u/mapgazer

456 post karma · 10.4k comment karma · joined Jun 2009

1. 35points

   [Ransomware] encourages greater security practices. The money is funnelled to a criminal group, but what difference does it make? (news.ycombinator.com)

   submitted Aug 2020 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

   7 comments · source

2. 42points

   I could see a world where owning Google stock is what determines whether you end up being an aristocrat or a commoner in our posthuman future. (reddit.com)

   submitted Jul 2020 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

   14 comments · source

3. 125points

   Those topics you list, like move semantics, all of them C++ stole from Rust. (old.reddit.com)

   submitted Jun 2020 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

   17 comments · source

4. 2points

   Sample giveaway (self.fragrance)

   submitted Feb 2020 by u/mapgazer to r/fragrance

   4 comments

5. 31points

   What, really, is the difference between making $300K/yr and even fully doubling that to $600K? (news.ycombinator.com)

   submitted Jan 2020 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

   39 comments · source

6. 30points

   that's a pretty low bar (know python and have a STEM phd) (news.ycombinator.com)

   submitted Jun 2019 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

   5 comments · source

7. 3points

   Should leather cushions have fabric backs? (self.furniture)

   submitted May 2019 by u/mapgazer to r/furniture

   5 comments

8. 51points

   physics, mathematics, and computer science are the three pillars of human knowledge (news.ycombinator.com)

   submitted Nov 2018 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

   25 comments · source

9. 3points

   Clarified butter (ghee) stains on leather shoes (self.goodyearwelt)

   submitted Jun 2018 by u/mapgazer to r/goodyearwelt

   5 comments

10. 16points
    

    Encryption is at least as foundational as photosynthesis. (nytimes.com)

    submitted Jun 2017 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

    1 comments · source

11. 37points
    

    it turns out that building complex UIs in Javascript gives you a great intuition for lambda calculus (slatestarcodex.com)

    submitted Nov 2016 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

    15 comments · source

12. 9points

    "Congratulations, by following these instructions it's highly likely that your code does not use any undefined behaviour!" (reddit.com)

    submitted Nov 2016 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

    6 comments · source

13. 8points

    Is mr cactus the ghost in the machine? Is metapcj cactus heaven? (self.metapcj)

    submitted Sep 2016 by u/mapgazer to r/metapcj

    4 comments

14. 12points

    Rust (self.metapcj)

    submitted Jul 2016 by u/mapgazer to r/metapcj

    7 comments

15. 39points

    In reality, there is no reason to have to know the order complexity of an algorithm (reddit.com)

    submitted Jul 2016 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

    27 comments · source

16. 7points
    

    Red Desert (1964) (imgur.com)

    submitted May 2016 by u/mapgazer to r/CineShots

    1 comments · source

17. 34points

    What is the best part about being a Software Engineer? I build castles in the air, from air. Pure creation. I type, and it is so. (reddit.com)

    submitted Apr 2016 by u/mapgazer to r/programmingcirclejerk

    7 comments · source

18. 2points

    Red Wing 877 sizing? (self.goodyearwelt)

    submitted Jan 2015 by u/mapgazer to r/goodyearwelt

    2 comments

19. 1points

    If you had an unlimited budget, what white t-shirt would you wear? (reddit.com)

    submitted Jan 2015 by u/mapgazer to r/mfacirclejerk

    0 comments · source

20. 14points

    How is Khalid doing at Mansour Financial Group? (self.soccercirclejerk)

    submitted Dec 2014 by u/mapgazer to r/soccercirclejerk

    1 comments

21. 9points

    Type of variable/function under cursor in C++? (self.vim)

    submitted Nov 2014 by u/mapgazer to r/vim

    4 comments

22. 38points

    I have to use my mouse at work. (self.fossworldproblems)

    submitted Oct 2014 by u/mapgazer to r/fossworldproblems

    17 comments

23. 9points

    Do memristors have the potential to make caching obsolete? (self.AskComputerScience)

    submitted Jun 2014 by u/mapgazer to r/AskComputerScience

    7 comments

24. 9points

    [Meta] Shouldn't the upvote icon should be the 12 marker from the Speedmaster Pro, and the downvote icon be the 12 marker from the Seiko Sumo? (self.WatchesCirclejerk)

    submitted Jun 2014 by u/mapgazer to r/WatchesCirclejerk

    1 comments

25. 15points

    Words you have read but never heard (self.linguistics)

    submitted May 2014 by u/mapgazer to r/linguistics

    7 comments