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Reminds me of ChucK: https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu .

There is also one in Palo Alto, California! https://www.paloaltozoo.org/Exhibits/Solar-System-Model

I tried Jellyfin after some frustration with Plex and found it an inferior relative to Plex so I'm still on Plex. Lifetime Plex Pass is the solution here for now given Plex has not…

If you're interested in this you may also be interested in ChucK [1] - a strongly-timed music programming language. [1]: https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/

I wonder how much of this sentiment is driven by Apple saying Snow Leopard was taking Leopard and focusing on performance and stability?

> They consistently incentivize you to scan pokestops (physical locations) through "research tasks" and give you some useful items as rewards. There are plenty of non-scan tasks yo…

Yeah, he certainly could've been more pragmatic because I'm sure ultimately he wants to see the problem solved, not figure out who to blame.

Do you normally apologize for people feeling offended about what you said instead of just apologizing?

Funny running into your here Danny! :) I run into a lot of people with the same situation as you and I always tell them to just write about whatever gets them putting words down an…

> If you're buying an Android device, you're statistically likely trying to save money and therefore a new iPhone isn't a realistic option. Disagree strongly. Yes, plenty of Androi…

> Last time I pointed that out I was downvoted for some unknown reason. Hard to believe but the number of votes something gets != the quality or accuracy of the statement.

> Not even Apple can make iCloud “Just Work™” the way Dropbox’s client apps and service work. Not surprising. Apple's main business isn't building a file syncing service and while …

No subtitles on the Shanghai video... 不好！

When did you last do Android? I've done both for about eight years and while the development tools at first on Android were total trash I cannot stand Xcode and the iOS development…

This is a recurring theme here where people over-engineer their devices, workflows, and lifestyle. Then they get burned by it and blame everything except that over-engineering.

Quick glance looks like it's a starter document for Common Lisp: what is Lisp, good resources for beginners, and projects to look at.

I'm surprised to hear a native Californian would say "back east." I thought only people from the East Coast (or I guessed who lived there at one point) would go "back."

> Couldn't you have give also vague, but accurate information as well? Could you give me an example of what you consider "vague, but accurate information?"

> But I wonder if it has anything—even in small part—to do with the bad contrast on a lot of sites and the fact that browsers render highlighted text with good contrast. Even on hi…

> Only in the same instances you would in Java-to-Java. So the ergonomics aren't improved or reduced. This isn't correct. For example you have a String that was passed as a param a…

> They could have gone hardcore and said any non-primitive, unanotated platform type is nullable but that would have made interop really ugly. Instead you just get a crash if it is…

> "We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize." Really disappointed, but not surprised, with the wording of this post. We're sorry YOU FEEL disappointed. It…

I always thought this was "basic driving" knowledge that some people just don't get. Is the solution really to add more markings and signs to the street? Do you need "Left lane is …