The world has moved on since 1970 (C: Kernighan and Ritchie). But the world still needs a low level language. Pretty printing and statement termination are solved problems. The programmer does not need to be forced to deal with them. You can have a low level language and still have associative arrays, extensible arrays and […]
You know, the songs that are candidates for this question, I’ve already posted as my favourite songs. But with David Caune and Kat Rectenwald both asking me, sure, I’ll answer again: The regrets of my life, my falls from grace, my sadness at leaving things behind: Gustav Mahler: Der Tamboursg’sell O Galgen, du hohes Haus,Du […]
Originally Answered: What are some major social faux pas to avoid when visiting Australia? Sitting in the back seat of a cab. I occasionally see Indian cab drivers unaware of the unspoken egalitarian norm here, hurrying to clear their crap from the front seat. But by default, if you sit in the back seat of […]
https://www.quora.com/Can-you-write-a-haiku-about-Quora I’ve already written Nick Nicholas’ answer to How can one use the word “Quora” in a limerick? But how could I pass up an A2A from Vicky? I would have felt much jubilation,had Quora sent notificationthat Userlimericked mentioning me;but @-mentions… lack mitigation. So, there once was a young synaesthetewho gained fandom with Quora’s elite.She’s […]
Just to get the ball rolling: Short variable names Error checking routines (the !err testing gets prolix quickly) Never use a var when you can use a := defer is your friend Answered 2017-03-10 [Originally posted on http://quora.com/What-are-the-characteristics-of-idiomatic-Go-code/answer/Nick-Nicholas-5]
I was a late convert to fish; it grossed me out until adulthood, and even now I’m on the picky side. But I do have a holy trinity of fish faves: Sashimi in general, and salmon sashimi in particular. Raw delicate flavour goodness. Canned tuna with chilli oil. Particularly, Sirena Tuna with Chilli in Oil. […]
Clarissa, you have asked a bonafide sociologist and an anthropologist, and for some reason you’ve also asked me. Sven Williams and Heinrich Müller have both advanced convincing and complementary accounts. Clearly, there are many social factors playing a role here, and there is room for more than one explanation. The factors I’ll point to are […]
I’m 45. I would not like to go forward. It’s already started being downhill physically, and I’m happy to take the leisurely route towards senectitude. Not back to 16. I wasn’t really socialised back then, even if I was at my most physically rigorous. Not back to 20. Still not properly socialised, and pretty adrift […]
A2A; I’ve already listed all I could recall under Nick Nicholas’ answer to What are the funniest nicknames you’ve been given over the years? For origins, see there. Of these: Nicko. Love (so Ocker!) Never used since 14. Acka Nicka. Hate. Never used since 15. Nick Squared. Like. Frequent use up to 17, very rare […]
It has the same reality as a story does, or a theory. It belongs in the Ideosphere. Actually, the term I’ve heard used is Noosphere; but the early notions of noosphere that Wikipedia enumerates are kinda loony. But it’s a mental construct, the kind of thing that Dawkins actually had in mind when he first […]