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   Show HN: Lenient JavaScript syntax(xixixao.github.io)

   7 points by xixixao 8y ago|2 comments
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   by xixixao 8y ago

   There is unrestricted movement in the Schengen area, which is a subset of 21+ states of EU for the past 10 years, with current population of 420 million people. (8+ state for the past 21 years, those 8 states having population of 291 millio
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   by xixixao 8y ago

   Agreeable until the last sentence: > Of course the problem is that the US is such a big country with huge immigration and scandinavian countries arent so it's always hard to compare. US Population: 325 million US Immigration: 1.5 mi
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   by xixixao 8y ago

   To some, these might infuse some level of specific nostalgia[0], which is in many respects picking up steam in these regions in the last few years. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_nostalgia
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   by xixixao 8y ago

   I read about this recently here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/05/30/the-bomb-didnt-beat-jap... Fascinating how much sense it makes. Likely the truth is somewhere in-between.
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   by xixixao 8y ago

   This actually works suprisingly well on my phone! Well done, love being able to modify masses mid-scenario and see the whole system disintegrate.
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   by xixixao 8y ago

   Both Mustard and Brilliant look really cool. In fact in this video I wasn't sure at times whether the footage was CGI or real, testament to how good rendering is these days.
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   by xixixao 8y ago

   You will roll out a fix in your application. Just like every major website when Chrome breaks something. The scenario that Chrome is so broken you can't handle it with an update is even less likely, I'd imagine.
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   by xixixao 8y ago

   I know that mentioning other language on a thread about A language is contentious, but if you haven’t played with Nim, I seriously recommend you check it out.
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    That is on average: $283 for top 1% highest-earners $21 for remaining top 10% highest-earners $4 for remaining top 50% highest-earners ¢38 for bottom 50% lowest-earners If this cost was covered by income taxes. Source: https://ta
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    In what sense is station not a web browser?
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    I think this might be a historical accident. What typed language could ppl use? Java, C++ mostly? They’re (for me) both a horrible mess. I think ppl will start using these “new” typed languages from get go: TypeScript (or Flow+JS), Hack, th
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    Love both gaming examples, but you’re proving OP’s point. Those are very specifically technologically limited games (ie not requiring the same resources as AAA games). Disruption is possible, but the complexity argument stands.
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    Forgot one: full tree history. No way to lose data, even if I do undo, delete a page, etc. Super important.
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    I’m super interested in this space! Agree with sibling that focus here is on knowledge management while question mentions media, which is probably even more interesting challenge. I recently dreamed up something that kinda resembled Airtabl
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    I am a big VR/AR fan, but I am interacting with this forum sitting in a chair moving my hands max 2 inches there and back. That's comfortable. That's something I can do for hours and hours. It's quite possible that VR&#x
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    This is only really valuable for multi-user scenarios. Just going with head tracking would likely be much easier to introduce, as you don't need specialized hardware (albeit it helps to improve quality). I remember this from a years an
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    Many reasons. S-expressions would be the least of my worries. Java is dying, not on the whole, but certainly in mindset of people who are picking new languages. It’s integration with OSs, which Clojure depends on, is arcane by today standar
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    If your everyday language is JavaScript, use shelljs. It’s great. You’ll get portable scripts in no time. Sure it’s “slow”, in a way that likely doesn’t matter because of what you’re calling from the script.
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    by xixixao 8y ago

    I love Space X, but this was my first thought when intra-planetary flight was announced. You save a lot of flight time, but if it’s gonna take the same or more preflight time, the savings are vastly diminished. I would love it if someone (c
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    Full video: https://youtu.be/Jec2Z3CkBGM Full assembly 8min 55sec.
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    It’s pretty incredible to imagine that after most of the monuments man has built for man have vanished, Elon’s Tesla might still be orbiting the Sun. Feels implausible.
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    There's a bunch of (usually pretty arcane) software for generating cards. I like this because it takes JSON, as opposed to having to click around a GUI. The real challenge though is to get a nice design. You should be able to put in so
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    Don't miss the modern cover (with a cameo from the original author/performer). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn_OLnMriRg
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    These do make you wonder: Elephant's skeleton and outline: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yTfzpcnAjU0/TugXUt4MMqI/AAAAAAAAA... T. Rex's skeleton and outline: https://newsdesk.si.edu/sites&#x2
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    You won't be able to type `pipe` with Flow/Typescript. But they can (and had) added support for the |> operator.
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    I have never seen even a simple argument for why your second paragraph should be true. On the other hand I understand the principle that money makes more money (the principle of investment and ROI), and I don't see how "competitiv
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    I have to add that although there are quite a few great resources explaining special relativity, resources explaining general relativity, beyond focusing on describing the math behind it, are few and far between. Anyone's got a contrad
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    I wrote my own functional, Haskell-like, language, and after a couple of years and seeing a couple more code bases in various languages, I am now starting to firmly believe that currying should be strictly avoided (or at least highly discou
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    by xixixao 9y ago

    This looks amazing, but trying the Playground there seems to be an issue when trying to rerun programs, giving: "TransactionInactiveError: A request was placed against a transaction which is currently not active, or which is finished.&