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by Clanan 9y ago
Facebook sure was political, though. From Davidsen: > They came to office in the days following election recruiting & were very candid that they allowed us to do things they wouldn’t have allowed someone else to do because they were
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by Clanan 9y ago
> “Does free speech mean literally anyone can say anything at any time?” Tidwell continued. “Or is it actually more conducive to the free exchange of ideas if we create a platform where women and people of color can say what they want wi
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by Clanan 9y ago
From the philosophical side, one of the reasons we attach such abstractions to "life" is to avoid reducing it to a basic functional definition. i.e. we should not equate ant life with human life. Especially in the sciences, it&#x2
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by Clanan 9y ago
If someone had enough money, could they conduct this independently of the government parties?
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by Clanan 9y ago
FYI: Ladar Levison founded Lavabit. Key quotes: > Out of more than 39,000 applications presented to the FISC through the end of 2016, only 51 have been rejected, with the majority, 34, of those rejections coming in 2016. > While most
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Levison: FBI secret warrant to surveil Carter Page should scare, spur reform(nbcnews.com)
2 points by Clanan 9y ago|1 comments
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by Clanan 9y ago
The political/philosophical diversity of awardees will illuminate just how genuine this effort is. Interestingly, these social media companies which are engaging in censorship are now being reminded that if they decide to censor by pol
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by Clanan 9y ago
> Estimates of the economic returns to higher education tend to assume that all students will graduate. In practice, around 30% of students in Europe and 40% of students in America will drop out before earning their degrees. This leads t
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by Clanan 9y ago
Do other transportation jobs count transportation expenses against the wage? If not, then that is an excellent point. I would assume taxiing, food delivery, etc. would count them.
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by Clanan 9y ago
As a white Irish guy from New Mexico, this attitude irks me as well. No, I'm not the same as every other white guy out there. (I have far more interesting "gringo" stories than a white guy from Connecticut.) No one should be
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by Clanan 9y ago
It could be because we're in a thread discussing a court case about possible discrimination at Google...
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by Clanan 9y ago
Good point, but even getting this far is better than dismissing it out of hand because of a sponsors list. I do agree that the lack of actual paper does not instill confidence.
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by Clanan 9y ago
Ask any politician - there is power in appearing to be above the frailty of bias, apathy, etc. Hypothetically, if twitter wanted to purge it's platform of one side of the political spectrum, it would be far easier to do it for the sake
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by Clanan 9y ago
Every patron of every piece of research is hoping to benefit from it. I certainly agree that a reader should consider the goals of the authors and backers, and I would hope the authors would make both clear. I just get piqued when intellect
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by Clanan 9y ago
Nothing you said refutes my claim. All research requires some sort of funding. Humans have biases which can affect their judgment/work. If you think potential conflicts should automatically make a paper worthless, then you're basi
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by Clanan 9y ago
> Drivers earn a median of 59 cents per mile while incurring a median cost of 30 cents per mile, the report said, adding that for nearly a third of drivers, the costs are ultimately higher than the revenue. > The paper reported the av
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by Clanan 9y ago
Instead of giving in to a gut reaction, you should read the paper. All research must get funding in one way or another. If you exclude research due to funding sources and potential conflicts of interest, you wouldn't be left with much.
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by Clanan 9y ago
> studies and research in general has shown this to not be the case Not really. It can still be true that this white/asian discrimination is happening in tech, whereas the listed papers appear to test non-technical job fields. Ideal
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by Clanan 9y ago
Or, instead of giving in, these companies could actually use their impressive power and reach to halt such practices and not let their brand be so affected. (Hello marketing budgets.) Big_Co is not a victim here, and portraying them as such
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by Clanan 9y ago
Are you coming from a top school? You're applying to R1 schools so I'm wondering if your anecdote, as an ideal candidate, falls outside the "normal" range of actual job search difficulty.
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by Clanan 9y ago
That's an excellent (unintended?) consequence. I would certainly be more amenable to a longer commute if I could work remotely from the car and count it as work time.
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by Clanan 9y ago
I'm not just advocating for everyone to give money away on the street. Some of the worst poverty in the U.S. is in places with huge amounts of brain power (like SF). I'm sure those big brains could come up with better solutions th
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by Clanan 9y ago
> We live in a society though that thinks someone else is going to take care of the problems. It's worse than this. Now society thinks that government is going to take care of the problems. The past fifty years and the War on Pove
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by Clanan 9y ago
This response unintentionally demonstrates what I think is a huge part of this puzzle: that government is the default "fixer" of this problem. That's an easy assumption to make, because it removes all personal responsibility
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by Clanan 9y ago
Can you share ballpark percentages on the customer type? Railroad hobbyists, wargamers, etc.
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by Clanan 9y ago
A similar thing happened to me, although unintentionally. At a previous job I discovered that I was given an interview because they thought I was black (based on my name). They would have otherwise passed on my resume.
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by Clanan 9y ago
In your company, how much better merit-wise must a white/asian/male applicant be to get hired? Fifty percent better? My gut-feeling is that these well-intentioned policies don't weed out the upper echelons of the "over-r
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by Clanan 9y ago
> The Charging Party’s use of stereotypes based on purported biological differences between women and men should not be treated differently than the types of conduct the Board found unprotected in these cases. This Advice Memo establishe
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by Clanan 9y ago
Soros regularly uses his wealth to pursue political aims throughout the world. He often does this through "philanthropic" groups. For example, UK news stories have been popping up about him spending £700,000 on anti-Brexit movemen
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Tesla Pushes Back Standard Model 3 Deliveries to Late 2018, Early 2019(insideevs.com)
3 points by Clanan 9y ago|1 comments

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