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Free-range computer scientist living in Evanston, Illinois. I wrote some Python books. If you want to talk code, take a CS course https://www.dabeaz.com/courses.html. I'm mainly here for dogs, bikes, trombones, and other random stuff.
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Doesn't mypy require it to be written that way?
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No kidding. I went riding this morning, but it was like 43F when I started. WTF?!?!
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Obligatory link to deflock.me where you can see and learn how to report the locations of these cameras. I've reported more than 100 so far.
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Stolen?
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Honestly, the biggest problem isn't clothing or the cold, but glasses fogging.
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I will concede that my one time biking in -21F was a little more raw than usual though.
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They can't a breakpoint in a (checks notes) debugger?
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Nap?
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My impression was that PyPy was nearly 100% compatible with "normal" Python programs, but you could get off in the weeds with certain techniques like stack frame introspection, C extension modules, etc.
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Well, they were talking about something like a 50% speedup for *each* of 4 project phases! (github.com/markshannon/...).
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This (discuss.python.org/t/community-...) seems to suggest the achieved speedup to date hasn't even matched the first phase of this ambitious plan when it was proposed. So, while it gives me no pleasure to see it killed, maybe it's not unsurprising either.
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s/better/different/
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No tri-bars? WTF?!?
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To its credit, async has been highly successful at replacing imaginary problems with actual problems.
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Oral exams at the whiteboard all the way.
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Is that a preview of next year's PLDI?
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I could definitely see AI making it easier to write an essay while drunk--so, at least there's that.
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Or maybe the same problem as it ever was.
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A chosen one.
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If you're going to use S-expressions, maybe you could even call it a sexecutioner. www.youtube.com/watch?v=skBB...
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Apropos of nothing, I'm teaching compilers this week.
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I added a Turing machine comment to the README. You're mentioned.
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Maybe it could be.
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The last time I replaced a set of shifters, I think it cost almost as much as when I bought the whole bike--well, at least the same order of magnitude.
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I'm not able to travel. So, that isn't happening unless it's going to be a virtual tour wherein I shift my time zone.
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Speaking of components, has @shriram.bsky.social been eyeing the whole container ship thing? I'm kind of thinking I might stock up on some crucial components before we get hit with biking pandemic 2.0. Maybe I'm just paranoid though.
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I'm wondering if this might be the final run of SICP. I still think the book has a lot to offer, but not sure if there's enough of an audience for it anymore.
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So, I realize it's getting a bit late in the season for FulGaz talk, but I must say, the 64mi Dead Horse Point State Park ride is really something. Been working on that---although not all in one day because I don't have that kind of free time.
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Apropos of nothing, you should see the billionaire house that's under construction along north Sheridan road in Winnetka. Who doesn't need 70000 square feet to provide a normal suburban experience for their kids?