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by __--__ 13y ago
These kinds of stories pop up every so often. There was one in '05 about a programmer who became a bicycle messenger in SF[1]. I think as programmers, we often get so absorbed in our own thing that we don't see there's a worl
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The courts would be clogged with people challenging the tickets.
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by __--__ 13y ago
That's because in this case and many other cases, "efficient" is another way to say "completely bypass the legal system." People want the government to make itself more efficient, not completely bypass the civil pro
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by __--__ 13y ago
Nobody called Torvalds a rapist. Neither does he. He's not creating a caricature, he's engaging the part of the argument that uses the same language on Linus that we normally reserve for wife beaters, child molesters and rapists
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by __--__ 13y ago
How do you advertise and get credit for creating a diverse workplace? You don't. That particular game is rigged. As soon as you mention race, gender or sexual orientation, you lose. I see this as a feature, not a bug. Why would I wan
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by __--__ 13y ago
I find that coming in early doesn't produce the same social effect as staying late. I'm still not sure why. Maybe it has something to do with the perception of personal sacrifice? Coming in early doesn't impact your social sc
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by __--__ 13y ago
Are you saying that my personality is the reason other people can't conduct an interview? I agree I don't interview well, but that has nothing to do with a third party I've never met being able to show up on time.
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by __--__ 13y ago
Why is this debate not in good faith? Because they disagree with you? Assuming they have no previous knowledge about anything solely because they disagree with you is arrogant and lazy. Don't engage in an exchange of ideas, just paint
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by __--__ 13y ago
"Not all feminists are like that" is an intellectually lazy argument. Of course not all feminists agree. That doesn't matter in the slightest when I have feminists (who I count as friends, no less) telling me that I have no r
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by __--__ 13y ago
Is it, though? Every company in the Bay Area I've ever worked for (and a few that weren't in the bay area) has hit multiple items on the parent's list. Even the ones who have their shit together and were a blast to work at ga
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by __--__ 13y ago
Saying sugar is healthier than HFCS is sort of like saying morphine is healthier than heroin. It may technically be true, but both will kill you eventually. That said, I agree that if the cost of sugar and HFCS were higher, it would no long
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by __--__ 13y ago
A lot of popular opinions are also terribly wrong. I'm referring to the fact that popular opinion should not prevent people from reading an alternate viewpoint to begin with. If all we're allowed to read and discuss are popular op
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by __--__ 13y ago
I don't know, the more I see of this conversation between flat vs hierarchical management, the more I think the actual structure doesn't matter. If you have highly ego driven people with bad motivations, the company will be a bad
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by __--__ 13y ago
How is this different from a traditionally structured office? The Boss is the CEO, the inner circle are the VPs. The Untouchables can be literally anywhere in the org, but generally have special titles, like "Director of Creative Direc
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by __--__ 13y ago
> I have never understood, and probably will never understand, why so many people on HN seem to think "critical" == "insulting" == "harsh". I think that's the influence of California culture on the star
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by __--__ 13y ago
> The most clear-cut example is that of medical discussions; medical commentary or speculation from under-qualified individuals can do real harm. The same could be said for credentialed experts, especially in the medical field. Taking st
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by __--__ 13y ago
It would be hard to convince european countries that a grave criminal needed to be found at all costs if all he was charged with is a traffic violation. Besides, his leaks are too public for that to hold water. Do I think they'll bait
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by __--__ 13y ago
I'm not sure I'd agree with that. With the exception of the one job I had in the games industry, the mid sized startups I've worked for gave me the best work/life balance and stable hours. The crazy hours of a young, sma
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by __--__ 13y ago
IANAL, but the way I've had it described to me is not knowing exactly how fast you're going is not negligence, as it's always a better idea to keep your eyes on the road instead of a speedometer. Hitting people is a potenti
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by __--__ 13y ago
> certainly if you have nothing to hide I feel similarly to ck2 on this and the blase "oh, YOU don't have anything to worry about, DO YOU?" attitude I see everywhere is pissing me off. A lot of my political opinions are po
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by __--__ 13y ago
Nobody wants to use a standalone client on a PC, if that's what you are suggesting. I do. Am I the only one who finds web-based email clients insufferably slow?
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by __--__ 13y ago
"I thought this was obvious but I have already read all the comments in this thread and all the "context" the excusers are providing. If you think pointing me to that again is refuting my points, then you didn't understa
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by __--__ 13y ago
You're forgetting about corporate accounts. They pay through the nose for something no other tool does right now (at least not as well). Nothing else I've used in the corporate space works as well as Github, especially for code re
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by __--__ 13y ago
Is there any reason we can't be living in both? They both lump everybody on the planet into one of two categories - rule through fear or rule through pleasure. Both are distractions that are equally effective, for different people. Som
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by __--__ 13y ago
> perhaps I am simply living the banality of evil. Possibly. Since we've already gone godwin, IBM sold computers to Germany. Those machines were used for something we do these days as a matter of routine - a census. It's hard t
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by __--__ 13y ago
Because nobody's mentioned it yet, this has already been dealt with. There's a legal precedent: Ameida-Sanchez v. US But the search of the petitioner's automobile by a roving patrol, on a California road that lies
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by __--__ 13y ago
I'm also using rss2email run on a remote server, feeding to a self hosted email account. I use mail.app, but if I wanted to use Thunderbird or mutt, all I have to do is set up the imap account. Easy peasy.
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by __--__ 13y ago
IMHO, this is part of basic parenting. When I was growing up, my parents went out of their way to make sure I could be self sufficient. They called them "chores." I learned to cook, clean, do laundry and do basic house maintenance
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by __--__ 13y ago
A large problem I've been having with the general online discussion surrounding introversion/extroversion is how definitions and perceptions of those words vary. When I think introversion or extroversion, it's already broken
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by __--__ 13y ago
On a slightly different note, you remind me of my parents. They believe almost everything they read in the newspaper or see on the news. And yet, whenever they're directly involved in any local news, they always complain that the news

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