thejsjunky

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by thejsjunky 13y ago
Properly "Big X" refers to the biggest players in the X industry, particularly with regard to trade groups and lobbying. It's useful because often this section of the industry will have unique qualities compared to the indust
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
This issue was actually raised a couple weeks ago here on HN and Jeremy responded thusly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6079709
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
Keep in mind this is Philadelphia, which although it's improving has historically had a pretty high level of gun violence and homicide. It's usually not the worst city in this regard (New Orleans or Detroit has had that distinctio
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
The article seems to say the opposite: 'It is the standard policy of the Government to only grant pardons to those who are considered "morally" innocent of the offence, as opposed to those who may have been wrongly convicted
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> Straight couples can reproduce with their spouse - gays cannot. That's not just a difference, but a complete opposite. You're just stating explicitly the implicit argument I was refuting, but ok: The difference is immaterial
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
Pardons are a general tool to forgive (in several senses) a crime. If you look at the history of pardons in the US for example, you'll find examples ranging from people who were wrongly convicted, to people who got one as a reward for
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> The problem arises that the legality of marriage was designed around traditional families. This premise is debatable, but assuming it is true it's still not a particularly strong argument. The law was designed to be flexible and e
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> not that he hadn't broken it so as to have a pardon Reasoning I find confusing. A pardon is by definition something given to people convicted of breaking the law. It can be and is sometimes used as a relief for people who have b
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
Literally, a different robot but it looks like he puts adhesive gel on the feet to help the landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mF9_2...
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> you're putting speed bumps in the paths of your thoughts. I would argue that for many of the people I have met in my life, this would be a good thing. I don't we need to coddle each other all the time, but neither is the op
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> If a driver appears to be drunk, how is that a random stop? They're not stopping drivers who "appear to be drunk" - that's the point. They are allowed (supposedly, IANAL) to set up a checkpoint to stop every car
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
For stuff like the example where you know you will be reusing the command, it's better to use an alias or script. Even if it's just a command you plan to run in a couple times in a row you can add a temporay alias with: alias foo
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
If anyone wants to delve more into the workings of a JS VM, I've found the code of Higgs ( https://github.com/maximecb/Higgs ) to be very straightforward and readable. The interpreter and JIT are written in D and mu
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
Nice. Interested readers may also want to check out Higgs: https://github.com/maximecb/Higgs
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
Probably not the best analogy as there are in fact McDonald's restaurants in Hiroshima (and I would imagine Nagasaki). There's one not far from the Peace Park towards Hiroshima Castle. It's fair to be somewhat puzzled over it though; as men
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> proposes is a veritable shitton of work Perhaps I missed something in the post, but I don't see a "shitton" of work there. The first step is easily a one weekend (if not one day) project. None of what was described is particularly dif
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
That's a fair criticism, but it needs qualification. JS doesn't have an integer type currently, but engines can be smart about using integers behind the scenes for efficiency. In terms of your ability to use them explicitly there's asm.js,
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
I can't help associating it with the "ducks" in Old City and those obnoxious quacker things they give everyone. They used to drive me nuts when I was working by their route.
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> As both a musician and synth designer, I've always put the sound and user interface above all else. You're talking about something slightly different: you're talking about what you use to evaluate the quality of a thing. I'm talki
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
There's also Turing Tunes, based on the same idea: http://maximecb.github.io/Turing-Tunes/
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
As a musician when I purchase a synthesizer, I am buying the circuit . The enclosure/build quality/etc is secondary, though obviously an important consideration. If someone tells me I am buying a "handmade synthesizer" in addition to it be
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
I don't think the issue is they believe it's mass-manufactured or something. The issue is whether it falls into the niche of what etsy wants to sell. He's admitted that he doesn't actually design the circuits, and there's still some questio
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
I think the title was changed. I believe originally said something about defeating a "domain squatter".
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
They're parroting an observation from a special about the book; it's a bit misleading taken out of context. The original observation was making a comment about Harper Lee's reclusive and private nature, not suggesting that Lee modeled Boo R
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
Book titles are not a quotation and therefore generally aren't put in quotation marks. Instead they are written in title case and underlined or italicised.
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> The guy has no idea what the notation means by still wants to wear the t-shirt. I'd read that SO post again, you seem to have misunderstood.
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> To deny this is to deny the scientific theory of evolution. No, it's to understand the statistics. The richer and more economically developed a country is in general; the lower the birthrate. Likewise that's the trend for households/r
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
I'll cop to it: this had me going for a couple hundred milliseconds.
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
>it is dreading when I noticed that the most present animals are crows Not necessarily a dread thing... perhaps they're karasutengu; crow spirits who live like mountain hermits and sometimes provide guidance to people. It was also the d
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by thejsjunky 13y ago
> he sad history of anti-poverty programs like AFDC Right, but that's a more specific point than what you made and the distinction is important. You said "when people get money they have more children"..this is demonstrably false when t

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