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Wow, the Python community sure is impressed with its small dicts. Have they tried pooling?

Or perhaps the brain is less impressive than you think.

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Hey HN! I want to hear the arguments as to why this is or isn't a positive development for society. Not whether or not it's the right business decision, or whether or not they shou…

Is this parody? > War is never justified. > Ability is 99 parts skill, one part talent. > The only math you need is: add/divide/multiply in your head. And basic probability and sta…

Yeah, the tribalism isn't really based on party lines so much. Identity politics has gained primary importance, perhaps in part because of social media. Also, on that note, I thoug…

Remember, we just elected a black man who was the head of the Harvard Law Review. Whatever you think about him, he did not succeed because of know-nothingism. We have bifurcated in…

This is so freaking cool! A mini-history told by someone passionate about it.

I used it at work last summer, and it was fine-- did everything you'd expect it to, etc. I found that I missed my Mac for a few reasons, but those seem to be mostly idiosyncratic.

Well... It doesn't. The same ratios exist for A=440:A=440 * 3/2 and A=432:A=432 : 3/2, for example

If I understand correctly, he's guessing that pitch discrimination is finer at lower frequencies, so tuning at 432Hz would allow our ears to be more 'exact'. Of course, this advant…

Ok, I see what you mean. Then most songs would sound 'better' a half-step down, etc.

What??? Tighter differences between each notes' frequencies?? Please explain this thought.

It's not.

Or it's a stand against a movement which opposes their moral principles. To Pao (and, to the extent that it matters, me), D. Trump's movement is so vile that any prominent supporte…

Right there with you. I'd like to know your perspective of the explicit amorality of the SV "quirky-elite", especially the YC-Facebook nexus. To me, Altman, Zuckerberg, and Thiel a…

I agree, up to the point where we are so certain about a freedom that we decide it is not worth having. Say, the freedom to drive on the wrong side of the freeway. You make a good …

Very funny.

It's large... Perhaps, not as high-quality as some other development communities... But quantity may help over quality.

I have, and it's fine, even on my mbp. Perhaps I'll switch? Margins are low because I don't code all that much.

They don't, but they also don't like going to the gym, waking up early for work, or taking out the trash. I think it'll be interesting to see who do and who don't Willpower and mot…

Atom (hear me out): + runs graphically + runs linux, macos, windows (nothing else?) + open source + ridiculously, easily extensible + not riddled with bugs (slowness is not a bug) …

Ethically, it's absolutely unconscionable to show people only what they want to see, enabling our worst features to simply fester unchallenged. From a Machiavellian standpoint (rea…

Some good points brought up here-- we need evangelism like this to get enough public support to explore the galaxy.

I agree, for the most part. But can you explain why this is a valid equivalence? On the surface, sure, but exploration-for-it's-own-sake isn't a good enough reason. Also, some woul…