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The first example would actually be equivalent to something like

    while True:
        bytes = io.get(x)
        if not bytes:
            break
        ...

which I think is objectively less readable.

In the second example, you have an extra call to foo for every element of stuff. If foo(z) is expensive, you'd probably want to write this as

    [bar(x) for x in map(foo, stuff) if x]

instead - which I personally don't mind, but it's arguably not as clear as having the in-line assignment expression.

You don't even have to fake a QR code to get into a lounge: There was a case in Germany a few years ago where someone bought a fully flexible business class ticket, used it to enter the business lounge in Munich and then rebooked it to another day from inside the lounge.

After doing that 36 times, Lufthansa noticed it and sent him a bill over 1980€ (55€ per lounge visit). He refused to pay, got sued and lost.

Source (in German): http://www.justiz.bayern.de/gericht/ag/m/presse/archiv/2014/...

Great article! Just one small correction: OFS_REF_DELTA should be OBJ_REF_DELTA.

You have to keep in mind that OpenSSL runs several Perl scripts as part of its build process. And it's one of these scripts that generates a header which defines the cflags variable:

https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/103b171d8fc282ef435f...

Apparently this is done to work around potential length limitations in C string literals.

For anyone interested, here's Scott Aaronson's response to the paper: http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=1767#comment-103591

You could also just convert the NodeList to an array by running something like

    [].slice.call(nodeList)

That way you get all array methods, not just forEach.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php always links to your actual Facebook page, so being redirected there doesn't mean the PoC is working.

Yes, he will slow down the higher he gets. What's driving him up is the difference in density between the Helium inside his balloon and the air outside. The atmosphere becomes less dense with increasing altitude, so the density difference, and thus the buoyancy decreases as well.

Not sure about ascending too fast, I'd imagine at high speeds there's a risk of damaging the balloon due to wind.