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Ah, I see your point. That is deceptive; I thought it was just generic vitriol.

As for me I only _dream_ of dwelling amongst the ranks of the Valley's intelligentsia... many years to go before I proclaim myself a bonafide intellectual elite.

Thank you. Letting rhetoric slip into the mud hasn't served other platforms for discourse well recently (exhibit a: politics).

This is just one thread... look at the rest of the discussion.

"comedic"

We're not under any time pressure in this discussion; there's no need to prioritize. Pointing out "low blows" which and writer should strive to be above is pressing, in my opinion.

Or, it's just a t-shirt.

There is friction here because it’s at the meeting of two languages instead of implementation-interface, or implementation-service. People either try to hide the underlying SQL entirely on the one pole, or attempt to embed a SQL-like DSL within the primary language. I think that modern programming language ought to offer first class support for embedding other languages or DSLs - an idea behind Language Oriented Programming.

SQL offers the domain appropriate syntax, while the “host” language allows access to in-scope variables, functions, etc.

Of course there would be some more work in allowing a “mix” of two syntaxes. Another option is a query language as a subset of the language, sort of like C# and Linq.

I had just heard of it. Looks like what I was getting at. Wish APIs were just exposed through some query language. Don't see apparent harm if it's read-only and permission-restricted.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like you can't just keep going and appending more to the path; the metadata document seems to dictate how parameters are applied to resources in the preceding path.

That... is a _hack_! Awesome :D

That’s nice and all, but obviously he didn’t just cross in a tub; more like a boat with a bathtub attached.

It wasn’t sarcasm. I was being sincere.

I was not being sarcastic!!

Although decomposition into corresponding files is the norm, it’s so satisfying to say “hey, check out my JS engine” and point people to a single work-of-art uberfile. LOL.

Who cares?

I agree whole-heartedly that the strange “worship” of science that is sometimes promoted is a contradiction of the spirit of the scientific method.

And I’m speaking only from my own personal experience, of course ;).

The problem is that people ground their egos in their arguments/findings/research etc. If you can resist the prideful urge to do so, your work, and life in general, become much more enjoyable experiences - in my opinion.

I was using the word in a metaphorical sense. Also, you mentioned positive activities. I was referring to passive activities which can become “unhealthy” in the sense that the formed habits, which can in the extreme interfere with life, outweigh the information gleaned.

I had him as a professor as well. He’s a brilliant guy and educator, but could be a little rough with questions; i.e. making you feel a little dumb. His notes though were always excellent.

God, my roommate punched a hole in our wall when he lost once back in college. That’s the behavior of an addict, I assume. Then of course he paid our greedy landlord who demanded the whole apt be repainted.

The worst things with regards to potential for unhealthy use, IMO, are passive feeds which require no effort on the user’s part. These simply become a timedraining habit. Reddit, HN, YouTube, any social media.

Also, my strategy for progressive change in habits is to make a simple pair of lists, which I call “do(s)” and “don’t(s)”. Every day just focus on avoiding the don’ts. If time allows and you are willing, do a do, so to speak. After ~8 months (anecdotal) you will kick the bad habits and hopefully replace them with better ones.

I can totally see that. Once I went to college, I stopped watching TV because my roommate and I were both too lazy to get one for the dorm room. I haven’t had cable since (5 years later).

I love it so much.

I apologize - I’d actually had a few drinks (irony... I know) when commenting on this submission. Maybe I was more upset at myself.

Happy new year, everyone.

I deleted it in 2016.

Fuck this company and any other that sells a product with an addictive chemical. That’s not “innovation”. That’s Donald Trump tier snake oil.