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motakraxxer··on A Universal I/O Abstraction for C++ (2020)
Could you please show an example for it?
motakraxxer··on To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
I do feel that I could easily translate natural languages into a diagram as well. I am a very visual thinker, but that visual seeps into natural languages as well.
motakraxxer··on To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
This is really an interesting thought. Would it surprise you if I said that for me, it works in an opposite manner? I first think in terms of diagrams and the construct sentences for it, whether it be programming language, natural language or math.
motakraxxer··on Linux 5.10 BTRFS performance regression
With the problems you are listing, you would have never been able to recommend Linux. The problem stem from lack of driver support in the kernel for the devices on your machine.

If that is the case, then your machine maker obviously does not support linux. So, it's no surprise that your machine had problems with linux.

If you buy a machine that supports linux, you would not see those problems. Nothing to do with linux, mostly to do with interaction of linux and your machine manufacturer.

motakraxxer··on To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
My first language is Marathi which is an Indo-Aryan language. My other languages are

West Germanic: English

Indo-Aryan: Hindi, Bengali

Dravidian: Kannada

And currently, I'm learning German.

motakraxxer··on To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
I was originally surprised by the study and your comment, since I generally find no difference between natural languages , math and programming languages. (I am a math major).

However, most of the people I interact with find my exposition methods curious in sense of structure. So, I shared this study with some of my friends, and they agreed with the study too. When I pointed out my surprise to them, they told me that I speak like a computer program in the sense of structure of exposition.

So, I guess I agree with this study in general, and actually would love to know what's going on in my brain.

For what it's worth, I am fluent in 4 natural languages from two different families and I'm learning a fifth language. Also, I'm fluent in multiple programming languages.

motakraxxer··on Fewer premature babies born since Covid-19 lockdown
The plot by patriarchy is not asking women to stop working during the third trimester. The plot is to ignore those needs and punish women who stop working by not paying them maternity leave or holding their pregnancy against them when they come back to the workforce.
motakraxxer··on Write code that is easy to delete, not easy to extend (2016)
"Anything that can be made hard to delete, will be made harder to delete, even when we try to make that specific part of code easier to delete."
motakraxxer··on In Praise of ZFS on Linux's ZED 'ZFS Event Daemon'
Mail sysadmins about the drive failures for example.