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I No Longer Need StackOverflow

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Re: I No Longer Need StackOverflow

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Post by McUsr »

mpermar wrote: post #8

There is nothing wrong in needing SO. I totally agree with the article that the initial source of documentation should not be SO though. Want to learn something? Yeah, then SO is not the starting place. Grab the tool, read the docs, browse the forums, engage with the community. But sometimes there is no forums, or they are almost dead. Sometimes you want to know how other people are using that tool. Sometimes you don…

I agree in that it is nothing wrong, and everything about every aspect of it has been said.

I am a great fan of using SO when I get those "W t f " (ha ha ha I discovered some word completion) moments. So, then I at least get some pointers in the right direction, and if the issue is something to learn more about, then I learn more about it.

Re: I No Longer Need StackOverflow

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Post by VLM »

noonespecial wrote: post #12

You have reached the inflection point. This is when you start contributing to StackOverflow.

closed as not constructive by VLM Feb 17 '14 at 07:54 EST

As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion.

Re: I No Longer Need StackOverflow

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Post by enscr »

nunodonato wrote: post #39
samizdatum wrote: post #22

I no longer need the Internet. My hamster chewed through a CAT cable last week; it took me three days to notice, so complete was my Zen immersion in creating a period-accurate replica of the first Galilean telescope, using only Haskell lenses. When it finally dawned on me I had attained a sophistication that transcended the internet, I felt the inessentials fall away from my craft in an instant, and I was left in an…

how did you post?

With the submit button ofcourse

Re: I No Longer Need StackOverflow

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Post by enscr »

There are downsides of stackoverflow like the high karma bullies who love to moderate & flag at the drop of a hat.

However, it's still an awesome community. Too bad it's not for you.

Re: I No Longer Need StackOverflow

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Post by TeMPOraL »

zaptheimpaler wrote: post #60
TeMPOraL wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the link! Hmm... given that you stated that the best randomized algorithms we have beat our best deterministic ones, isn't there a place for even better deterministic algorithm?

Nope. Thats really the point - if we find the best deterministic algorithm, it means we have found the one with the best deterministic running time. By loosening our criteria of running time to expected running time and allowing randomness, we can sometimes do better than deterministic algorithms.

It doesn't square well with my intuition - if we understand how allowing randomness improves expected running time, then surely we must be able to create a deterministic algorithm that is at least as good as the randomized one.

Am I missing some critical piece of understanding here?

Re: I No Longer Need StackOverflow

#69

Post by habitue »

samizdatum wrote: post #22

I no longer need the Internet. My hamster chewed through a CAT cable last week; it took me three days to notice, so complete was my Zen immersion in creating a period-accurate replica of the first Galilean telescope, using only Haskell lenses. When it finally dawned on me I had attained a sophistication that transcended the internet, I felt the inessentials fall away from my craft in an instant, and I was left in an…

See, this is why I come to HN. In a reddit circle jerk comment, there'd be all kinds of references to being "enlightened by my own intelligence". Hacker News circle jerk comments are just so much more original

Re: I No Longer Need StackOverflow

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Post by TeMPOraL »

nunodonato wrote: post #39
samizdatum wrote: post #22

I no longer need the Internet. My hamster chewed through a CAT cable last week; it took me three days to notice, so complete was my Zen immersion in creating a period-accurate replica of the first Galilean telescope, using only Haskell lenses. When it finally dawned on me I had attained a sophistication that transcended the internet, I felt the inessentials fall away from my craft in an instant, and I was left in an…

how did you post?

He wrote it on paper and asked a friend to post.

Though that would still count as an access to Internet of some kind, with human transport layer separating his message from the nearest Ethernet port.

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