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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Good article. When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a thumb. While we're at it: I've actually been in scrums where the "burndown rate" was analyzed as if it was actually A Thing. It is not A Thing.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Typical response from a sketchy party: "Their document is full of misinformation!" without actually naming any.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
So now we're discussing implementation? Does that mean we've moved on from "this is a good idea"?
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
You want to ban all social media for children under 16/18? Fine with me. There'll be fewer children walking into you on the sidewalk because they're staring at their phones.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Point: Tobacco is especially bad for young children. Therefore we must restrict it for children. Counterpoint: Caffeine is bad, too. Therefore, should we also outlaw Coca-Cola for children? The argument that "TikTok is no worse than ot
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
There is a presentation by Edward Tufte claiming that PowerPoint caused, in part, the shuttle disaster. Hang on... The claim is that PP's economy of words meant that the presentations to each level of management got more and more dismi
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
I was going to say "arbitrage." I thought of the pizza place guy who discovered that DoorDash or GrubHub was charging customers less than they paid him. Promoting the delivery business, you know. So he'd just order pizzas for
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
I have a Chrome extension that disables JS for a specific site. It's for getting around (some) paywalls. If you want to be pedantic, let me save you the trouble: no, it doesn't work for all of them. So I picture a "Densify&qu
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
I'm done arguing. Go ahead and have the last word if that's important to you.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
All good tips, and not just for lawyers. They're all things I try to do. Calling them "zinger verbs" is really underselling. The general principle is to use words with impact, be they nouns, adjectives, adverbs, or whatever.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
I'm not saying that's wrong, but I know that many or most patent infringement cases are tried in front of a jury. There are no criminal charges in those. So in at least some civil cases, one side can request a jury trial. I'm
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
#whataboutism "invading Afghanistan and killing two hundred thousand random people" there's that word "random" again. You disqualify yourself from any serious discussions when you keep using that. You're throwi
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
What garbage. "Obvious even to you" should be that poor people commit more crimes against other people and against property, the very thing that police are looking for. That's why more of them are locked up. Just for due dili
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Exactly. Many options would be fair to consumers AND to merchants. Except the sleazy merchants.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Your reference is mainly about Chinese nationals returning. 300,000 refugees and 200,000 Africans. Out of over 1 billion. As for "millions of random people for being poor" I think you'll find they were imprisoned for committi
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
> the vendor, or their bank, can easily determine you gave them a privacy.com number evidence for that, please? There are numerous advantages to a privacy.com number besides cancellation: * you're sure that your real credit card wil
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
OK, well, I guess you're right that "our society" does not value boys over girls as much as China and India. I don't really see the relevance if you're arguing "no, sex-selective abortions will not happen.&qu
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
It's no more evil than paying cash and making them ASK you to renew. Designing the service as a roach motel is what's evil.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Correct. If there's an issue about whether a question is admissible, the lawyers argue it. If the judge decides it is, they just say "Overruled; answer the question." That's why your lawyer will tell you to look at them
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
I've been to actual trials, and yes it does happen. You're right about one thing, though; it's much briefer. All the lawyer says is "Objection. Leading." They do it so much that they don't waste words like on T
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
The second paragraph is silly. Their business would collapse in a heartbeat. If a large percentage of customers did this, then there would be pressure on legislators to crack down on it, but the compromise to emerge would be that online ser
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
> presumably the privacy.com credit card number you give to the merchant can be traced back to privacy.com. Unknown. Do you have some evidence of that?
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Please read the whole thread. That's been debunked multiple times.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
HN is a US-based service. By the way, how is China coping with the vast flood of immigrants trying to move there? Oh, that's right -- there aren't any.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
you said "If it is possible today, where are those mass abortions?" and he gave you the answer, notably China, the largest country in the world. So now you're saying you actually meant just North America?
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
> if your gym bills your credit card at the end of the month does that actually happen? Most places make you pay up front, at least one month's worth, even if they subsequently bill at the end of the month. In any case "No serv
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
I think I explained the "special skill" pretty well at the top of the thread. You insist "this can't possibly work." That's funny; it's working for me. Maybe you should try it out? Or keep paying. It'
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Interesting, I haven't seen that. I know they can detect that you're on a VPN; at least, one of the popular ones. I'm not sure about obscure VPN services.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Actually, the dialog would go like this: Q: But eventually you cancelled the credit card? A: Yes. Q: Despite your contractual obligation to pay? Defense counsel: Objection, your honor. Leading the witness. Judge: sustained Want to try again
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
One pedantipoint for that

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