tpoacher

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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   No, they should invest in FREE (libre) software. There is a difference.
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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   I disagree; but that doesn't mean there's only one category of retro games. What you say is true for some, less true for others, and will never be true for some others still. Which is true for any artistic medium.
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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   In any case, the interpretation of the phrase lies in the eye of the beholder. Where, by eye I mean ear and beholder I mean escalators. And by interpretation I mean squirrels.
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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   The headline "Why Software Developers Suck at UX" is a nice example of the Bulverism fallacy
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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   For the same reason that just because you're an expert in one topic, this doesn't automatically mean that you're also good at teaching it. There's a reason educational science exists. There's a reason UX exists.
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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   It makes sense to do so politically. :p
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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   I both agree and disagree at the same time. And as you can see from the other comments here, it's not a clear cut issue. For me _some_ math functionality would be welcome, and some would not. But equally, if a feature is present, I ful
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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   I'm surprised nobody's mentioned [expect]( https://likegeeks.com/expect-command/ ) yet in this thread :)
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   by tpoacher 6y ago

   There is no latex in the code. You _may_ use known latex commands to produce certain symbols, which then _become_ the code. But that's just a convenience julia provides. If you prefer to copy-paste from your character map application,
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    by tpoacher 6y ago

    Distinctions like this remind me what a professor once told me when he was introducing the module on nanostructures: "This used to just be called Chemistry, but we realised we could get more funding calling it this way".
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    by tpoacher 6y ago

    I had given a very similar answer here: https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/41208/the-sleeping... in an attempt to draw a parallel to the Sleeping Beauty paradox.
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    by tpoacher 6y ago

    "FORTRAN: Unlikely to influence anything in the future due to remarkably poor design". Stops reading there
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    by tpoacher 6y ago

    I've had the exact same experience following minor surgery, for which they 'kindly' offered to do under general anesthetic. And now rely extensively on notes like you (anki, in fact). Never needed to jot stuff down before tha