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Interesting programming language: F#
Has anyone coded in F# before? It looks fantastic, but since it was created by Microsoft I don't expect a version I can use any time soon. but I like the way it describes and separates mutable and immutable data. I like the way it blends functional programming with object oriented stuff, and the way it is compatible with preexisting libraries ( Read more... ) -
Our future is destroying our future
Automation is an awesome process. If you've ever taken a tour of a car factory, you know what I'm talking about. It's totally cool that we can build things that do our work for us. but if we keep this up, the entire economy will need to change. Those supercool robots you saw at the car assembly line? Each one replaced a person and destroyed a job. ( Read more... ) -
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I know mikasaur2000 already posted this, but it's so fantastic I need to post it again.
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An idea for tuning new music
I've been reading about the history of musical tuning (which is way more interesting than it sounds; no pun intended, but please bear with me), and it recently occurred to me that these days, you can actually get all your notes in tune (which has not truly been possible at any point in history more than about 50 years ago). I can't tell if this ( Read more... ) -
Won tooth reef ore
A goods peach recognition system cannot beer oh bust without await tour eel eyes the wholesome antics thing.
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C++ is bad: inheritance is counterintuitive
In our latest installment of "why not to program in C++," let's take a look at a simple class hierarchy:
class Duck {
public:
Duck() {
InitializeMigratoryRoute();
}
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How to swap two integers in C++
Warning: this post got embarrassingly long. For the short version, read up through the paragraph that starts with "If you use ( Read more... ) -
The internet has amazing uses
This past weekend, Scott, Ronnie, Nick, Jerry, and I hung out. During part of the evening, the conversation turned to brazil nuts (don't ask me how that happened; I have no clue). ( A discussion of brazil nuts and a search for the only brazil nut plantation in the world ) -
The Singularity is Not Necessarily Near
For those of you not already familiar with him, let me start off by introducing the visionary futurist Ray Kurzweil. ( He's done some amazing things ) -
I feel like a conspiracy nut...
...but this documentary is from the BBC, and seems to be backed up pretty well. The short version: the attack on Pearl Harbor was not a surprise at all, and FDR willingly let thousands of Americans die as an excuse to enter World War Two. Congress wouldn't allow the US to go to war unless the country was attacked. Instead, they created an oil ( Read more... )