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by a_c_s 11y ago
Yes, that is indeed a distinction that can be made, but in practice I don't think it is - which is my fear. Quoting from the article: "However, the student said her professor focused on the beauty of the language and the splendor
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by a_c_s 11y ago
On the one hand it increased sensitivity to people who have dealt with trauma is admirable. On the other hand college should be a place to grapple with all kinds of ideas and to learn how to deal with vastly different experiences and points
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by a_c_s 11y ago
This happens in cyberspace all the time (just look at any HN discussion about airport security): what reason do we have to believe that in meatspace people would behave differently?
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by a_c_s 11y ago
Even so, the part on Judaism (about which I have the most knowledge) is still highly inaccurate: marking divisions that do not exist, branching in the wrong places, over-branching in some places, under-branching in others. It seems like an
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by a_c_s 11y ago
This reminds me of Jo Freeman's excellent essay, "THE TYRANNY of STRUCTURELESSNESS". Based on her experiences within unstructured feminist organizations, I think her insights are broadly generalizable. http://www.j
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by a_c_s 11y ago
You seem to be thinking about having "nothing to lose" as being like having a magical credit card that you never have to pay back. Since it never has to be paid back, one is now "free" to buy whatever they want. This cou
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by a_c_s 11y ago
That's what I thought before moving to NYC. After being here a few years, I've found New Yorkers are rather more provincial than I had expected and many don't have any idea what "not New York" (or at least the tri-s
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by a_c_s 11y ago
It is cliche because it is inane: plenty of stupid things happened under his watch. If you want to see software complaints from his era, just look up iTunes for Windows.
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by a_c_s 11y ago
"...one of the pieces of paperwork you must hand to your new employer is your final tax slip from your previous employer showing how much tax you have paid in the current year..." Are you referring to Japan? I've worked in tw
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by a_c_s 11y ago
If we don't want things utilized to their full capacity then we shouldn't build such capacity. If my ISP wants to sell me a 50 mbps, my usage shouldn't be restricted when I try to actually use 50 mbps. If a road is built in m
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by a_c_s 11y ago
I once worked somewhere that took it as a given that developers left after 18 months. They were susceptible to the effects (developers leaving for higher salaries) but their response was to accept the turnover rather than to change. Their p
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by a_c_s 11y ago
It is only a floor to the extent that employers pay attention and/or care about this link. For every farsighted employer who does this calculation, there are plenty of others who: * don't track turnover * are too small for turnove
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by a_c_s 11y ago
P.S. I find that there are three levels of noise: library-like silence, individual conversations and coffee-shop blur of conversation. In my experience with cubicles, the middle-level of noise was most common. Since there was often only one
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by a_c_s 11y ago
I work on a rather large system: it is not uncommon that when when a couple of people are talking (out loud, not digitally) about a problem, another co-worker, who wrote or otherwise has much more experience with the module we are discussin
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by a_c_s 11y ago
Personally, I find cubicles to be the worst of both worlds: too spread out for much collaboration with neighbors, but open enough go have nearly all the noise and distraction of an open office.
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by a_c_s 11y ago
Many of the jobs that help people out don't scale well, like social workers: they tend to have a high stress, high workload, poorly compensated job. I'm sure there are plenty of people with an interest in helping people out in sim
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by a_c_s 12y ago
The burden of proof is on the cynic, not the person who is citing sources.
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by a_c_s 12y ago
Sure, but without a source this is just baseless cynicism. HN is supposed to be a place for intelligent discussion: giving unsourced cynicism equal weight as evidence is creating an echo chamber for pseudo-intellectuals to parrot their beli
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by a_c_s 12y ago
Anecdotes != data: IIRC I've had zero kernel panics since upgrading (which was right after the release).
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by a_c_s 12y ago
The NYTimes article clearly states that this was motivated by concerns about inequality rather than shifting what kind of people are hiring. If you have a source that contradicts this, it would be great to see it. "His idea bubbled int
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by a_c_s 12y ago
They do, in the form of the tax code. On a more pragmatic level, IRS website is rather informative.
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by a_c_s 12y ago
When this works it is great. Always nice to have this "life hack" available. However, it doesn't always work for people with depression, and unfortunately when it fails it can make things worse rather than better.
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by a_c_s 12y ago
I've been there a couple of times, dealing with abused frameworks can be rather painful! However, I think the big problem is dealing with code that an outsourcing company "sort of mostly worked so they could get paid". The in
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by a_c_s 12y ago
On the contrary: if humans take more than 5 minutes to react, then releasing a joke 5 minutes before trading ends has no risk of harming the stock if people misinterpret the press release as fact.
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by a_c_s 12y ago
I think your critique of notifications is good, but there is a bit more to the Apple Watch. (As far as notifications go, iOS already allows you to respond to a phone call with a selection of canned text messages. I find them useful when I c
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by a_c_s 12y ago
As I see it, the size of the dwelling is irrelevant: plenty of americans with high salaries still manage to live paycheck-to-paycheck. If somebody has a huge house, a high salary and 3 cars but spends all of their money every month, has no
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by a_c_s 12y ago
While you are technically correct, it appears you've missed the point: being able to detect tumors better doesn't improve lifespan if we end up aggressively treating benign ones. This isn't a theoretical problem, rather one w
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by a_c_s 12y ago
You do realize there is a difference betwixt a "lender" and a "predatory lender", right? Mortgages are sold by people in a dual advisor/salesperson role, just like auto mechanics (and doctors and plumbers...). Non-p
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by a_c_s 12y ago
The image of the newspaper front page in this article is completely unreadable (specifically the BMW coupon): is a legible version available somewhere?
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by a_c_s 12y ago
Comparing the light regulation of the past to the current strict regulation, sure the current regulation is better. But legally anointing an "accredited investor" class based on their current financial resources clearly advantages

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