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Loeffelmann··on Python’s “type hints” are a bit of a disappointment to me
I think Typescript nowadays has reached critical mass where most packages at least have a @types/* definition. I can't remember the last time I had to use a package that didn't provide types. I had the types be wrong one time though.
Loeffelmann··on Python’s “type hints” are a bit of a disappointment to me
I really think the second one shouldn't raise a type error.

This is already invalid:

  function foo1(arg1?: number, arg2: number) {}
In that case you have to use

  function foo1(arg1: number | undefined, arg2: number) {}

  foo1(undefined,1);

But other than that what is the use case?
Loeffelmann··on Tell HN: Turned 44 today and I'm lost
What does find God really mean? Just start believing in something I don't believe in? How does having found God fill your life with purpose or drive?
Loeffelmann··on Building a no-code toxicity classifier by talking to GitHub Copilot
I've been using copilot for a bit now and it's honestly really impressive. I was skeptical at first and didn't really believe all the praise but it works so well. You still have to understand what the code is doing but more often then not copilot spits out a out of the box working solution. It is phenomenal at writing tests. I can pretty much tell it "write tests for this function" and it will do it with surprising Quality and maybe even goes through cases I haven't thought about.

I think this technology will really shake up how we code.

Loeffelmann··on Automating cookie consent and GDPR violation detection
Isn't there insane money to make just suing everybody in breach of gdpr? I always thought there were laywers scouring the internet in search of a quick buck.
Loeffelmann··on I wrote a program that sends cats to my phone when I'm sad at the computer
How do you moderate what is uploaded and check for copyright for example. I am always confused how solo developers make sure that nothing malicious is uploaded. Surely you don't have time to moderate everything yourself.
Loeffelmann··on Google Search Is Dying
I think SEO was the big mistake. As soon people understand what makes a result show up first in the search it became a almost meaningless metric. There should really only be one metric that counts. Relevency.
Loeffelmann··on Tell HN: Reddit accounts cancellation/suspension caused by VPN usage
From anti-nonewnormal subs. Its fully automated ban as far as I know
Loeffelmann··on Tell HN: Reddit accounts cancellation/suspension caused by VPN usage
I got banned from countless subreddits becuase I dared arguing with covide deniers on r/NoNewNormal. I didn't even agree with them and was always critical but that apperently doesn't matter
Loeffelmann··on Tell HN: Reddit accounts cancellation/suspension caused by VPN usage
I got banned for harassment because I said that something was kind of gay.
Loeffelmann··on What gambling firms don’t want you to know – and how they keep you hooked
Got any resources where I can read about the mathematics of slot machines? I tried googling a bit and most examples were really simple and didn't really explain how chances for more complicated slot machines are calculated
Loeffelmann··on Ask HN: What's the hardest thing about remote work, even if you like it?
Would be more like a 2 hour walk unfortunately. Maybe I'll get a bike or something.
Loeffelmann··on Ask HN: What's the hardest thing about remote work, even if you like it?
I started carpooling with a college and I really miss my time listening to music or podcasts on my commute
Loeffelmann··on Ask HN: Hiring managers, which type of engineer is hardest to find nowadays?
What could someone applying do to prove their skills? Is submitting a couple of GitHub repos enough? Or do you just not stand a chance without at least a degree?
Loeffelmann··on “YouTube doesn't want you to have to see my 'disturbing' disabled body”
First of, I agree with you. But people nowadays take YouTube way too much for granted. It's amazing that we have a platform where we can upload videos for free and not even have to share them publicly and just use it as a free video storage. I don't think I would describe it as dystopian if such a platform didn't exist or let anyone monetize the videos they upload. We should be happy we even have it imo
Loeffelmann··on PHP – The Right Way
Do these dependencies actually matter when you deploy or are they just used for the actual compiling?
Loeffelmann··on Regulation of neurotransmitters by gut microbiota, effects on cognition (2021)
Lions mane always sounds like pseudoscience to me.
Loeffelmann··on Why I’m for Covid vaccines, but against vaccine mandates
Huh? What about all other vaccine, antibiotics and antivirals? When would you say is the "experiment" concluded. I mean I could always say: yeah it fared well for 40 years but what about 50? Do you know? Ergo still an experiment according to you.
Loeffelmann··on I Miss Software from the 90s
Why would contrast be bad for someone with bad eyesight?
Loeffelmann··on I Miss Software from the 90s
I am perplexed how anyone can think this is somehow better than UI we have today.

Looking at the picture I have no idea what I am looking at there are million arrows on the left and weird non identifiable pictures in the top.

You can say that modern UI is more boring but I argue that when it comes to UI of software boring is good. If boring means understanding instantly what does what on a pleasing look than I take boring over the old exciting UI where the cognitive load is so big that Id probably had to resort to hovering over every single icon to see what it does.

Loeffelmann··on GDPR penalty for passing on of IP address to Google by using Google Fonts
So your solution is to introduce a massive amount of redundancy so Google doesn't know you downloaded a font.
Loeffelmann··on PHP in 2022
What's wrong with async node js? I think the async API is pretty good.
Loeffelmann··on Intellectual Loneliness
Yeah your right I am so much better than other people because of my education. I now can't relate to anyone who can not solve this equation.
Loeffelmann··on Intellectual Loneliness
> abandon all intellectual drive, and feel like a normal human for a night.

Man. This sounds like 14 year old me thinking I'm just so beyond everybodys mental capacity and that's why I am lonely.

Loeffelmann··on Ask HN: What are you predictions for 2022?
Not too sure about the GPU one. I predict that crypto will loose a lot of its hype and maybe we will see a lot of mining GPUs sold for cheap.
Loeffelmann··on Electric vehicles could fully recharge in 5 minutes with new cable design
Oh hey look it's our weekly "THIS WILL REVOLUTIONISE ELECTRIC CARS" clickbait article.
Loeffelmann··on Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
Have carbon emissions decreased enough to actually matter in this time?
Loeffelmann··on Show HN: WASM and WebGL Fluid Simulation
Could you train a ML model that smoothes out the fluid simulation like they do with ray tracing?
Loeffelmann··on Show HN: WASM and WebGL Fluid Simulation
Could you train a ML model that fills in the gaps in the fluid simulation like they do in ray tracing?
Loeffelmann··on Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic symptoms in mid-life
My depersonalisation disorder started after an LSD trip. Was it really that drug that did it to me or was it always going to happen? I don't know but even so I've never gotten any of the benefits that psychedelics advocates talk about. For me it was just fun and that's it. I still absolutely hate what the drug did to me and I wish I had never taken it but comments like yours convinced me. I feel like the constant advocating and laying out the benefits like they are a guarantee is really dangerous for a chemical this powerful.
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