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by reedlaw 10y ago
I'm not sure the new design is a good thing because using Emacs is like entering another world. If newbies have the impression that it's just another editor like all the others with fancy websites they will be quickly disappointed
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Ask HN: How can you work at a desk all day?
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by reedlaw 11y ago
I wouldn't call dependence on cars "absurd" or "insane" as the article puts it. Certainly there's room for improvement. Self-driving cars may reduce underutilization as well as fatalities. Cities could be plann
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by reedlaw 11y ago
What made Ubuntu special was making Linux and other free software easier to use. But when it became too easy they started to take away the "free" part by adding intrusive "features". It's was never a given that as a
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by reedlaw 11y ago
I don't think it's a tragedy because if it was very popular and easy to use YouTube would likely block it. It's directly competing with their own YouTube Red. Also look at popular Linux distros like Ubuntu. As soon as they re
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by reedlaw 11y ago
What would it take to put a stop to Everest climbing? The author repeatedly points to the irrationality of the situation: But as irrational as it may sound, a part of my subconscious was worried that if we didn’t continue, I would be curse
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by reedlaw 11y ago
I think I understand the intent. I was responding to the parent's idea that we should simply not watch movies with questionable content. I agree with that but also am glad this tool exists. I'm not sure under what circumstances it
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by reedlaw 11y ago
As soon as I saw this tool I predicted this kind of response. The idea is not just in the parent post but echoed throughout these comments. That is, nothing should be filtered. This is the prevailing sentiment in our culture with regards to
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by reedlaw 11y ago
Don't you see the problem here? Few politicians would dare campaign to reduce an established benefit. At what point would reason step in declare the scheme unsustainable? Probably when it's too late and all the productive talent h
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by reedlaw 11y ago
I agree that React, Webpack, et al. are great improvements compared to their predecessors. But do I really want to start an app in 2016 knowing that there may be even better tools in 2017? Most likely I would use these but what ails me is t
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by reedlaw 11y ago
I think the results apply to any culture. Excessive studying doesn't produce the intended results. The trend has also been towards increased homework but it's beginning to wane in more developed areas. I wish I knew how to acceler
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by reedlaw 11y ago
I agree 100% but what can be done if the schools don't agree? I live in a small city in China and the middle school starts at 7:15am, has a 1 hour lunch break at noon, and ends at 6:30pm. The kids are expected to finish a big pile of h
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by reedlaw 11y ago
What you say is very true. Maybe I should have said "intermediate" tutorials. Even though the problem area is so deep and complex there have been astonishing engines produced by very small teams, such as: * http://procw
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by reedlaw 11y ago
Can anyone recommend some advanced tutorials for making a 3D engine with OpenGL? I'm looking for something beyond rendering simple polygons with gouraud shading. How do you handle loading large worlds while maintaining a high frame rat
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by reedlaw 11y ago
This is a software problem at its root. It seems software of all kinds is struggling to keep up with the exponential gains in hardware. CPUs are cheaper and smaller with more cores than ever before. But there is no Moore's law of softw
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by reedlaw 11y ago
The idealized goat farmer will make a better musician than the one who simply uses others' samples. To bring the analogy back home, the programmer who understands silicon and circuits is better equipped than the one who relies on massi
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by reedlaw 11y ago
See Sandi Metz' recent piece, The Wrong Abstraction [1]. I prefer a SQL template approach such as Yesql [2]. The trouble with an ORM like ActiveRecord is a lack of control of when and how the query is performed. 1. http://ww
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by reedlaw 11y ago
So is it freshly-poured asphalt black or well-worn asphalt grey? How can its color be compared to something on earth? Doesn't the (lack of) atmosphere have some effect?
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by reedlaw 11y ago
Just look at the article: > Progress over stability > We have to dare occasionally break and change how things are to evolve and grow. DHH has also revolted against TDD so it's no surprise that conventional Rails apps are hard to
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by reedlaw 11y ago
From someone who loves RSpec along with its metaprogramming and DSLs, I agree that much of "magic" in Rails and its ecosystem is annoying. RSpec gets it right in that it implements an elegant, readable DSL for a specific use case:
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by reedlaw 11y ago
As a developer I feel neither Windows nor Mac OS are ready for the desktop. Windows is almost completely useless and you need to immediately resort to Cygwin or a VM to get anything useful done. Mac OS is much more useful out of the box but
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by reedlaw 11y ago
"The hustling life" and becoming "a more well-rounded person" don't typically seem to go together. I admire Ms. Baskin's creativity and industriousness. But I don't imagine constant hustling to be amenable
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by reedlaw 11y ago
The bicycle helmets could be made anywhere and shipped. The article implies most of her business comes from online sales.
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by reedlaw 11y ago
You'd run out of disk space before you even generated "Hello, World". Assuming ASCII only, that's 96 bits. In order to save every possible character combination you'd need about 9903 yottabytes [1] of storage. 1. h
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by reedlaw 11y ago
> The company finds top-notch freelance developers, designers, and project managers with pedigrees from MIT, CalTech, Google, and Stripe, and only accepts 5% of applicants. The AI engine makes a price quote and comes up with the producti
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by reedlaw 11y ago
I agree. From my experience there is more pressure than ever for young people to own a house and a car. It's almost a prerequisite to marriage. Even in big cities where it's unreasonable to expect a young person to be able to affo
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by reedlaw 11y ago
Only do this if you want to be totally turned off by programming within a few months/years. Working 40 hours a week at a computer and then coming home for more is bad enough for your body. But beyond that, any single activity reaches a
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by reedlaw 11y ago
It's cheap for people with money but little time. But a 27-day cruise seems more aimed at people with time but little money.
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by reedlaw 11y ago
At one point no one knew what ISIS meant. This article is trying to educate about use of a better term. There are plenty of words that go out of style. "ISIS" is no more pronounceable than Daesh. Is-is? Ice-iss? Eye...Ess...Eye...
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by reedlaw 11y ago
Interesting that the book mentioned, Not for Bread Alone, retails for over $2700 on Amazon 1. 1. http://www.amazon.com/Not-Bread-Alone-Konosuke-Matsushita/dp...

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