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rook_line_sinkr

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    Comment #46844556

    Dry run is great, but if you are using your script in a serious pipeline like that, you may want to go tho extra mile and write tests https://github.com/shellspec/shellspec

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    Comment #46820345

    Could you explain how AGI is a best case? Last time I checked, "if anyone builds it everyone dies". Oh, is this the joke?

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    Comment #46411053

    Preliminery recording of a 39C3 talk I really liked

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    Comment #46379023

    Minor bug: If I select most of the non-dakuten, non-handakuten, non-combined letter categories and select only matchups, it generates an enormous number of test pages. I'm some 240…

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    Comment #46376770

    nevermind, I found it, it's there when I start a new set :)

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    Comment #46376757

    Thank you, I really needed this, I have been postponing doing a refresher for some time. If I could make a feature request: It would be awesome if there were a "no hearing" mode wh…

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    Comment #45562027

    I got told to use these words back in uni verification - Are we building the software right? validation - Are we building the right software? makes many a thing easier to talk abou…

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    Comment #45519999

    agreed! there's a nice short story along those lines, by Scott Alexander https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/11/09/ars-longa-vita-brevis/

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    Comment #44915709

    thought the same thing, texting my DM right now ':D

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    Comment #44724980

    yes, base 5, exactly but lots of dots, so my mind couldn't help but wander ':D

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    Comment #44716108

    The binary clock reminds me of this real-life one near the Zoo in Berlin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mengenlehreuhr

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    Comment #44633906

    Many commenters recommend shellcheck For actually _testing_ the scripts or its functions, I recommend ShellSpec https://github.com/shellspec

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    Comment #42656776

    This is super impressive! :O May I ask: How much time (and money for legal aid, standards...) did you spend on this research? (ballpark estimate)