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sigh400

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    Comment #6388386

    Yes and clearly they are not the same constraints. It's ridiculous to think this raises any sort of awareness to the real issues that poverty presents. It's trite and ignorant to t…

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    Comment #6388316

    Constraints? You mean like not owning a car and the increased insurance premiums from living in a high risk area with no credit to speak of? Which is why it's complete and utter bu…

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    Comment #3142930

    I am guilty as much as anyone of riding my hardware pretty hard and for far too long but you're just moving into silly mode. Case entry alone would make a prudent upgrade.

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    Comment #1485316

    I can't speak of the biggest obstacles but Clojure was bound to the JVM pretty early (hence the j) -- I personally have no real interest in getting off the JVM so I have not follow…

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    Comment #1485129

    I think any real effort aside from the .Net one is waiting on Clojure-in-clojure to move forward.

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    Comment #1071739

    "I'm really sorry you feel that way. Of course if you want your money back we have no problem refunding your 5 dollars." Wow, this comes across as bitter and nasty. How about: "I a…

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    Comment #955474

    It's next to impossible to hustle someone in poker regardless. You can only misrepresent your skill for a very short period of time before the losses become too great to overcome. …

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    Comment #806373

    It's pure white for me. I thought it was NoScript but it appears to not be?

  9. story
    Scala LiftOff -- Oct 2009

    Scala LiftOff for the east coast (VA) October 2009.

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    Comment #724061

    He never said it should have used C++ vs Python but that good Python devs at the time were harder to find (vs C++/Java/C# in his example). This is something time can solve, however…

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    Comment #471898

    I am with the school that the JVM will become primarily a host for other languages and that Java (the language) will move towards legacy status in the next few years. Clojure, Scal…

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    Comment #440310

    Could you kindly elaborate as to the details of being "funded" in this situation? I am very interested in real numbers. (Obviously you may not be able to provide specifics, but eve…

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    Comment #409522

    How old are you now? When I was 14 there were no certs -- I got a job in a local PC shop as a stock boy. I am convinced I worked for Korean gangsters now; However back then I thoug…