VexXtreme

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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Indeed. I don't know what's so hard about drinking whatever you want to drink. If you're afraid of being "excluded" or "ostracized", then you'd do well to change who you hang out with.
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
I'm wondering the same. I never used to see this back when I lived in Europe and I don't see it here in Asia. It's probably fair to call it a SV thing.
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
There is nothing to be confused about, the scenario is pretty straightforward: you are presented with a (non)choice of either taking a pay cut or finding a box waiting for your on your desk. By being placed in this position, you have alread
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> Unless you want employees to share the downside of business income volatility, it's unreasonable to expect them to share the upside. This is an incredibly dishonest statement. Employees DO indeed share the downside of business inc
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> Give me everything! Nope too much, bro. Brace yourself for a shitstorm. There was a guy yesterday who got attacked and nearly had his project forked under a different name for naming it "bro", which is obviously offensive to
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
You're moving the discussion goalposts. This isn't about housing in Asia and I have no time to discuss that. I have made my opinion on racism and discrimination well known. If you are choosing to ignore that and move goalposts aro
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> women are actively discouraged from participating in the first place. Alienating people by having extremist attitudes is surely not doing you any favors in terms of getting more accepted. It helps to keep a sense of humor about things.
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> doesn't mean that other people can't campaign against discrimination. Of course not, I never said that. I don't support discrimination in any way. I love different people and all the diversity living in such a society en
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> Nobody's asking you to give up your identity. But the thing is - is being able to use the word "bro" such a core part of your identity that avoiding it means giving up your identity? Could you just avoid it as a favor to
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> What I DO find offensive is you marginalizing gender issues by comparing them to your experience vacationing in Asia. This comment pisses me off. Living in a foreign country and being marginalized is completely different from being a w
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Rather than forcing the entire world to change to fit your world views and personality, it's always a better idea to simply stop seeking validation from the world and stop caring about things like this. If you are feeling excluded it&#
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> "this makes me feel excluded" I personally find it EXTREMELY offensive that you assume women have such delicate sensibilities that they wouldn't find this funny or simply see it as a joke. What do you think they are chil
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Shocking but not overly surprising. However, I can't really imagine something like this happening in any western democracy other than the US (and maybe the UK).
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
>You're dealing with people with serious psychological disorders here! Says the guy patrolling Reddit, HN and even a few other websites constantly bashing bitcoin and calling its users idiots. People engaging in this kind of behav
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
I just had to deal with extending an absolutely massive C++ function the other day and it was a nightmare. The function was 2500 lines long and littered with several dozen exit points - all of which execute under slightly different condit
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Petrodollar. Denominating oil prices in other currencies would cause oil producing countries to stop importing dollars (accepting payments in dollars), which would cause all those dollars to return back to the US and cause a hyperinflation.
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Interesting. You'd think that a custom radiation-hardened x86 or ARM variant would be sufficient. Are there any space exploration vehicles running Linux?
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Sorry to break it to you, it's called "human nature".
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Actually, it seems that it is in fact possible for HFTs to jump the queue: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000087239639044398920... Relevant quote: "He became convinced exchanges were providing such an
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> I expect better from Krugman. You're kidding right?
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
I love how the question was locked because "it is not considered a good, on-topic question for this site". It's crazy. Unless an extremely specific concrete answer can be given, a question immediately gets killed. SO has turn
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
If you're worried about the security then just verify it yourself, don't wait for others to do it for you. It's not like the source isn't available for auditing.
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
I still don't understand something. If they are intercepting text messages globally, how do they do that if two people are texting each other in within the borders of their own country using their national carrier? Their texts never le
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Subpoenas are irrelevant when they are siphoning all the data they can get their hands on through programs like PRISM enabled by Patriot act. And yes, while it doesn't matter what they can and cannot do with your data now (unless you&#
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
I believe it will keep going up but I am not 100% certain (anyone who says they are is an idiot or clueless) so I am invested only with an amount I am comfortable with. It's not an all or nothing kind of situation; you can be be expose
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> It just can't get any better than this. People were saying this in 2010 when it reached dollar parity, in 2011 when it was $20 a pop and they keep saying it now. It really means nothing. Also, you're getting downvoted because
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> As of now I'm thinking that I'll never block my kid from looking at any kind of content. If she happens to come across some nudity or sex and she has questions about it I'll be open and honest and explain it. Life is sex
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
Spot on. The creative/disruptive spirit is next to non-existent in this country. Conformism and herd behavior seem to be the national past time.
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
One problem I have with doctors is that everything is a fucking disorder if it deviates from the mean in any way. There are people who are far more functional and productive following this sleep pattern. I can't imagine going to bed at
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by VexXtreme 13y ago
> Return on time, (ROT?), is always something other than time Unless you are doing something to prolong your life (eating healthy, working on an anti-aging cure etc). I don't think the analogy is that bad.

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