tokipin

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   by tokipin 14y ago

   > No, it makes perfect, quantifiable, empirical sense i disagree. the reality of a criminal entering someone's home where guns are involved is much more complicated and unpredictable than that argument implies. and i've also read of oth
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   by tokipin 14y ago

   quite frankly, the "gun in your house" thing is a very weird argument. if you actually play out a real-life instance of such a situation, it's not so simple at all. reality is much more nuanced. for example, a gun is about 120% useless if y
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   by tokipin 14y ago

   that thing was no joke
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   by tokipin 14y ago

   there is only one electron, the chuck norris electron, and it does not burn
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   by tokipin 14y ago

   also remember that the tesla dashboard is basically a tablet, and it has charger locations on its maps UI
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   by tokipin 14y ago

   I would really recommend Mathematica if you can afford it ($300 for the home edition). I think the cost is the only reason Mathematica isn't the most commonly used data analysis software. http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/features/graphic
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   by tokipin 14y ago

   sounds like you need Mathematica :)
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   by tokipin 14y ago

   one reason i really love Visual Studio is VsVim[1], which is the best Vim emulation I've seen in any IDE. i don't have to choose between convenience and superspeed like i used to in the past... that was really annoying [1] http://visualstu
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   by tokipin 14y ago

   http://mathematica.stackexchange.com is a good place to look if you need mathematica-related help
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    part of what makes Mathematica notebooks particularly powerful is that they are Mathematica expressions themselves (Mathematica expressions are M-expressions), thus they can be thoroughly manipulated in all sorts of ways. then there's Dynam
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    i'm not sure what language you're talking about... the Mathematica Help docs are full of examples. check this Histogram page[1] and scroll down, check the Options section, Applications section, etc. that is a typical level of exemplificat
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    it's not that simple... at least it hasn't been that simple in the last few years. consider these examples: * Obamacare vs health insurance industry * Wall Street reform vs Wall Street * The tech industry vs SOPA/PIPA
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    i think it's geography. people don't realize how significant geography (and geology) is in the determination of culture. in the case of the U.S., "cultural diffusion" is restricted by the geographic distance between towns/cities it is only
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    I agree just because of VsVim alone. :) http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/59ca71b3-a4a3-...
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    Introduction to Digital Sound Design(coursera.org)

    2 points by tokipin 14y ago|0 comments
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    coherence is definitely not religion's strong suit, and having the bare minimum of coherence isn't something i'd point out in its favor
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    the important difference, i think, is that in our culture science argues through its own coherence, whereas religion, devoid of coherence, argues and manifests itself through politics. coherence is a stronger case, but politics is a bigger
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    Interview with Aaron Swartz's partner [video](nbcnews.com)

    9 points by tokipin 14y ago|0 comments
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    just a note: Lua is basically a very cleaned up version of Javascript. if their APIs were the same you could practically do a literal transcription between them and most programs would run with little alteration. that includes things like o
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    my hope is it would have been pioneered by Dr. Obvious
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    all of Vim is just a bunch of muscle memory, to one degree or another, and i think you're overstating the intuitiveness/stubborness of the navigational keys. i use Programmer Dvorak and i've never messed with any navigation bindings, and i
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    related: http://www.fairvote.org/electoral-college-chaos-how-republic... http://rslc.com/_blog/News/post/REDMAP_2012_Summary_Report
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    yea i think the mindframe is a much huger factor than people realize. people underestimate just how different the world looks to people in different places/times/cultures sidenote: pg wrote an essay (i forget which one) where he points out
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    hey if you don't drown you're definitely a witch
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    that just sounds like an accounting trick. if Mississipi had higher revenue it could accomodate for more social services without the help of California. i'm not very familiar with this stuff, but i believe states like California have better
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    that'll teach you
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    that's also the main rule of like... common sense -.-
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    the distance between knowing 0 Python and being proficient in Python shouldn't be more than 2 weeks, and the distance from 0 to "idiomatic" shouldn't be more than 3-4 weeks... and these are generous timeframes. most programming languages ar
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    well, that's one way to do it i suppose
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    by tokipin 14y ago

    i just want to mention something about the "Sorry, MagicScroll was unable to parse this page" window. because "Report This Page" is the only button, i instinctively hit it under the muscle-memory assumption that it's the back/escape button.