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   by twp 17y ago

   Previously posted, twice: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1179970 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1185195
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   by twp 17y ago

   Compared to traditional static languages (C++, Java), Python offers an order of magnitude of improvement in productivity. Compared to older scripting languages (Perl), Python offers a sane language and a rich programming environment. Compar
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   by twp 17y ago

   I'd argue that he's using a bad FP approach. He focuses on one aspect of shapes: testing whether a point is inside it or not. But this is far from a complete, usable representation. How do you draw a shape? Find its edge? Find its boun
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   by twp 17y ago

   I was a long term ion user and contributed code over several years to the project before switching to xmonad. As I remember it, with ion you basically created your own layout manually. You'd make horizontal or vertical splits to divide up
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   by twp 17y ago

   Paragliding and ultramarathon running. This year I took part in one of the hardest adventure races in the world, the Red Bull X-Alps. http://www.redbullxalps.com/ I'm GBR2.
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   by twp 17y ago

   > > "If you -- or Michaels -- wants some credence in the scientific community, then you have to do some actual research, you have to have some actual data, and you have to get it peer-reviewed." > This happens all the time, but
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   by twp 17y ago

   This is a marketing post. There is no useful information here.