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Functional programming is not popular because it is weird (2016)
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Functional Programming Is Not Popular Because It Is Weird
I’ve seen people be genuinely puzzled about why functional programming is not more popular. For example I’m currently reading “Out of the Tar Pit” where after arguing for fu…
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Racket GUI Screenshots
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Can you write GUI applications in Racket? Different versions of this question shows up periodically on various Racket forums, and, of course, Racket does have a GUI Library. However, usually the person asking the question implies a bit more, and it is not...
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C++20 Oxymoron: Constexpr Virtual
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C++20 Oxymoron: constexpr virtual
Two keywords, constexpr and virtual - can those two work together? Virtual implies runtime polymorphism, while constexpr suggests constant expression evaluation. It looks like we have a contradiction, does it?
Read on and see why those conflicting terms might…
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Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry?
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AI generated girl becomes influencer and lands 100 sponsorships
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Don't build a general-purpose API to power your own front end
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Don’t Build A General Purpose API To Power Your Own Front End - Max Chernyak
YAGNI
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The KDL Document Language
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The KDL Document Language
kdl is a document language, mostly based on SDLang, with xml-like semantics that looks like you're invoking a bunch of CLI commands!
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A flawed paradigm has derailed the science of obesity
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How a ‘fatally, tragically flawed’ paradigm has derailed the science of obesity
Watching researchers in the field of obesity almost blindly follow a failed paradigm has led me to cross a line that few journalists ever do, to publicly embrace and promote a minority opinion that many in the obesity field think is quackery.
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“Don Quixote” as a manual for living
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Ilan Stavans on Don Quixote
The critic, translator, and publisher of Restless Books on why Cervantes' novel has lasted for century after century.
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Adam Curtis’ “Bitter Lake”: A Review
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Adam Curtis' "Bitter Lake": A Review
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Q1K3 - An homage to Quake in 13kb of JavaScript
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Q1K3
A game in the js13kGames 2021 competition. Play it now, for free!
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Show HN:
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– Lists of Everything
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UK hotels adding service charge to room rate
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Disturbing trend? UK hotels adding service charge to room rate
UK hotels are started to add service charges, up to 5% to your ROOM RATE, and not disclosing this clearly at the time of booking or in hotel search engines.
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Show HN: TweeView – A Tree Visualisation of Twitter Conversations
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(L)Awful Interception
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Mullvad VPN
(L)awful interception | Mullvad VPN
One of democracy's foundations is the fact that all human beings have certain inalienable rights and freedoms. Suspended by trust and shared values. Today, trust and shared values are being replaced by “control and surveillance”.
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Xiaomi Unveils Xiaomi Smart Glasses
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Coal replaces wind as most important energy source in Germany in H1
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Renewablesnow.com
Coal replaces wind as most important energy source in Germany in H1
September 13 (Renewables Now) - Coal was the most important source of energy in Germany in the first six months of 2021, accounting for 27.1% of the total
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FreshTomato
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Vaccine experts: Covid-19 booster shots aren't needed now
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Vaccine experts: COVID-19 booster shots aren't needed now
It's more pushback against the Biden administration's booster push.
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Go’ing Insane: Endless Error Handling
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Jesseduffield
Go'ing Insane Part One: Endless Error Handling
I’ve been using Go for a few years now, mostly in my open source project Lazygit. In my day job I use Ruby and Typenoscript, and I’ve also spent some time with Rust. Each of those languages have design quirks that can grind a developer’s gears, and although…
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Intel Is Reducing Server Chip Pricing in Attempt to Stem the AMD Tide
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Tom's Hardware
Intel Is Reducing Server Chip Pricing in Attempt to Stem the AMD Tide: Report
Intel's leveraging its verticality to put price pressure on the server market.
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