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thelastpoeton Fuck ‘Networking’. Just Be a Human

"But like the girl who wears a padded bra, there’s some serious misleading going on there."

Was this really necessary?

thelastpoeton Dollar Shave Club Lands $12 Million to Dramatically Expand Product Portfolio

When I started using a double-edged safety razor it took me maybe two shaves to get comfortable with it. I don't nick myself any more often than I did when using other razors. It's really not like a straight razor.

thelastpoeton 3-D Printing Pen. Yes, this is a thing.

This is one of the more vacuous instances of blogspam I've seen here. I give up on HN.

thelastpoeton Ruby vs. Python

Especially this bit:

"This is pretty interesting if you love new things, love change, and love playing around with stuff. If you don’t and hate the idea of breaking changes, you maybe are better suited with the Python way. But don’t be afraid of breaking changes."

Pythonistas apparently don't like new stuff, change, or hacking around with things. How could anyone with any knowledge of both Ruby and Python write something like that in seriousness?