rcoveson

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by rcoveson 9y ago
> Implicit interfaces are the single best part of Go. Help me understand this. The concern raised by the author regarding method signatures versus method contracts seems valid, and I have a hard time envisioning where implicit interfaces
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by rcoveson 9y ago
I don't think that was the point of the parent comment. Obviously Stallman's system is not perfectly secure, but it may well be immune to exploits that require arbitrary code execution like Meltdown and Spectre.
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by rcoveson 9y ago
It seems like in the case of Meltdown and Spectre, FOSS may have /everything/ to do with security. FOSS with the addendum that you don't execute arbitrary javascript, anyway. In a world where personal computers only ran code
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by rcoveson 9y ago
While that argument may make no sense to you or me, it makes just as much objective "sense" as any other moral basis. Some people are strict utilitarians, some people have a deontological code, some people's morals come out o
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by rcoveson 9y ago
I don't think this is true. "Trespass is defined by the act of knowingly entering another person’s property without permission." https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/trespass So it's illegal to, for exam
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by rcoveson 9y ago
I imagine what prompted this thread was the growing tendency of software companies to hire for "Data Scientist" positions and imagine that what they'll be getting is analogous to a Database or Distributed Computing specialist
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by rcoveson 9y ago
They should hire you to come up with titles.
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by rcoveson 9y ago
No, surprising though it may seem, renewable energy sources like wind, solar, and hydro have all caused more deaths proportional to the energy they have produced than nuclear.
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by rcoveson 9y ago
You've exhaustively listed every nuclear accident recorded and said, "That's a melt-down every 24 years" as if that were something terrible. The numbers do not support you. Nuclear has less deaths per kilowatt hour produ
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by rcoveson 9y ago
Huh, I thought I worked at $COMPANY_NAME, but apparently I work at Riot Games.
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by rcoveson 9y ago
Why is it said that, "Google is rightly troubled by the fact that its workforce is largely male."? I can't wrap my head around what Google is guilty of in this regard. It's said, or screamed, all over the Internet that &
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by rcoveson 9y ago
That's very interesting. Where did you hear that? Or should I say... could you please add a citation? ;)
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by rcoveson 9y ago
> Black people are killers, thieves, and lazy layabouts. Introducing "killers" and "thieves" to this example distances it from the discussion we are having, since you introduced words with violent connotations. Let&#x
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by rcoveson 9y ago
Alright, I'll accept that definition of rant. I certainly agree that the unsubstantiated biological statements were an awful rhetorical tactic. Thank you for sticking with me and providing the quote that most irked you. It irks me as w
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by rcoveson 9y ago
While the author used dubious rhetorical tactics (e.g. stating scientific "facts" without citation), he was never hostile towards any one person or group of people. Even if the argument he was making was that Google should fire or
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by rcoveson 9y ago
I don't think you made much of an effort to understand me. Which of the following aspects of my comment was "delusional"? 1. Posing the question, "Was the bar lowered to recruit female or minority candidates?" 2. St
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by rcoveson 9y ago
Yeah, but here it is again: "rant." You're using your voice, which we have agreed will, in however small a way, influence an important decision, not to disagree with the content of the email, but to (IMO) misrepresent the ton
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by rcoveson 9y ago
I agree with you, but I would add to what you're saying by noting that this very thread and the opinions expressed in it, along with those expressed by the media, will influence Google's decision in a huge way. If a sufficient per
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by rcoveson 9y ago
Not implying that I agree with anything the author said, but could you give an example of a "toxic" quote from the original memo? I'm confused because your comment makes it sound like we're talking about some vitriolic d
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by rcoveson 9y ago
I don't see how the exam's and job interview's focus (or lack thereof) on teamwork is relevant. How to make a better exam isn't really on trial here, because no matter how much data suggests that teamwork is as important
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by rcoveson 9y ago
Was the bar lowered to recruit female or minority candidates? That's not a rhetorical question and I don't presume to have an answer to it. It was, however, the subject of the original memo, which suggests that some policies or pr