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Comment · 2 years ago
GraphQL is less complicated than querying dozens of interdependent REST queries.
Comment · 2 years ago
Well they don’t need Reddit to see who is seeding. But posting to Reddit can easily be done through Tor or proxies.
Comment · 2 years ago
I assume the pirates are using Tor or a proxy anyway though?
Comment · 2 years ago
I once discovered that a very large org had AD configured in such a way that you could see “last seen at” timestamp for everyone profile in the company.

It would have been trivial to track everyone’s hours using this, which would likely have been unpopular.

Comment · 2 years ago
Why do we need a templating language at all? Syntax is inferior to data.
Comment · 2 years ago
But if x is an int, the result is an int

If x is a list, the result is a list

I don’t think that the type system can describe this.

Comment · 2 years ago
You probably should have your dog belted in to a chest harness.

Check your insurance policy.

Comment · 2 years ago
The hardware is better because of RnD, funded by high margins due to software lock-in. Not sure why people struggle to see the connection here.
Comment · 2 years ago
How would most things work on such a small screen?

I think the Apple Watch will become increasingly standalone.

Comment · 2 years ago
There was also much more low hanging fruit back then. Making significant contributions to a field only required scratching the surface.
Comment · 2 years ago
This is the problem. Microsoft does not have a strong product function in Windows so no one can push back on this bullshit in the first place.
Comment · 2 years ago
I once would have agreed with you, but the advertisements and pushiness in Windows are simply unacceptable at this point.
Comment · 2 years ago
Telegraph readers skew wealthy so probably own a private vegetable patch.
Comment · 2 years ago
How would they define lisp?

To me Lisp means programs in list syntax with prefix notation.

Comment · 2 years ago
To me what’s missing is a functional programming language that is statically typed and has an extreme emphasis on performance. C++ meets Haskell, but not terrible.

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