d42muna

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   by d42muna 1y ago

   WebObjects. That is a perfect description of it, released 1996. So far ahead of its time it’s not even funny. Still one of the best programming environments I’ve ever used almost <checks calendar> 30 years later.
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   by d42muna 1y ago

   There are efforts within NASA to kill NOSA. The lawyers are the ones who insist on it.
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   by d42muna 1y ago

   Red tape. So much red tape. It can take literally years to get permission to release code as open source within NASA. It's not the scientists - they want to release their code. It's the lawyers.
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   by d42muna 1y ago

   There are lots of examples of comedy comparable to Monty Python over the years, but with so many media outlets you kind of have to seek it out or stumble across it. Here are a few random ones that immediately spring to mind: Green Wing [1],
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   by d42muna 2y ago

   This cracks me up. "Look at these beautiful orbital paths. Cover your eyes when it's explaining the barycenter. Cover your eyes!"