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Fast execution with very terse code, and also the code that is produced by a diciplined OCaml programmer can be easier to grok in many situations because it may read close to what …

I wonder if their recruiting tactics are as aggressive as some of the firms I've seen portreyed in film.. MARCY DAWSON: I admit we've been too aggressive. But all I ask is that you…

sorry for not paying attention. high five one other thing since you're here: you could have a second button: whitelist the top 20 most popular private VPN services, and college dor…

I'll just leave this here: https://github.com/DonnchaC/cloudflare-tor-whitelister with a simpe cron job like this ^ you can benefit from cloudflare without blocking TOR. btw cloudf…

this is why the language we use to describe the phenomena is so important: "remote work" is the correct way to describe it in my opinion because the phrase does not exclude the pos…

> That has been my experience. I've done meditation retreats and the like. I do find it slows down my mind, but can also surface things that frankly I'm perfectly happy to leave un…

There is a vast "spiritual marketplace" in the western culture which incorporates everything from yoga, to self-help movements, life-coaches, new-age, pop psychology, and more. I r…

Why not SQLite ?

well I certainly didn't mean to imply that you were full of hot air. :) and although I agree with you about nicotine but I'm personally more interested in the idea of consuming med…

> Heck even if you breath water vapor all day it won't be good for you, there is no way in hell that breathing in "hot" vapor can be good Is the vapor really any warmer than body t…

http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/steam-distilled-essential-... According to what I've been reading vaporists in Colorado are experimenting in this area attempting to isolate the b…

It sounds to me like this new product category (vaping) needs time to discover the safest compounds to use for flavoring. In other words I suspect that the researchers in this stud…

I think it may just depend on what it is you're trying to accomplish with your career. Take Atlanta since you bring it up. Atlanta already is the number one place to be globally fo…

> You have to be a psychologist. Not really, you just have to learn to avoid them at an early age and to not answer any of their questions except through an attorney.

I have an idea. What if some startups began incorporating hiking and/or climbing (easy/moderate skill level) into their process ? You can find trailheads that have wifi at various …

> I'm not being judged on how well I do, or even that I solved the problem at all, I know I can put down the game whenever and no one cares. This is why I don't think gamifying wor…

I have a theory about this stuff. Some programmers who need to "blow off" a day here or there spend it by lounging around on the sofa playing video games. I don't mean to rag on ga…

I'll tell you an open secret: Focusing very intently on difficult maths for an extended period of time can make almost anyone begin to experience aspects of mental illness. The phy…

At what point do you have to consider yourself an irresponsible parent if you leave your kid in public school while being able to afford homeschooling ? Are we rapidly approaching …

Facebook is keeping a tight lid on their core metrics around how effective their mobile advertising platform is. IMHO nobody really knows yet how effective mobile advertising is in…

1. Hemp oil does not have to become cheaper than petrol in order to become widely used globally because consumer behavior is likely to change to accomodate it. What I mean is educa…

Globally a very large percentage of construction materials, vehicle parts, and plastics are currently produced from petrolium sources because of rules and regulations which restric…

It looks like a move in that direction for sure and I think that's great. I personally don't believe that blockchain is the "only way" to make this idea happen of course. I think t…

But at what cost ? What about the mdworker slowdown effect which can quite arbitrarily bring your workflow to a standstill ? On your hardware does mdworker increase the probability…

The model I would like to see involves micro-payments. I would be willing to "tip" say $0.10 or $0.15 here and there to instantly unlock certain articles. I think if this were easy…