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Remove code of conduct from generated gems · Issue #3435 · bundler/bundlergithub.com
Bundler 1.8 introduces some new interactive prompts when generating a gem with bundle gem. One of the questions asks whether or not you'd like to generate a "code of conduct" file to live in the root of the repository. Bundler should not... -
A Decentralized Lie Detectoraugur.net
Barack Obama won the 2012 U.S. Presidential election.We know this is true, because the election's already been run, and the winner is known. You know it; I know it. But, the blockchain doesn't know it. Blockchains don't know anything about the external... -
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Seattle's unbelievable transportation megaproject fustercluckgrist.org
Seattle is involved in a slow-motion catastrophe, as construction of a new car-centric tunnel grinds to a halt and cost overruns loom. -
Reconciliation Proposal · Issue #978 · iojs/io.jsgithub.com
A lot of questions have been coming our way about what a merger of the node.js and io.js projects might look like. People in both projects want to know their work won't be thrown away and that we can preserve the positive aspects of each... -
Bertha, The Giant Borer That Broke, May Be Sinking Seattle's Downtownnpr.org
The machine, the biggest of its type, was digging a tunnel under the city when it went kaput. To get to and fix Bertha, workers are digging a 12-story pit, which some say is damaging nearby buildings. -
The Soviet Science System | The Point Magazinethepointmag.com
Gather a crowd of historians and philosophers of science into a room and ask them to define “science.” On second thought, don’t try this at home, because you’d likely meet with stony-faced refusal on… -
LRB · John Lanchester · The Robots Are Coming: The robots are cominglrb.co.uk
In 1996, in response to the 1992 Russo-American moratorium on nuclear testing, the US government started a programme called the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative. The suspension of testing had created a need to be able to run complex computer ... -
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YC-Backed Booktrope Rethinks Book Publishingtechcrunch.com
If you're a writer, you've probably heard horror stories about the publishing industry — books that are rejected by publisher after publisher, books that.. -
The Carbon Gatherer - Craftsmanship Magazinecraftsmanship.net
John Wick, a California rancher, is pioneering new ways to fight climate change by adding compost to selective grazing practices. -
React JS Tutorial and Guide to the Gotchaszapier.com
.codehilite .err, .pygments .err, div.highlight .err { border: 0px solid green; } If you haven't used React at all, you're in the right place. If you have used React, but you've run into some confusing edges, you're still in the right place. This gui... -
Push events, NAT TCP connection timeouts, and device sleepblog.fastmail.com
This is a technical post. Regular FastMail users subscribed to receive email updates from the FastMail blog can just ignore this post. When we released the new user interface last year, one of the ... -
Understanding Uniprocessor OS Scheduling Policiesspin.atomicobject.com
Comparing 5 scheduling policies: First-come-first-served, Round Robin, Shortest Process Next, Shortest Remaining Time, and Highest Response Ratio Next -
Yes, You’re Irrational, and Yes, That’s OK - Issue 21: Information - Nautilusnautil.us
Imagine that (for some reason involving cultural tradition, family pressure, or a shotgun) you suddenly have to get married. Fortunately,… -
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The Running Novelist - The New Yorkernewyorker.com
A long time has passed since I started running on an everyday basis. Specifically, it was the fall of 1982. I was thirty-three then. - daybook.io
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The truly personal computereconomist.com
THE Ood are an odd bunch. Among the more enigmatic of the aliens regularly encountered in “Doctor Who”, a television series about a traveller in time and space,...