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The OP should have mentioned Osweald Bera. He's the author! Always be promoting!

Is it worth learning JavaScript before learning Elm?

X1 Carbon running Arch and DWM. Works great, except I haven't configured it to suspend without draining the battery yet.

Love the computer. Can't stand a laptop without a pointing stick. :)

I used an iPod nano 6g for years. I loved the tiny size, the clip, and the fact that it didn't have speakers (no accidental noise in the office).

I use my phone for mp3s and podcasts now, but I'd prefer the iPod if it weren't dead (and I could update it from Linux). I find myself going into shops with my family staying in the car, and it would be nice to take my phone without having to turn off the music for them.

I've tinkered with CL for numerical analysis, but always have had trouble picking good libraries to help. Do you have any recommendations for good libraries for scientific computing (especially some that will run in Windows)?

Do you know if Lush is still usable? I wonder what's stopping people from developing in it.

That's not the Great Pyramid; it's the Pyramid of Khafre.

Neat rendering though.

If we were to eliminate the biannual clock changes, why would it matter which time base we switch to? Organizations would surely set their business hours appropriately for either choice. Does it matter what the number on the clock is during sunset? If you prefer permanent DST, why not just wake up an hour earlier (obligations permitting)?

Me, if we were to eliminate the clock changes, I'd pick permanent standard time, because it more closely matches astronomical time.

The question of whether to retain the biannual clock changes is another issue. (I'm for the switches, because it's the least painful way to coordinate everyone getting up earlier in the summer.)

I see stories promoting kite energy harvesting every couple years. They never address (one of) the primary obstacles to a functional unit: transmitting the energy to the ground. They usually hand wave the problem by saying there will be a conductive tether, but they don't mention the challenge in designing a tether that is strong enough to hold the kite, while also conductive enough to transfer power, while light enough for the kite to stay airborne. The usual solution for ground based power transmission it to use a high voltage, but that requires significant insulation separating the conductors, usually air. Other materials tend to fail under high voltage. So they will be limited in maximum voltage, and be forced to have a larger diameter conductor. It would be too heavy and won't fly. Tldr; this is probably a scam.

I agree with PG that Mississippi probably isn't the right place for a startup hub, but it is disappointing that he contributes to the spin that Mississippi's religious liberty bill represents intolerance. It's these sort of religious protections that allow people of differing beliefs to live together, as opposed to the enforcement of secular norms found in jurisdictions that are supposedly more tolerant.

Because clean energy and fossil fuels fill entirely different demands. Fossil fuels (and nuclear and hydro) supply useful energy. Clean energy (apart from small niche uses) does not. The demand for fossil fuels is driven by the demand for energy. The demand for clean energy is driven by politics.

This reminds me of college professors calling homework assignments "homeworks". Initially, these professors were all immigrants from India, but the usage spread during my years in grad school. I wonder if this is evidence of a cultural shift at Microsoft caused by hiring so many H1Bs or even influence from their tone-deaf CEO.

The new favicon resembles some sort of gay pride logo. It's a bit off-putting.