Enra2

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by Enra2 17y ago
This is why I love Hacker News.
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by Enra2 17y ago
thanks!
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by Enra2 17y ago
The machismo from behind the keyboard is priceless.
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by Enra2 17y ago
"I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be usef
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by Enra2 17y ago
At that point it seemed obvious to me that he was kidding.
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by Enra2 17y ago
I would love to see that link too!
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by Enra2 17y ago
It must be comfortable to think that those who disagree with you does so because they are intimidated by awesomely intelligent liberals such as your heroes (and perhaps yourself?). Has it ever occurred to you that they might feel the same w
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by Enra2 17y ago
I think you may be assuming that either A) the children were forced to work or B) the children (and their parents) just did not know what was good for them. Both seem unlikely to me.
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by Enra2 17y ago
I'm not american. Not a big fan of US foreign policy either. My point is that being upset about assassination of foreign leaders because it is "a crime" looks pretty silly unless you are a full blown pacifist (and thus not OK with any of th
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by Enra2 17y ago
Paul Graham has suggested "how to get friends and influence people" (the earlier editions, from before the author died). Good luck!
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by Enra2 17y ago
To me it is interesting to attempt to guess the winners in such a scenario (where robots for a lot of tasks are cheaper than asian unskilled workers). Could it be that countries like Dubai would become manufacturing centers? Some advantages
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by Enra2 17y ago
I don't like deontological ethics, I especially don't like this sloppy kind. It seems extremely implausible that the moral benefits of a crime could never outweigh its cost. The US has assassinated A LOT of al Qaeda and Taliban members in t
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by Enra2 17y ago
"Let's call the product Revipedia. The purpose of Revipedia is to be like Wikipedia, except that it serves as a reliable source on all topics, no matter how technical or controversial, and no matter how detached from reality the centrist ma
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by Enra2 17y ago
The US and the rest of the west experienced unprecedented per capita BNP growth since around the time western countries banned child labour. This is the reason for increased living standards. It would not have mattered much in the long run
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by Enra2 17y ago
I would have been in such deep shit at an american college.