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r-w··on Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing
I wonder if you can send them a cease-and-desist.
r-w··on Brave Introduces Brave Today, the Privacy-Preserving News Reader
Honestly? Disabling JS accomplishes most of that.
r-w··on Linus Torvalds' good taste argument for linked lists, explained
No, it's not, as can be seen from the diagrams in the article.
r-w··on Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution
I understand its value as well as I believe I need to in order to do good work. I'm sure you hold beliefs that are different from mine, and I think that diversity--and the fact that we can talk about this stuff honestly and respectfully--is what makes our industry great.
r-w··on Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution
I won't be donating, since I don't believe that what needs to change in software development is as simple as a choice of programming language--I'm sure you've heard that one before. Best of luck with your endeavors regardless!
r-w··on R adds native pipe and lambda syntax
Julia crew, where you at?
r-w··on Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.
But you didn't actually show the margin of error. In any case, I think I'd take this argument more seriously in an article of its own, rather than on a back-and-forth forum like this. Not enough opportunities to request and provide context.
r-w··on GitHub Source Code Leak
I feel like anyone would expect this to be guarded against though. There may not be a particular reason to "need" it, but the fact it's even possible is ridiculous.
r-w··on GitHub Source Code Leak
I'd argue that's an even worse look for an org like GitHub.
r-w··on Goodbye, Native Apps
> Hence, there were no intermediate layers like run-times in order to execute native applications; just binary content was there.

That's not true. Even with "native binaries" you have the OS as an intermediary.

r-w··on My Resignation from the Intercept
Extremely relevant reading: _Purity_, by Jonathan Franzen https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374239215
r-w··on My Resignation from the Intercept
The namesake of the Pulitzer prize, Joseph Pulitzer, was one of the foremost proponents of yellow journalism. Rudy Giuliani, an American hero for a couple of years after 9/11, is now a foreign asset for all intents and purposes. Having prestige doesn't make you infallible, it just means you were in the right place at the right time.
r-w··on My Resignation from the Intercept
A nihilist regarding truth, I see. You might want to watch this video to see why that's a dangerous attitude, and one that plays into the hands of morally unscrupulous actors and foreign adversaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nknYtlOvaQ0
r-w··on What the heck is the value of “-n % n” in programming languages?

  let threshold = (0 &- range) % range
> It is somewhat inconvenient that Swift forces us to write so much code, but we must admit that the result is probably less likely to confuse a good programmer.

Oh come on, it's basically just one extra character.

r-w··on That company whose name used to contain HTML script tags Ltd
Speaking of the power of farmers… https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs?t=439 The relevant clip is just 20 seconds long.
r-w··on That company whose name used to contain HTML script tags Ltd
That might require a bit more effort on the part of a company I know, who would have to register their logo "moz://a".
r-w··on That company whose name used to contain HTML script tags Ltd
<b>Be</b>, <strong>be</strong>, but don’t <head>be</head>. That's an illegal act of violence.
r-w··on Show HN: Dendron – A Hierarchical Tool for Thought
Something extremely relevant I've been considering pursuing: https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/medium-method
r-w··on Gitlab Blocked Iranians’ Access
Not in an era when information is the most valuable commodity. Just look at the discrepancy in patent treatment been the US and China: openness on our part can still go unrequited and be taken advantage of. No matter what we give a sanctioned county free access to, they can just bend it to their own will.
r-w··on Gitlab Blocked Iranians’ Access
> I learned that while surfing from an IP address which was mistakenly associated with being located in Iran. […] As I got that fixed quite fast afterwards I haven't done more browsing

Tor?

r-w··on Admitting That Functional Programming Can Be Awkward (2007)
Ever heard of the Elm Architecture? It helps address some of these pain points, e.g., by forcing you to decide from the get-go what your global modifiable state comprises, and then having each action consist of an update to that state model.
r-w··on A Note about Spotify Transfers
Anti-SLAPP is a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_publ...
r-w··on One Guy Ruined Hacktoberfest 2020
Spam is like weeds: it is anything excessive, unwanted, and relatively useless.
r-w··on One Guy Ruined Hacktoberfest 2020
If they don't want GitHub PRs, they can just disable them.
r-w··on Google TV
This has already been possible for years upon years on Roku.
r-w··on Google TV
Would this support 3rd-party live TV streaming services, such as Sling, Fubo, Hulu?
r-w··on Nova by Panic
In what way(s) does Linux fail to follow in the footsteps of PARC?
r-w··on Mailgo, a new concept of mailto and tel links
Graceful degradation? Couldn't find any info on this.
r-w··on Motivation – Keli Language
What gave you the idea that most FP uses macros? Much code in functional languages uses no macros at all. Perhaps you are confusing FP with Lisp.
r-w··on Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com
Then it wouldn't be a joke, it would be "art".
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