wololongong

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   by wololongong 7y ago

   You cannot write a general Cauchy sequence of useful reals with a finite number of symbols. Hence you cannot in general express its limit with a finite number of symbols.
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   by wololongong 7y ago

   It's a rewarding read and surprisingly becomes a real page-turner once you get to grips with the large cast of characters. It's also incredibly prescient in the way that it foreshadows 21st century attitudes about the role of tech
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   by wololongong 11y ago

   Google actually built a RDBMS on top of Spanner: http://research.google.com/pubs/pub38125.html
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   by wololongong 11y ago

   > blinking warnings, fake browser UI and who don't tend to install stuff without meaning to. The majority of online ads are bland and don't use dishonest or obnoxious tactics. People just tend to notice the dishonest/obnox
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   by wololongong 11y ago

   Search "College Dropouts Thrive in Tech" on Google and click the first link. The paywall will be gone.
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   by wololongong 11y ago

   I live in a different country to almost all of my friends and family. Facebook is how we stay in touch. Some of my friends don't check their emails on a regular basis and don't use Google Hangouts. Facebook is incredibly useful fo
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   by wololongong 11y ago

   More: NRVO, Pimpl, SBRM, EBO, NVI, ODR, CRTP, STL, RTTI, TMP. I've been using C++ for the past year at work. It's an absolute nightmare to learn.