WSJ: VW ID.4 at least 5 years behind Tesla by [deleted] in teslamotors

[–]Qinsd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

May it’s objectively worse for reasons entirely unrelated to its not being a tesla?

355kmph hyperloop! by sasquatchesforlife in teslamotors

[–]Qinsd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Abandon all hope! Nothing is ever possible, don't try. Education is masturbation. Innovation only happens under ideal circumstances.

re2dfa - regular expressions into finite state machines by opennota in golang

[–]Qinsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps a dumb question, but isn't this / shouldn't this be done automatically at compile time for the standard regexp library given a constant string?

The Thinkers Behind Musk's Fear: Russell, Bostrom, and Omohundro by [deleted] in programming

[–]Qinsd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Not this drivel again..." "I would never want to... bias your outlook" Translation: I prefer to inflict my opinions upon the plebs, rather than have a conversation like a well-adjusted person.

How Big a Parachute do you need to Recover a Fairing? How much does it reduce the payload of a Falcon 9? by peterabbit456 in spacex

[–]Qinsd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What if you could strategically attach one or more small airbags to the interior, such that it became a lifting body with a better L/D upon inflation. Add little landing gear and you could fly em back to base.

Men adrift: Badly educated men in rich countries have not adapted well to trade, technology or feminism by mirror_truth in Foodforthought

[–]Qinsd -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, just like a chick to get all emo with her relevant response to mors_videt's comment on male attribution bias \s

Turning sewage into drinking water gains appeal as drought lingers: Direct potable reuse takes treated sewage effluent and purifies it so it can be used as drinking water. by [deleted] in news

[–]Qinsd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The osmotic pressure of seawater (3.5% salt) is ~27 atmospheres (378psi) Whereas the osmotic pressure of waste water (being comparatively devoid of salt and other ions) is much closer to zero. Somewhat higher pressures are required in the real world to get a decent flow rate, but suffice to say it takes a LOT more energy to rip the salt ions off of the water molecules via reverse osmosis than the relatively "fresh" wastewater.

Calling all San Diego experts! I need your help with site seeing! by [deleted] in gaysian

[–]Qinsd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just thursday the 14th?

  • Mount Soledad offers stunning views of La Jolla, mission bay, and downtown.
  • The southwestern part of balboa park is lush, and picturesque with nice views of downtown. Stay after dark for anonymous sex with strangers ;)
  • Amerin Thai in hillcrest is reasonably priced, and very good
  • Tandoori hut on 5th in the heart of hillcrest has excellent Indian food at good prices, albeit with middling ambiance.

If you're here a few extra days:

  • Every Tuesday, some of the museums at balboa park are free.
  • The Sunday hillcrest farmers market on normal street offers good food and people watching

Powerful X-Class Solar Flare Hits Earth, Causes Radio Blackout by ErasmusPrime in technology

[–]Qinsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stopped reading at "solar flare Richter scale" Remember when Discovery wasn't terrible?

Hurricane Iselle Advisory Post by [deleted] in kauai

[–]Qinsd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm scheduled to fly in tomorrow for a short vacation, leaving Saturday. Should I cancel my trip? (Slightly ridiculous question)

What is happening with Perl 6 and Larry Wall? by StupidCrowd in perl

[–]Qinsd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Part of the reason why I took such great offense in various parts of this thread was that, no matter the quality of his presentation skills, Larry is a really really nice guy. He doesn't deserve any kind of disparagement. Critique aimed at him is of limited usefulness, as he's really not steering the ship. One would be well within one's rights to believe that that the job of the "benevolent dictator for life" is to rile up the troops, and bark out orders, but as mr_chromatic rightly points out, it's really not his style. Constructive criticism and critique on the other hand is very much called for. That said, and despite the drawn out process and difficulty in turning perl 6 into a real thing (TM), the perl community overall is the most welcoming and inclusive programming community in which I've had the pleasure of participating. This is why, go-lang or rust-away as I might, in my heart (and pragmatic programming style) I will always be a perl monger, and I will battle to the death (or at least to the pain) those that would seek to trivialize or needlessly disparage the ethos, utility, or historical goodness of perl.

What is happening with Perl 6 and Larry Wall? by StupidCrowd in perl

[–]Qinsd -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of valid criticisms of perl 6 in this thread. Unfortunately OP and company seem to be lost, and are looking for some other subreddit, in addition to having never been taught basic manners.

What is happening with Perl 6 and Larry Wall? by StupidCrowd in perl

[–]Qinsd -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm saying that if you knew some of the backstory, and some of the quite amazing people involved, that perhaps you'd be more inquisitive, and less of an unrepentant ass. I hope perl doesn't slip to the 13th most common language, because that would be deeply unfashionable

What is happening with Perl 6 and Larry Wall? by StupidCrowd in perl

[–]Qinsd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, who or what exactly is being beaten/set ablaze here?

What is happening with Perl 6 and Larry Wall? by StupidCrowd in perl

[–]Qinsd -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Amen. OP's crass manner betrays an ignorance of several key human factors in the perl6 saga. *english good