From reading the documentation [0] I can't help but feel a bit underwhelmed by the feature set of a GIST index. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place, but what index provide near mathes (fuzzy, prefix) as well as exact term matches?
You must all be very popular people since you have to have a strategy to get out of doing things with others. Most people have the opposite problem. You'll seem very unsincere after a while though, if your strategy is to not tell the truth.
Is it that you don't want to hurt the feelings of others that you lie? It's a little immature.
A strong dev team will shine on any platform and in any language. A weak dev team, given the right tools, can at least be productive. Which is why business people who build business and need devs often settle on .net. Microsoft learned long ago how to cater for the needs of these weak teams.
Are there lots of weak tems on .net? Sure, I would argue that is true.
> you can't be a good .NET developer
Really? That is Rob's conslusion? That's laughable. The best programmers I know are extremely strong .net developers. I'm no Jon Skeet but I personaly view myself as a 7-8 (out of ten) irregardless of platform.
If you identify with the platform you're on you are doing it wrong.
>I had a calculus book once that said, 'What one fool can do, another can.'
A link to a pdf file of a copy of an old calculus book from early nineteen-hundreds showed up on HN a week or so ago. I read the first couple of pages. That quote is likely referencing that particular book. I have lost the link now. Anyone remember?
I don't think what we need right now is a world police, especially not an American one. But, since you mention a region on earth that you seem to think is in need of integrating with the rest, what would you think would happen to the region that is USA if civil war cracked it open? Do you think at least half of that country could be integrated with the rest of the world?
When the US does split you're going to have multiple fragments, one of which will be so impossible to deal with that everyone else will just pretend they don't exist.
Gee, you seem to be pointing a tough question at somebody who advocated some "world policing" but I wonder who that was because it wasn't the parent post.
In fact, re-read that comment, because what was said pretty much advocated policing absolutely nobody.
But, okay, let's all argue. You're right. North Korea isn't isolated from the world at all, and its citizens pretty much go anywhere they want, do whatever they want, and come back home whenever they're done doing as they please.
But I wonder: if the typical North Korean citizen were unhappy (and we know they aren't), where would they go, and what would they do, if this hypothetical repressive lid (which doesn't exist) were suddenly lifted, and the pressure of a (normal) subculture were relaxed?
> Shyness is a mental disorder and a severe disadvantage.
No, and not always.
E.g. from my experience, many intelligent and beautiful women prefer the shy type over the boastful sales person becuase it signals you are a thinker and that you take nothing for granted. In that context, is shyness really a disadvantange?
Many employers also think like that.
But can shyness be a sign of a certain degree of imaturity? I think so, more than I subscribe to the idea it's a disorder.
Do you suffer from it and beat yourself up because of your shyness? Then it's a problem, perhaps a small issue with your self-esteem. It can be fixed though. Just like almost anyone can learn math, almost all mental hickups can be fixed, if you have an interest in fixing them.
I don't think it really matters what you call it, and I accept that you may feel differently about it. But in my own personal experience there's absolutely nothing good about shyness. It's crippling and it will make you, well... shy away from many good things in life. It is an emotional inadequacy and it will have a negative effect on your life.
I'm sorry if someone was offended by my previous comment, that was not my intent.
Woman don't prefer the shy types. Even if they claim they do. Masculinity is defined by assertiveness, aggression and confidence and it works like a nature's built-in override switch in women, even if they claim it doesn't.
"Masculinity is defined by..."
Masculinity is not always prefered, at least not as the stongest trait in a person.
Shyness to me signals curiosity, a person with a healthy dose of undecisiveness, someone still learning. It's attractive to be in a learning or growing phase.
Me, personally, when it comes to women, I like them medium-shy.
You can be shy and be confident and aggressive in how you think and live your life.
Some women will be attracted to shy men because they are just less of a hurdle to flirt with.
There are trends those days, maybe due to feminism, where women are taking more initiative in dating. Women are selectors by definition, so if we let them choose, it might be simpler and just better.
Also women can end up hurt and bored by alpha males, and they will end up seeking simpler relationships.
But we should give most alpha males a break, I think. They're as insecure as you are, probably. Most alpha males I know are quite fun to be around. You get to stand in line outside of clubs less.
> But we should give most alpha males a break, I think.
I don't have anything against alphas, I'm just saying some women might prefer a relationship that is less traditional and not oriented towards some masculine ideal. We are not hunter gatherer anymore.
> They're as insecure as you are, probably.
I don't really give a damn. They are millions ways to be dominant.
> You get to stand in line outside of clubs less.
Many women don't like to go to clubs or don't really care to enjoy those kind of privileges.
> Always try to know at least an alpha male.
Actually as a woman, being around an alpha male might actually prevent you from being approached by potential male partners. Unless you are determined to get your alpha male.
I don't really buy into the whole alpha male thing anyway, which revolves around the winner/loser pragma, which is too cliched for modern times. Women yell about the whole patriarchy thing, I don't really believe in it, but I've heard a lot about groups of women who just settle for beta people because they are happy with it. So again, generalities.
Shyness is estimated to be a 40%-60% heritable trait. If it was an inherent massive disadvantage that women abhorred as you seem to suggest, then shy men simply would swiftly cease to exist.
Yet they do exist, which suggests that actually it isn't some huge disadvantage, or that it has compensating advantages.
You forgot one factor - you don't have to directly participate in reproduction to have your genes passed through. Otherwise, homosexuals would cease to exist as well. It's a bit more complex than that.
I have a solution to the problem of having an ad network (Google) as the dictator of the internet.
1. Create a new browser where the concept of a URL is missing.
2a. Make terms, keywords, concepts first-class citizens. Ban URLs alltogether. Search using keywords to get to the places you want to go, not by typing URLs.
2b. Make it so that the browser gets smarter as you go and accustomed to your prose (the way you formulate your queries).
3. Make it so that the internet index is centralized so that all your browsers use the same "lookup URLS through keywords" service. Also let people use a local index version.
4. Create a buzz around this new browser. Start in the tech community of your choice. They will love using something that has a fair chance of becoming a Google-killer.
5. Your mom and dad already want to use this new browser. URLs are not important to them. Today, they google for "www.facebook.com" before starting their internet session.
6. We are done here. Internet has re-booted. We all profit.
Point 2b makes this perfect for the [random tech incubator], wouldn't you agree?
I like pairing for those reasons as well. Also, I can keep my concentration up more easily when there is a requirement for me to do so, e.g. when I'm intercommunicating. It's when I talk to myself that I get distracted the most.
