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by submeta 3y ago
More and more, I'm starting to believe that we are witnessing one of two phenomena. Either we're observing an emergence, in which humanity is making quantum leaps in scientific advancement, or indeed, some form of intelligence is
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I got a lot of calls here in Germany from people with indian accent, pretending to work for Microsoft. At some point I wouldn’t pick up the phone if I did not know the caller.
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by submeta 3y ago
I fondly used Eudora Mail back in the 90s and absolutely loved it. I tried Pegasus Mail as well, but it simply didn't resonate with me.
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Perhaps these rapid advancements are an indication that we've been visited by, or are currently under the guidance of, a significantly more advanced civilization. /s
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I've done something like this for a couple of years, albeit not full-time. The project was written in Symfony 1.x and got stuck there, as Symfony moved on to higher versions and wasn't backwards compatible with 1.x. The codebase c
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Relax, we‘re talking about an editor, not someone‘s religion.
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In the same boat. Still like it a lot, but I started using VS Code for serious coding. But unpopular opinion here. So expect to get downvoted a lot. Edit: The unpopular opinion is to say that one has stopped tinkering with Emacs for hours a
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Mindfulness meditation is not merely a feel-good exercise or some mystical ritual. It's a practice that allows us to regularly enter a state of mind where we're not consumed by our incessant thoughts, which are constantly evaluati
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to save you some time, here is the summary of the article: The story begins over 300 years ago with the Lascelles family, who made their fortune in the West Indies through various businesses, including the production of rum. In 2011, Mark L
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Given our planet's population of over 8 billion humans, it's simply not viable to retain our current consumption rates, let alone increase them for those living below the prevailing standards. Humanity's collective impact on
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I find it profoundly unsettling witnessing how many individuals, both within my immediate circles and across the digital landscape here in Germany, outright dismiss the implications of climate change. They label it a "leftist deception
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For those who, like me, tried to find ways to influence this imbalance positively, the article mentions one specific protein called GDF15 as having a strong association with dementia risk. The researchers identified 32 proteins in total tha
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An interesting narative, but there are alternative perspectives to consider as well. It's not necessarily a matter of whether or not the UK needs Apple to break their encryption. In fact, they may not need to do so at all. Companies li
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Taking a detour from the current thread, this sad news about Kevin Mitnick serves as a poignant reminder of the impermanence of life, but also of the value of vigilance. It's a note to all of us about the importance of our health. Reme
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If you wonder: How does it write itself? Isn’t it just the ability to write functions? In a way, yes, but it's a bit more than that. Many programming languages allow you to define functions or methods, but Forth takes this concept furt
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(Haven’t read the article.) Our perception of alien life may be profoundly constrained by the human lens through which we examine the cosmos. We must acknowledge that all our scientific knowledge, including our conception of life, is a prod
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Check this code fragment: youtube_details = { "youtube_id": vid_id, "channel_name": vid["channel"], "vid_thumb_url": vid["thumbnail"], "title"
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The feats accomplished over half a century ago with the very limited resources of that era are truly astonishing. Today, our technological prowess has advanced exponentially, boasting computers that are magnitudes more powerful. Yet, despit
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I’ve repeatedly noticed that even the most skilled programmers can yield ‘mediocre results’ when there’s an absence of a requirements engineer or product manager. These roles are crucial for translating managerial requests into very clear r
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I believe the concept of 'meaning' is inherently human because we are intrinsically teleological beings. We habitually seek meaning, purpose, or goal-orientation in every aspect of our existence. I also believe that the concept of
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by submeta 3y ago
The thought of everlasting life seems at first glance to be quite enticing, yet the inevitability of death is what gives life its value and meaning. In some ways, this reminds me of a metaphor: a fetus not wishing to leave its mother's
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Twitter's search visibility down 32% in 24 hours(twitter.com)
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Reminds me of the idea of a "tipping point." When we hit this point, words can really get people moving. This has been true for big changes like revolutions and movements, like Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, or Fridays for Future. Wo
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by submeta 3y ago
I see your points about the wide variety of Lisp languages and their ongoing development (SBCL, Clojure, Racket, Emacs Lisp, for instance). My intention was not to oversimplify Lisp or its significance, but rather to highlight some challeng
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I absolutely agree with you that everyone should be allowed to use the tools they prefer. My intention is not to denigrate Lisp or to suggest that it is 'dead.' I appreciate its role in computer science history and its unique stre
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While your defense of Lisp and its historical significance is admirable, I believe your critique oversimplifies the realities of software development and unfairly caricatures those who favor more mainstream languages. The adoption of a lang
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> From where to where? We have come a long way from a time when dynamic languages like Perl, Python, and others were not yet prevalent. Back then, Lisp stood out as a unique problem-solving tool compared to languages like Pascal or C. Ho
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Classic example of "cherry-picking" or "selection bias." The reality is this: Many of the technologies we use daily operate on C, through Unix/Linux/Windows, and the whole web runs on JavaScript, among other la
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I'm not suggesting we should stop striving for better programming languages or even that the status quo is good enough. My point was not to discourage innovation in Lisp or in any other language. Quite the contrary, I believe that the
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Whenever a post about Lisp graces the front page of Hacker News, I typically observe two main categories of commenters. The first group is composed of devout Lisp enthusiasts who have either applied it to solve problems in the past or conti

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