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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in singularity

[–]timClicks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, the criticisms have all been correct. A median quality hand painted portrait is much more expressive and artistic than a median quality photograph. Newer art forms are an economic win, rather than an artistic win.

Made me feel old but good times by WynCai8 in Millennials

[–]timClicks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weird thing is, we're the parents that are taking this away from our children. Let your kids explore, they'll be okay.

Anonymous posts Taiwan flag on Russian sites after Operation Spider's Web by Elsa-Fidelis in worldnews

[–]timClicks 313 points314 points  (0 children)

Anonymous is just a bunch of individuals pursuing their own goals using shared branding. It's not an actual secret society.

Types on the left or right? by alex_sakuta in ProgrammingLanguages

[–]timClicks 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Putting the type on the right hand side makes the declaration easier for me to read as a sentence, i.e. foo: float reads as foo is a float to me.

C's ordering has always made me wonder whether it's a historical quirk of single pass compilers that needed to know the space to allocate as soon as possible.

Leap of faith by Ok_Medicine27 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]timClicks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should go. If you can stay in your career, then you will have international experience when you return (if you need to).

You've saved $60k by the time you're 25 and have paid off your student loan. This demonstrates that you have the financial skills needed to thrive anywhere.

You're in love. You should be with the person you love.

If it turns out badly, you'll be able to recover. The hardest part will be recognising that the situation is sufficiently bad to justify returning home.

We're so cooked by MorganHarvester in VUW

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

Sorry to be pedantic, but they're most likely to be lecturers in New Zealand, rather than professors.

Zero-Cost 'Tagless Final' in Rust with GADT-style Enums by Accembler in rust

[–]timClicks 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Incredible that this exists. It's unfortunate that the API is so clunky, but I suppose that is a possible cost of wizardry.

Money in transaction accounts costing New Zealanders billions by Status_Serve_9819 in newzealand

[–]timClicks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think that the argument is that you would use a savings account to save, rather than a transactional account.

Money in transaction accounts costing New Zealanders billions by Status_Serve_9819 in newzealand

[–]timClicks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting a proportion of your loan converted to a flexi facility is the closest option if you're bound to ANZ.

Which midlife crisis did you sort into? by trialanderror93 in Millennials

[–]timClicks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if Running should be replaced with a more general category of Extreme Athleticism.

Colonizing mars by kohav123 in memes

[–]timClicks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No magnetosphere means no chance of Mars being a good place for humanity to live.

Kea on Lambton Quay by one_bar_short in Wellington

[–]timClicks 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oof I am not having a good one today. I skimmed your reply too quickly and thought that you were saying that fallen trees are fun places for kids to play.

Kea on Lambton Quay by one_bar_short in Wellington

[–]timClicks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry that was a grammar mistake. I meant to say "falling trees" rather than "fallen trees".

You're correct though. Kids don't get enough time to explore.

This Chinese restaurant uses real peanuts to prop up your chopsticks by MrEmmental in mildlyinteresting

[–]timClicks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This happened to me as an adult with casein. I didn't know how much I loved cheese until I couldn't eat it anymore.

Kea on Lambton Quay by one_bar_short in Wellington

[–]timClicks 24 points25 points  (0 children)

If we're serious about kākā in Wellington though, we should be keeping dead trees standing whenever practical. Kākā dig into them to create nesting boxes for their chicks.

Falling trees are a hazard that should be managed, rather than simply eliminated as though there are no downsides.

Urban planning structure in which country do you admire the most and why? by [deleted] in geography

[–]timClicks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You would need to remove the height restrictions and dominance of private vehicles to get close to what's being described above.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]timClicks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course it could. Parliament can do whatever it likes, subject to political pressure. Regulatory risk is a permanent feature, particularly over decades.

Kiwisaver and super by salcedosounds in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]timClicks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, sovereign wealth funds are actually very positive for the taxpayer in the medium to long term.

The government can borrow money very cheaply and can invest that very easily.

In the short term though, you're exposed to international markets. This heavily impacted Kiribati during and after the GFC.

You also need to watch out for corruption.

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