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Re:Four MLs (and a Python) on Thursday April 30, 2015 @10:54AM (#9465424)
While being done in the standard library, several big libraries alternative (Core, Batteries...) prefer wrapping everything in an `option` type instead of raising an exception. Wrapping in an option avoids forgetting about catching the exception.
Re:France Gives in to the Hashtag on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @11:20AM (#9304298)
Don't forget the wonderful "pourriel" mixing "poubelle" (trash can) and e-mail to designate spam, If only it would have crossed the ocean.
Re:ASCIIFlow Infinity – ASCII diagrams with export on Monday March 02, 2015 @04:10AM (#9131004)
This can be an editor of choice for something like http://hackage.haskell.org/package/asciidiagram or http://ditaa.sourceforge.net/
Re:When AES(☢) = ☠ – a crypto-binary trick on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @09:24AM (#7772380)
Does any one know the name of the hex editor used in these slides, the one showing the PNG chunks and JPEG information?
Re::syntax Off on Monday November 05, 2012 @04:09AM (#4742781)
The best way I know to do it for Haskell is to use haskellConceal ( http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3200 ), it display unicode characters but left the underlying ASCII untouched.