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beemoe

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    Comment #45756393

    Have you tried Nuitka? It takes a little effort but it can compile your Python program to a single executable that runs without network access.

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    Comment #40634152

    From the getting started section: > Terminals are part of the MacOS since it is Linux-based. This is not true. MacOS is based on Unix.

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    Comment #11626218

    Neither is base salary.

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    Comment #11439641

    Then how about sewage pumps For a combined energy storage and water distillation facility?

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    Comment #11439640

    Then how about sewage pumps For a combined energy storage and water distillation facility?

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    Comment #10913827

    I aggree but was amused to find and actual word count "product": https://github.com/guardian/gu-word-count

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    Comment #10103917

    I have some professional experience using a visual programming language on the same files with many coworkers. Here are the biggest pain points I experienced: Diff, merge, search/r…

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    Comment #10103548

    Take a look at Blockly: https://developers.google.com/blockly/

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    Comment #8220223

    Well, if you like the general sound of playing the home row in this layout, then simply remapping this thing for Dvorak might get you somewhat far toward that goal since the home r…

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    Comment #8180740

    I don't know what qualifies as "really good examples" but there are lots of random things that use metaprogramming in some capacity and are popular. Lots of IDLs, serialization for…

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    Comment #8172026

    Thanks, I also love mason jars. I hate to point it out, but isn't that Cuppow product also made of ambiguously "BPA Free" plastic? Better than an all plastic container anyway.

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    Comment #8030336

    So this is what we were all working on at ICFP last year :)

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    Comment #8030282

    I advise caution about various percents being thrown around without enough context. I understood the 50% figure above as describing the conversion of heat energy into motion, e.g. …

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    Comment #8028656

    >"non-flame-based-cooking" So, methods that don't rely on the convection of air to the pan. I would guess an induction cook top would be a better example than a ceramic element. At…

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    Comment #7796835

    This comment really resonates with me. It is what I think of when I hear that quote, "Technology has the shelf life of a banana". It demotivates from starting new side projects whe…

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    Comment #7740378

    Yes, the old 1.4 version is available and the new 2.0 version has a stand alone build that works without internet access. It requires adobe AIR. http://scratch.mit.edu/scratch2down…

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    Comment #7695355

    >they'd be just as cryptic to me as Mandarin characters Yes the meaning would be just as cryptic, but the act of typing and probably memorization would be much easier. As an exerci…

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    Comment #7588212

    Perhaps this particular case has motivations similar to the ballon project, i.e. more internet access brings more ad impressions.

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    Comment #7249975

    >the game no longer trusts the client with coordinates and instead the client sends a list of jumps/flaps made by the player during the attempt. This means the attempts of other pl…

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    Comment #6977400

    There is a Sega Genesis emulator, blastem, whose premise is that that even when extreme accuracy is the primary goal, it can still be done efficiently. http://rhope.retrodev.com/fi…

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    Comment #6667638

    So, after it got mad about me putting in Bud Light or whatever, it suggested "HOFBRAUHAUS BERCHTESGADEN JUBILÄUMSBIER", which I then copied and pasted back into it. Instead of tell…

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    Comment #5996785

    re: "naked skin" Did you read where he addresses this question in the first green box on this page: http://www.macroevolution.net/hybrid-hypothesis-section-1.ht... Is there some ev…

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    Comment #5930810

    1) Close eyes. 2) Point flashlight at eyes. I observe that the intensity of the "Eigengrau" depends on how tightly I close my eyes. With the flashlight, the image is clearly more r…

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    Comment #5765025

    Very interesting point! There is an argument that lines are a unit of human comprehension and complicated expressions should be broken onto different lines already, as a matter of …

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    Comment #5138402

    >"With no prior knowledge of video" Not so fast, if you read the article: "...the sin of television, which they encountered at the geologists' camp, proved irresistible for them...…