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scroy

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    Comment #47298118

    Why were you trying to port it to JS?

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    Comment #46753175

    Nice. I think I left around the time gchat dropped XMPP support. Is google chat supported to any extent these days?

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    Comment #46750929

    Just as good on Windows, honestly. I miss that little bird.

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    Comment #46750519

    I think the way to do it is to notify her estate and let them pursue it or not. But I'm really just here to say how I'm happy to pay her estate and publishers and everyone else sho…

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    Comment #46745809

    They're present in almost all of her work.

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    Comment #46745804

    As another comment points out, Le Guin herself does not call this a translation, so we shouldn't misrepresent it (although it might be my favorite English version). However, it's n…

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    Comment #40644409

    1. Where is "here"? 2. What kind of paint prevents erosion?

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    Comment #40643925

    His site has the same resolution, it's just scaled down on the page: https://sashamaps.net/images/roman_roads_original.png

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    Comment #40592929

    Why would they? I think their point is this would help solve the principal agent problem so consumers can shop for service.

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    Comment #28659292

    I think it's best to use Occam's razor on that one. But it would be great for an episode of Stargate.

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    Comment #22825686

    > two of the three FAANG companies three?

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    Comment #21208571

    What's Stack Overflow deceiving us about?

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    Comment #21137920

    Reminds me more of the blind men and the elephant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant

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    Comment #21097308

    Not at all. I'd say the motivation for talking things through lies on a spectrum between brainstorming and bitching, and people have a need for both, just be aware of which one you…

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    Comment #20736793

    > Of course no school would do that because it would be a nightmare. What do you mean by this?

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    Comment #20736792

    Outdoor billboards...?

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    Comment #20736712

    > The US does have one huge advantage the other countries don't though. What's that?

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    Comment #18429726

    Sorry but what is "Hyundai money"? Like, the cost of a Hyundai?

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    Comment #15672200

    I'm curious about what's fueling your hatred of C++. In my experience it depends heavily on how it's being used. Modern C++ used competently can get you really far, but I don't kno…

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    Comment #15671445

    Would you mind elaborating or giving a source for that?

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    Comment #15667998

    Don't be so sure. Einstein, in spite of all his achievements, was human. He made mistakes and misunderstood some things. Overall he understood physics more deeply that any of his t…

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    Comment #12357235

    It's Mangeletti.

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    Comment #11279445

    That sounds like the typical Japanese salaryman lifestyle, from what I've heard...

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    Comment #10640038

    I wonder, could LEDs be used to provide lighting that's both aesthetically more pleasing and more energy-efficient?

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    Comment #10500469

    The only thing to discourage it would be the better sense of the people in the community. Presumably there are better ways to stop Starbucks than throwing bricks. You have to convi…