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catamorphismic
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Comment #17844477
Indeed, I've been successfully running my email server for the past five years and mail has no problem reaching gmail users. I think people have just become defeatist.
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Comment #17827062
Very good point. I'd like to add that this is not just kind of ridiculous, it is just plain ridiculous. Also, we have the right to publish any benchmark numbers, not just basic num…
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Comment #17787935
Wouldn't the better solution be having compiler support for rejecting compilation of constructs that have UB?
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Comment #17608206
Well just let them continue to do so, then?
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Comment #17477443
> Rust had potential for proof work, but went off in a different direction. Which direction is that?
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Comment #17477438
Why is it poorly named? I've always liked it.
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Comment #17477354
> You seem to have a poor understanding of both entropy and markets. And you're a bit assuming and rude. Your argument also isn't as bulletproof you want to make it sound. What is …
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Comment #17470678
Can you give a practical example of such nonterminating subexpressions?
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Comment #17391116
The Dexcom G5 website says you should recalibrate with a meter every 12 hours to ensure accurate readings. Do you really have to recalibrate that often?
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Comment #17390885
Behaviorism isn't simply about holding psychology to a higher scientific standard and it is misguided to imply it is the only psychological paradigm to have done so. As an easy cou…
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Comment #17390789
Since when is psychology not much of a science?
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Comment #17385460
Blockchains aren't searching for a reason to exist either. Decentralized currencies/conmodities not controlled by any single entity are an obviously useful thing.
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Comment #17380376
> In that case, it can be mathematically shown that you are simply too complicated to be fully correctly simulated by any system that attempts to build a model of your actions simp…
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Comment #17326687
This is a common misconception apparently, one that I've fallen prey to myself in the past. Signal removed the option to use the password lock and now uses Android's built-in lock …
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Comment #16984362
Really? The only reason?
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Comment #16966103
What about SNI?
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Comment #16897589
I actually find it is a pretty big and universal pain point while people are learning, particularly when switching languages.
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Comment #16855965
This sounds awfully close to a No True Scotsman type of argument. Also, are you implying only "serious" people should not get speed upon?
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Comment #16800360
"Uniformization" sounds like a better fit, if we are searching for a more conventional word.
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Comment #16585188
> Reddit gets very dark very fast and it is factual that they don't control it nearly as well as they should. It can never be factual that something should be, since what should be…
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Comment #16436697
Signal has both gif and emoji support.
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Comment #16436676
> There are ways to discover mutual contacts privately. Such as? I don't have the URL handy but the Signal team did investigate the literature and known techniques for this a few y…
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Comment #16436653
Not that painful (speaking from experience of running one).
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Comment #16404886
> I thought Latex was superior to Word in every way than I had a colleague that knew Word. Word if you learn it is just fine generating a ToC or autonumbering sections, figures, an…
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Comment #16060610
Why would you need to download the blockchain over Tor? There are many people downloading the blockchain and that in itself does not incriminate you. It seems sufficient to only se…