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lalwat

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lalwat··on Instagram's official response
Still out.
lalwat··on Hood: A transactional, database-agnostic ORM for Go
I would not use "... for Go!" in the description due to the other programming language named "Go!" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go!_(programming_language)].
lalwat··on Facebook recruiters, please stop the spam
7.9 percent of your fellow Americans won't go to work tomorrow due to unemployment. And you whine about being approached by a well-paying company like Facebook?

Stick your head out of the valley once in a while wont you, I think you will grow with the experience.

lalwat··on Ask HN: Are Monads Really That Hard?
My teacher told us that a monad is somewhat like a recipe of an action. A set of instructions without a real purpose of return. So you have to create them under different terms than functions. A function is more of a specification with a constant result, ie put in 2 get 4, regardless of state. It is the combined power of monads and functions which grant access to the more interesting features of a functional programming language.
lalwat··on ‘Creepy Cameraman’ pushes limits of public surveillance
It is not that different though — Is your point that it is slightly easier to hide from surveillance cameras? Even the hidden ones?

"operated by more reputable entities than some random creep", you know you're talking about companies in a capitalist society, right? Not exactly famous for being particularly reputable to say the least.

lalwat··on Rise of the Tiger Nation: Asian-American Success
I find this as interesting as Katy Perry voting for Obama. There are about 4.2 billion (60%) people living in Asia. If they weren't affecting the U.S. — something would be very odd. I am not surprised that they're doing well as they are not forced to emigrate.

EDIT: 'Katy', apparently.

lalwat··on An Alternate Universe (Microsoft Surface)
agreed, Toronto's largest mall (Eaton C) featured the Surface today. It was packed. Everybody was exited and the product looked great.