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Both spellings of that word are acceptable. Get off of your high horse, especially if you can't even ride it yourself. Your depictions of the very disturbed, i

Both spellings of that word are acceptable. Get off of your high horse, especially if you can't even ride it yourself. Your depictions of the very disturbed, impoverished and desperate people involved in the DC/Capitol building fiasco are heartless, cruel, and completely uncivilized. You clearly have no idea what is going on in their lives, just as so many of them were unaware of what the BLM marches were all about.

pjc50 6y ago
They definitely weren't all impoverished. Certainly not the retired USAF colonel. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/10/retired-air-force-lieutenant-colonel-arrested-charged-capitol-riot.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/10/retired-air-f...
uniqueid 6y ago
Both spellings of that word are acceptable Because I was quoting a single word, I just typed it into my phone, which 'autocorrected' it. There's nobody, and I mean 'nobody' literally, whose actions I cannot empathize with, if I take into account their limitations and life experiences. It's impractical to do that in everyday life. One would never be able to pass judgement on anybody. And I pass judgement on these dangerous idiots. A reminder, by the way, that my feelings here aren't particularly directed toward you, personally :)
- AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
  You've had an entire year to understand that people's lives are being wrecked senselessly and needlessly by unprecedented, totally illegal government mandates. The lockdowns caused the madness of the BLM summer, and it caused this thing that happened last Wednesday. People are at their buckling points, and that is a thing ripe for malicious actors to take advantage of. Even you: > drooling, bearded gun-monkeys clambering on tables Seriously? This is bigotry. How much do you need to tweak this sentence before it is _very conventionally_ racist?
  - uniqueid 6y ago
    Even that short reply suggests we have very different views on about five big issues. Let's just agree to disagree.
    - AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
      Yeah, what a shocker. The guy who labels their enemies as drooling monkeys has severe disagreements with me.
      - uniqueid 6y ago
        I won't bicker with people online, and neither should you. Life is too short! Enjoy your afternoon :)
TameAntelope 6y ago
I'm with you, but I will say I'm currently dealing with a codebase that spells "organization" half the time, and "organisation" the other half of the time. Yes, variable names, and since it's JavaScript, it doesn't actually error out until the code is executed... Not super related, but it's caused me a number of problems...
- AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
  Sounds like TypeScript could be a solution for you :)
dang 6y ago
Please don't break the site guidelines by flaming other users like this, regardless of how right you are or feel you are. We ban accounts that do that—we have to, because it destroys what HN is supposed to be for: curious, thoughtful conversation. The GP already stepped in the wrong direction with name-calling rhetoric, but the thing to do in that case is to improve the thread by stepping back in the right direction. You can make your substantive points that way, so there's no loss. They'll be more persuasive actually. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to the rules when posting here, we'd be grateful.
- AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
  I find this an interesting comment, coming a day before the best company in your employer's portfolio does this [0]. It looks like your "curious, thoughtful conversation," idea only applies to the very narrow confines of HN - and only, of course, when you choose to employ your moderator authority by bumping your message to the top of the thread. Perhaps the problem is your guys' rules. I cannot think of a community that shows a more wanton disregard for community guidelines, than this one. Your portfolio companies all exist in stark contrast to these ideas. [0] https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-to-block-and-cancel-d-c-reservations-during-inauguration/ https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-to-block-and-cancel-d-c-reser...
  - dang 6y ago
    Sure, HN moderation comments only apply to the very narrow confines of HN. It's hard enough to make a dent within these narrow confines—why would we waste energy trying to affect anything else? Someone trying to plug their roof in a rainstorm can't keep the whole neighborhood dry. I'm afraid I don't understand your point about YC portfolio companies but obviously they all do what they want and have nothing to do with the operation of HN. At least I think that should be obvious?

pjc50 6y ago

They definitely weren't all impoverished. Certainly not the retired USAF colonel. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/10/retired-air-force-lieutenant-colonel-arrested-charged-capitol-riot.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/10/retired-air-f...

uniqueid 6y ago

Both spellings of that word are acceptable Because I was quoting a single word, I just typed it into my phone, which 'autocorrected' it. There's nobody, and I mean 'nobody' literally, whose actions I cannot empathize with, if I take into account their limitations and life experiences. It's impractical to do that in everyday life. One would never be able to pass judgement on anybody. And I pass judgement on these dangerous idiots. A reminder, by the way, that my feelings here aren't particularly directed toward you, personally :)

AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
You've had an entire year to understand that people's lives are being wrecked senselessly and needlessly by unprecedented, totally illegal government mandates. The lockdowns caused the madness of the BLM summer, and it caused this thing that happened last Wednesday. People are at their buckling points, and that is a thing ripe for malicious actors to take advantage of. Even you: > drooling, bearded gun-monkeys clambering on tables Seriously? This is bigotry. How much do you need to tweak this sentence before it is _very conventionally_ racist?
- uniqueid 6y ago
  Even that short reply suggests we have very different views on about five big issues. Let's just agree to disagree.
  - AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
    Yeah, what a shocker. The guy who labels their enemies as drooling monkeys has severe disagreements with me.
    - uniqueid 6y ago
      I won't bicker with people online, and neither should you. Life is too short! Enjoy your afternoon :)

TameAntelope 6y ago

I'm with you, but I will say I'm currently dealing with a codebase that spells "organization" half the time, and "organisation" the other half of the time. Yes, variable names, and since it's JavaScript, it doesn't actually error out until the code is executed... Not super related, but it's caused me a number of problems...

AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
Sounds like TypeScript could be a solution for you :)

dang 6y ago

Please don't break the site guidelines by flaming other users like this, regardless of how right you are or feel you are. We ban accounts that do that—we have to, because it destroys what HN is supposed to be for: curious, thoughtful conversation. The GP already stepped in the wrong direction with name-calling rhetoric, but the thing to do in that case is to improve the thread by stepping back in the right direction. You can make your substantive points that way, so there's no loss. They'll be more persuasive actually. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to the rules when posting here, we'd be grateful.

AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
I find this an interesting comment, coming a day before the best company in your employer's portfolio does this [0]. It looks like your "curious, thoughtful conversation," idea only applies to the very narrow confines of HN - and only, of course, when you choose to employ your moderator authority by bumping your message to the top of the thread. Perhaps the problem is your guys' rules. I cannot think of a community that shows a more wanton disregard for community guidelines, than this one. Your portfolio companies all exist in stark contrast to these ideas. [0] https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-to-block-and-cancel-d-c-reservations-during-inauguration/ https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-to-block-and-cancel-d-c-reser...
- dang 6y ago
  Sure, HN moderation comments only apply to the very narrow confines of HN. It's hard enough to make a dent within these narrow confines—why would we waste energy trying to affect anything else? Someone trying to plug their roof in a rainstorm can't keep the whole neighborhood dry. I'm afraid I don't understand your point about YC portfolio companies but obviously they all do what they want and have nothing to do with the operation of HN. At least I think that should be obvious?