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Are Yaletown, Coal Harbour and Olympic Village area (I forget what it is called, I left the Sea-to-Sky a few years ago), no longer the ghost towns of towering apartments they used to be? Even with the growth of 30,000 people per year, I can't image supply being a problem at all.

Is there any really viable plan to get the foreign owned real estate on to the rental market?
Scalia was foremost an advocate of judicial restraint, who believed that the further the Courts stretched interpreting law, the more vulnerable the Courts become to the animosities of the Executive and Legislative branches. The Judiciary, Scalia understood, was the least powerful and most vulnerable of the three branches of government, and its strength and influence rests in its artful and judicious use of its very, very limited authority. A few Scalia quotes that illustrate this:

>There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all.

>If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea? Persuade your fellow citizens to adopt it. You want a right to abortion? Persuade your fellow citizens and enact it. That's flexibility.

>“This Court holds only the judicial power—the power to pronounce the law as Congress has enacted it. We lack the prerogative to repair laws that do not work out in practice, just as the people lack the ability to throw us out of office if they dislike the solutions we concoct.

>“Perhaps sensing the dismal failure of its efforts to show that ‘established by the State’ means “established by the State or the Federal Government,’ the Court tries to palm off the pertinent statutory phrase as ‘inartful drafting.’ … This Court, however, has no free-floating power ‘to rescue Congress from its drafting errors.’”
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That is such a bizarre characterization; where on this earth do you see the use of phrase "programming stuff" implicating its utterer being in a nervous state? Besides, you are ignoring the whole context that NTDF9 spelled out in his original post; it really pays to take that into consideration instead of reading something with layers of prejudiced interpretations.
There is another service in the pipeline. I came across it very recently; it is in a public-beta phase. It appears to focus on providing access to all digital libraries and specifically serving the third-world or developing countries, mostly in Africa. It has got a different (business) model and uses some advanced technologies for provisions of the articles. Given that they intend subscribing to the publishers, there is no doubt that they will remain in business for as long as the publishers themselves exist.

The projects like sci-hub.io, library.no and libgen are highly commendable. It is no news that the third-world countries are destabilized by war, economic sanctions, e.t.c. perpetuated by the world powers thereby making them re-prioritize (access to) their resources. And it is not surprising that webrtc/p2p related services are often times blocked in the first world institutions with access to articles from those digital libraries. Such technologies/protocols/tools are defined/shaped (at standardization meetings - IETF, W3C, e.t.c.) by big corporations in order to preserve their own product offerings.
you can now draw your own circuit at http://martinkirsche.github.com/wired-logic/
I think that's a pre-requisite yes, but there's more to it for sure. I have a project I'm working on right now, and I get decent motivation and energy since it's a goal of mine, and it will make my future better... But I still struggle some days to even get started. And I have nowhere near the energy, creativity, and endurance, that I had when I started programming.

It would seem then that the "manic" and "hyper" part of the productivity, may be contingent on the novelty of the pursuit, as well as a handful of other factors?
For what it's worth, GitHub came up with the awkwardly-sounding "Pull Request" nomenclature because the initial cut of Pull Requests was based on `git-request-pull(1)` (https://git-scm.com/docs/git-request-pull). After a few years, the pull request evolved into what you see today.

We always kind of hated the term "pull request". It's pretty confusing for a beginner, and for a number of years led to the idea that GitHub didn't have code review at all in the product. (For that reason, I always thought we should just call them "Code Reviews", or just "Reviews".) There were a number of attempts to change it, but they all died.

It wasn't until last year when I got a beer with an ex-Atlassian employee when we chatted about this and realized we both had hated the term and had a number of attempts to change the nomenclature, but they fizzled out. Funny how things work out.
You read them. There's nothing wrong with the referenced comment.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4922426
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>Scalia was foremost an advocate of judicial restraint

When convenient.
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Actually, as I understand it, in V8 much of the core library is implemented in Javascript, compiled at build time, and then dumped into a library which can be linked in directly.

That is, a big chunk of it is explicitly AOT compiled JS, a bit like a Smalltalk image.

