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hwiechers

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    Comment #5384740

    I think it would be best if empty dictionary was {:} and empty set was {}. Of course, it would be insane to make this change.

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    Comment #4133685

    > Gondor 1.1 is an optional upgrade, but we will force everyone to upgrade by the end of September. So then it's not optional.

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    Comment #3871572

    I thought A* _was_ Best-first-search. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best-first_search Can someone explain the difference here?

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    Comment #3528612

    "When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine." - Pablo Picasso

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    Comment #3483231

    At least two of those composers died in poverty so they might have actually thought that copyright is a good thing.

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    Comment #3292379

    I finally understand it. Here are my events (taking 2 children as given): B = I have a boy BT = I have a boy and he was born on Tuesday 2B = I have 2 boys B+G = I have a boy and a …

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    Comment #3269309

    I noticed that this one starts in March 2012. Since the others start in Jan and seem to last about 10 weeks (AFAIK), they'll probably be complete before this one starts. Keep that …

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    Comment #3201905

    list(x) is also used for converting a sequence x to a list. x[:] is actually more explicit because it only means 'copy x'.

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    Comment #2745294

    But even if you're typing your password in, malware could just log your keys. If malware is on your box, the game is over.