whlr

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by whlr 2y ago
According to [1], they want to use a systems-level language for performance. [1] https://www.roc-lang.org/faq#self-hosted-compiler
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by whlr 2y ago
If I'm understanding properly, this would be called a "coop" in NYC. I don't think any other cities in the US have them in significant number.
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by whlr 2y ago
Not a linguist, but I think this is just a matter of proto-indo-european having complicated morphology and its descendants reverting to the mean. A related reddit thread (I know, I know, sorry): https://old.reddit.com/r&#x2F
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by whlr 2y ago
I don't think it's true that languages get simpler over time.
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by whlr 3y ago
I think it's possible to sidestep the harm vs suboptimality discussion. It's clear that there is a benefit to the public when works become public domain, and copyright law should balance benefits to creators and consumers (though
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by whlr 5y ago
It’s worth noting that PyPlot.jl is a nearly seamless way to use matplotlib from Julia. JIT compilation of the middle layer does mean that it suffers from time to first plot problems though.
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by whlr 6y ago
Don’t know much about this, but I would have thought TikTok relies on the watch patterns of its viewers, rather than direct video analysis.
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by whlr 6y ago
Because it looks imperative.
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by whlr 7y ago
It can still work on a population level.
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by whlr 7y ago
That is the version of the |> operator I'm familiar with from Julia.
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by whlr 7y ago
> I find the latter easier to read and lends itself to a fluent, lightweight style. Maybe I'm bikeshedding, but I think this is a nontrivial part of why people like OOP languages. Being able to read right to left, without nested pa
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by whlr 7y ago
I'm not convinced that Berman's map shows weeknight and weekend service massively better than the current one, which includes that info with the key. I find the symbols on Berman's map a bit confusing, and I suspect I would
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by whlr 7y ago
It's rush-hour-only service. He's using the notation from the official map [1], but I think he forgot to put it in the key. [1] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Official...
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by whlr 7y ago
I dunno. It looks like an improvement on the Vignelli map, but I think the less pretty one the MTA uses today is more functional.
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by whlr 7y ago
(paywalled) article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1139-x
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by whlr 7y ago
This also happens with rivers! It's incredibly annoying.
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by whlr 7y ago
> This doesn't speak to Go's simplicity so much as it does to Go's conservatism. I think this really hits the nail on the head. There are benefits to a conservative approach, but it's not the same as simplicity.
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by whlr 7y ago
There are some parallels, but I don't know if the writing:editing::programming:testing analogy is very strong. I think editing is more like refactoring than anything else, but I hesitate to make parallels between code and prose in ge
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by whlr 7y ago
I like julia a lot (use it everyday, it's my primary language right now), but this isn't really a reasonable recommendation, imho. Julia seems like it could be really great for ML, but I'm not sure if the current libraries a
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by whlr 7y ago
Is it established that internal dialogue is facilitated by our language faculties, though? That’s certainly not was I would guess from my subjective experience.
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by whlr 7y ago
I'm not 100% sure if I agree with this or not, but a related idea is that physics shouldn't be taught without the necessary math as a pre- or co-requisite. I'm thinking particularly of non-calc-based mechanics classes, which
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by whlr 7y ago
I'm curious how you envision a calculus class that would make the topic more tangible. I think we can agree that typical calculus classes are more abstract (for lack of a better term) than typical english, history, or science classes.