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by 1attice 14d ago
The flagging mechanism on HN has become just another censorship tool. It was never designed for times of social upheaval and disagreement. Let's say a billionaire is reading HN and they repeatedly flag something they are at ideological
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by 1attice 14d ago
Reading the other two comments on this post: the vibe is dismissive and confident. The gallery is certain that this is marketing. I worked alongside AI engineers at $Mag7 before abandoning ship (way back in the day, 2022 -- right but early!
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by 1attice 15d ago
> I know a lot of people could be watching this and thinking, "where were you when they disrespected me?" How much respect is given to the work of farmers or nurses or drivers or parents or carers or teachers or hospitality wor
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by 1attice 15d ago
Just so
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by 1attice 16d ago
Buddy gets like two paragraphs in before repping DHH like it's still a thing. Yeah, I think there is a segment who just doesn't get it. Author's friends may be fine with them casually name dropping a Goebbels fanboy, but ther
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by 1attice 16d ago
Thanks, skipping
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by 1attice 17d ago
Quantity has a quality all its own
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by 1attice 23d ago
I was working for someone who startled me with a revealed preference, and it's more common than you think. Kick the tires on any boss or employer
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by 1attice 24d ago
The world separates cleanly into those of us who could never knowingly and freely take any money from any fascist and those who would point out the generous meal plan bestowed upon the camp guards. "Quite a bit of salary" like
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by 1attice 24d ago
At my end, same reasons, same conclusion. I want nothing to do with fascists, and with programmer jobs as thin on the ground as they are, I would be forced to take whatever. That's not a coin flip I feel like making. No amount of money
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by 1attice 24d ago
Reading this comment I can't help but think of a so-called "true american" in fatigues stroking his AR15 like a member. "Executive POWER...."
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by 1attice 24d ago
They are also consummate antifascists, which I suppose is in tension now with atlanticism
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by 1attice 24d ago
Because AI is now a monstrous political issue, and the valence has flipped -- literally the irony I was pointing to :) Whoosh
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by 1attice 24d ago
Interesting -- it doesn't cite AI (smart comms move, and a change from recent practice) but the buried lede is that this frees up resources etc etc. I think we might be in a new phase: AI layoffs are now being disguised as regular layo
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by 1attice 25d ago
Thank you for keeping the authentic spirit alive. <3
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by 1attice 25d ago
I see several comments on this chat referencing "innocent Americans". Might I suggest "innocent people?" Thanks. - a former US immigrant, who left when things got spicy
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by 1attice 25d ago
We need an attestation platform so you can prove non-american-ness. Cheers from Canada
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by 1attice 25d ago
Oh no! He took some bad peptides at a party and now has $500k in medical fees
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by 1attice 26d ago
This is unintentionally hilarious, but also very recent: Economist for most of its publication history banned naming authors. You knew them only as The Economist. Meanwhile, physicists are not known for their great views on other matters. A
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by 1attice 26d ago
Never ceases to depress me how many topics are now flagged on HN, or how pointedly servile the editorial stance has become. HN didn't even dream it would need to recalibrate after its hero snapped a Nazi salute during inauguration. We
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by 1attice 26d ago
It does come up in legal arguments and definite descriptions. "The Person Living at Lake Ontario Drive" might pick out something different, or nothing, after s/Ontario/America/g
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by 1attice 26d ago
It's easier just to tune the US out and belly up to the Chinese stack. Looking forward to my BYD. Americans enjoy your cybertrucks
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by 1attice 26d ago
An old injury, but I'm always devastated to see BRC stuff on HN. It's like watching Elon snap a Nazi salute at inauguration: an unwelcome but undeniable admission that something (or someone) admirable can shift smoothly to moral h
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by 1attice 26d ago
I've read it since 1995 and I vividly remember them enthusiastically stanning Bjorn Lomborg's denialism. That's when I learned that the Economist is actually the world's first manifestation of a phenomenon now associated
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by 1attice 28d ago
Oh, look, the man from the leopards-eating-faces party had his face eaten
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by 1attice 29d ago
So, you could form an intimate relationship with literally anyone on Earth? Good luck getting through just the first floor of your condo block. I haven't written anyone off, I just plain don't like most of them. Are you that diffe
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by 1attice 29d ago
OP here. This post went from +6 yesterday to -3 overnight. The implicit HN Forbidden Topics List is beginning to look a lot like an impartial description of a Tuesday.
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by 1attice 29d ago
True, but disingenuous, as "over" growth implies a normative cap, but climate change just is moving the cap lower. The ceiling is falling: more and more growth, in every biome, counts as overgrowth. Eventually only desert remains
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by 1attice 29d ago
Not unexpectedly, follow real estate prices. The average value of homes in safe parts of Canada has risen significantly. E.g. Vancouver is devastatingly expensive, while nearby Abbotsford and Richmond are floodplains and reclaimed marsh, re
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by 1attice 29d ago
Honestly, right back at you. I love my people and they love me. Hope you get to the same. No one deserves to be alone in the manner you describe

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