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   by reuven 8y ago

   Oh, it has led to great progress -- when I go to China, everything I do before and after class is in Chinese. I chat with locals, order at restaurants, read street signs, and the like. That said, there's still a long way to go before
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   by reuven 8y ago

   I've been learning Chinese for about four years. I use apps, but only to drill and help me improve my reading + vocabulary outside of the in-person classes. There's nothing like an in-person tutor. (OK, so mine is online, but it
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   by reuven 8y ago

   I'm an MIT alumnus ('92). A friend of mine specifically went to MIT to study political science, because of the high-quality faculty and the very small number of students majoring in it. He was one of four majors our year, and go
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   by reuven 8y ago

   I would argue that for certain kinds of problems, agent-based modeling is easier to think about and work with than object-oriented programming. It's not a matter of your programming experience, but rather what you're trying to mo
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   by reuven 8y ago

   I don't know much about the actor model. One of these days, I should look into it more. It's possible that there's a large overlap. The basic idea in agent-based modeling is that you have a bunch of different types of objec
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   by reuven 8y ago

   Most programming languages don't use the multi-agent paradigm. It's a different way of thinking about problems, in which you describe how each type of agent should interact with others, and then you let them run and play out the
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   Show HN: Weekly Python Exercise(store.lerner.co.il)

   1 points by reuven 8y ago|0 comments
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   Show HN: Weekly Python Exercise(weeklypythonexercise.com)

   1 points by reuven 8y ago|0 comments
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   A quick intro to the Unix “find” utility(blog.lerner.co.il)

   2 points by reuven 8y ago|0 comments
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    A quick intro to the Unix “find” utility(blog.lerner.co.il)

    4 points by reuven 8y ago|0 comments
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    Python and Its Community Enter a New Phase(linuxjournal.com)

    4 points by reuven 8y ago|0 comments
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    Python and Its Community Enter a New Phase(linuxjournal.com)

    3 points by reuven 8y ago|0 comments
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    Python parentheses primer(blog.lerner.co.il)

    1 points by reuven 8y ago|0 comments
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    Python parentheses primer(blog.lerner.co.il)

    1 points by reuven 8y ago|0 comments
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    by reuven 8y ago

    I love Python's for-else feature. I've used it on a number of occasions, and have found it to be useful and to cut down on code. However, I agree that the use of "else" is horribly confusing. When I teach "for-els
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    Four ways to assign variables in Python(blog.lerner.co.il)

    2 points by reuven 9y ago|0 comments
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    by reuven 9y ago

    Maybe it's because I'm in Israel, where I'd like to think that things are better than the US (although I'm far from sure that's true). Maybe it's because I'm self employed, so I don't have regular &qu
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    by reuven 9y ago

    I didn't mean to say that it only happens in high tech. But: (1) I'm in technology for 20+ years, and didn't know this sort of thing happens, and (2) Technology people often like to think that we're in a meritocracy, in
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    by reuven 9y ago

    These stories upset me deeply. But as much as they upset me, they surprise me. And that's because until it was just recently, after 20+ years in the computer industry, that I discovered how pervasive such behavior is. I'm not ha
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    New York and Montana Have a New Trick to Protect Network Neutrality(slate.com)

    2 points by reuven 9y ago|0 comments
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    by reuven 9y ago

    Steve Yegge's writing, whether on technology or business (or both), is always delightful to read. If he can start to write more now that he's no longer at Google, then I'm happy not just for him and his new job, but also for
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    by reuven 9y ago

    I'm a long time Linux Journal columnist, and I'm equal parts delighted and surprised by this news. Thanks to PIA and Carlie for the work that went into this deal.
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    Show HN: Weekly Python Exercise, Starting January 2018(store.lerner.co.il)

    1 points by reuven 9y ago|0 comments
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    A very sad day – the end of Linux Journal(blog.lerner.co.il)

    2 points by reuven 9y ago|0 comments
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    A very sad day – the end of Linux Journal(blog.lerner.co.il)

    2 points by reuven 9y ago|0 comments
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    by reuven 9y ago

    Modern Hebrew is indeed about a century old. But a huge proportion of its vocabulary and grammar and based on the Bible, and many centuries of Jewish religious and legal writing. Don't forget that for 2,000 years, Jews have praye
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    Show HN: Trainer Weekly(lerner.co.il)

    1 points by reuven 9y ago|0 comments
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    by reuven 9y ago

    I'm soon going to set up some sample exercises for people to see. But even now, if you dislike it after the first month, cancel and I'll refund your purchase. Or: Read any of my free e-mail courses ( http://lerner.co.il&
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    Show HN: Weekly Python Exercise(weeklypythonexercise.com)

    19 points by reuven 9y ago|3 comments
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    by reuven 9y ago

    Yeah, I saw that at http://hoverstatus.com/ (and somehow edited it out of my original post). But it seems weird and disturbing that a DNS registrar has DNS problems...