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longlivegnu

38 karma · joined November 4, 2014

For Loop Evangelist. NodeJS Tinkerer.
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longlivegnu··on Why Kim Dotcom hasn’t been extradited 3 years after the US smashed Megaupload
>where in exchange for working for them you get to keep your freedom.

I'm not sure that's how freedom works.

longlivegnu··on Why Kim Dotcom hasn’t been extradited 3 years after the US smashed Megaupload
Many Americans do not care if the government breaks the law and I'm sure the lawyers will try to justify it in courts.
longlivegnu··on Node.js and io.js – Very different in performance
>But most people won't compile themselves. Most will use the latest stable release

I mean there is a good reason that

longlivegnu··on Io.js 1.0.0
V8 is just a JS engine, it is used in io.js, node.js, chrome, and chromium.
longlivegnu··on Google Domains Launches to All in U.S
Still no .io support :(
longlivegnu··on Disproportionately Common Names by Profession
I do agree people with French/"Posh" English names are probably more educated and contribute more to society based upon this poor correlation
longlivegnu··on Speaking While Female
I don't think so, apes speak to each other and you cannot understand them. Dolphins speak to each other and you cannot understand them. Speaking is not a human only action.
longlivegnu··on East of Palo Alto’s Eden
>people of our own kind

We're all humans? Aren't we all our own kind? There is no need to make further segregation.

longlivegnu··on [dead]
I think it is only denying freedom of expression if the guy asked for it to published in the NYT? Other people have already published it so it is already being published, and thus people are able to see it.
longlivegnu··on A Career in Science Will Cost You Your Firstborn
I think DIY scientists have it the hardest, especially the ones that cannot survive without a job.
longlivegnu··on How to Become a Hacker (2001)
this is really really old.

I enjoyed reading the CaTB book a lot. Unfortunately ESR appears to sometimes be very rude in his opinion of others :/

longlivegnu··on Google Is Donating €250k to Charlie Hebdo
Why are the efforts in the hands of the U.S.A.? It feels odd, especially when the U.S.A. could very quickly take a policy on censorship.
longlivegnu··on Je Suis Charlie
the appropriate response is to change the culture
longlivegnu··on Filezilla at SourceForge is malware
he doesn't complain about the website design he is complaining about the functionality. In fact he's stated in interviews he doesn't wish to ponder in web development.
longlivegnu··on Filezilla at SourceForge is malware
If the creator of a software critiques your SaaS that uses his software maybe you should pay more attention to it? I am sure Linus knows git a lot better than most of us.
longlivegnu··on Filezilla at SourceForge is malware
As well as commit messages, he said it's fine as a mirror
longlivegnu··on Filezilla at SourceForge is malware
some people want that 2004 feel. Also some people don't like github, __even the creator of git doesn't like github__
longlivegnu··on Show HN: Mediapig – Simple, affordable VPS hosting
Where are the servers located?
longlivegnu··on Google has now ‘forgotten’ more than a quarter-million URLs
I am not sure everyone uses google :^), while a vast majority might there are other options
longlivegnu··on An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules
I don't understand this either. What objectively makes an animal any less animal. I mean a mouse feels the pain of being eaten and so does a dog.
longlivegnu··on An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules
Maybe not everyone has the same motivation. Just like you might care more about football than I do, but I make up for it in passion about programming?
longlivegnu··on Putin Blames Outside Forces for Economic Woes
I'm just curious why does everyone (a lot of westerners) not like Russia?
longlivegnu··on Intercal: The Worst Programming Language Ever [video]
was really expecting a talk about ruby
longlivegnu··on What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs
I guess if lazyness == not giving a fuck to read the whole thing because I'm busying doing cool shit (to me) -ness
longlivegnu··on Ruby compiled with Clang is 8% faster than with GCC 4.9, 44% faster than GCC 4.7
>ruby >speed

ok.

longlivegnu··on Foobar
unfortunately I do all my searching through DDG :(
longlivegnu··on Global Web Crackdown Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Net Domains
Doesn't palantir basically just do this for them?
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