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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Too little abstraction is rarely a problem. It's easy to change something simple and straightforward. When a bunch of stuff depends on a bad abstraction, it's both hard to change, and hard to keep.
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
It's inconceivable to me that one could write an article on this topic without mentioning Spring and Spring Boot. In many cases, it serves as a pre-built set of over-abstractions, and a great way to burden oneself by forcing all soluti
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Police say civil asset forfeiture reduces crime – new study shows they’re wrong(propublica.org)
352 points by oftenwrong 6y ago|124 comments
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
It is just the opposite of fantasy: Wearing warm clothing indoors is a technology that exists now and is a completely viable way to reduce energy needs. Clothing is more affordable now than at any other point in history. Heating all buildin
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Many of the popular conclusions drawn from the NASA study are not actually supported by the study: https://www.gardenmyths.com/garden-myth-born-plants-dont-pur...
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Foolishness in the opposite direction applies in a warm climate. It is not unusual for cooling systems to be applied excessively, forcing occupants to compensate by wearing warmer clothing. In some places, there are laws against excessive h
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
As I suspected before clicking, that article cites that explanation as being given by steam heating system expert Dan Holohan. He has a talk up on YouTube that I came across a few years ago. It is interesting on a number of levels, and I re
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
I recall reading a blog post in which a heat lamp was used to warm the hands while working at a desk. I like to work outdoors even when it is fairly cold, and cold hands are the main limitation. It is difficult to type with gloves.
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
And if you would like to read the solar-powered version of this article: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/02/body-insulation-th...
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Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011)(lowtechmagazine.com)
261 points by oftenwrong 6y ago|305 comments
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Ontology is overrated: https://web.archive.org/web/20191117162526/http://shirky.com...
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
I use vim-sleuth to auto-detect indentation settings. https://github.com/tpope/vim-sleuth
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
In some cases, even the police do not know what sharrows indicate, as demonstrated in this unfortunate killing: https://www.massbike.org/16seconds >The police report confuses the presence of a shared road marking (or sha
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Yes, I use it! I am the only person I know that does.
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Exactly. The idea that a web page should choose the font, font size, and colours is backwards. The user should be the one to choose these values. I want every page to use my favourite reading font in a size that is comfortable to me, in col
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
The idea that they are conducting in-depth investigations into individual cases of unexplained transmission shows an impressive level of commitment to contact tracing and research. >Contact tracers turned to the country’s Epidemic Invest
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I Did the Math on My Town’s Cul-de-Sacs. Here's What I Found(strongtowns.org)
72 points by oftenwrong 6y ago|85 comments
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
I consider a static type system to be a must-have. If Clojure was more like Typed Racket on the JVM, I would already be using it.
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
I prefer functional programming, and have a background in functional programming, but I still primarily work with Java, and it is currently my go-to for any project. In my opinion, Java as a language is gross and unlovable, but the runtime,
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The underpass at Bilthoven station (Netherlands)(youtube.com)
1 points by oftenwrong 6y ago|0 comments
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Ackoff: Confusing Learning with Teaching (2013)(solvingforpattern.org)
2 points by oftenwrong 6y ago|0 comments
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Debugging skill is generally useful, even outside of programming. You need it to fix a car that won't start, or to fix a toilet that won't flush, or to figure out why your bread recipe isn't rising well in the oven, or to und
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
In my experience, this is not much of a problem. Server-side rendering is not that expensive, and can easily serve high volumes of users. After all, it has been used for decades, and is in continued use by most major sites. There's no
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Another commenter has shared this extension, which can be user to configure arbitrary redirection rules: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/redirector/
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
Very nice concept and design. One thing I partially dislike about hn/reddit/youtube/etc is that most of the discussion has already occurred once I have arrived at a post. Although I admit that I find reading others' onli
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Toon leaves: the leaf that tastes like beef(youtube.com)
1 points by oftenwrong 6y ago|0 comments
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Teddit: a free and open-source Reddit front end focused on privacy(teddit.net)
716 points by oftenwrong 6y ago|294 comments
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
There have been some related threads on this subject: "Oslo made its city center basically car-free" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19000076 "Oslo had 0 pedestrian, 0 cyclist, 0 children and 1 driver tr
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
It's not a matter of design. We can look downwards and work in many positions, yes. However, is it healthy to work this way on a regular basis? I doubt it, but I am open to seeing evidence. I know that for me, it is not a good position
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by oftenwrong 6y ago
That quote is specifically in reference to this flat device. I agree that with a laptop you can achieve a relatively ergonomic posture if you set it up the way you describe, which minimises the "hunch" and strain, although you can

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