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Comment · 7 years ago
You have to get clever when searching CL. Plenty of places that allow cats don't click the "Cats OK" box. Instead of using that search filter, include the terms -"no cats" -"no pets". In your case, -"no couples". My CL searches to filter the fake 1BRs get pretty crazy (-roommate -"room for rent" -jr -junior -studio, etc...) but their search engine handles complex queries well.
Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
Or sued.
Comment · 8 years ago
> The cornerstone of JavaScript is the function.

JavaScript is specified in terms of objects, has richer facilities for dealing with objects than functions, functions are objects but not vice-versa. So, objects are the cornerstone. Callers are free to ignore a function's arity even.

Comment · 8 years ago
When thinking about cultural differences, it's not sensible (let alone tactful) to jump to "absolutely twisted and unhealthy."
Comment · 8 years ago
I'm having trouble relating to parent's comment too. Are they only shopping at airport bookstores?
Comment · 8 years ago
I think it's a bit contradictory to choose an insecure OS because a more secure one doesn't support a nice-to-have piece of security hardware. That aside, I'd be interested in the specifics of the "too many problems" that you anticipate on supported hardware (which includes most configurations of the XPS and Precision).
Comment · 8 years ago
Are you saying Linux won't work out-of-the-box on an XPS 15? Because Dell literally sells those pre-loaded with Ubuntu, even saves you $100.
Comment · 8 years ago
Let's not be so dramatic, nowhere near 40% of Americans want either of those things. I'd guess 70% want the status quo with a nudge to the left or right, 20% don't give a shit, and 10% represent the extremes (on the US political spectrum) that you mentioned.
Comment · 8 years ago
Arbitrarily? This judge ruled on a case brought to his court.
Comment · 8 years ago
Only if your language supports dependent types.
Comment · 8 years ago
I certainly hope that isn't the intent, because there are other ways to generate network requests (new Image() and fetch(), for example). Sandboxing JS eval is a very hard problem and even Angular 1's "bulletproof" sandboxed template engine was repeatedly owned. I'd be wary of XSS on any site like this one.
Comment · 8 years ago

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