( see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=294618 )
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11088125
Even on 32-bit devices, all is fine. SSL certs don't validate, though, but that's merely because the date is wrong, not because it's a specific date.
So, in what ways is land-value a better taxable asset than property-value?
I rarely (I would say never but that would make me a fool) agreed with the man but his dissents were usually well written, worth reading and understanding. For better or worse, he represented the view point of many in America.
On the front page - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11095841
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Many, many things about public school are terrible; honestly, a ground-up restructuring is in order, but nobody is sure what to do with it, and no one wants to step up and say "let's tear up the public education system and start over!".

To borrow from G.K. Chesterton, we love school enough to want to see it changed, but do not hate it enough to change it (yet).
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Totally agree.

The stay he supported on the Florida recount was rampant federal interference in a state matter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore#Stay_of_the_Flori...

Indirectly, he gave us eight years of incompetence and Iraq, a horrible farce of a war.
I think it's arguable either way, honestly. When you order a pizza, would you say it is a Pizza Request, a Toppings Request, a Transaction Request or a Request for Pizza with My Toppings Merged into the Default Configuration?

Pull Request makes sense to me, Merge Request makes sense to me too. To others, one may resonate more. Rosetta Stone posts like this can be helpful to people who are used to a particular vernacular, and I don't think the semantic distinction is itself the point. Other than the Gist comparison (which I mentioned in another comment), I think this post was helpful.

It's truly inspiring how _present_ Gitlab are in the communities they serve.
Some nits to pick, on the Haskell:

> No exceptions
>
> Exceptions are also a side effect handled by the type
> system. We know our function is pure and won’t throw
> an exception.

This isn't the case for Haskell.

> The input can either be true or false. Once you have
> tested the result of these two possibilities, you
> have the holy grail. No exceptions, no infinite
> loops, no incorrect results, no errors.

Almost. The input can also be bottom (a thunk that, when forced, loops infinitely or raises an exception). In that case, if the function tries to inspect the input then the function will also be a thunk that, when forced, loops infinitely or throws an exception. If the function does not inspect its input, it may still return a value (e.g. `const True`).
Not if you only make it available to people in your country.

If you don't plan to travel to the US or to a country with an extradition agreement with the US concerning this you won't even need to care about that.

States want to be autonomous and set the rules that are in force in their country on their own. When you download stuff while sitting in the US, it's happening in the US. When the servers you're downloading it from are also standing in the US, like in this case, then it's even more clear that this is happening in the US.
No, neither. That behavior is implemented in the same way as in the Lisp in Dart (http://www.oki-osk.jp/esc/dart/lisp-en.html#4).
The fun thing is that you could do the same thing in C# before async/await :-). http://tomasp.net/blog/csharp-async.aspx/
It'll increase her chances. One less vote for a Rebublican.
Horrible default indeed.

To be fair, you have the option to download via HTTPS, and you have the option to download source code.
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Hmm, I'd say that V22 Osprey does work. It's still a compromise and a full heli or full plane is better suited for most tasks but a hybrid does have its use.
Let us honor Justice Scalia's memory by refraining from interpreting or contextualizing any prose for the remainder of the day.
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Intelligence is no excuse for harm. And Scalia harmed many, in a multitude of ways, over decades in the court, through his plausible misconstrual of the constitution and the law.
Well it's your site, so you can do what you want, but allowing these political threads is, in my opinion at least, really dragging down the quality of conversation across the site. It attracts users whose main contribution is willingness to initiate and prolong political flamewars.
So far, the only story that has been posted that has any significant information about Scalia's career has been this one, from the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-supreme-court-scalia-d...
I'm surprised that <marquee> tags still exist, let alone that they can be made to move vertically and can be nested!
They went through and deleted comments with more details, interestingly.
There's no working link now.
Some of the earlier articles mentioned they have a special abuse clause:

> Avy added there will be a few other stipulations in the contract, like a clause that makes one person responsible for the entire debt if a marriage ends because of abuse.

