silasmariner

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[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago

Well I mean if it can be reduced then it should be removed, lol, that one doesn't belong in the list.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

Simply define it as i = e^(iπ/2) 🤣

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 6 points 8 months ago

you obviously aren't a programmer

Don't be a dick, the example is a perfectly reasonable one, and it's something ppl would've used Rosetta code or learnxiny or stack overflow for in the past.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago (6 children)

But how much copper they gotta steal to pay for driving out to it? I need to check the price of copper.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but (with the exception of Pokémon) the graphics have moved on a bit

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

Lovely friends, lively work, and having to routinely deal with people who have their shit together even less than me :).

That, plus philosophy and LSD. Though rarely at the same time

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Badly written fan-fic sequel to Snow Crash

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago

Wow that's... Aggressive. You've just demeaned your entire species. What do you gain from that?

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

This will be one of those things that changes the landscape slowly and unpredictably, but I've always seen the long curve of the internet as trending towards decentralisation in the long run. Give it another 25 years and you'll be amazed how cyberpunk this ends up getting lol.

Or I'm just full of cope. But we shall see.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

True, but I find his narrative arc less compelling

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

Why would you try to derive that particular conflict from this message? It feels like an odd redirection -- like, yes there is tremendous institutional bias that we must work tirelessly to overcome, and like maybe don't try to alienate 50% of people from your cause by declaiming them to lack the requisite purity...

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I would also drop this dude, because he's pretty fly (for a white guy); https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_Holland

Yeah ok not an educator or a particularly famous name in the sphere, but a PhD don't come for free

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