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  1. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books

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    I liked his style of both fiction and non-fiction too. Glad to hear that. I have not tried Homage to Catalonia so added it to my list, thanks! It may be off topic but Asimov’s review of Animal...

    I liked his style of both fiction and non-fiction too. Glad to hear that.
    I have not tried Homage to Catalonia so added it to my list, thanks!
    It may be off topic but Asimov’s review of Animal Farm is worth viewing though it is harsh somehow
    Given Animal Farm, I can recommend Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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  2. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books

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    1984 by George Orwell It is not horror but dystopia (perhaps scifi) Without exception of masterpiece, old fashioned but the main narrative is still effective in my opinion

    1984 by George Orwell
    It is not horror but dystopia (perhaps scifi)
    Without exception of masterpiece, old fashioned but the main narrative is still effective in my opinion

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Favorite function you've written? in ~comp

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    Number conversion (translation) function. Numeric systems differ between (natural) languages. Function to translate one (English) into another (Japanese). e.g. 1234000 <=> 1 million 234 thousand...

    Number conversion (translation) function.
    Numeric systems differ between (natural) languages.
    Function to translate one (English) into another (Japanese).
    e.g.
    1234000 <=> 1 million 234 thousand <=> 123万4千
    It is trivial but I reuse this so frequently.
    Some programming languages offer similar functions officially though.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on What are your favorite CLI tools/applications? in ~comp

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    bpython is great if you are pythonista

    bpython is great if you are pythonista

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Who is "John Smith" in your country? in ~talk

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    Both of them is quite common. In addition, I believe that Yamada (山田) is selected as placeholder because it is easier to write in Kanji any other common family name.

    Both of them is quite common.
    In addition, I believe that Yamada (山田) is selected as placeholder because it is easier to write in Kanji any other common family name.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Who is "John Smith" in your country? in ~talk

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    In Japanese "Taro Yamada". Taro is first name and Yamada is family name.

    In Japanese "Taro Yamada".
    Taro is first name and Yamada is family name.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Vim.dev is redirected to Emacs website in ~tech

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    Ok, I am sorry for posting unsuitable contents. I will respect your decision and study what Tildes are aiming more

    Ok, I am sorry for posting unsuitable contents.
    I will respect your decision and study what Tildes are aiming more

  8. Comment on Vim.dev is redirected to Emacs website in ~tech

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    (spoiler: "This is probably the funniest prank I've seen this year.")

    (spoiler: "This is probably the funniest prank I've seen this year.")

    2 votes

  9. Comment on What are the most influential books to you? in ~books

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    Flowers for Algernon By Daniel Keyes

    Flowers for Algernon By Daniel Keyes

    1 vote

  10. Comment on What programming language do you use for work and what's your favorite language? in ~comp

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    Python and JavaScript at work. Interested with typescript, go, ocaml (reasonml) these days. I prefer functional paradigm

    Python and JavaScript at work.
    Interested with typescript, go, ocaml (reasonml) these days.
    I prefer functional paradigm

    1 vote