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Re:Ask HN: What would an OOP-style human language look like? on Saturday April 04, 2020 @09:33PM (#22783039)
For parametrically constructed language according to Noam Chomsky, Sanskrit was best constructed. Chomsky's work of language theory has inspired many compiler designs in early programming. He favored particularly Sanskrit grammarian called 'Panini' and his 500AD work called 'Ashtadyayi'

There was a huge discussion about 8 years back on HN itself.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4729626

Re:Ask HN: Can we build Ironman's Jarvis with 2019 tech? on Saturday May 04, 2019 @02:06AM (#19824745)
Snips.Ai runs as docker container in home assistant. I'm sure you can docker stuff on FreeRTOS
Re:Ask HN: Can we build Ironman's Jarvis with 2019 tech? on Saturday May 04, 2019 @02:02AM (#19824736)
Good hearted advice but lacking in few aspects. Most medical products are terrible with open integrations and open standards.

I suspect this kind of advice is given by consumer companies for fear of liability than anything else.

In many cases, medical devices that have consumer equivalents don't have anything extra than a better written user agreement and little more liability.

Re:H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms on Friday February 10, 2017 @10:17AM (#13615920)
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are hugely profitable corporations they pay top dollar to any talent, whether its domestic or international. So the argument Indian outsourcing firms should pay similar salaries to every employee is like, asking every US company to pay on par with Google/Microsoft employees, I guess.

There is something to be done to the US working class for sure. But when US wants to be the world leader selling high value goods in every country, can it afford to isolate itself from the world's talent?

Re:India's demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @02:38PM (#12903279)
Who said India will become cashless? Illiterate and poor masses don't have to worry about how to transact in electronic money. They can happily have cash, whatever little amount they have and enjoy just like they are doing today. Its just the elite goons that will have trouble.
Re:The Cuban CDN on Friday August 19, 2016 @03:51PM (#12322966)
> that is why they don't allow people to implement their own mesh network to create their own ad hoc internet.

That is not only why, mesh network requires radio frequency and in Cuba its illegal to deploy radio equipment without permission.

Re:The Cuban CDN on Friday August 19, 2016 @03:46PM (#12322935)
We in the western world don't think about smaller limitations. In most countries, all private radio communications are banned. In India, during even first part of last decade, wifi frequencies are illegal for the people to use. Those days, MIT Prof. Nicholas Negroponte made a special trip to India to explain to the people who matter, that don't stupidly implement radio ban on WiFi usage.
Re:Ask HN: How do you encrypt your laptops? on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @11:16AM (#11770360)
I see some merit in your argument. I have a little more take on this.

Leave a password free account and have a password based account also. It allows the stealer to use computer without hindrance and also protects your data from casual thieves at workplace.

Re:Linux Foundation quietly drops community representation on Thursday January 21, 2016 @02:20AM (#10943857)
Please forgive my ignorance. But does this corporate meddling in governance structure have anything to do with their recent corporations sponsored/bankrolled initiative "Designing Block chain for transactions". Which obviously calls for weeding out trouble making general public.