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The fundamental problem of programming language package management : Inside 206-105

The fundamental problem of programming language package management Why are there so many goddamn package managers? They sprawl across both operating systems (apt, yum, pacman, Homebrew) as well as for programming languages (Bundler, Cabal, Composer, CPAN, CRAN, CTAN, EasyInstall, Go Get, Maven, npm,…

Click to view the original at blog.ezyang.com

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How Norway avoided the 'curse of oil'

Norway is one of the richest places on earth, yet displays of ostentatious wealth are rare. How has Norway avoided the pitfalls of mineral wealth, and what comes after the oil runs out?

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roots

Around 2006, my friend Dan Christensen created a fascinating picture of all the roots of all polynomials of degree ≤ 5 with integer coefficients ranging from -4 to 4:

Click to view the original at math.ucr.edu

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Hasnain says:

"Caltech and The Feynman Lectures Website are pleased to present this online edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Now, anyone with internet access and a web browser can enjoy reading a high quality up-to-date copy of Feynman's legendary lectures."

Posted on 2014-08-25T20:33:31+0000

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How did the Napa earthquake affect sleep?

The Napa Earthquake was the strongest to hit Northern California in 25 years. See how it impacted the sleep of UP wearers in the Bay Area.

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