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Just a small note: "trust but verify" is not a reasonable statement, and it was also unreasonable in its original context, which I encourage anyone to research.

If you can verify, trust is not required.

Re:Building Your Own React Clone in Five Easy Steps on Thursday October 06, 2016 @01:57PM (#12654549)
I think this is a good exercise for any programmer dealing with UI. At its core, React.js is quite simple, but seeing that such a system can be built on top of a well known platform like JavaScript is something that might not occur to everyone, even someone familiar with JavaScript.
Re:Visual Studio Code 1.2 released on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @08:24AM (#11853935)
Sorry, I don't mean autocomplete. I mean other editors that do not rely on a large number of keyboard shortcuts. I have never seen someone use vim quickly.
Re:Visual Studio Code 1.2 released on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @08:01AM (#11853822)
Hi. I've been looking for someone that uses vi seriously. I have struggled to use it quickly. Can you give me or do you know of a short screencast of someone using vi at their comfortable speed. I can't understand yet how it can be faster than autocomplete.

Ask HN: Can you show me how fast coding is in vim?

I have tried to learn vim, and I am on the fence about which editor to use. I have tried Atom, Eclipse, Emacs, etc. VSCode just came out and Facebook has its Nuclide editor on the shelf. People hold vim as a pinnacle of editing technology.Can you show me with a short screencast why vim is superior? And, why it is worth spending the time to learn, not only mentally and visually, but also...

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Re:Now I Understand How Germany Created Hitler on Monday March 07, 2016 @04:53AM (#11237991)
They are absolutely nothing like Hitler's. There was global political and economic turmoil at the time. No crisis, not even the financial troubles we are in currently compares to the state of Europe and the World at the time.

The institution of the US government is far more stable than the republic of Germany in 1936. The people were blind, but more importantly, they were desperate. The people of the US are not desperate.

It seems to be that people are reacting to a potential threat to an axiom of their's. That is: "Income inequality is bad because A,B,C, and should be prevented at all costs." I'm not saying no part of this is founded in reasoning and evidence, but you are right that the author does not actually respond to PG's sentiment. Rather, his reaction is automatic.
Re:Poll: What is your primary editor? on Sunday November 30, 2014 @06:53PM (#8678758)
Lighttable. Good for anything I do.
Re:Ansible Quick Start guide on Monday September 29, 2014 @04:19PM (#8385014)
I thought this was actually an ansible from Ender's Game. Instant click.
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Re:Show HN: Star Trek DS9 Episodes Worth Watching on Monday July 21, 2014 @01:06PM (#8064675)
fight me irl.
Re:The logic of Buddhist philosophy on Thursday May 08, 2014 @09:34AM (#7715136)
Also, it's rather eye-opening to note how other cultures thought. This is best done by examining their religion or some other foundation ideology like Buddhism.