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pikachu_is_cool

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    Comment #12904909

    I fucking hate jews.

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    Comment #12904902

    Get rid of Windows. Problem solved.

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    Comment #12895785

    Switch from Ruby to LuaJIT! I'd wager this is the best package manager out there if not for the slowness of Ruby's VM.

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    Comment #12868504

    iOS is by far the best mobile platform out there, in terms of its development environment. The problem is that everyone is using the crippled version of it. Cydia/Theos/Cycript wer…

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    Comment #12858223

    No it's not.

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    Comment #12821111

    Is there a fork of this with no premine?

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    Comment #12688642

    If we're making generalizations here, then women generally don't like hunching over a computer monitor in isolation for 6+ hours every day. Much like how men generally don't like t…

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    Comment #12682349

    Or you can just use a subset of it, where privacy is of no concern. Those craigslist-esque groups that have been popping up are immensely useful. Especially with the built-in messe…

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    Comment #12640723

    Jailbreaking solves the walled garden issue. What are the millions of other reasons?

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    Comment #12595250

    I don't have a source, but from what I remember, Microsoft was the main factor that pushed C++ into the mainstream. Same with Google and Python. I guess that's up for debate though…

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    Comment #12595202

    Yeah, because it would have solidified Lua == 2.1. Instead of Lua == 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, or LuaJIT.

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    Comment #12595063

    It's interesting to see the trajectory of Lua adoption. The determining factor of the popularity of most languages was at the fate of large companies, (AT&T/C, Netscape/JavaScript,…

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    Comment #12567201

    Unfortunate.

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    Comment #12560789

    I'm in the process of swapping out my phone for my old iPod Touch. It creates a lot of moments where getting access to the internet requires effort (e.g. asking people for their Wi…

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    Comment #12550918

    I guess it's a start. But even still, the most basic of commands take a good 1+ seconds on my machine. What about Ruby makes it necessary to use? What is stopping you guys from mov…

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    Comment #12546769

    Except for loading the Ruby VM. Takes way too long.