BASIC is not bad because it’s not as “fancy” as C or Java. It’s bad because it’s a dead-end, a destroyer of mind flexibility. C or Java have their redeeming qualities because they allow and even require the mind to work in other ways too. BASIC has none of those qualities. ...
Pink eggs are believed to be the result ofwhat is called “bloom”which is naturally applied over a light tan egg during its formation. As the white shell begins to form inside the hen, pigmentation starts to secrete from cells in the hen's uterus. This pigmentation is known as protoporphy...
000 portfolio is quite risky. You could also say that it’s twice as risky to buy 20 contracts compared to buying 10. So far the leverage logic holds up. But as soon as you introduce more than one asset, it breaks down fast.
Day 18: No one else seems to know anything about what is going on. I am compelled to find a way to embody the struggle. In my first period class, I see a marker beside the whiteboard. I pick it up, not sure what I’m going to do, but then hear myself asking my classmates to...
My grandmother had a recipe for what she called Gold Cake. It is really just a dense pound cake with 2 sticks of butter and 5 eggs. I love it, but it is a PITA to make. Because I can never remember if the flour is 4 cups of flour sifted or 4 sifted cups of...
I’d add that nothing is permanent in this wicked world except banks getting whatever they want, whenever they want, regardless of the risk to their own customers. Regardless of the risk to the rest of us. In addition to all that, this so-called compromise also contains a provision that...
called “kuchikami no sake,” which is Japanese for “chewing the mouth sake.” The chewing process introduced the enzymes necessary for fermentation. Although it was part of a Shinto religious ceremony, this practice was discontinued when it was learned that Koji (a mold enzyme) and yeast ...
Why Peshawar is called the city of flowers? Peshawar had been known as a lot of flowers until ten years ago. It is the capital of the Province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, located in the north-west of Pakistan. ... They chosePeshawar because the cultural background is of Peshawar is very simi...
There is a term for efforts and costs that were expended in the past, and it’s called sunk cost. Whether you made a bad business decision in the past or not, the market owes you absolutely nothing to compensate you for that. The same goes for Alex; sure, maybe he spent 150,000 do...
The closest one I found so far is called Editor 99 by Pierre Post, v1.02.02. It's not being developed anymore, but it doesn't need to be! I use it as a notepad replacement, too, since it handles large files and weird EOLs correctly, as well as the fact that it's crazy fast....