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If that's true, then Scala was simply specified less precisely than Java. As lemming said, Scala is a massive superset of Java's functionality. Off the top of my head, I can rattle…

Exciting! Thanks for the link.

The parentheses are only one hurdle that Clojure makes you jump over, though. The other is Functional Programming. I read an article here or on Proggit a few weeks ago by a (semi-p…

To get to the (pre-) application, you have to click on "InLust" at the top left. It admittedly took me a few moments to discover this, it wasn't very obvious.

I agree that this feel-good article about the USA's astounding generosity should be taken with a grain of salt: http://yashwata.info/2010/07/15/charity1/

> No, you can't just look a lifespan. I can't? Is it not the purpose of health care to keep people alive?

It's just a little joke. There's no unwritten law that says smart people aren't allowed to crack jokes in serious discourse. In case you need an explanation, the joke is based on t…

There is no God. (revorad almost got it right but blew the "the one thing" requirement)

Clojure. It's mildly exotic in being Lisp-y and functional, but efficient, clean and solidly supported by the gigabytes of Java library code that's available for every purpose and …

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I second gtani's suggestion of clojure. It's a lisp that takes some of the pain out of lisp by using fewer parentheses where possible, and different kinds of parentheses (round, sq…

They're claiming that the averaged temps will be completely different from other, non-averaged temps. Given what averaging is all about, I find this hard to believe. Something does…