Thanks for commenting. I really appreciate your interest. Please keep in mind that the project has not been tested thoroughly yet and may fail badly in an unexpected way.
It doesn't seem to like the map function either. List comprehensions, which seem to work, could be used instead but it would be nice to know which features are disabled/not supported before starting to code.
The question itself may not present any content but the discussion it has started has already created some.
Also, the thread currently has 70 points. Clearly, some people are interested in it, which I think, invalidates your assumption that the thread is pointless.
I get your point but, who gets to decide if a thread is boring or not? What gets stuff on front page is the collective opinion of the community. Saying that something on front page is boring is merely a personal opinion.
Lack of the ability to downvote definitely cripples the way to represent the opinion of the community about a specific thread. Considering that, your argument makes sense but my point is, flagging the thread will make absolutely no difference as long as there are a significant number of people who show interest in it.
By your logic, those who did well on the original exam but could not do as well on the makeup because they happened to have a bad mood/health/etc. will also be qualified as cheaters.
Since it's git-based, is it even possible to not keep a local copy? I thought everything that goes into github has to be committed to your local git repo first?
Well, there is always a local copy since you have to commit to the local repo first before you push it to github. That is, of course, as long as you don't remove it for no apparent reason.
I was walking through someone's capistrano scripts, and suddenly everything came back "Not Found". My first thought was that the guy had just starting cleaning up his account. :)
IMHO, depending on the situation, it might be even more valuable than rational thinking. Especially on situations where rational thinking fails or where you have to make instant decisions.
I suggest you read 'Blink' by Malcolm Gladwell. The author gives many examples of situations where spontaneous decisions yield better results compared to rational thinking methods.
