futureastronaut

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by futureastronaut 7y ago
People here are just very dramatic. I think I need to not read (or write) HN comments for a long time, there is some serious distorted reality about.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
I'm not really sure what your point is in criticizing "farming" to C. > This is that culture thing I'm talking about. You made a false claim. You referred to Python iteration as not generic, when what you really meant
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
> I don't like how its list comprehensions aren't generic. Python iteration is generic. https://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html#object.__... Please don't spread FUD.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
Well that sounds like a personal problem and it has nothing to do with the language. As a counter-anecdote, I've been working on Python projects for over a decade and have yet to experience the draconian linter settings you described.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
I read this earlier and was sort of speechless. Now I can't help myself, and must point out that a grave digger in no way contributes to the death of the buried. Beware the acute and chronic cognitive effects of alcohol abuse.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
There's quite a class divide between corner pub and brew-pub clientele. It feels like for every trendy brewery thriving, a few anonymous bars are failing. I'm not saying it's wrong, but it is different, and I'm not sure
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
And you've gotten to the root of the decline of places like pubs: Inflation with mostly stagnant wages. Sure, you can have a "cheap" burger and beer, but more often than not you'll end up eating roadkill and drinking che
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
> I for one never trust anyone who doesn't drink. And if they can't drink for medical reasons?
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
Agreed, it takes a special kind of asshole to run a bar while "[his] own family has been afflicted by alcoholism." > Richard had spent untold hours trading stories with friends, cementing connections with them, with the space,
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
> (2) It's arguably the most valuable battleground in logistics - developing a "last mile" delivery network at scale. How is Uber Eats any different from the many other operations strapping boxes to the backs of bicyclists
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
I'm aware of Smalltalk being promoted in educational settings. What I wanted to know more about was "Lisp for children" which I've never heard before.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy#1981_killing for a more to-the-point account.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
That really depends on your definition of tourism...
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
> One could argue that Smalltalk was designed in part to be a "Lisp for children." This is the first time I've heard that, do you have a source?
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
> evidence for an offense you can't imagine ten years from now. If your argument rests on future, unknown abuses... I'm afraid that's tin foil territory. Your comments sound like regurgitated talking points from when Snowd
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
Please don't editorialize titles.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
I didn't refer to absolute anonymity, but to an anonymous design (anybody can register, without an email even). The point is that it's far easier for INS to troll a place with real identities like Facebook. I don't think the
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
You really think INS are monitoring and investigating comments from throwaways in an anonymous forum like HN? Easy with the tin foil.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
Altimeters: Not even once.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
Why are those your options?
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
Google Maps is also shoving Grubhub down our throats. Every time I try to call a restaurant's phone numer in the new Maps app, I end up accidentally opening a Grubhub tab in Chrome.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
If only there were a way to open a link in a new window or tab.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
I've seen probably hundreds of moral panic stories about DEEP FAKES (which sound so scary!), and have yet to see a malicious use. It's more of an ML party trick than anything to fear, but the "I fucking love science" cro
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
> we draw the line at platforms that have demonstrated they directly inspire tragic events and are lawless by design What does "lawless by design" mean?
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
Did you read the Quora answer or are you replying to the title?
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
> The community really dove into the punctuation-based syntax, preprocessors and meta languages head first and created a real Frankenstein. More is on the way. Github issue thumbs up-driven development means it's the new C++ kitche
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
I'm more disappointed that a founder answering questions has somebody jumping down their throat for a perceived slight in a tiny portion of their reply. But that's HN.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
Yes agreed, it's not helpful to search for a constant consumption requirement. A healthy and sedentary person, with a reasonable diet, on a cold, gray, damp day, does not need to consume much water.
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
What we have is a normal summer heat wave being pumped up as a natural disaster. It's completely normal for all of the affected areas to experience humid, low-90-degree days in the summer. Pull up a weather map right now: The only 100-
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by futureastronaut 7y ago
The northeast and upper midwest are pro-union and people aren't raised to think that way in those places. It's a big country.

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