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by vram22 6y ago
Interesting. Can you explain, with a somewhat simple example, how this can be efficiently implemented, or at all? I mean preserving the appearance of immutability at the source language level, while mutating the original structure under th
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by vram22 6y ago
That was probably the Google Search Appliance.
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by vram22 6y ago
Welcome :)
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by vram22 6y ago
Years back, there was a very good book called something like The Data Compression Book by, IIRC, a Mark Nelson. Explained many compression schemes including *zip, with working code in C. I had it, read it early in my career, could understa
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by vram22 6y ago
>Natural language, for example, is inefficient Natural language may be inefficient for information transmission (a la information theory) but it can be more efficient for (human) understanding transmission, and humans are who(m?) it is m
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by vram22 6y ago
Re: "macro life form" and "trees communicate", Gabe Brown and/or Elaine Ingham also talk about that. IIRC, Brown (regenerative farmer for ~20 years), quotes Ingham (soil biology scientist - soilfoodweb.com). So do s
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by vram22 6y ago
I had mentioned Gabe Brown's work here ~3 months ago: "Gabe Brown has been doing regenerative agriculture for over two decades on Brown's Ranch, over 2000 acres, in Bismarck, North Dakota successfully. Food crops plus cover
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by vram22 6y ago
Wouldn't be surprised if Eiffel has it or something close to it. Bertrand Meyer seems to have thought of a lot of things when designing the language. Disclaimer: Not a language lawyer, just a fan.
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by vram22 6y ago
A.k.a. "the Unix Wars". https://www.google.com/search?q=the+unix+wars
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by vram22 6y ago
Thanks.
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by vram22 6y ago
>Steve Garcia Steve Ciarcia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ciarcia His BYTE electronics DIY project articles in his Circuit Cellar column were so well-written that I used to enjoy browsing them even though I&
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by vram22 6y ago
MCS - Mathematics for Computer Science - is one. From MIT, free. A google should find it.
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by vram22 6y ago
For some time it may have been less than 70. But your point stands. I too liked reading many of the product ads. Got to learn of new genres and features. And there might have been more innovation in those days (both hardware and software)
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by vram22 6y ago
>I loved Linux Journal, Linux Magazine and I loved CUJ Also DDJ, Byte (before got too commercial, aka ads over 70% of content), Unix Review, PC Magazine), etc. Even JavaWorld, etc., some time later, were good for a while.
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by vram22 6y ago
Yep. Kari in Tamil also means meat, I'm not sure if it is of a specific animal (maybe mutton - which is goat meat in India), or a generic term. But AFAIK when used in that sense, it does not include chicken, fish, etc.
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by vram22 6y ago
Loosely: Literal translation (syntax): It walks, or, it moves. Meaning (semantics): It is acceptable, or, it is accepted (by people, so no need to do better).
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by vram22 6y ago
Distantly related: Gandhi, asked by a reporter what he thought of civilization, is said to have replied: "I think it would be a good idea".
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by vram22 6y ago
IIRC, some years back I read that the Library even had a full archive of all of Twitter, up to that date at least.
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by vram22 6y ago
Check out blessings - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24423590
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by vram22 6y ago
I blogged about blessings here, also briefly comparing one of its capabilities - saving and restoring terminal state - to that of C's curses: Blessings, curses-like Python library: https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2012&#x2F
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by vram22 6y ago
Right. I call it the Hacker News Right-Side Effect (or should that be Rule, like the Off Side one ... :): In many HN threads with lots of comments, at some point in the thread (and very often starting at or near the top), the comments succe
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by vram22 6y ago
>And they're all very simple, which is the whole point of Unix tools. Not all Unix tools are simple. E.g. make. But I know what you mean - the Unix philosophy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy Th
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by vram22 6y ago
Some of the above can easily be written in C or Python or Ruby (and some of the simpler ones even in shell), at least for simple versions, maybe without all the frills of the originals. And seq in Linux is like jot for sequential data, at l
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by vram22 6y ago
Mulching also buffers the precipitation, acting like a sponge. See my sibling comment.
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by vram22 6y ago
Mulch heavily (with compost if you can, else with other mulch materials). Google for and apply mulching pros and cons and precautions. It can help a lot with lessening the need for water, plus it has 3 to 4 other benefits. Check Youtube mu
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by vram22 6y ago
A few of his videos: The incredible values of edible weeds. https://youtu.be/Ne39EwOffOU 20 types of Greens to eat during Lockdown! https://youtu.be/g1_omHjjdMs LOW EFFORT, Easy To Grow Plants in a Permacu
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by vram22 6y ago
>then I read a tiny book called "One Straw Revolution" and I was sold on the simpler life. Good book, I have read it. Check out Krishna McKenzie of Solitude Farm, Auroville, India. An Englishman who studied at a J. Krishnamurti
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by vram22 6y ago
Pollarding is an alternative to coppicing. It is coppicing, but at a higher height, e.g. 10 feet, than coppicing. Different pros and cons, e.g. involving sunlight.Google the terms and check out Geoff Lawton (permaculture pioneer and guru) s
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by vram22 6y ago
Check out permaculture, food forests and Geoff Lawton videos (he covers both, and food forests are a subset of permaculture). He is a permaculture boss who learned from Bill Mollison, father of permaculture. Check (his) Zaytuna Farm video t
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by vram22 6y ago
Gabe Brown has been doing regenerative agriculture for over two decades on Brown's Ranch, over 2000 acres, in Bismarck, North Dakota successfully. Food crops plus cover crops plus livestock, all integrated. Lot of good results compa

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