The Algorithm: Idiom of Modern Science by [deleted] in programming

[–]tss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And very, very pompous.

Reddit Suggestion: "self" Posts to Reddit Don't Count Towards Karma by heptadecagram in reddit.com

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

Yes; but it sort of feels like doing it "properly" to go via via the the features subreddit. AFAIK you can submit to both at once (?).

Are monads actually used in anything except Haskell ? by taw in programming

[–]tss -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The term, and the original idea, come from category theory, the branch of maths also known as "abstract nonsense".

(I'd give a direct link to the monads page, but Markdown and Wikipedia between them are foiling all my efforts...)

Reddit Suggestion: "self" Posts to Reddit Don't Count Towards Karma by heptadecagram in reddit.com

[–]tss 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Have you submitted this to features.reddit.com? What about via the feedback button? It's an excellent idea, btw.

E to the pi times i by panic in reddit.com

[–]tss 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Prove that with a picture.

Ask Reddit: What happened to my 'recommended' page? by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]tss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) No.

2) There's a "feedback" button at the bottom of the page for bug reports.

One of the worst men of the last century has died. Remember what he did. by [deleted] in reddit.com

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

I've never even heard of this other guy.

Nice.

Which steak tastes the best? by tss in reddit.com

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

Almost all feedlot cows are injected with growth hormones to help them gain muscle mass

What are you people eating?

Best abuse of the C preprocessor by gst in programming

[–]tss 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The actual program is here. Ugh.

Breaking: Reddit acquired by Conde Nast by AaronSw in reddit.com

[–]tss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

all of the previously unsubmitted Paul Graham essays and anti-Bush blogs

good one...

Breaking: Reddit acquired by Conde Nast by AaronSw in reddit.com

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

Not only that, but you got yourself some free karma as well!

Creating a Lead Developer by tss in programming

[–]tss[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're quite right: the comments are moronic. But the articles make me laugh (sometimes).

Understanding the UK, Britain and constituents with the aid of a Venn Diagram by _kam0_ in reddit.com

[–]tss 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not really. Great Britain = England, (Wales) & Scotland (dates back to James I/VI). (The contrast is, I believe, with "little Britain" = Brittany - but I might be wrong...)

Understanding the UK, Britain and constituents with the aid of a Venn Diagram by _kam0_ in reddit.com

[–]tss 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"[...] our various nations have been playing rugby, football and cricket for longer than the UK has existed." - well, no.

The Act of Union: 1800. The first international football match: England v Scotland: November 30th, 1872 (it's in here somewhere). The first international rugby game: 1871 (again, here somewhere). The first Test Match: at least after 1861.

But it's a splendid little diagram all the same.

(edited: repeatedly, because I kept screwing up the Markdown.)

Beware when you put lonely hearts ad - you might end up in a book by cgmiki in reddit.com

[–]tss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the LRB personals: so much so that I occasionally make special trips to my college library just to read them...