taserian

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by taserian 10y ago
Why use the "Skype" branding? Why not call them simply "video feed seats"?
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by taserian 10y ago
I'm not fully grokking the theory/philosophy you're trying to express here, and I'd really like to, so I'll ask for forgiveness in advance if I seem too dense. When I think of language and getting a message across (
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by taserian 10y ago
Search engines are comparable in terms of how successful they are at their unique task. Languages? What metric are you going to use that equally applicable to all tasks? Think of it as vehicles and their different purposes. Would you suppor
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by taserian 10y ago
One way of semi-resolving the issue of the paper falling into another's hands is writing the password and adding characters to it on paper that you know not to add when using it as a password. For example, when we visit my mother-in-la
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by taserian 10y ago
Debate competitions have devolved into some sort of speed-talking, where the number of arguments that the opponent needs to address is more important than the substance of the points themselves. There's a RadioLab episode about that
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by taserian 10y ago
There used to be a couple of them for Python, but it seems they've died out. - Resolver One ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolver_One ) - Project Dirigible ( https://github.com/pythonanywhere&#x
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by taserian 10y ago
My daughter's cat picture got a 6.6. I know it could use some brightness, but I still love it. https://keegan.regaind.io/p/-HlqBiO2Qhy2xcWVeetqaA
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by taserian 10y ago
Another aspect that seems to be glossed over is the "Incorporated By Reference" (IBR). Just as in programming, the fact that I refer to something in a pointer doesn't mean that it remains constant. What prevents the writers
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by taserian 10y ago
I'd hesitate to claim that OpenOffice is "excellent software", if the security issues aren't being addressed in a timely manner.
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by taserian 10y ago
Regarding same sex attraction, the fact that you never thought of it before doesn't make the concept "unthinkable". History begs to differ with that label. Also, you shouldn't use "i.e." to equate those who ar
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by taserian 10y ago
I'd be interested in seeing if a transparent, fair and honest voting booth can be achieved with commodity hardware: - Raspberry Pi with a multiple checksum-verified OS image - simple receipt printer with a verifiable hash of your vote
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by taserian 10y ago
I enjoyed The Magicians , but I found the two follow-ups lacking, when I expected them to keep up with the original.
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by taserian 10y ago
Also, tweening between superformula shapes in d3.js: http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/1020902
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by taserian 10y ago
Play with the superformula in d3.js: http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/1021103
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by taserian 10y ago
What tends to happen in dictatorships is that actions started by the dictator are seen as their ruling, not as the best course of action given the evidence (even when they provide the evidence, it's assumed to be doctored). The other p
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by taserian 10y ago
Adding to the list of editors: LyX is a great cross-platform editor that I've used. https://www.lyx.org/
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by taserian 10y ago
Have you looked at TiddlyWiki? http://tiddlywiki.com/ It's a simple wiki-on-a-page, with collapsing and linking built in. You can also keep it completely off-line, or have it sync with your preferred solution (Dropbox