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    Comment #49067704

    Agree about global warming. However, Fontainebleau forest has many pine trees. In fact there is an invasive caterpillar there that lives in pine trees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…

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    Comment #49067507

    To someone completely outside the field: why is creating a formal verification of an existing proof so hard? 1. Convert the natural language proof steps into formal language 2. Pas…

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    Comment #49067007

    > Nokia had active developer relations; at WhatsApp we were planning to build for the N9, but ended up not doing it, because the platform was cancelled before the retail release an…

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    Comment #48895915

    Why do people assume that MeeGo would have been a big success?

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    Comment #48844324

    The post reads like someone who is quite upset but trying to maintain professionalism. The mask slips throughout. The points seem valid, however, and I will likely steer clear of B…

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    Comment #48660732

    Let's not forget the cryptocurrency play (Libra)

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    Comment #48635295

    > Yes, Steam Machine is optimized for gaming, but it's still your PC. Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer? Valv…

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    Comment #48571360

    Probably? Other clouds implement the S3 API

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    Comment #48494022

    Does Homebrew have good support for exact (and older) versions of packages now?

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    Comment #48487964

    This seems like a great idea. What reassurance can you offer devs that are hesitant to try a new data-store?

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    Comment #48443239

    Hang on... What if this happens? 1. User makes a mutation 2. UI updates instantly 3. User closes the app before sync happens 4. User comes back and is surprised to see that their m…

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    Comment #48178913

    If I use Google Search to do a search and I get an AI answer that I scroll past, do I count an AI user? The numbers are not reliable.

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    Comment #48176907

    On the other hand, the JVM spec may prohibit some optimizations you are after. It's very dynamic after all!

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    Comment #47919732

    But if you could only achieve it by adding the shoe isn't that a bit hollow? If you are a 3:02 marathoner in normal shoes then run a 3:00 in a super shoe, you are still a 3:02 mara…

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    Comment #47689146

    > ad-hoc unions (on the fly from existing types) that are possible in F# Are you sure? This is a feature of OCaml but not F# IIUIR Edit: https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestion…

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    Comment #47352561

    Is there Gemini support?

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