Posts by SETIEric@mastodon.sdf.org
 (DIR) Post #An5KPKvqNaEBZQvNh2 by SETIEric@mastodon.sdf.org
       2024-10-17T03:37:51Z
       
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       @futurebird In Wisconsin there is a political distinction.  I grew up in the village of Cornucopia (pop ~150), a drinking village on the shores of Lake Superior with an unfortunate fishing problem. Cornucopia is located in the Town of Bell.  A township could contain multiple villages, although Cornucopia is the only surviving village in Bell Township.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnRfmAMOo7k323eM9A by SETIEric@mastodon.sdf.org
       2024-10-27T22:20:41Z
       
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       @futurebird No.  They are most definitely not OK.  The main point of their campaign now is mass murder of anyone who dares oppose them.
       
 (DIR) Post #AoKA76BPvAHrHnIEAy by SETIEric@mastodon.sdf.org
       2024-11-23T05:15:10Z
       
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       @futurebird Why, in statistics, can I do math for 8 hours and then it turns out I've just derived the g*d***mn incomplete gamma function again?  That is my greatest puzzle.
       
 (DIR) Post #ApmTXX1cUP3fhHwp2O by SETIEric@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-01-05T18:56:46Z
       
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       @futurebird @nixCraft The main problem with python is that the developers of the language eschew backward compatibility.  Hence if you develop something useful in Python you will be forced to either maintain it for the rest of your life or abandon it once the language no longer supports it.As such, I can neither use python (or recommend using it) for anything that has a potential lifetime longer than 2 years.