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Re:Alan.app – Add a Border to macOS Active Window
on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @04:57PM (#46062831)
As an Aussie, I assumed it was a reference to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Border
Re:There are 5,057 janitors in the U.S. with PhDs
on Thursday October 28, 2010 @03:22AM (#1842072)
>Are you willing to go up to 40 middle class families and demand that each of them pay $1000 to have a more refined waiter who vaguely remembers some Proust after partying for 4 years?
Yes, I am. Education is a diversified investment. While you will get a few negative returns (e.g. your waiters with English BAs), you will also get a handful of exceptional returns (e.g. Sergey Brin). As long as the overall ROI is positive, public education is a good thing.
Re:Web based Vector editing
on Thursday August 26, 2010 @11:56PM (#1637956)
Off-topic, but I'm curious about the phrase "I could care less". Here in Australia, the phrase is "I couldn't care less". Is "I could care less" an American usage?
Re:Ask HN: Do you use more than one programming language?
on Friday July 30, 2010 @01:41AM (#1560369)
I use multiple languages in my day job. For the majority of tasks, I use Ada (with some low-level C and Assembly thrown in). For recent support tasks, I have used Python for scripting purposes and Visual Basic for creating macro-based spreadsheets.
Depending on your definition of programming language, I also regularly use LabVIEW to interface with test equipment and MATLAB for simulation and analysis.