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Re:Alphabet Loses $859M on 'Moonshots' in 2Q 2016 on Friday July 29, 2016 @05:24AM (#12185739)
For that kind of money, you could build a new moon. I don't see anything positive about this kind of loss. If anything, it sounds like questionable accounting to reduce the cost of other profits.
Re:The other kind of JavaScript fatigue on Saturday July 16, 2016 @10:28AM (#12106422)
Same question. As far as I know, it's a pretty active project. Did the author mean the jump from v. 0.5 to v. 1.0? That had some breaking changes, but that was expected.
Re:Languages: Why we must save dying tongues (2014) on Monday July 04, 2016 @12:17PM (#12031557)
If this was intended to be a troll post, it was very successful.

What you are advocating is, essentially, linguistic and cultural genocide. It's an appalling point of view.

In all seriousness, I would suggest you learn another language, or maybe several, and then revisit your perspective.

Re:Ego depletion theory may have been debunked on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @12:25AM (#11243694)
Is "discriminant" a word now? I thought performant had pretty much exhausted the possibilities.
Re:How Cigarettes Tax the Poor on Friday January 22, 2016 @02:05AM (#10951240)
Anti-smoking campaigns were offensive and tiring in the 80s. And whoever brought up pigouvian taxation needs a swift slap upside the head.