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1. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Sunday, 13-Jan-2013 18:37:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   I'll (finally) admit that post-rock is really a thing and it's great.
2. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Saturday, 12-Jan-2013 13:09:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   "Suicide is a public health issue. Media and online coverage of suicide should be informed by using best practices."
   
   Read the Guidelines
   
3. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Friday, 11-Jan-2013 16:10:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   Sometimes I feel like I drink too much (coffee, beer, etc). This makes me feel better.
   
   hattip KevMo
4. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Friday, 11-Jan-2013 14:49:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   Using Sublime full-time now. Goodbye TextMate, it was a great ride: 7 years, 500KLOC, C++ Python, Java, JS, CSS, HTML, Go, and more.
5. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Friday, 11-Jan-2013 14:40:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   Submitted a proposal for Velocity 2013 to spread the word about perceptual diffs and continuous deployment beyond this ignite talk. Re-read my proposal today: I dropped the word "this" in the description and sound like a schmuck. Can't edit it since it's past the deadline. Well, there's always next year.
6. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Wednesday, 09-Jan-2013 13:28:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   On my Muni train today someone outside the back car was dragged by their hand for about 100 feet. Terrifying. It took maybe 10 seconds of screaming and panic for us back car passengers to get the train to stop. Also gotta say the person is stupid, stupid, stupid. Wait 5 minutes for the next train.
7. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jan-2013 18:44:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   TIL: Python's @property has a short-hand for setters! class C(object): def __init__(self): self._x = None @property def x(self): """I'm the 'x' property.""" return self._x @x.setter def x(self, value): self._x = value @x.deleter def x(self): del self._x I was using Python 2.5 for so long I've been unaware of features introduce…
8. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Tuesday, 08-Jan-2013 00:53:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   Okay okay -- One prediction for 2013: Krautrock will be bigger than ever before.
9. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Monday, 07-Jan-2013 21:17:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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   Computers are hard to use I've used this beautiful "Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite" for a decade and buy them in 5 packs. Horrible name aside, it's really comfortable for me and what I prefer over Goldtouch and Kinesis. I've been using the Windows key as the Mac "command" key for a long time. The problem is that it's in the wrong position: the option and command keys are swapped. I've gott…
10. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Sunday, 06-Jan-2013 23:40:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    Buying from Equals I like to buy things that are made in the USA. When that's not possible, I favor things made in countries where I understand the laws or society, such as members of the EU or Japan. When this comes up in conversation, I hear rhetorical questions like: Shouldn't the free market decide what the best product is? Why would you buy inferior goods for higher prices? Don't you help …
11. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Monday, 31-Dec-2012 13:56:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    If he lost, the potus brew would have been hot water, right?

    

    
12. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Monday, 31-Dec-2012 13:49:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    Predictions for 2013

    There are two kinds of predictions in my mind:

    1. The obvious ones, like Kate Middleton will have a baby, a new Mac will come out, mobile will be huge, etc.

    2. The real ones, which somehow could be used to your advantage. If you had these, why would you tell anyone else? To be right? What's that worth unless you're Nate Silver?

    I'd rather just bet on or do the unpredictable thing.

    
13. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Thursday, 27-Dec-2012 16:24:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    Another one I see a lot:
    
    "Every statement is if/panic"
    

    if _, err = dataFile.Seek(0, 0); err != nil {
      panic(err)
    }
    if err = dataFile.Truncate(0); err != nil {
      panic(err)
    }
    if err = json.NewEncoder(dataFile).Encode(teachMap); err != nil {
      panic(err)
    }
    

    
14. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Thursday, 27-Dec-2012 13:31:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    How golang feels, often:
    
    "Every other statement is error checking"
    

    func multiplyTwoNumbers() (*myType, error) {
      a, err := ReadNumber()
      if err != nil {
        return nil, err
      }
    
      b, err := ReadOtherNumber()
      if err != nil {
        return nil, err
      }
    
      return &myType{a * b}, nil
    }
    

    
15. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Thursday, 27-Dec-2012 13:11:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    Testing out Sublime Text 2 in earnest finally, after 7+ years of TextMate. Editor setup for future reference: Theme (variation of All Hallow's Eve) background: black text: white strings: green comments: red keywords: orange constants: cyan function calls: purple escapes: grey format strings: cyan line highlight: navy Config { "color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/All Hallow's Eve.t…
16. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Monday, 24-Dec-2012 12:06:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    This video about the Tor Project was really interesting (silly hat aside). The comparison of Deep Packet Inspection devices to IBM helping the Nazis is apt (not Godwin's law). The point here was underscored by this recent article from the NY Times: "Last year [he] was among tens of thousands of Chinese who were dumped into the nation’s vast 're-education through labor' system, a Stalinist-insp…
17. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Saturday, 22-Dec-2012 20:33:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    People still send email in ISO-2022-JP. It's hard to decode.
18. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Friday, 21-Dec-2012 23:36:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    The race is on for holiday hacking.
19. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Friday, 21-Dec-2012 14:12:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    I was so confused the first time I saw "&c" in text. Children of the future will wonder what "&c" means.
20. Brett Slatkin ()'s status on Tuesday, 18-Dec-2012 20:05:00 EST Brett Slatkin

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    TIL: "5 choose 2" understood by Google calculator. Easy combinatorics!

    

    

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