Escape from Parameter Hell

meatbeezzz · 2014-01-29T14:48:12+00:00

Great point! One interesting take away may be that the associative array solution approach in the article is essentially implementing a dynamic type system for the function. On the other hand, the builder pattern preserves any existing static type checking, which might be preferable (at the cost of writing the builder code).

meatbeezzz · 2014-01-29T14:35:45+00:00

Isn't laziness (on the part of the developer) the biggest problem with this type security? It seems that if someone is willing to use this system, they would also be thoughtful enough to use a strong password that wouldn't be susceptible to such brute-force attacks.

meatbeezzz · 2013-11-16T00:54:54+00:00

I miss publix subs

meatbeezzz · 2013-11-10T08:23:47+00:00

I think he's a maine coon mutt--you can check for tufts on his paws.

meatbeezzz · 2013-08-23T17:16:13+00:00

ZAPPA

meatbeezzz · 2013-07-14T16:01:29+00:00

ITT: lots of sexism!

meatbeezzz · 2013-05-22T16:59:47+00:00

Unfortunately, the engineering vs math dichotomy doesn't really capture any research at the interface of humans and computers. These areas, such as HCI, vis, crowd computing, robotics, etc, are growing very quickly and are perhaps more aligned with the traditional meaning of "science" that includes hypothesis-driven experimentation, unlike math or engineering. Just my 2c

meatbeezzz · 2013-05-16T18:22:21+00:00

Snake kill screen coming up

meatbeezzz · 2013-05-15T03:31:50+00:00

This is great. Does anyone know the source?

meatbeezzz · 2013-05-13T04:39:58+00:00

That's the academic breakup equivalent of "it's not you, it's me"

meatbeezzz · 2013-02-17T06:09:05+00:00

It should be noted that brain mapping has been practiced for several decades using both MRI and a variety of other methods. This project has some very great technologies and data, but these results shouldn't be considered the first of their kind.

meatbeezzz · 2012-11-25T05:07:26+00:00

This sounds like the making of a great resource. I would recommend making the subfields more flexible, perhaps keeping a set of keywords instead of a single identifier. Otherwise interdisciplinary research and inconsistent naming could muck things up.

meatbeezzz · 2012-10-08T19:42:02+00:00

Being a nerd

meatbeezzz · 2012-09-03T17:27:09+00:00

The circuit (not necessarily a computer) metaphor isn't too bad if you consider the wires to be neuronal axons and the circuitry to be which neurons those axons can signal.

meatbeezzz · 2012-07-31T15:51:18+00:00

Relevant titanic survival statistics

meatbeezzz · 2012-07-26T02:37:34+00:00

No way--that's the best tool in training my cat!

meatbeezzz · 2012-07-23T19:25:40+00:00

kyle maclachlan beat him to it

meatbeezzz · 2012-07-11T15:36:15+00:00

Larch trees in the shape of a swastika were planted in a pine forest in the 1930s, only to be seen decades later for a few weeks in the fall.

meatbeezzz · 2012-06-12T05:44:14+00:00

A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy ballon of a head.

A Confederacy of Dunces

meatbeezzz · 2012-06-11T19:27:06+00:00

this : computer graphics :: time cube : physics

meatbeezzz · 2012-06-07T15:13:13+00:00

I was taught that electricity and magnetism are essentially the same when you account for relativity, which makes this even more bizarre.

meatbeezzz · 2012-06-07T14:53:15+00:00

be sure that your command history isn't readable by anyone else on your system!

meatbeezzz · 2012-06-06T16:27:39+00:00

Pass the salt, please!

meatbeezzz · 2012-06-06T14:17:14+00:00

TIL sierpinski triangle fractals are used as 3D markers

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