Perl was my first (programming) language, and I still have a soft spot for the literate syntax (see also the '...or die;' pattern). It's perfectly possible to write readable, maintainable Perl but yo… (View Post)

There are plenty of things you can do to put people off voting for you, though. Personally, I think betting against yourself isn't enough by itself to be unethical - I'd want to see other evidence th… (View Post)

For me, it's fine to use information that other people could find out even if they had to put in some amount of (legal) effort to get it. So betting based on a personal conversation with a coach or a… (View Post)

The forced choice question in bold will give the Corbyn campaign plenty of motivation to keep on campaigning hard for the next week... (View Post)

Yep, I'm a Lib Dem voter by preference but will be voting Nargund here. It'll be my first time ever voting for the winning party if Labour do win! (View Post)