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knughit··on The Lisp Curse (2011)
Yes, whichever ever one you have seen a million times before looks more readable. So?
knughit··on The Lisp Curse (2011)
Welcome to Haskell, where anything can be infix :-)
knughit··on The Lisp Curse (2011)
That's correspondent with how Java and especially Obj-C and super especially AppleScript programmers try to write code that reads like COBOL, er, English.
knughit··on The Lisp Curse (2011)
Lisp is VOO, not SVO.

Java is SVO.

C is VOO too.

knughit··on Fake girlfriend, revisited
Chaperon protects social values. Values can and often should change, but the chaperon is a tool that isn't as good or bad as the value it protects.
knughit··on Controlling vehicle features of Nissan LEAFs remotely via vulnerable APIs
Clarification: this is a vulnerability in the Internet of Things component attached to the car. The car itself fine, and the vulnerability is only in devices with the silly and expensive IoT upgrade package.
knughit··on Justice Department Wants Apple to Unlock Nine More iPhones
> Superman

> consistency

That ship sailed long ago.

knughit··on Justice Department Wants Apple to Unlock Nine More iPhones
The government can overrule private contracts, and does so on the daily.
knughit··on Why Are So Many Animals Homosexual?
How sure are you that these concepts apply to us, and aren't just us making up stories to rationalize our instincts?
knughit··on Judge Rules FBI Must Reveal Malware It Used to Hack Over 1,000 Computers
Is there a better word, as easy to pronounce? "Pedoviewers"?
knughit··on Judge Rules FBI Must Reveal Malware It Used to Hack Over 1,000 Computers
You are arbitrarily defining "peer".
knughit··on Judge Rules FBI Must Reveal Malware It Used to Hack Over 1,000 Computers
There was an episode of radiolab or something where a guy had a brain injury and became an obsessive child porn collector. The DA argued that even if he had an illness, if he was cognizant enough to hide his activity from his spouse, he was cognizant enough to seek help instead of continuing his behavior in secret.
knughit··on Artists Covertly Scan Bust of Nefertiti and Release the Data for Free Online
Except for well branded characters, toys already sell basically at cost of materials, thanks to Chinese manufacturing
knughit··on Artists Covertly Scan Bust of Nefertiti and Release the Data for Free Online
The question is also whether you are allowed to publish a digital copy of a copyrighted sculpture

Also, how does Bridgeman square with the reality that photographs are certainly copyrighted (Getty, etc)?

knughit··on SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, despair of homeless’
What? The homeless are here because the city attracts more people than there are room for (development reasons) and because SF spends huge sums to care for homeless immigrants
knughit··on SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, despair of homeless’
The article specifically coted the Super Bowl as a positive example. The Super Bowl bullied people away from the venue, didn't help them into homes.
knughit··on SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, despair of homeless’
SF cares for a substantial fraction of the entire nation's homeless population, who migrate to SF for weather and public services. SF gets blamed because SF helps homeless folks the most, not the least.
knughit··on SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, despair of homeless’
Holding down a job isn't relevant. They did a job for us, we owe them care in the face of the disability that job created.
knughit··on SF tech bro: ‘I shouldn’t have to see the pain, struggle, despair of homeless’
The government is our employees, not some Other power above is. We need to make the changes. Make demands , build consensus, and run for office if needed.
knughit··on On Google's self-driving car acident rates
Are you familiar with Amtrak.com?
knughit··on Amit Singhal, an Influential Engineer at Google, Will Retire
> cubicle

Ah, the heady carefree spendthrift days of the dot-com boom, when employers provided parts of walls!

knughit··on Napier's bones (Napier's Rods)
I learned Napier's bones in school too. It is impractical nowadays, but I think it shows some of the fascinating beauty of math that can inspire kids.
knughit··on Only 1.2 Percent Are Using Android Marshmallow on Their Devices
M is the first release since J where almost all the UI changes were improvements.
knughit··on Only 1.2 Percent Are Using Android Marshmallow on Their Devices
Has Android ecosystem ever given a hint that a device would be supported after 2 years? Certainly for phones you are supposed to get a new one from your carrier.
knughit··on Britain to Foreign Workers: If You Don't Make $50,000 a Year, Please Leave
Why is 2 stupider than 1?
knughit··on Apple’s declining software quality
He went on stage and gave a sock presentation that made everyone forget about the bugs. Users judged the book by it's well-kerned prettily animated cover.

This is the same old tripe about the young generation's moral decline, and rose-tinted rearview glasses.

knughit··on Yahoo ex-employee sues, alleging performance review manipulation, gender bias
Your quickness to retaliate in anger, instead of correcting your mathematical oversight, undermines your reader's confidence in your ability to judge the merits of your coworkers.
knughit··on Yahoo ex-employee sues, alleging performance review manipulation, gender bias
That's like saying there is no reason for a single party government to investigate claims of corruption.

Management is not a monolith.

knughit··on Sandstorm App update: New open-source self-hostable apps
If you don't trust their salespeople, why on earth would you trust them claiming that they aren't sales people? Judge based on the available facts, not superficial prejudices.
knughit··on Bad USB-C cable destroys laptop
These are the wonders of globalization. USA consumer protection laws don't apply to foreign manufacturers using noname brands.
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