ElComradio

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by ElComradio 11y ago
As a data point there has been at least one proposal to reduce on/off ramps on I-95 in Connecticut to help with traffic congestion.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
That in practice it does not work as intended means it is bad law and needs tweaked. One way would be to say that all behavior "off the clock" and all attributes of a person not related to the job are protected. Another way would
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by ElComradio 11y ago
The problem is that the current system in practice legally protects certain opinions. E.g. If Eich was pro gay marriage and vocally so, firing him on that basis would have been very risky legally. Especially if he was gay, it would probably
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by ElComradio 11y ago
A way to address this might be to add "political opinions" to the list of protected classes. It is undeniably bad for a democracy (I know I know, we aren't technically a democracy) where people aren't free in practice to
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by ElComradio 11y ago
Good idea. While you are at it- Don't bias based on weight. Don't bias on college/university. Don't bias on motivation to change the world. Don't bias on environmental/gender/racial activism or lack thereo
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by ElComradio 11y ago
It is true that the vast majority of companies engage in spin and carefully consider what is said from a PR perspective. Examples of this are so obvious and ubiquitous, it would be insulting to most HN readers to point them out. So, why sho
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by ElComradio 11y ago
I have always been a champ at the dentist probably because I was used to it growing up with all the orthodontic work. As an adult I had a wisdom tooth removed. At one point he said he had to crack it, brought out an awl-type device and lean
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by ElComradio 11y ago
Titles are much cheaper to pay with.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
Because it's fun. It's usually that simple. Sometimes people like doing it because it lowers inhibitions and allows them to be more of their real selves. In that case they are bandaiding their own repression. But mostly, it's
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by ElComradio 11y ago
You are correct; Quark goes on a few rants about this in DS9. Also since the Ferengi are so terrible with fighting, considering it a waste of resources (excluding the marauders in TNG but those are later implied to be a minority) that we ca
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by ElComradio 11y ago
Insurrection is underrated. It's by far the best TNG movie as far as pacing goes. First Contact feels like it is stuttering and I think people like it mostly because the Borg are always a hot topic for Trekkies.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
You are also less likely to hide in the bushes to ambush someone who annoyed you, more likely to get out of the middle of the street when the cop yells at you to do that, and to not be selling loose cigarettes in public.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
If I want to spend a few bucks on the lottery every now and then where do you or the state get off telling me I'm not allowed to do that? It's a private transaction that has nothing to do with you.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
I was mistaken. The way the paragraph read seemed to state that she told the judge she couldn't pay and was fined, then fined for a joint found in her purse; I did not see the joint was actually discovered during a previous instance. S
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by ElComradio 11y ago
What makes me skeptical of articles like this is the case studies seem to focus on people who appear to be behaving in the most ridiculous way possible. Taking a joint to court? Running stop signs on a suspended license? If the situations p
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by ElComradio 11y ago
This is the thing, though. We are being told that it's just crappy for women in tech; we should be seeing female web devs, mobile devs, devops, product people, etc. banding together and doing things Their Way, and reading a bunch of gl
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by ElComradio 11y ago
*screws UP a lot.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
Doesn't have to be either or. Currently Hollywood appears to be terrified of having a female character who screws a lot or has petty motivations.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
The most egregious recent example I have seen is Dark Matter. The women are all hyper-capable, responsible and determined. The men are all petty, flawed, impulsive and frequently fighting with each other. It's absurd if you realize wha
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by ElComradio 11y ago
It's important to realize that this pushback you are seeing is not because people think girls should not play with chemistry sets. It's because, in point of fact, there _is_ a cultural force out there that exists, that insists tha
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by ElComradio 11y ago
That's the right attitude. Of course, once their companies grows to a certain size they will be forced by law to diversify their workforce and then they are back in the same situation. Not the case? Then this problem isn't as ende
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by ElComradio 11y ago
I see this as an echo of the makers and takers debate. "Give me a job." "MAKE me feel comfortable." "I am at your mercy." ... This the subtext I read. Other people want to create their own world; when someone t
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by ElComradio 11y ago
That's probably the trick you are paying $5 for.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
I bet they have studied and considered this angle extensively before announcing this decision.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
Do you think that Billy being muscular or confident or saying stuff is gay has a lot to do with the business dealings? Author is stuck in high school.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
Bobby comes off as a child. Those guys who go the gym! Those entitled CEOs who are useless! And they call stuff gay! And I name things "anarchist"! Seriously, it is impossible to separate the story from the source here. Nobody sho
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by ElComradio 11y ago
It's because Bobby is an adult and is still fighting the battle against the jocks that everyone else gave up years ago, and can't deal with people who do not toe the party line on what he considers acceptable language with fortitu
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by ElComradio 11y ago
Just remember what truly matters in a successful business venture: language policing.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
If somebody is going to get upset at some offensive language he's almost certainly the sort of person who will continually get walked on, since acceptance is the primary component of the worldview.
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by ElComradio 11y ago
You seem to be taking contradictory positions, or I'm misunderstanding. You think that open relationships are the best way to go. But then you say that most people wouldn't go for them if religious strictures were lifted. Are you

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