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Is there any difference between a statically typed scripting language and a statically typed compiled language that compiles in <.1s?
You have to log in after 3-4 phrases? Why even bother making this whole thing if you just want to prevent people from experiencing it?
Re:Paradise Papers: Dear Tim Cook on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @06:38PM (#15658247)
By how much would the country's tax income increase, percentage wise, if all these companies started paying full tax?
Re:When did software go off the rails? on Thursday August 17, 2017 @04:00PM (#15040317)
Ironic that your blog needs javascript to display a page.
Re:How is Ruby different in Japan? on Monday June 19, 2017 @02:34AM (#14584951)
Yeah but no one writes their personal projects in those.
Re:How is Ruby different in Japan? on Monday June 19, 2017 @02:28AM (#14584933)
I have been using it for all my scripting needs almost since it first came out.
He sources startup ideas from Mechanical Turk?
Re:Fortress of Tedium: What I Learned as a Substitute Teacher on Saturday September 10, 2016 @06:14PM (#12471103)
Lovely read.
Re:How Dropbox Hacks Your Mac on Saturday September 10, 2016 @02:59PM (#12470459)
I noticed a lot of disk activity once and fired up Process Monitor (on Windows). Dropbox.exe was going through literally all the files on my computer. That was when I uninstalled it forever.
Re:Exploring calling conventions with x86 assembly on Sunday September 04, 2016 @02:30AM (#12423067)
How did he create that diff graphic?
Re:Malware that uses USB drives to covertly jump airgaps on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @08:22AM (#12397711)
It could be exfiltrating by modulating fan speed.
Re:Memcpy (and friends) with NULL pointers on Thursday June 30, 2016 @05:29AM (#12007447)
Can't the compiler warn about this?
Re:The surprising cleverness of modern compilers on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @11:08AM (#11762193)
This sounds the most plausible.
Re:Xi editor: A modern editor with a backend written in Rust on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @10:10AM (#11580556)
I like the design decisions.

Just a heads up, you misspelled "sparse" and accidentally a word after "completely".

This should be a website. My ad blocker doesn't work and I can't open links from stories in new tabs.
Am I missing something or is that a disparaging statement?