washappy

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by washappy 9y ago
You got many rational reasons for starting learning Python with Python 2: - It is easier syntax and string-handling for beginners. Else, look for someone who started learning Python with Python 3 and ask them about their experience. You pro
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by washappy 9y ago
> Maintaining a Python 2 and 3 compatible codebase in a PITA. I maintain multiple Py 2-3 compatible codebases, both academically and commercially. It's not hard, because I develop in Python 2, while writing Python 3 compatible code.
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by washappy 9y ago
As someone who asked the same question a few years back (and gladly received the answer: Python 2), I'd suggest you learn both. Does not matter which language you start in, as long as you can write Python 2/3 compatible code. Perh
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by washappy 9y ago
And, to an extend, I sympathize with the viewpoints of the singularity adherents. Collective intelligence is a version of Conway's Game of Life, with more complicated rules. It is possible to manipulate the canvas and the rules each ce
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by washappy 9y ago
Super Intelligence is the information theoretical variant of the perpetuum mobile. Like the article made so aptly clear: No matter the performance of the machine, if its input is not varied, information-rich, complete enough, it will not le
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by washappy 9y ago
The author makes mention of being able to flick through hundreds of patients to find "the saddest case". (I think this is really only telling of how the author views the world). This used to be possible, but now there is just a &q
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by washappy 9y ago
I used to donate regularly to Watsi, but recently I have churned, as they have de-emphasized the p2p aspect over universal healthcare. They now seem to be in an awkward split between two projects, where I'd like to see them stand firml