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instig007

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    Comment #48226474

    > but does it require installing nix on mac? yes: sh https://nixos.org/download/ > also many people are not familiar with nix and brew does all i need it's a good reason to learn N…

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    Comment #48219764

    > cabal build --platform=amd64 It's almost a one-liner + a nix derivation import, works within a minute on incremental builds even on large projects: https://input-output-hk.github…

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    Comment #48148256

    > But you want to focus on one end of the spectrum? Have you actually checked the contents of the channels? Despite the naming, they do provide a full spectrum. You won't see the M…

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    Comment #48147675

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    Comment #48147445

    Don't trust BBC, they are the state propaganda machine. Draw your own conclusions, there's plenty of UK-based channels that provide the current footage from towns and cities around…

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    Comment #47869505

    > Generic over what? Generic over whatever you decide to compose out of smaller parts into a full algorithm that doesn't produce transient buffered results. Transducers is a dead e…

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    Comment #47869233

    > I said "Clojurians engage with diverse ideas pragmatically". then you said nothing and contributed nothing to your points, as everybody else "engage with diverse ideas pragmatica…

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    Comment #47866902

    > Every type system, schema library, and validation tool in every language is in some sense "patching" the lack of built-in guarantees. > Spec isn't even so much about patching - i…

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    Comment #47866687

    > so you're saying "had it existed, you'd get the same thing", you're describing a different language. that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that Haskell doesn't have it because i…

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    Comment #47855477

    They used to say the same thing about text, it turned out that after all training the best thing they could achieve is the `ccc` compiler.

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    Comment #47854704

    > clojure.spec Tape-patches for self-inflicted language design issues isn't innovation, lol

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    Comment #47854511

    Why do you eliminate a library-based solution from the equation if it can actually prove the point that there's no difference in intent as long as my runtime is already lazy by def…

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    Comment #47853204

    > Haskell's laziness gives you fusion-like memory behavior on lists for free. Haskell laziness & fusion isn't limited to lists, you can fuse any lawful composition of functions app…

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    Comment #47853004

    > It goes beyond a foldable, can be applied to streams. > Clojure had foldables, called reducers, this was generalized further when core.async came along - transducers can be attac…

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    Comment #47852142

    You get this for free in Haskell, and you also save on not having to remember useless terminology for something that has no application on their own outside Foldables anyways.

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    Comment #47851785

    As everybody knows, key strokes and mouse movements are the things that solve problems, definitely the data worth capturing for AI training.

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    Comment #47851769

    As everybody knows, key strokes and mouse movements are the things that solve problems, definitely the data worth capturing for AI training.

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    Comment #47797730

    > Token density If you really cared about that, you wouldn't have picked Rust. Nim or Haskell are terser languages. > Every language we’ve built defaults to sequential execution wi…

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    Comment #47743581

    Just juggling with balls in the air gets boring very quickly, and the added numbers don't make it much different. Learning statics and flows from contact juggling, but performing t…

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    Comment #47578284

    He argued against putting things in a spectrum in many instances where that would be wrong, including the case under the question. What's your argument against that idea? LLM'ed to…

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    Comment #47578263

    Re. "CAD/BIM", technically speaking CAD doesn't imply BIM, and the industry's promotion of BIM is akin to AI promotion among software engineering teams - the benefits aren't clear …

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    Comment #47572785

    Generalizing with "everything", "all", etc exclusive markers is exactly the kind of black/white divide you're arguing against. What happened to your nuanced reality within a single…

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    Comment #47548036

    I find the other article that the author refers to in his text, to be more thorough and revealing: https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-industry-is-lying-to-you/

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    Comment #47510502

    The industry will adapt quickly, especially the part that's using multiplatform mainstream engines like UE/Unity. Lots of new/recent native MacOS releases nowadays: https://store.s…