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I stand corrected. Still I'd recommend it as a followup for anyone intrigued by this post as it shows a real world, non-trivial example of removing abstractions in order to improve…

See also the more in-depth followup "Simple Code, High Performance ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge3aKEmZcqY )

On the subject of functional languages with JS as a compilation target, is anyone still using PureScript?

> If someone kills a family member and the court gives them 6 years and a parole officer, the remaining family will and has taken justice into their own hands and that has a much h…

> Whether or not you believe the United States' leaders, whether or not you think there was a better way for them to achieve their goals (something something Obama deal) is up for …

That comment mocked German customers; it didn't mention companies at all.

> The commenter didn't say "I don't like that the only two serious competitors are from the USA and China" That's literally what the comment said: > Still not sure how I feel about…

Ah yes, I remember this one. Very challenging indeed. Thanks!

Do you have a link by by chance? A quick search didn't turn anything up.

Seemed to really accelerate around 2007-2008 when Facebook became massive and turned a bunch of kids into billionaires overnight. After that it sort of turned into a gold rush, and…

Hah, nice catch. I found that my brain actually corrected this as I was reading and I had to look back again to see the error.

Plenty of people worked to ban handguns only to have it shut down by SCOTUS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller

This was the title used when I came across the video. Apparently YouTube uses many different titles for A/B testing but this is the one I got. Can't edit it now, unfortunately. EDI…

I remember thinking that wheeled suitcases were funny the first time I saw them. How silly I was...

> Those who liked being able to be able to rent a movie without planning days ahead are stuck with streaming now. Just want to point out that public libraries often have great DVD …

It's interesting because it's undoubtedly true that bias and prejudice affect one's interactions with the world. At the same time, it's true to that this can contribute to a viciou…

They're not hired to swing a hammer hard, they're hired to swing it at the right thing, and if they can't swing it hard enough they pick a different tool.