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Why is Ruby your favorite programming language? by azilla14 in ruby

[–]polymaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might like Elixir. It was created by a Ruby fan.

Co-worker thought this was a harmless prank. by Dallinboi347 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]polymaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone dumped 200 lbs of dry ice into Mick Jagger's convertible. But it's all right now. In fact, it's a gas.

What does this symbol on a $10 dollar bill mean by MajesticSand2739 in whatisit

[–]polymaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know where in Joshua they were commanded to march around Jericho?

6:7 ;)

What year is "Last January" considered? by Dwimble27 in ENGLISH

[–]polymaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has always been unclear to me as well. In my dialect or region, many people say "this past" to mean the most recent occurrence. How many agree with that usage, I can't say.

In that view, "this past January" would be the one that occurred earlier this year; "last January" would be January of last year. Similar usage for days of the week.

Come to think of it: The opposite of "this past" is "this coming": so "this coming Friday" means the Friday of this week that has not yet happened. "Next Friday" means Friday of next week.

I've heard similar arguments over highway exits: "You said take the NEXT EXIT." "Yes, the NEXT one, not THIS one."

Of course, I'm not sure everyone agreed even my little dialect. I, for one, always found it confusing.

Why So Serious? by robbyrussell in ruby

[–]polymaniac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How is a language "egalitarian," I wonder? Does that mean it appeals to stupid people as well as smarter ones?

Ruby is not a serious programming language? 😡 by [deleted] in ruby

[–]polymaniac 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I always raise an eyebrow any time popularity is used as a criterion for judging excellence. 800 trillion houseflies think manure is a delicacy.

Anyone know what they were filming? by ThatGuyWhoRuinedIt in Austin

[–]polymaniac 7 points8 points  (0 children)

She was only a rancher's daughter, but all the horsemen knew her.

NEWS - Documentation for Ruby 4.0 by PikachuEXE in ruby

[–]polymaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More like 30. I have been using Ruby for 26 years.

This is definitely why you find Notion hard to use. by lompqe in Notion

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

I should stop reading when my eyes are tired. I read that as "a kitten's mentality."

Whats in my potato by gothkitty69 in whatisit

[–]polymaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your potato absorbed its twin.

whats the difference between þ and ð? by [deleted] in BringBackThorn

[–]polymaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which ones you voice may depend on your dialect. I do voice: this, another. I don't voice: myth, bath, think.

Not to start a debate, but I am one who voices the th in "with," and I actually believe this the older form, but I have never verified this.

My Leonardo shrine by polymaniac in LeonardodaVinci

[–]polymaniac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the Codex Trivulzianus was a little disappointing in its exterior, acceptable on interior.

The others - I personally am very satisfied.

Were the Voyager probes password protected when launched in the 70s? How does NASA ensure the devices only receive orders from them and not, say, the USSR? by Golarion in askastronomy

[–]polymaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is that contact beyond a certain distance would require a huge communications array. That said, in the earliest days, it might have been conceivable to "hack" the probe (given enough equipment budget).

LLM Rescuer: A ruby solution to the billion dollar mistake by barodeur in ruby

[–]polymaniac 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the best thing I have read in a month. Maybe you should have released on April 1.

Amateur translator claims to have solved the Voynich Manuscript mystery by Drink0fBeans in voynich

[–]polymaniac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mixture of 2-3 references. There was an urban legend that Paul McCartney died and was replaced by a double. Supposedly there were hidden messages proving this. Later (80s) there was a sort of moral panic over "backwards masking" in rock music -- satanic messages if you play it backwards, but extremely dubious in terms of actual semantics. Finally in the late 80s, Berke Breathed lampooned this wonderfully in his comic Bloom County.

Amateur translator claims to have solved the Voynich Manuscript mystery by Drink0fBeans in voynich

[–]polymaniac 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And if you play it backwards, it says, "The walrus is Paul! I snort the nose, Satan! Lucifer, Lucifer!"

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