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by xamolxix 7y ago
I would assume the same applies to the right to remain silent.
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by xamolxix 7y ago
> If you optimize for the short term, you are, by definition, not optimizing for the long term. So, short term optimization necessitates long term de-optimization. I don't think " short term optimization necessitates long term
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by xamolxix 8y ago
Quite surprised he didn't attempt a covert exist before it came to this. If it is indeed true.
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Supporters gather after reports Assange may be ousted from embassy(theguardian.com)
1 points by xamolxix 8y ago|1 comments
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by xamolxix 8y ago
> It costs £0 to see the doctor Kind off, people do pay national insurance, also a part of the overall tax goes into the NHS as well.
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by xamolxix 8y ago
Or that this information is known by other people too.
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by xamolxix 8y ago
> Shouldn’t every member constantly threaten exit, then, whenever it wants more goodies? No, they aren't held against their will. It's an (ever closer) union of friends.
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by xamolxix 8y ago
I believe templates make for slower compilation times.
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by xamolxix 8y ago
Is IO allowed in constexpr functions?
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by xamolxix 8y ago
> Actually it's quite surpising that they can compile a Qt application to only 9MB, comparing to the size of the desktop shared objects! Indeed. Presumably they "statically" link only the used functions, classes, etc.
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by xamolxix 8y ago
> which removes English as an official language there That's not true. The republic of Ireland and Malta (and possibly more) still have English as an official language.
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by xamolxix 8y ago
Alas, Britain will likely not be in the EU by then.
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by xamolxix 8y ago
If you argue for free will you are arguing for mind over matter. I'm not aware of anything in the laws of physics which allow free will. That being said, we probably have to behave as if there was free will if we want (is that a pun?)
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Personal details of nearly 200M US citizens exposed(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by xamolxix 9y ago|0 comments
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by xamolxix 9y ago
Well, maybe but what is the non-pressure course that the EU should take here? Isn't that what they (Greece) signed up for when they joined the euro?
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by xamolxix 9y ago
> See eg Greece who were pressured to accept a deal worse than default to benefit foreign EU banks how are they being pressured?
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by xamolxix 10y ago
> What makes you think parents are more reliable at this job than the government? It's not about reliability. The government could be more reliable at telling you and you children how to dress, does that mean it should be able to?
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by xamolxix 10y ago
> I'm wondering if one day memory will be so cheap, we won't need garbage collection anymore. I believe we would need infinite memory for that. Cheap extensive memory is still finite.
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by xamolxix 10y ago
>> Statically linked binaries >You can have them with Java, too. Is there a widely available FOSS implementation of this?
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by xamolxix 10y ago
> We can't keep consuming power the way we are now. Sure we can. We _maybe_ need to get better sources for it.
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by xamolxix 10y ago
It's called football
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by xamolxix 10y ago
> average (or even mediocre) dev doesn't mediocre mean average?
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by xamolxix 10y ago
>> Consciousness is not supernatural. >Prove it. How do you prove a negative? That aside, if the "supernatural" exists it's just laws of physics we do not understand yet.
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by xamolxix 10y ago
> It is easy to abuse the weak, and there are few weaker than criminals. They have lost their freedom, and acquired an indelible stain on their reputation that will follow them through life, considerably reducing their economic value. Th
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by xamolxix 10y ago
I use: "systemctl stop foo" then "stop^start" Which will substitute stop with start in the previous command (in bash, not sure about other shells)
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by xamolxix 10y ago
> The same reason it didn't go too well (binary compatibility) That's the legacy
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by xamolxix 11y ago
> you'll still have no idea whether or not a modelled sentience is having a sentient experience of the universe around it, or whether it's faking its responses mechanically Is there a difference? What is the difference? Doesn&#
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by xamolxix 11y ago
There is no mention of linux in the post you commented on.
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by xamolxix 11y ago
> What precisely is wrong with other states acquiring nuclear weapons, beyond the fact that it threatens US power? Increases the risk of nuclear war?
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by xamolxix 11y ago
> Unless, of course... Unless the servers are compromised and used as C&C?

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