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by rewgs 4y ago
> In any language, why can't we write functions that don't modify the arguments, offer the same return for the same arguments, and modify no internal state when called? And then compose those functions together to form a full w
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by rewgs 4y ago
I just use a PC plugged into my TV, and a wireless keyboard/trackpad. I don’t see a reason to get an Apple TV or similar —- typing anything is such a pain, and the trend is that no matter what, you’re eventually gonna see some ads. Ubl
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by rewgs 4y ago
It’s flow state/reducing cognitive load, not just literal typing speed. I know that might sound insane —- I was extremely weary of such claims for a long time and thought vim was stupid —- but after getting over the “hump,” I get it an
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by rewgs 4y ago
I feel the same way. All my programmer friends have all said a version of the refrain, “I just work hard for 8 hours then check out. I don’t care about programming beyond what it will pay me.” I understand and of course don’t fault anyone f
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by rewgs 4y ago
Thank you! I've always wondered if/when I'd have a reason to check out F#, so now I do! :) Also, after I wrote the above comment, I checked out Nim, and it in many ways is exactly what I was describing. And Cython as well, ev
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by rewgs 4y ago
I'm a relatively inexperienced developer compared to a lot of people on HN, so I suppose take my perspective with a grain of salt. For context, I started with JS, spent some time with C because I wanted the history/perspective (di
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by rewgs 4y ago
I see. From the sounds of one of your prior comments, I assume you have an intolerance to something such as food dyes? Regardless, most of my allergies aren't life-threatening. I still don't eat them, because the reaction can ruin
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by rewgs 4y ago
That doesn't bother me, even with a severe almond allergy I've rolled that dice many a time and it's been fine. The problem is "may contain tree nuts." Like, okay, does it or doesn't it? What's even worse
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by rewgs 4y ago
> But there are also those of us whose issues aren't life threatening. ...yet. My allergy to mustard used to barely register. It still scores near the bottom on my skin prick and IgE blood tests. And yet, over the past few months, i
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by rewgs 4y ago
I just mean that the ingredient list is otherwise fine. It's completely ruined by "may contain something that you're allergic to."
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Or, you know, food allergies are life-threatening and they're just trying to protect their child.
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by rewgs 4y ago
It is a current theory. It is far from being the current theory, and IMO a woefully insufficient one. I'm not a clean freak by any means and still developed a couple dozen food allergies as an adult. Ultimately the immune system is
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by rewgs 4y ago
Obviously I don't disagree with you, but trust me, this mountain is far steeper than anyone tends to think. Medical science has absolutely zero clue why my body decided to become allergic to roughly 30 different foods at age 30 after a
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by rewgs 4y ago
When you have life-threatening food allergies, "may contain" is the same as "does contain." I suddenly developed two dozen food allergies at age 30 after a lifetime of eating whatever I wanted. I wouldn't wish this
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by rewgs 4y ago
> both parties benefit from it. > It is a bias towards the status quo. These are the same thing.
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by rewgs 4y ago
Tagging and all that is great, but that’s helpful if you’re more into searching and less into manually maintaining. I actually prefer my system over tags precisely because it requires that I traverse the folder hierarchy and don’t simply
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by rewgs 4y ago
After trying and failing for various years to find the perfect system, I've since landed on the most dead-simple system possible: aggressively organizing my browser's bookmarks. As one might assume, it's a few general categor
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by rewgs 4y ago
The title is clearly a tongue-in-cheek re-use of a term that is said with a straight face by people such as him. Relax.
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by rewgs 4y ago
I have an 18 core i9 overclocked to a stable 5GHz and 128GB of RAM. Without fail, every single time I press the Windows key and start typing, the first few letters are dropped. Without fail, every single time I launch a new Explorer window,
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by rewgs 4y ago
He’s acting like he is.
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by rewgs 4y ago
The idea of eventually creating a virtual simulation of the human brain, or even human body, modeling environmental variables and all, totally fascinates me. Are there any sources you’d recommend for someone looking to learn more about this
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by rewgs 4y ago
Calling it the "S Series" or "X Series" would make sense, but "Series" as the base name of the product line is just...I mean, what were they thinking? It makes absolutely zero sense. Meanwhile Sony's o
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by rewgs 4y ago
Totally, always happy to talk about this stuff. Making film/game/TV scoring a not-horrible experience is a fascinating problem to solve.
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It's not at all, plenty of great PCIe cards out there. Most notably RME.
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by rewgs 4y ago
Film composers. Absolutely absurd track counts, plus usually working in quad or 5.1. A majority of the big ones have long since moved to using multiple Windows machines, but most of them did so begrudgingly. For a long time, the usual choic
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by rewgs 4y ago
Microsoft is baffling bad at naming things. I sometimes think that they’re playing a game to see just how badly they can name their products before they start to lose money.
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by rewgs 4y ago
Could not agree more. It’s fine and certainly better than Obi Wan and the Book of Boba Fett, but by no means is it rave-worthy.
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by rewgs 4y ago
Should have been more clear. Professional film/TV/game composer. By definition we are producers and audio engineers as well. And yes it truly isn’t a problem, as plugin developers have long since interpolated the 128 steps. If it
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This is not an issue. Source: I am a professional composer.
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by rewgs 4y ago
Hot take: “management skills” are bullshit. A good manager is empathetic, logical, and organized. Easier said than done of course but that is the only “signal” required — the rest is just noise.

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