tjalfi

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   by tjalfi 6y ago

   This idea comes up periodically on Reddit. [0] has a few posts from people who have installed them, mostly for bachelors. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/ayr9c/when_im_rich_im...
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   Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf](cse.msu.edu)

   93 points by tjalfi 6y ago|73 comments
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   by tjalfi 6y ago

   > I'm surprised the number isn't closer to 80-90%, especially with the recent energy efficiency rules. Sommerville, Ma is a city of 80,000; 22 buildings meet the zoning code[0]. [0] https://cityobservatory.org/t
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   by tjalfi 6y ago

   The paper this refers to was discussed yesterday[0]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26629779
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   by tjalfi 6y ago

   (submitter) The title is quite close to the 80 character limit. I started with "only a few" but had to cut "only" after I replaced dyadic with two player. "dyadic" seemed too obscure to use in a HN title.
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   by tjalfi 6y ago

   Someone always misses the memo in a large organization. We have had two cases where a system was replaced with company-wide announcements and we received questions about where its predecessor went over a year later.
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   by tjalfi 6y ago

   (submitter) Thanks, I have asked dang to update the link.
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   by tjalfi 6y ago

   > Was there really no better way to create tuples before? Here are some other options for code like the grandparent post. I tend to either live with the boilerplate or use a local function. 1. Use a collection initializer extension metho
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   by tjalfi 6y ago

   The Jones Act[0] requires that goods transported by water between US ports to fly under the US flag, use ships constructed in the US, owned by US companies, and be crewed by US citizens. This results in a substantial cost increase for water
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    (submitter) The actual title is "Humans display a reduced set of consistent behavioral phenotypes in dyadic games". I shortened it to fit and replaced dyadic with "two player".
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    Another option if you're still on .NET framework is to use a collection initializer extension method. I add a comment when I do this and place the extension method in a separate namespace. // ListExtensions.cs inter
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    Humans display a few consistent behavioral phenotypes in two player games (2016)(advances.sciencemag.org)

    88 points by tjalfi 6y ago|22 comments
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    I'm in my 40s (and look it) but here's a response I used to use. "You look so young." "I have this portrait in my attic."
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    An Axiomatic Basis for Computer Programming (1969) [pdf](cs.toronto.edu)

    29 points by tjalfi 6y ago|16 comments
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    Total Loss[0] has 45 stories of yachting disasters; the lesson I took away is to carry a knife when you're on a boat. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Total-Loss-Collection-First-hand-Acco...
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    Sometimes it's a deliberate policy; Engines of Democracy[0] is about an aircraft engine plant with 170 employees and 1 manager. [0] https://www.fastcompany.com/37815/engines-democracy
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    Having Fun with Branch Delay Slots (2009)(pagetable.com)

    1 points by tjalfi 6y ago|0 comments
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    I'm quite fond of Richard Hamming's You and Your Research[0]. Here are two books that explain a lot about politics. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alast
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    Here's the abstract of this paper. "The French government currently honors a very unusual debt contract: an annuity that was issued in 1738 and currently yields 1.20€ per year. I tell the story of this unique debt, which serves as
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    This reminds me of the story[0] of a French annuity from 1738 that yields 1.20€ per year. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26559687
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    The Case of the Undying Debt (2009) [pdf](chicagofed.org)

    8 points by tjalfi 6y ago|2 comments
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    Have you considered submitting this to Show HN instead of Ask? You can email hn@ycombinator.com and ask dang to change the title.
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    That reminds me of a scene from Tibor Fischer's The Collector Collector; a character's van is stolen, cleaned, and returned to its parking spot.
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    Have you considered submitting this to Show HN instead of Ask? You can email hn@ycombinator.com and ask dang to change the title.
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    TL;DR - it was written in Nim[0]. [0] https://nim-lang.org/
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    > That is bit too paranoid, some people want to live, not just protest. 18th century Paris was filthy place and needed makeover. Parisian urban revolts were a regular occurrence[0]; it was an explicit goal to make them more difficult. Th
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    Intruders install security updates (1998)(groups.google.com)

    39 points by tjalfi 6y ago|16 comments
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    That reminds me of a post[0] on alt.sysadmin.recovery. The hackers were annoyed by the compromised machine so they installed security updates and did other system administration tasks. [0] https://groups.google.com/g/al
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    Is [0] the cheap shoes story you were thinking of? Here is an excerpt from it. > “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. > ... > But the thing was that good boots lasted
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    by tjalfi 6y ago

    All of my routine tasks are documented in the operations manual. I'd be missed but the work would still get done.