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Can you elaborate a bit on your workflow? I also struggle with this.

Hi! This is a small blog post I wrote about the numerical simulation of ice sheets using the open-source SICOPOLIS model. It's an executable (Python) notebook if you want to run it…

I've been finding Typst a great tool for ~90% of my use-cases — in the other 10%, I'll still reach for LaTeX for the extra power (tikz, pdf images, tagged pdfs (!) (this is becomin…

Looks like the comparison is between tracing garbage collection & reference counting, both of which could be said to belong to the broader category of "garbage collection" algorith…

That's to make sure the generated .jl file executes correctly (since that does still run in a linear fashion). It doesn't correspond to the cells index; moving a cell does not chan…

With all due respect, you probably know more about software than plumbing, maybe leading you to simplify a bit. Because the same logic could be applied to plumbing, but any plumber…

Did you even read the article? People can handle the "simple core concepts of CSS" just fine - you're interjecting your own pessimistic opinion here & passing it off as fact. No, t…

I'd suggest just learning and applying fp principles in JS incrementally. You'll feel a bit constrained at first (in part b/c JS allows you to do many "dirty" things), but you'll e…

As another Dutch citizen, it's a true story! Read about it here: https://amp.nos.nl/artikel/2213762-hackteam-aivd-gaf-fbi-cru...

I live somewhat near Baarle-Hertog. Normally, there's no real issues with the enclaves, since both Belgium and the Netherlands are in the EU. But the coronavirus has caused nationa…

And they've tried once more, by making Meets free for individuals. I loved Hangouts (& still do!), esp the plugins. I don't get their drive towards fragmentation, honestly

I'm not sure where your idea about the "average experience in academia" comes from (I don't even know if such a thing exist, because the very word "experience" implies a subjectivi…

I think the tagline is misleading, especially the part that says "Now climate change is threatening to flood it completely". The example they use (of Noorderwaard being "given back…

I'm a huge fan of http://openmusictheory.com/ . It's succinct, comprehensive and utilizes examples where relevant (such as songs through embedded vimeo players - not exactly revolu…