aoriste

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by aoriste 16y ago
I do not see that a space makes much of a difference. Plenty of linguists would admit 'login' as a verb. There is very little difficulty in accepting that 'to log in' and 'to login' mean the same thing. In this case "in" does not function
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by aoriste 16y ago
if (false) { self.the_one_language_I_should_learn = "the best one"; } else { delete(self.the_one_language_I_should_learn); while (self.could_improve) { self.programming_skills_and_insights_struggled_with++
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by aoriste 16y ago
I'm awfully glad to see that erlang stayed in the running so long - this guy clearly shares my bias.
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by aoriste 16y ago
There is intrinsic to the academic system a pervasive issue of trust. Grades can indicate the depth of knowledge, but with the disclaimer that both the arbitrating grader is trusted (in a very special sense), and that the method used to dec
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by aoriste 16y ago
For me it was quite the opposite. I didn't begin to show any particular interest in mathematics until proof based courses came into the picture. I would certainly not have earned a degree in mathematics were it not for my interests being
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by aoriste 16y ago
personally, I think that the husband was lucky to last as long as he did without succumbing to torpid disillusionment with himself, his potentialities, and his powers. I'm so jaded and disgusted with myself most of the time that I tend to
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by aoriste 16y ago
Gardening. I give my self one computer-free-day each week in which I garden. Working with one's hands instead of one's head provides a much needed relief after a week of programming, designing, and hacking at software. During the winter,
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by aoriste 16y ago
I did that for the last 18 months and have recently taken a temp (6 month) programming gig to amass some capital before I revert to crumbbumhood. On the one hand - the professional slacker lifestyle is pretty brilliant: youu sleep when you'
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by aoriste 16y ago
Listen... I studied Math (B.S), Philosophy (Minor), and Classical Literature(B.A). I'd like to take this opportunity to encourage a bit of perspective on your part. Sure, read some books, give them good thought, encourage others to read th
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by aoriste 16y ago
And, if giving direction to a newcomer - I'd pass her the slimmer volume 9 times out of 9.
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by aoriste 17y ago
I just started this book on friday!
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by aoriste 17y ago
on that final point, we can agree. And you're right, we must be somewhat disparate in our thought - If I were the architect of the world - I would have it that material property is the only sort that qualifies, and that nobody can make a li
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by aoriste 17y ago
Precisely, the system requires reform - but abolishment would even further deprive that "lone inventor" of right to her own work. Trouncing patents now would only give the already successful less to worry about, and would force the budding
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by aoriste 17y ago
Alright, trash patents right now - tell me what would happen. "where is the evidence..." I was having this discussion with a friend of mine, an engineering PhD. At first, I took your side, and ideally, I still do. Don't get me wrong: I
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by aoriste 17y ago
As a disclaimer: in an ideal civilization, in which the market ceased to operate, wealth ceased to appeal to people, and our individual ambitions collectively coincided to the mutual benefit of all, then patents would, and should, cease to
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by aoriste 17y ago
Well, unless you're terribly interested in moving on to things like differential geometry, I'd put analysis off a bit longer were I you. If you'd like something stimulating and potentially useful, more advanced combinatorics, number theory
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by aoriste 17y ago
> "... do your best to make sure your kids are challenged. Praise them for succeeding..." I especially agree with those two thoughts. I might be inclined append the the caveat that giftedness qua giftedness does not constitute an achie
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by aoriste 17y ago
quite - real_life++, and, yes, probably with a much lower poly-count.
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by aoriste 17y ago
As for me, I eschewed the applied topics (no ODE's no PDE's) in favor of the "pure" (algebra, analysis, topology, etc) only to discover that, because I had little interest in becoming a professor, most of it would only serve to keep my happ
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by aoriste 17y ago
A trivial tangent: oddly enough I find that, whether I'm programming for distributed applications or animations, it is the number theory, and not (surprisingly) the linear algebra, that I am most grateful for having learned. Boutade's Law:
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by aoriste 17y ago
I had read the first article already, and this one provided an interesting commentary. What struck me most, however, was the striking parallel it makes to a distant, hazily defined, mmo game that a friend and I talk about creating in our t
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by aoriste 17y ago
My least favorite Peter Thiel quote "Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. " According to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook
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by aoriste 17y ago
And let us not forget the Lazlo Hollyfeld from the 1985 classic The Real Genius ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089886/ ) who computerized his "no purchase necessary, enter as often as you like" way to millions in cash and prizes.