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by V-2 4y ago
That's the problem. And it is said that internet has shortened our attention span - probably true. But the common wisdom is that it did so by being brief and to the point. But it's the opposite. Modern internet does that by drowni
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by V-2 4y ago
The drive for monetization certainly shows in the form of needlessly, absurdly long videos. I recently came across a "How to Make the Windows 11 Taskbar Completely Transparent" tutorial (I had a whim to do just that). The whole
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by V-2 4y ago
There would be no Hitler without Stalin to begin with, while the opposite isn't true. Besides, the UK has committed acts of (de facto) shameful collaboration with Stalin, such as the forceful and brutal "repatriation" of Coss
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by V-2 4y ago
The word "Maxwell" appearing no less than 5 times in the article makes me suspect the blog post is a (clever) astroturfing campaign ; ) "...the existence of the PR industry, lurking like a huge, quiet submarine beneath the n
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by V-2 4y ago
> Well, it was the victim's choice of words to describe her own feelings. Sure, but I'm not focusing on that individual person (which I feel sorry for), more about the state of the so-called discourse in general. Had she just
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by V-2 4y ago
If this headline went: "Woman used for profit without consent", wouldn't you consider it a bit of a clickbait upon examining the actual content of the article? (Not technically untrue, I give you that)
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by V-2 4y ago
This is a form of douchebaggery, sure, but "dehumanised" seems a bit out of proportion here. I'd reconsider such phrases out of respect for all the people who have been genuinely dehumanised throughout history, if nothing els
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by V-2 4y ago
Works fine on Vivaldi (which is Chromium-based), unless the error is only supposed to occur after an actual logging attempt, which I can't test without an account. So I don't doubt there's a limitation, but it doesn't se
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by V-2 4y ago
"Emperor Kennedy Legend: A New Anthropological Debate" feels very suiting here. Searching for a link (in English), I discovered I already brought it up on HN about 6 years ago :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i
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by V-2 4y ago
Plus the "offer" (and all email communication) is run from a Gmail account, they didn't even bother to spoof or semi-spoof a credible looking address. Of course they're not targeting the best and brightest, but this is b
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by V-2 4y ago
So how should this relation work in order for you to accept that Uber drivers don't have to be regarded as employees? Should Uber not have the right to stop pairing the driver with Uber's users no matter what the driver does? Hone
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by V-2 4y ago
> Doing so enough times will lead to Uber penalizing the driver. Apparently it doesn't hurt their profitability worse than not being free to choose their clients would. And I see pretty solid evidence of that: they're using t
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by V-2 4y ago
> which they refuse to even call "employees" They aren't quite "employees" given that they can reject my trip request without needing to provide any excuse, which by the way happens frustratingly often esp. dur
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by V-2 4y ago
"Academia in general — and economics in particular" , claims the article.
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by V-2 4y ago
It's an oversimplification of course, but let's try another oversimplification just for argument's sake and to highlight the mechanism. Let's say you are born without parents, and your parents get picked at random once y
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by V-2 4y ago
It is noticeably closer to 8% than to 4% though. 7% would imply graduates exhibit a rather strong preference for marrying non-graduates over other graduates, which I find hard to believe.
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by V-2 4y ago
It's a math paper, not one in evolutionary biology. Only the mathematical aspect is of relevance here, and either it holds water or it doesn't. You can assume a seven-dimensional space, and for analyzing the geometry of such space
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by V-2 4y ago
The point is not that they take their time, the point is that they spend roughly the same fixed amount of time for difficult moves (coming up with seemingly brilliant ones now and then) as trivial ones (even in positions when there's p
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by V-2 4y ago
> At least with the cheaters, the game is over pretty quickly Yeah, unless you want to play a longer game than a 5 minute blitz.
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by V-2 4y ago
They don't even need to open another tab. There is at least one Google Chrome extension specifically for cheating in chess (which the creators pretty much openly admit - their YT channel features a blatant cheating tutorial video). I&#
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by V-2 4y ago
Most cheaters probably do get bored pretty quickly, but even if they only cheat for, say, 5 games, by the time they're over and done with it another curious cheater takes their place to see what it's like. So yes the turnover may
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by V-2 4y ago
> Pure cheaters will quickly skyrocket to the top of the ratings Unless they cheat in unrated games, or discard their account and create another before the rating ascends too high (not necessarily for that purpose, but to avoid detecti
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by V-2 4y ago
The (not visible, but presumed and imagined) frustration of the player on the other end gives some people joy.
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by V-2 4y ago
I'm of similar strength, and I have occasionally been informed that some account got banned for cheating (you receive a notification because the system restores your lost rating points after that). But it's definitely affected les
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by V-2 4y ago
You normally specify a rating range of the opponent you're searching for, so if the cheater isn't targetting GM level himself (in which case it's happening already), the system can't really do it. Of course the system co
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by V-2 4y ago
And let's not forget those moronic "do you prefer UI #1 or UI #2? Leave heart icon for this one, a thumb up for that one" engagement baits
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by V-2 4y ago
Valid points, but it doesn't make DRY overrated. Just abused / taken too far if one is overeager. That's true of any principle if you're being dogmatic about it and start treating it as a goal in and of itself (rather th
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by V-2 4y ago
That's the only thing it's good for, but that thing actually works. My last three job offers were from LinkedIn (I ultimately rejected one because my employer at the time gave me a counteroffer when I handed my notice, but I did a
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by V-2 4y ago
Which is why I simply don't use my real name (well, not a full name) for my Twitter account. I have the right to keep my professional and private persona separate, and if someone really wanted to, they could find out where I work anywa
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by V-2 4y ago
I fail to see the moral aspect of your "moral dilemma". Do you have some commitments or obligations that you didn't mention? If yes, that would be rather relevant for your question. If not - why do you think it would be someh

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