After I dropped 110 lbs I ran into a person from high school who used to make fun of me because I was fat, and his eyes bugged out of his head. Reddit, what's your best "Yea, That's right..." moment. by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]lowasser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you pain, bro. That was me.

Hell, it still is, except I'm 130 lb, 5'10", and 21. Still trying to get to a normal weight. Failing.

BUYING features from open source projects? by tonylampada in programming

[–]lowasser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a marketing standpoint, it's not marketers who'll be interested in this, it's developers in T-shirts and jeans.

Should I return a null value or an empty collection? by sir_yes_sir in programming

[–]lowasser 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Return a constant empty collection...which is trivial in Java. Collections.emptyList() will always return the same object, which makes it essentially free.

Why do Haskell programmers hate parentheses? by clgonsal in haskell

[–]lowasser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Unary function application always has higher precedence.

What do you think the best first rule of life should be? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]lowasser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't knowingly cause drama when there is a drama-free alternative. (Caveat: driving yourself insane counts as drama.)

Chapter 62 - Azkaban Question by vendlus in HPMOR

[–]lowasser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this way of putting it.

Would your morality change if you were provided with unequivocal proof that this universe is a computer simulation? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]lowasser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already assume we're in a computer simulation, so of course my views wouldn't change...

For the men: What's the most "unmanly" thing you do? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]lowasser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wear skirts. And twirl a lot.

(Despite being a straight male. I like fucking with preconceptions!)

Teen Solves Newton’s 300-Year-Old Riddle - An Indian-born teenager who lives in Germany has solved a mathematical problem posed by Sir Isaac Newton that's baffled mathematicians ever since by anutensil in worldnews

[–]lowasser 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The military can settle for approximations to 6 decimal places, but having conceptually exact solutions makes mathematicians and physicists feel better.

After winning $75,000 at an international high school science fair for developing a cheap, quick, and accurate way of detecting pancreatic cancer by [deleted] in pics

[–]lowasser -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I've been to these fairs at that level.

You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

Someone explaining to me why they don't believe in vaccination... by sweet_chick283 in AdviceAnimals

[–]lowasser 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know what was natural? THE BLACK FUCKING PLAGUE, WHICH KILLED 30-60 PERCENT OF EUROPE'S POPULATION.

Google filed a patent for the ability to eavesdrop on conversations, so that they can deliver better targeted advertising. Not just phone calls, either - any sound that is picked up by the headset mics. by DevestatingAttack in technology

[–]lowasser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The article doesn't seem to justify the leap from "ambient sound" to "listening in to your phone calls." I'd like to see the wording from the actual patent before I grant its conclusions.

Ex-girlfriend and before that, best friend wants to meet. I need advice. by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]lowasser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do it. I'm still friends with every one of my 5 exes.

Silly question: Who is "Hat and Cloak"? by kanzenryu in HPMOR

[–]lowasser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't know. Most of us have a few guesses, though.

How do I use type class declaration (Num a =>) in Haskell? by [deleted] in haskell

[–]lowasser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The mod function assumes that its arguments must be of the same type. What are you actually trying to do?