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_jak··on Taobao.com breaks record for online sales in a day - $3.1 billion USD
Unfortunately, you're right. I think it's a bit ridiculous that people are more offended by incivility than racism, though.
_jak··on The best way to learn anything in Vim is by accident
I'd argue that the best way to learn anything in vim is to read the docs. When I first started with vim, I was just jumping in, trying to figure it out as I go. All that really yielded was frustration. Though I guess that frustration is what led me to actually read the help, so in a roundabout way, maybe I agree!
_jak··on Peano arithmetic is probably inconsistent
Even so, I don't think most people would mind a disincentive for posts with titles that drastically overstate their content
_jak··on A tool that lets you automate the Internet
I saw the link for ifttt on HN a few weeks ago and it reminded me that Pipes existed, and that I need to actually test the limits of what it can do.
_jak··on Poll: How many generations removed are you from immigration?
Same here for me, but it takes at least one more generation to get back to the U.S. Civil War.