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BasDirks

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About BasDirks

Haskell, Racket, JS, audio

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    Comment #34273747

    Sounds like you are maintaining and extending your own frame of reference. I feel like a note that is never read again is not necessarily a wasted effort.

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    Comment #34215459

    #2 on 'Infinite with Timer Limit' on the second attempt where I didn't get trolled by broken video. Found some absolute bangers from unexpected countries. Better than any ML algori…

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    Comment #31882689

    Romanticism, that sweet youthful foolishness. Living tragically can be beautiful, and lead to deep despair.

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    Comment #31227593

    Well written but too hostile.

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    Comment #30708057

    Why is nyt evil?

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    Comment #30660068

    > Is trusting those sources really an acceptable basis for any autonomous individual to proceed? You yourself are awefully fond of basing elaborate narratives on dubious sources, w…

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    Comment #30632101

    You gonna tell them if he steals cookies from the cookie jar? I see your point but I ask where you draw the line.

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    Comment #30626577

    No, they don't have such a right, but everyone has the right to call him out publicly. The key point, for me, is that vengeance is evil. Cheaters should be exposed but not destroye…

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    Comment #30612086

    I don't see why this is downvoted. Seems like a solid argument, even though I don't agree.

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    Comment #30586902

    I disagree with the downvotes. Your first edit does a lot to clarify your position, but could you expand on it?

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    Comment #30578449

    I really appreciate this comment, it was exactly what I was hoping for.

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    Comment #30526200

    This is not true at all, in the domain of computer science there are no concrete examples of this.

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    Comment #30489196

    You are not speaking to a y'all. Are you alluding to a dualist world-view?

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    Comment #30489133

    You mean the common civilian in Ukraine, surely?

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    Comment #30451199

    This war is far from over.

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    Comment #30450994

    > Nobody is helping ukraine with any military, period. This is not true.

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    Comment #30450689

    No. The Russian people are accountable.

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    Comment #30413055

    After reaching that percentile the grind begins. And that's when learning begins. And that's when you develop character. The dopamine doesn't flow as freely any more as obstacles t…

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    Comment #30383504

    To the author: you're doing a great job.

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    Comment #30329792

    "This development was mainly acquired through continuous voluntary confrontation with the challenge (read that sentence again and emphasis voluntary). It was first when I understoo…

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    Comment #29226265

    I don't like his proposed end goal. His happiness sounds like a mere absense of pain, but other methods will get you there more reliably. I like the first items on his list: go int…

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    Comment #28875387

    Americans and Aussies always seem to confuse football with concussionball.