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4 votes
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Python Web Scraping with Virtual Private Networks
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Saudi Arabia races to contain epidemic in Islam’s holiest city
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Everyone’s a gamer now, but they’re not spending much money on It
10 votes -
South Dakota’s governor resisted ordering people to stay home. Now it has one of the nation’s largest coronavirus hot spots
8 votes -
All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace
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My existential crisis playlist
So, tonight as I was putting my young kid to bed, they listed every one of the places that they desperately want to go to, but can't. It broke me. This playlist is very much still a work in...
So, tonight as I was putting my young kid to bed, they listed every one of the places that they desperately want to go to, but can't. It broke me. This playlist is very much still a work in progress, but if you've been curious how things sound in my head when I'm working through some shit, it's a lot like this.
Videos were selected when possible, and I'm going to warn you: There's a ton of depressing shit in these videos. If you can't handle real videos of violence right now, I'd suggest moving on.
This playlist is best paired with a strong drink, deep feelings of sadness and anger, and a dash of mental instability.
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Coyotes, bobcats and bears: Amid coronavirus shutdown, wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park
10 votes -
Fear of an impending used car price collapse grips US auto industry
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Doctors come under attack in India as coronavirus stigma grows
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Another mega drive planned after 10,000 people line up at San Antonio food bank
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SpaceX beat Gateway cargo contract competitors (Boeing, SNC, and Northrop) on price and performance
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Programming Languages that are Both Interpretable and Compilable?
I've been thinking about the feasibility of defining a language spec that can both be compiled and interpreted lately. I first thought about it while writing code in crystal, which, for the...
I've been thinking about the feasibility of defining a language spec that can both be compiled and interpreted lately. I first thought about it while writing code in crystal, which, for the unfamiliar, is a compiled language based heavily off the syntax of an interpreted language (ruby).
Here are a couple reasons I find the idea interesting:
- It effectively neuters the interpreted/compiled language debates. Why just choose one, when both have such big upsides?
- You could develop a program in the interpreter with the same playfulness as you get in a shell, and then compile it into a speedy 'lil thing!
- It would be wonderful for metaprogramming! From my experience, languages usually define a little janked together syntax for compile-time execution. If the language had an interpreter for itself within the compiler, you could metaprogram and program in the exact same language.
I'm curious if any languages like this exist, or if you can think of more benefits.
Edit:
I just want to mention that my reference to 'feasibility' earlier is not born of disbelief - you can write a compiler or interpreter for any (to the best of my knowledge!) well defined formal grammar with enough effort. I suppose I left that word there to account for the fact that I might have unknown unknowns here.14 votes -
California, Oregon & Washington announce Western States Pact
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PetSmart pressures dog groomers to come into work as "essential labor"
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Open Mainframe Project helps fill the need for COBOL resources
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Top US pork producer shuts key plant and warns of meat shortfall
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No nails - Frontiersman survival shelter
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Abso-bloody-lutely: Expletive infixation
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Zig 0.6.0 has been released
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What Joe Biden learned when managing the great recession's recovery act
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Anatomy of a DOOM Eternal fight
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Mayor London Breed’s early and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic
7 votes -
Millennials are now the new lost generation
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National Park of American Samoa quarter
7 votes -
Three companies succeeding in sustainability... from very different sectors of the economy
7 votes -
Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden
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COVID-19 kills renowned Princeton mathematician, 'Game Of Life' inventor John Conway in three days
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Crysis Remastered | Official teaser
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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
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"Watching" a comment in a thread
I often come across a topic that I find somewhat interesting, but end up being much more interested in a discussion happening within that topic. I think it would be useful to be able to "watch" a...
I often come across a topic that I find somewhat interesting, but end up being much more interested in a discussion happening within that topic. I think it would be useful to be able to "watch" a comment/thread to be notified if someone replies to a comment. Thoughts?
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What did you do this weekend?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
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The Lumineers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2020)
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 13
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
5 votes -
Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 3
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Your statement is 100% correct but misses the entire point
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If the postal service dies, so does democracy — Republicans are now trying to kill the post office and mail-in voting
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English NHS releases Covid-19 decision making tool
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Did Sanders and the progressives blow it or was the nomination always out of reach?
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Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux
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The constant agony of Hans Moleman
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Stars of the Lid - Don't Bother They're Here (2007)
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How Anthony Fauci became America’s doctor
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"Memories" - 256 byte MSDOS intro
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New DC comic book superhero Thylacine is an Indigenous Australian from the Pilbara
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I wrote a poem - Coming Out 2.0
I'm working on this for a poetry class I'm taking, any criticism is welcome. Edit: Italicized some text I forgot when I copied it out of Word. Edit 2: Fixed some phrasing. Coming Out 2.0 When I...
I'm working on this for a poetry class I'm taking, any criticism is welcome.
Edit: Italicized some text I forgot when I copied it out of Word.
Edit 2: Fixed some phrasing.Coming Out 2.0
When I first came out
I thought it was over.
Done.
I know myself now,
My life can finally be
worthwhile and fun.But there was always a mess I dared
not touch. Who do I like? What gaze
makes me blush? I suspected the feminine
but held out hope – only taking up one letter
made it easier to cope.And some people do change after starting
HRT, so patiently I hoped men would appeal
to me. I had some feelings before, it seemed reasonable
they would grow. But as time went on I realized I had
nothing to show. My feelings for men were entirely gone,
but still hopeful for a straight-passing future, I pressed on.I had definite feelings for women before,
But at times the attraction seemed a bit more –
Did I want to be them or did I want to be with them?
The former I assumed, as it helped to distract,
focus on my work, brush my desires under the mat.I’d think “She looks cute”, but “in that outfit”, “with that hairdo” and other qualifiers
I began to append, convincing myself what I felt was normal and, like a
Chicagoland road, no bend. When I began to notice some feelings bubbling up I said
“Female friendships are close, it’s nothing, the end.” But try as I might, they flowered
and bloomed, and soon I could not help but be all-consumed. Maybe I’m bi, I thought,
That isn’t so bad. More options for dating, how can I be mad? I told my friend my feelings, and as
expected, for me she had none. She’s still one of my best friends, so I’d neither lost nor won.I dealt with the rejection and moved on. I could still be bi, better not
jump the gun. You can’t take back coming out, you’ve got one shot – nail it
and be done. I thought everything would be the same, but the floodgates were open,
my restraints had been broken. I could finally be honest about my feelings
for women (endless, confusing and interwoven) and for men, which were at most
an appreciative token.A week after confessing to my crush, it was obvious
who won. The Sapphic feelings and desires made
their presence known, their intent to stay,
and more difficult than coming out
as trans was admitting
to being gay.15 votes -
Boris Johnson leaves hospital, says 'things could have gone either way'
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"Weird Al" Yankovic - Foil (2014)
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I asked Biden about Obama-era deportations. He told me to vote for Trump
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Taskmaster is the ideal quarantine show
8 votes