Pinatubo

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by Pinatubo 12y ago
Let's see, what can I be outraged about today ... ah, here we go!
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by Pinatubo 12y ago
It should be noted that the people who use Airbnb and Lyft are not a random cross-section of Americans, but are all likely to be very similar to each other (young, white, technologically literate, not poor). Social science research shows t
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by Pinatubo 12y ago
Your "except" doesn't actually contradict what you're responding to.
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by Pinatubo 12y ago
And based on the downvotes, it appears that many people here also agree with the premise of the study! Seriously, publications are by professors, not universities. It's at best lazy and inaccurate reporting to say otherwise.
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by Pinatubo 12y ago
I think it's deliberately misleading to say the study is "from Princeton and Northwestern Universities," when it's a coauthored article by one professor from each place. I think that was done to make the study sound mor
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
So what was the point of OKCupid's boycott of Mozilla again?
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
> The board could just say "total breakdown in trust between employer and employee" or "bringing the company into disrepute" as grounds for dismissal. The courts usually see through obvious window-dressing like that.
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
> empirically ethical society Did you mean "ethics informed by empirics" or something like that? "Empirically ethical" is a logical contradiction.
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
> There is no place for discrimination in this world. Ever. Of course there is. For instance, when hiring I discriminate against people that aren't qualified. Of course I know that's not the kind of discrimination you mean. I
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Tank #7, you are now known as tank #22347. Tank #1 and tank #22347, report to the commander for the orders related to your suicide mission ...
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Beside missing his point completely, your comment is needlessly rude.
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
This article was actually written by someone from Alternet, which is why it obsessively mentions Ayn Rand in every paragraph and contains so much over the top invective. I'm not sure it's a good idea for a more reputable media bra
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
FYI, Strang's textbook is commonly used in linear algebra courses.
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Things could be worse -- at least the protestors aren't naked.
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Copious amounts of caffeine. I actually bought a very nice espresso machine with high quality coffee as a motivation to get up early, and it worked. Also, I've been experimenting with f.lux to shift my screen to be more red than blue
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
You do realize that I'm not actually from the NSA, don't you?
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
<NSA>The odds of dying in a terrorist attack are minimalist because we spend 1/18 of the US budget to keep you civilians safe! Also, your wife just emailed you to remind you to pick up milk at the store.</NSA>
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
The website from my favorite late night show in college is still up. Last updated 1999: http://www.etropolis.com/fishmasters/fishtop.htm
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Am I the only one that can't find the keyboard commands?
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
That's not true: "Although not one of the Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, it is identified with them, and prizes are announced with and awarded at the same ceremony." http://en.wikiped
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
My question was in response to this post by the same person: >"If you dont like sex tourism it is ur mental problem. Feel free to agitate in your europez but please leave my thailand as is. Every girl has a right to do anything and
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Do you honestly believe those prostitutes enjoy sleeping with people like you?
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Is there some evidence that vindicates Julian Assange that I'm unaware of? If not, how do you know the accusations aren't valid?
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Site is down now, so I'll check it out later. Is this kind of a plug-and-play version of d3.js?
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
It's not available on all the mirrors yet ...
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Sorry, wrong link! Here's what I was looking at. This is up the road a little ways from the curve where the accident happened: https://www.google.com/search?q=18140+Skyline+Boulevard%2C+W...
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
Yes, I agree that the person turning across traffic would in most cases be legally responsible. FYI, the speed limit on that stretch of road is 35 mph: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Elk+Tree+Rd,+Woodside,+CA&hl=...
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
I think you've misunderstood that quote. The resident is saying that both bicyclists and motorists are going too fast around the blind curve. Here is the intersection in question, from the perspective of the van that was in the accide
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
You've also prematurely absolved the bicyclist of any responsibility for the collision. "It's a very blind curve and bicycles come flying around that corner, and right before the corner there's a turn on Elk Tree Road an
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by Pinatubo 13y ago
If your goal is to increase the acceptance of women in the tech community, this post is very counterproductive.

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