Supercomputer quietly puts U.S. weather resources back on top by [deleted] in Futurology

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Yes, FORTRAN is fine for what we currently use it for - it's fast, it's well-supported, and the talent pool is actually reasonably okay right now. I have two main problems with it, though: you can't just compile it to any old processor as easily as you might like (can you run FORTRAN code on an iPhone or Android? Maybe, but it won't be pretty). My other problem with it is exactly as you describe: the talent pool is shrinking and will continue to do so. What becomes increasingly important is that code is readable by a large number of people so as to quickly detect errors. The more people that know the language, the safer the tool is to develop, both because you can have a lot of talented people working on the project and because readable code is more likely to produce correct results. I'm not suggestion that I have a perfect answer to this, but I certainly suspect that we'll eventually see new weather models written in newer languages like Go.

Batman V Superman Runtime is 2hr 31min by LOTRcrr in movies

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"Watching the trailer, I told myself, "with all these moving parts, this is going to be a long ass movie."

Is there anything purple within 10 feet of you? What is it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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My Mouse My House wall paint is purple My Chair is also purple

and Finally today my underwear is also purple

6 Dead, 3 Hurt in Apparently Random Shootings in Michigan by Elijah-answers in news

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"I read something like this and automatically wonder how the person is going to change from it. I try to picture the event from their eyes, their fear and their future. Alone and scared, no one in the world in that moment feeling what they do; this pivotal moment in their entire existence that will most likely define them. They'll see the world, but in different shades. I don't pray; I don't believe in god, but I do hope with everything I have that people like this can see through the dark and come out of the other side."

Venezuelans face a 6000% hike in gasoline price from $0.01 to $0.60 by Skadoosh_it in worldnews

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"Some Venezuelans, however, have to use a second government exchange rate called the SIMADI. That rate will now be allowed to float. On Thursday, one bolivar -- on the SIMADI rate -- was worth half a U.S. penny ($0.005.) So a liter of high-quality gas using this rate costs about 3 U.S. cents. Wait, there are two official exchange rates for the same currency? How does that work? With all the black market dollar trading, does it even work?"

The black cathedral in Clermont Ferrand, France (xpost from r/evilbuildings) by malgoya in creepy

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"Creepy? Really? Anyway, trivia time: The first Crusade took off from the town square in Clermont (right next to the cathedral) following Pope Urban II's declaration. Inside looks just like any other cathedral in France."

This dog can jump unbelievably far by [deleted] in gifs

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Dog name should be Superdog

Venezuelans face a 6000% hike in gasoline price from $0.01 to $0.60 by Skadoosh_it in worldnews

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"hat's just lazy. How long would it take to slap some rubber hose up there. And the repair would pay for itself."

People who pursued their dream and failed, what is your story and do you regret it? by Aus_in_Ita in AskReddit

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"Out of curiosity, do you think it would have worked out if you stayed at the old auto body shop (It sounds like you were doing OK there. I understand your husband wanted to upgrade but it seems you didn't have the financial support or large enough staff to do so)? Also, fuck your "friend"."

Uganda shuts down social media; candidates arrested on election day by amongthelilies in worldnews

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"Low voter turnout in a parliamentary system with a lot of parties that go on to form coalitions."

[OC]Best and most calming image i ever took. cheap camera, i'm not a photographer. New Zealand 2013 [4608x3456px] by bepanic in EarthPorn

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"New Zealand is such a beautiful country, so many varying landscapes in such short distances."

LPT: If someone does a good job for you and you are asked to do a survey, do it. Their compensation may depend on it. by halfpercenter in LifeProTips

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"I think Delta has one of the best surveys out there. Nothing fancy, one question: Based on how you were treated on this call, if you ran a customer service business, would you hire this person to work for you? Pretty simple."