yarek

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by yarek 18y ago
Oops, messed my linux instance somehow. Works fine on the fresh instance of SBCL-x86-64 1.20. As to Lisp-2, dude that's a debate that I don't want to get into. :) I'm just happy I can use any kind of Lisp -- the rest is just details. Yare
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by yarek 18y ago
I've tried to create Y combinator in common-lisp, but I get errors with this: ----------------- (defun Y (r) (funcall #'(lambda (f) (funcall f f)) #'(lambda (f) (funcall r #'(lambda (x)
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by yarek 18y ago
I never heard anyone not shipping to Quebec. I have heard of American vendors not shipping to Canada from the USA.
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by yarek 18y ago
Toronto is the center of the business world in Canada, and most major companies are based there. It's a sprawling metropolis, reminds me of silicon valley: Between Hamilton and Oshawa it feels like a single continous city. Toroto has lots
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by yarek 18y ago
WRT ownership: not normally, no, unless you're starting a business that requires security clearance with the government. (Any advice given is a well-grounded conjecture. Please consult a business lawyer!)
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by yarek 18y ago
Ditto on Air. Others: Radiohead, Tea Party, Wheezer, Andreas Scholl, Yo-yo Ma, Cesaria Evora, Coldplay, Miles Davis (especially Kind of Blue), Bossa Nova (Antônio Carlos Jobim), etc. Very eclectic.
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by yarek 18y ago
The "frustration-free packaging" is incidental. The whole point is that Amazon will be saving a lot of money by not shipping empty air around. If you can send the same thing in a smaller package, this means you can fit more packages in a
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by yarek 18y ago
You always have the option of implementing SQS yourself. It might cost you a fair bit more of time, money and energy. Much, much more than the few extra cents you'd pay.
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by yarek 19y ago
This reminds me of the application process to Yale. To get int you've got to be really good -- top of your class, top of the district. But, that's not enough - lots of people of that caliber apply. You've got to have something about your
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by yarek 19y ago
For H1B you need to pay prevailing wages.
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by yarek 19y ago
Legal question: what visa do you arrive in the US?