robertbenjamin
Re:Can we rule out near-term AGI? [video]
on Thursday November 08, 2018 @07:10PM (#18411264)
I really enjoyed reading this too!
Re:Digital Nomads Went from Niche to Normal
on Saturday November 11, 2017 @10:40PM (#15679533)
Are you a EU citizen? How are you able to work in those countries visa-free?
Re:StandardJS just turned 10.0.0
on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @06:54PM (#14046445)
Damn, this is clever!
Except that 'punctuation' in JavaScript comes in the form of a line break, and adding a semicolon is like adding two periods to the end of every sentence just in case someone missed the first one.
End of Year Review, 2016 Edition
Tony Hawk of Yesteryear
Show HN: Bitbus – A menubar app for my bus schedule
Re:Amazon Has Swallowed Downtown Seattle
on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @04:21PM (#12004508)
Sorry for my ignorance, but what's Paul Allen's "plan B"?
Re:Pin repositories to your GitHub profile
on Thursday June 16, 2016 @07:18PM (#11919677)
Adding a short bio section + link curation =/= becoming the bloated mess of spam, useless business drivel and shotgun-style recruiter messages that LinkedIn is.
Re:Request For Research: Basic Income
on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @04:21PM (#10983498)
How do you know that?
Re:Request For Research: Basic Income
on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @04:13PM (#10983426)
This is a huge component that should be considered when arguing for / against basic income. Does this lack of self worth stem from actually not having a job? Or simply not putting quality time into something valuable? Did they study people who found other ways to spend their time on something productive and interesting, like volunteering or learning a hobby? Did they measure people who were jobless by choice?
Re:How I got a CS degree with pen and paper and why I'm doing it again
on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @04:09PM (#10983389)
You don't prove that it's "correct," as there is no such thing as a "correct" program. You prove that it works.