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jfacoustic

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About jfacoustic

Hi, I'm a backend developer for IBM in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I'm passionate about HPC, computational physics, and quantum computing, and am hoping to start working on a PhD in a couple years. Check out my github at http://www.github.com/jfacoustic/

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    Awesome early Christmas surprise!

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    Specificity. "The" implies one specific subject. "A" implies that there are multiple instances of the subject, and in many cases such subjects are used to categorize things. "The d…

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    So... How many times can you fold it?

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    And if the media would stop writing alarmist articles, there would be far less panic. We're in the golden age of yellow journalism. I've learned, in general, panicking creates more…

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    Comment #21725723

    Mainly Lafayette for me. Vermillionville has French speakers as well. There are a couple of French meetups in the Baton Rouge area as well.

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    Comment #21723082

    There are some mild differences in vocabulary and pronunciation (the Cajun 'R' is way more difficult) but they're mutually intelligible.

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    Comment #21722386

    That's cool. Je parle un peu de francais, et vous? Parisien, pas cadien, malheursement.

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    Parts of East Baton Rouge Parish are liberal enough to be considered New France, but Livingston Parish doesn't deserve the title -- it's more like 50/50. The line may be determined…

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    That's real time? Awesome!