Yeah - the article is not at all precise about the actual statistics and I can't find the actual study anywhere. It definitely doesn't match my own experience, even though that's anecdotal.
I spent a year in SLC (funemployed) considering staying there long term but was scared off by long-term earning potential from what I had read online (vs. Boston area, where I previously and currently live[d]). These numbers are much more positive than others I had read. Congrats to those of you who’ve found broader-market-level roles in the area!
Old MooTools is a huge problem child, and did a really bad job being forwards-compatible with their monkeypatching. They took the half measure of only monkeypatching things when there was no implementation.
MooTools eventually got it, and changed their monkeypatching behavior to be more aggressive, such that problem like what we have now wouldn't be a problem. And they kicked out a minor revision to the older libraries, to use this more aggressive monkeypatching behavior (at least for bind. dunno about others?).
Agreed fully: there is no reason to change the js spec for now. MooTools made forward-compatibility incredibly difficult for themselves, 8 years ago, but they spent a bunch of effort trying to un-dig themselves out of the hole since. It's unfortunate, but monkeypatching core JS in this manner was really un-advisable and irresponsible.
If you careful read the code
```
function sayHi() {
var allNames = [];
return name => {
allNames.push(name);
return ' ' + name;
}
}
```
It leaks memory on every invocation of the returned function
Well no, cyclical references only stop the object from being deleted if it's still accessible. That's what the 'mark' part of 'mark and sweep' does - it marks all objects still accessible somehow from inside the program. Then the 'sweep' bit runs through all allocated blocks and frees the unmarked ones.
Now, if you're merely approximating garbage collection with reference counting then sure, you have a problem.
I recently needed to pick up all my childhood legos from my parents’ home and am now seeking a storage solution that... isn’t plastic. Anybody know of anything?
Just use a suitcase. Keep it childhood, i.e. all in one big box and don't go for adult sorted mode.
Fundamentally, as a child Lego builder all bricks should be in use at all times as part of an existing construction.
Therefore if you are going to build a Saturn V rocket then you demolish the black and white houses in the townscape to make the rocket. Existing models are de-facto storage, if you also need a new car and there is no windscreen then maybe another car becomes an open top sports car. There is no receptacle labelled as 'windscreens' with the Lego part number.
In this mode all inventory is in memory, sure there is a lot of scrabbling around but that's Lego.
The other benefit of the suitcase is that it is lined and therefore good for scrabbling. Plus there are pockets for a few special pieces.
So collect an old suitcase as well as the Lego bricks whilst you are there. In practice the suitcase works well for moving play from room to room, plus, once closed, the suitcase can tuck under a bed or coffee table.
> have chickens, goats, dogs, large garden with fruit and veg, pool
I have no interest in any of those things. And, in fact, negative interest in some of them.
I can walk to dozens of unique and interesting restaurants, share a bottle of wine and not worry about driving home. I can attend plays, concerts, and comedy shows whenever I'd like (again, all without driving). My friends can stop by and say hi without it being out of their way or even a big deal.
Where you live is a matter of trade offs. Different people have different value systems along these things. That shouldn't really be a surprising thing.
Yes, that is true and in that sense it is not that surprising but I do not think that is why most people live in cities. And I do those things too when I visit cities, but am happy when I can go home. Matter of taste for sure.
Edit: also age maybe. Needs change during life. I know enough people who 'would never leave the city' for all the reason you cite and now claim they will never go back.