[1] http://www.geekwire.com/2015/this-startup-will-pay-for-your-...
oh, nice. "portable" in every sense of the word then.
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I'm surprised the default time/date is UNIX epoch + 0. Realistically, it ought to be the date that version of iOS was released.
Nanofabrication is an important area of interest for me. Currently, chips are made by a custom-made mask that then imprints the design over a wafer. (simpified version) A few companies make the masks. People interested in reducing odds of subversion of our hardware would like more control over the process. Making the mask ourselves from our design would be pretty cool. Need the tech to do it.

This seems like a step in the right direction. I'm a bit out of my depth so I can't say how far. I'm also ignoring OPC issues for now. The idea is that making at least our own 180-90nm masks could be really useful.
The language package manager can have so much richer information than the system one, is the thing. The system package manager only understands a crude, lowest-common-denominator notion of dependencies, and everything goes via the system repo which is never going to be remotely up-to-date with the language package repo. Finally most system package managers won't let you have multiple versions of a library installed at all, which makes using more than 2 programs at the same time virtually impossible (because they usually want different versions of some dependent library or other).
Conn Carroll, spokesman for Mike Lee (R, Utah, on the Senate Judiciary Committee) concurs, inquiring: "What is less than zero? The chances of Obama successfully appointing a Supreme Court Justice to replace Scalia?" and proposes that "If anything this will put a full stop to all Obama judicial nominees going forward."

https://twitter.com/conncarroll/status/698626902160838656
https://twitter.com/conncarroll/status/698627015159644160
okay, then take it a step further. train a bayesian classifier to automatically notify you of things you teach it to find interesting. this can be done in probably ~200 lines of python and 2 or 3 dependencies -- i did it at a previous job. they are remarkably effective at simple tasks like "you might like..."
Tangential, but if you're sat there going "Marfa, that rings a bell" (he died in Marfa) - this is probably why. Temperature inversion that reflects headlamps, apparently. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa_lights
Thank you.

So, I read the their code of conduct, and nothing struck me as wrong (well, aside from that link back to the Contributor Covenant homepage, which is wrong, breathlessly hyperbolic, and politically charged).

Then I had a couple of realizations:

1. A sign on all public trash cans and dumpsters saying "MOTHERS, DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR BABIES. YOU WILL BE PROSECUTED" would be correct, but it would be insulting because it implies the sign is necessary.

2. The existence of the code of conduct could be a dog-whistle. It could signal to the Caroline Adas of the world "We'll do whatever you want." Or even "Pease, please, please leave us alone. We'll do whatever you want". Both would be bad.
The longest confirmation in history was apparently Brandeis at 125 days. Assuming Obama takes about a month to get a nomination together that leaves just over 300+ days left in this administration. That said, would not surprise me to see the Senate serially find reasons to reject say 3-4 candidates or screw precedent and just take forever to run out the clock on purpose.

They will likely also have pro forma sessions to deny a recess appointment as well [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLRB_v._Noel_Canning

One option Obama would have that might fill the seat before his term is up is to go back to providing a real list of a number of candidates instead of the "list of one". The chance of this happening is near zero of course; I guess he'll nominate someone a bit closer to the center and let them be stonewalled, something which may help the democrats in the election.

I imagine a lot of good candidates, knowing the nomination is destined for limbo, might opt out of the media circus and decline it.

Of course if the Dems win the election the incentive to stall fades considerably.
How does the error vary with how far you are from the edge of the time zone?
Dancing on a dead mans grave is sadly what I have come to expect for the foot soldiers of love and equality.
I have published academic books like you, and I never had a problem with this once I understood the consequences of traditional publishing. These books are cataloged in good libraries and available in Amazon. If people don't have money they can go to a library and get a free copy. The day I want a book freely available in the web I will just write one and post it on in my web page. I like the idea that authors have the option to go one route or another. Pirating books doesn't enter into this equation.
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Please my reply to bjwbell. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
My only knowledge of Marfa is the Prada Marfa:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prada_Marfa
There was a thread[1] recently in which a Linux (specifically systemd) bug was capable of bricking motherboards. ACPI bugs can cause overheating, failure to enter sleep mode, etc. In a perfect world of open source firmware this wouldn't be an issue, but until then the cover-your-ass behavior makes sense.

