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> Karma has some problems too, and could no doubt do with some adjustments, but I think that it's more useful to have it than not. I agree that it could use adjustments. Real-life …

I apologize. I assumed he was generalizing.

> That's the compiler's business. I don't care one way or the other about its implementation details. Actually, you do- for at least several reasons. 1. If the runtime or compiler …

> If you cannot figure out in one minute what a C++ file is doing, assume the code is incorrect. This statement at first resonated with me, and then I thought about it: this doesn'…

> I don't think JavaScript's syntax is a selling point Under "Why OCaml?" on the Reason page, it states, "OCaml has a very mature (and still growing) ecosystem for targeting browse…

From part 2 of this series: https://hbr.org/2012/10/how-big-companies-should-innovate "If the antibodies already exist within your organization to destroy new endeavors, you need t…

James A. Kirk, not James T. Kirk: http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg1000/Pages/bio1.aspx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winograd_Schema_Challenge

> Would you like me to go into more detail? Sure.

> CIA's policy is probably controlled by someone else, and that's where changes need to be made because I like to think they don't come up with the stuff on their own. Beyond you l…

Oraclepocalypse? Aren't their lawyers busy with Google?: http://fortune.com/2016/05/13/google-oracle-java-email/ Here's another post about GPL violations related to combining ZFS a…

It seems like this could have worked if the parent bought points and the kid could redeem earned points for gifts like Amazon gift cards, etc. This model is used by a lot of corpor…

I didn't know about the relic milpa idea. I guess if there were a lot of thick solid fertilizer just in that rectangular area that wouldn't run off easily, it could possibly do tha…

It may be anything , but I think it's a little strange how they shot this down so fast without any evidence. Makes me wonder if this is a desperate attempt to deter looters.

I understand your concern, but, as I said, a number of authors have not have financing, plans for new contributors, etc. in the beginning and have been successful; these are not re…

There have been so many successful projects started by one person. Shooting it down before seeing what will be done is a bad idea. I'm interested in it breaking away from the JVM t…

> Any DRM is an unsustainable system Agreed. Every implementation of DRM has been or will be broken eventually, and can keep people out of something that wasn't intended to be alwa…

> Facebook hasn't destroyed the web - it's still there and functioning fine. Hyperlinks still work. Completely agree. And let's choose something else similar, for the sake of argum…

I agree the real problem is the high cost. It can be solved by extending patents in return for lower prices. Then the government must enforce patents internationally by putting pre…

Of the homeless I've gotten to know, some shared with me that they were schizophrenic and the other had family but was estranged from them. Others were just down on their luck. If …

Every interaction I've had with the Ruby core team has involved rudeness on their part. I understand that Japanese culture is really different and that as a country they've really …