
Even if we assume that your point is true, Hickey wasn't comparing Clojure's type system specifically with only C++/Java. He was making a general point about static vs dynamic typing. He even mentioned Haskell and C++ in the
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by pkd 9y ago
While that is true, it's not like C++ and Java are the torchbearers of static typing. Much better type systems exist than those of C++ and Java and basing your worldview of static typing just on the experience with these two is shortsi
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by pkd 9y ago
Crystal supports metaprogramming. Just on a much lower level. Ruby metaprogramming is convenient - Crystal's is powerful.
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by pkd 9y ago
Sure, you can use them as a consumer all the time, but that doesn't mean that you need to write your own to program in Lisps, for instance. For the few that do need it, it's a worthy tool to have.
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by pkd 9y ago
From what I understood (I haven't actually used the product), the repository is in the decrypted state on your local machine and is fully encrypted while being stored on the remote.
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by pkd 9y ago
Somebody else said branches were already native to git. So are pull requests. Comments and issues are unlikely to be made native to git ever since git is developed primarily for the Linux kernel and their discussion channel is the mailing l
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by pkd 9y ago
There is a programming language property called Restrictability - it means that you only need to know a subset of the features the language provides to become productive. The best languages have high restrictability without compromising on
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by pkd 9y ago
If you Google, you can find tons of good stuff written in Lisps. Julia is an up-and coming language - but it is highly regarded by the data science community. > What exactly does it mean to have "good dynamic typing facilities"
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Draggable JavaScript - a lightweight, responsive, modern drag and drop library(shopify.github.io)
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by pkd 9y ago
All the rest of your points have been addressed, but re: the Mughal Empire It is important to note that while the foundations of the Mughal Empire were forged with plunder and loot, the Empire itself became native to the Indian subcontinent
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by pkd 9y ago
It's front page because enough people found it interesting enough to upvote.
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by pkd 9y ago
Why is it a bad idea?
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by pkd 9y ago
Actually I'd say it's catching up now because of http://sciruby.com/
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by pkd 9y ago
I share some reservations with the author of this post but this reads like a rambling rant more than a coherent piece of thought. I don't want to work for companies where the toxicity permeates through the culture, and I assume that th
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by pkd 9y ago
Interesting. How much experience did you have when you joined Google? And also if you don't mind, what year was it?
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by pkd 9y ago
No.
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by pkd 9y ago
More traditionally known as the slide rule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule
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by pkd 9y ago
Nokia is still a company. They sold only their mobility business to Microsoft. They are big players in telecommunication hardware. Rajiv Suri is the CEO.
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by pkd 9y ago
I can't really tell you if the Cuckoo Filter will improve performance since it depends on so many factors. But if you have some free time then why not try it out and find out for yourself? In case you do, please let me know what perfor
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by pkd 9y ago
As u/nyc640 said, it is actually the other way around. False positives are possible. False negatives are not. The original paper linked gives the false positive rates of upto 0.19% (0.09% for the semi-sorted version).
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Show HN: Cuckoo Filter in Ruby(github.com)
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by pkd 9y ago
You are probably confusing Discord with Discourse.
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Lets Git Wild(bg-blog.com)
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by pkd 9y ago
Skirting rules means exactly that - skirting rules. You are not supposed to sell things at a price higher than what is marked as the MRP - yet that is the norm with soft drinks of any kind. Taxis have a meter attached to them and they have

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