Does the cost of replacing a few bricked machines outweigh the reputation cost? Probably not, but it's easy to understand the liability issues that arise from non certified OS's.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11008449
He didn't actually say that, and I'm not sure how it spread.

However, he's still a terrible person, and here's the quote yours spawned from:

“There is no basis in text, tradition, or even in contemporary practice (if that were enough), for finding in the Constitution a right to demand judicial consideration of newly discovered evidence of innocence brought forward after conviction.”

edit: This was originally in reply to a misquote that has now been deleted. Mods have now made it a parent comment.
Hint: they do this because of group policy adding certificates
To be fair, one of those was Harriet Miers, who was eminently unqualified for the position, and 100% deserved to be blocked.
This will likely result in a major political shift of the court. Even if Obama places a staunch centrist, it will be a net left swing, as Scalia was perhaps the second most conservative justice beside Thomas.

There have been a great deal of 5-4 decisions since Sotomayor's nomination that in the future could easily fall the other way.
I don't think any of us are "dancing on his grave," but rather dancing on him no longer being on the bench.

Surely we don't know him personally, but as a Justice, he was a smart but horrendous man and I couldn't be more grateful he's no longer occupying a seat.
uhhhh... might want to check your facts on that one.

Both Roberts and Alito went through on timelines similar to judges nominated by Reagan, H.W., and Clinton.

The only nomination from Bush that faced extreme opposition was that of Harriet Miers, and that was from conservatives, not the democrats.
OK, but if they do not oppose, their supporters will not support them in the election. They have a duty and obligation to oppose.
There are far fewer outright political stories than there used to be. Probably fewer than ever, in fact. So if discussion quality is being dragged down, something else is dragging it.

As for this post, experience has taught us that when a story crosses a certain magnitude, there's no stopping it from getting discussed on HN, so we may as well have a single thread.
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> If Republicans oppose the nomination, that could be used as political leverage against them during the election.

"Them" being Republicans, or Democrats? Trying to understand.
Fine in theory, but presumably that would only apply straightforwardly if abuse was the official reason for the divorce.
As someone who used to work at Cisco, I'm not surprised. Everything is coded in C, and there are memory leaks all over the place because releases are made before most of these bugs are fixed.
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Of course, the fear that democrats may take both the presidency and the senate might motivate senate republicans to make a deal now, since there's a nonzero chance an immediate deal comes with maximal leverage.
> Those who have power will, on the whole, tend to act in their own self-interest, even if not all their actions serve that interest.

I would flip this on its' head, and say that those that act in their own self-interest, will tend to accumulate power.

Given that to have power is in your self-interest, the feedback loop follows.
exactly, to the moon.
the good news here is, that the bug does not get triggert by forwarding/inspecting Ike traffic.

hope this removes the confusion
I said this above, but I'll repeat: if they do not reject, their Republican base will revolt and not vote in the upcoming election. They will absolutely be expected to reject and oppose until Obama is out of office. There are 2 sides in the political game, remember. And since supreme court nominations are so important, and this changes the balance, voters will demand they reject his nominees.
> This is getting to be a big problem with Rust.

I haven't seen any examples of this happening in actual code. Sure, you have lots of toy things but that's just stuff people do for fun.

And as was adequately explained in that thread, ORM is an existing pattern from other languages that people like using. It's got some nifty benefits to it; so while it's not what you'd usually do it's not an overcomplication. Like Patrick said, its only "problem" is that it's an ORM.

> Overly elaborate templates damaged C++; nobody could figure out what was going on. Use of C++ for new work declined.

This happens because C++ templates aren't typechecked, so working with them requires you to understand their internals to some degree ("what kind of type does this expect?"). Rust generics are typesafe. Rust macros aren't, but they're not encouraged as much as generics/templates are so you don't see much convoluted things except as fun experiments (who doesn't want to write a brainfuck interpreter in rust macros?). People understand that macros will give substandard error traces and mostly only use them for quick and straightforward deduping of code.
I was humiliated by interviewers for not having a ivy league degree. I was really angry but I could do nothing but suck it up and move on.
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