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by simplify 9y ago
attr_reader :my_prop is just a shorthand way of creating a convenience method that returns the internal value of @my_prop. But in any case, there is always a way to access a Ruby object's internal instance values. See my other comment
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by simplify 9y ago
Right. You can say something's "private", but there's always a way to access it. As far as I'm aware, this has never been an actual problem, and in fact has been useful since you can "patch" a library if
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by simplify 9y ago
Why are private properties so sorely needed? Ruby is an OOP language, and gets along just fine without it.
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by simplify 9y ago
How are they inapplicable to modern biology?
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by simplify 9y ago
Yes, so long as you're not playing with human lives while researching it.
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by simplify 9y ago
It's easy to say you'd like to "try new things" when you're not the one being experimented on.
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by simplify 9y ago
There are several problems. First, what is intelligence? Is it simply math & science? What if we lose other hard-to-measure, essential traits? How much happiness is "better"? Should we "switch on" a gene that makes s
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by simplify 9y ago
I'm very skeptical of the benefits of lab-grown meat. It might taste the same, but I don't see how it can have all the same nutrition as an actual animal breaking down good plants with a real digestive system. We hardly know a thi
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by simplify 9y ago
I thought we technically make enough food for everyone on earth? It's the distribution that's the hard part.
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by simplify 9y ago
I'm curious about the environmental cost myself.
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by simplify 9y ago
Freezing has nothing to do with meat quality. It's the source of beef that matters.
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by simplify 9y ago
For some reason I could never get flow's in-editor errors and type information to work. Personally I use TypeScript. Their sublime support is nice and fast.
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by simplify 9y ago
I've tried to use flow three times now, but the tooling just isn't there yet. It might be better now, but Facebook doesn't seem to invest heavily in developer UX.
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by simplify 9y ago
Yeah, I'm not sure either. I've been using ghost's hosting for years, and haven't had a single problem with it.
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by simplify 9y ago
I see a lot of people focusing just on the 3k jobs, but isn't building the multi-billion dollar plant going to inject some good money and jobs into the economy as well?
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by simplify 9y ago
Perhaps the controversial part to me was your last two lines. > If you hate your job, quit your job. Don't manage the hate. > If you love someone, go for it. Don't manage your love. These lines appear to contradict the idea
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by simplify 9y ago
I think this is a short sighted way to view ourselves. More often than not, our emotions are caused by externalities, or even our own internals , as scientists have recently discovered how our gut microbes might directly influence our feel
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by simplify 9y ago
Seems like if an engineer can easily hold out for 95k, it's because there is indeed a shortage that is big enough to do so. If there was a surplus of engineers instead, then more would be willing to work for lower pay, no?
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by simplify 9y ago
If you haven't thought much about type systems but want to understand what the big deal is, I wrote a post specifically for you [1]. It draws motivation for wanting a good static type system from first principles. [1] https:/&#x2
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by simplify 9y ago
How do you normally handle those unknowns?
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by simplify 9y ago
I don't follow. What do you mean?
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by simplify 9y ago
It's the responsibility of the writer to connect the dots on why it's wrong, not the reader. Throwing out a blanket statement like "it's wrong" and expecting your audience to figure out why (or not and simply agre
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by simplify 9y ago
If the hate were towards a person, I would completely agree with you. But OP is only hating JavaScript-the-tool, so I have no contempt towards his opinion. In contrast, if OP were hating on JavaScript programmers , then your indignation wo
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by simplify 9y ago
Try to be more charitable by seeing it from their point of view. Imagine being used to a language that helps you be rapidly productive and shields you from a huge catalog of mistakes. But one day you're forced to use JavaScript, and su
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by simplify 9y ago
Sorry dude, I'm going to have to step in; you're being too strong in your counter attitude. I've been writing and teaching JavaScript professionally for many years, and while I don't hate the language, I don't blame
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by simplify 9y ago
How does this compare to Azure Cosmos DB?
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by simplify 9y ago
Practice, or mentally inhibited. Either way Lehrer's response is a selfish and horrid thing to say, as it attacks those who are already unable to defend themselves (can't communicate).
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by simplify 9y ago
If you don't mind, could you explain how Pharo and Glamor fit together?
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by simplify 9y ago
It's also going to make the name ReasonML even more confusing, considering you can apply the word "Reason" to machine learning...
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by simplify 9y ago
What's the difference between this newer iPad pro and the original iPad pro?

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