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qez2

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    My dad was a military analyst in the Balkans in the 90s. I am telling this story second-hand, but I'll try to get it correct. While in Albania, my dad shared a taxi with an older A…

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    Comment #41073647

    It's true that both sides of the arms race make things worse. But the thing is, at risk of sounding like a child: companies started it. We've all heard the complaints, "why does th…

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    > If they didn't write a git commit message because "no one is going to read it anyway", they're a lazy engineer. If an engineer spends an hour writing a commit message that no one…

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    > Too many people are enrolling in CS programs these days because they want a quick ticket to a cushy tech job Or maybe, people are enrolling in CS programs these days because they…

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    There is indeed a tension of one defines free will in terms of thoughts and behaviors.

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    Comment #38367006

    Languages for "teaching kids how to code" tend to be either: 1. very visual/non-text (eg: scratch) 2. usability IDE/language tools (what this appears to be) #1 is fine. But #2, the…

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    Comment #37752934

    > Learning about "for" loops is not learning to program, any more than learning about pencils is learning to draw. This is incorrect. If an artist doesn't know what pencils are, th…

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    Comment #37237341

    > We're never going to "solve" anything I don't know, I think we "solved" eg indoor running water, which dramatically reduced mortality. You can say there was a "trade off" in the …

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    > but for sure you can get interviews right now Apparently this is false for OP. Your problem is different.

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    Comment #36882014

    The post seems to be implying that increase in money supply is synonymous with inflation, but one of the main reasons we print more money is actually to keep up with growth.

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    Comment #36880541

    What I experience is different and less extreme than the author. But I learned, just now, that I have a mental condition. It even has it's own name, and it's not just a variant of …

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    Comment #36869290

    When everything is a hyperlink, nothing is a hyperlink. You can trivially make every word a hyperlink by running a script which attaches the dictionary.com entry for each word. I w…

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    Comment #34700255

    > To use the language of antitrust, these companies are a cartel that is using its monopsony power to drive down demand for labor. Except there is absolutely no reason to believe t…