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by tjr 11y ago
A couple of B&N shops around here are in malls. I have no idea if that's better for sales or not, but they seem overall just as dreadful as the non-mall B&N locations. I greatly enjoy books, and bookstores, and have shelves of
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by tjr 11y ago
So ... can I sit on the chair, in public?
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Computer system passes “visual Turing test”(news.mit.edu)
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by tjr 11y ago
The Little Schemer ?
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by tjr 11y ago
I'm currently starting a new project in C++, because various logistics conspire together to make that the ideal choice. If that weren't the case, well, I personally do not like C++ much, though sticking with C++11 style over older
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by tjr 11y ago
Never thought about it much, but reading the book, I imagined it being some concoction based on Turkish apricots.
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by tjr 11y ago
I have observed a strong trend in avionics software development to move away from Ada towards C++. I have not yet heard a concrete reason why. I might guess that it's easier to hire people with some existing C++ experience than with Ad
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by tjr 11y ago
Some AI pioneers seem to feel that rule-based symbolic solutions still have a place, e.g. http://dustycloud.org/blog/sussman-on-ai/ If we are depending on AI systems to make important decisions, possibly life-or-d
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by tjr 11y ago
Rather than to-do lists, I have found much help with the subtly different "habit tracking" systems. I personally use this one: http://productiveapp.io/ I keep my threshold for daily success low. For example, I hav
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Touring the Mediocrity Factory(blogs.law.harvard.edu)
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What’s on the minds of computer programmers today? Security, security, security(blogs.law.harvard.edu)
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by tjr 11y ago
I usually do exercise immediately after work, but if I'm feeling too tired to do anything productive, and if I want to do something productive, then taking a nap helps. Maybe 30 minutes, maybe an hour. Your schedule and/or sleep p
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by tjr 11y ago
What is your threshold for valuing academia?
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by tjr 11y ago
I think there are methods of becoming rich that pretty clearly do not involve doing "good", but even so, since Facebook users are not paying for the service, the most we could conclude here is that Facebook is doing good for adver
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by tjr 11y ago
I'm not sure that I've ever seen these logos actually used anywhere, except on the GNU web pages, and on a page that I once maintained. I certainly recognize them, but I'm not sure about most people...
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by tjr 11y ago
I wish that the GFDL logo matched the others. I guess a spiffy "1.3" wouldn't look as nice as just "3"?
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by tjr 11y ago
The black bar appears in honor / remembrance / expression of sorrow / etc. of someone who has recently passed away. In this case, I presume: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10557793
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by tjr 11y ago
I don't think this is very well known: http://www.math.sjsu.edu/~swann/mcsqrd.html Apparently, though, recently reprinted by Dover; might start showing up in brick & mortar bookstores near you? http:/&#x
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by tjr 11y ago
Why don't dentists recommend drinking more soda and eating more candy?
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by tjr 11y ago
Much enjoyed Sherry Turkle's Alone Together
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by tjr 11y ago
Another fun experiment would be to see how hard it is to unsubscribe. I have found that some candidates do in fact unsubscribe you from the mailing list you are on... only to subscribe you to a different mailing list that they operate.
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Facebook’s Artificial-Intelligence Software Gets a Dash More Common Sense(technologyreview.com)
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Library of Congress issues limited exemptions to DMCA provisions(fsf.org)
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by tjr 11y ago
I personally would like just a comment in situations like that; not necessarily commented out code. If someone else had tried that and committed in the past, could link to the revision number in the comment.
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by tjr 11y ago
As of a few months ago, he has been browsing the web (sometimes) using IceCat and Tor. https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html
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DoJ to Apple: iOS is licensed so we can force you to decrypt(osnews.com)
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by tjr 11y ago
I would personally trade those millimeters for better serviceability Same here. I've been a dedicated Mac user since 2002, and have been contemplating upgrading my 2010 MBP. The decreasing serviceability gives me lengthy pause, thoug
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by tjr 11y ago
I deleted the post because after 30 seconds I thought it was insufficiently well thought out and written. :-) In many cases mixing in 'homework' with class work is probably a much better use of time. AKA ask everyone what 57+49 i
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by tjr 11y ago
Hmm. The article alludes to some studies that back up their point, but, anecdotally, I think I got more out of doing homework than I did out of sitting in class...
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by tjr 11y ago
I've seen people wearing a tie with no jacket; they did not work at a cell phone store, nor did I think that they looked like they did. I've seen people wearing vests (with or without ties) without jackets; they were not waiters,

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