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by afpx 5y ago
It sounds like you’re saying to not trust reason without evidence. For example, it’s reasonable to believe climate change exists because the news reports that climate scientists overwhelmingly state that it exists. With that knowledge, I ma
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by afpx 5y ago
Are FAANG developers more productive and efficient?
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by afpx 5y ago
How does one find such places?
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by afpx 5y ago
He put Radio on the Internet, man! Rad.
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by afpx 5y ago
Why did cultural and technological development seem to subside after 476?
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by afpx 5y ago
Even with IPFS, you're pushing off infrastructure to someone who probably has some hidden incentive to provide that infrastructure. Why not just charge the 100th visitor per minute or something? Someone will be motivated to pay the cos
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by afpx 5y ago
401ks are great. I started maxing out my 401k account 25 years ago, back when I was only 22 and making $30,000 / year. At the time, financially it was a little rough. My wife wasn't working, and I had a ton of debt from school. Bu
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by afpx 5y ago
Write crappy programs, make crappy art and music, and write crappy stories. I'm low in talent, high in motivation. Most people are probably low in talent and motivation (because lacking talent is demotivating).
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by afpx 5y ago
I think my kids would look at me strangely if, after asking me what to do in life, I said, “DO THINGS.” I think more specifics are in order. Like, do what? Or, what are the things worth doing? There’s just not enough information available o
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by afpx 5y ago
Should teachers be allowed to say anything they want to students, regardless if it offends them? If a student asks a teacher not to call them something that offends them, is the teacher required to stop using the slur?
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by afpx 5y ago
This is great. Reminds me of the internet circa 1995 - more artful, playful, and esoteric.
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by afpx 5y ago
If there’s such a glut of talent, why aren’t wages decreasing?
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by afpx 5y ago
Let’s say I work for a big multinational. Why are the billing rates for Indians (in particular) $20/hr whereas the rates for Americans are 10x or more? Why is this apparent wage gap so high? Maybe a rhetorical question.
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by afpx 5y ago
How do they get the capital to start a business? Do they come to the US already wealthy or well-connected? Many people I know would be interested in doing the same but aren't sure how.
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by afpx 5y ago
That's an admirable life. But, then, there are people like me: Mostly lazy, but focused on creative expression, learning things, helping friends and family, and supporting community. My life still has purpose. I just don't work ve
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by afpx 5y ago
Why would it be nihilism? A person's purpose in life doesn't have to be tied to working hard (especially if that strategy has diminishing returns).
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by afpx 5y ago
For example, your previous comment was more useful to me than her entire article. It educated me about things I didn't know about.
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by afpx 5y ago
If it was a moral argument, the author should have done a little bit more work. This reader is not convinced that she added anything useful to the narrative.
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by afpx 5y ago
If you've ever tried to get a low-paying job in the US these days, it's very difficult. Many first have to take several tests first to prove they're a "good" Human.
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by afpx 5y ago
What a depressing, pessimistic view. Eventually, yes, we can get to the point where most people work fewer hours. But, writing that vision off because "inequality is baked in" without providing context or thoughtful or innovative
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by afpx 5y ago
Luckily people who espouse such beliefs in dominance hierarchies are easier to manipulate because their intentions and motivations are usually so obvious.
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by afpx 5y ago
multiplication is an algorithm.
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by afpx 5y ago
The biggest negative change that I've seen since the 90s has been the adoption of agile methodologies. We used to have decent cadence in releasing software - maybe every couple of months, or even six. Now, everyday seems like a fire dr
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by afpx 6y ago
Do new hires really matter all that much?
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by afpx 6y ago
My password manager: a mental hash of some site attributes, my username, and a security level that results in a valid password. A particularly-motivated attacker could easily reverse engineer my hash algorithm, given enough samples. But, go
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by afpx 6y ago
They should also consider banning US companies from selling the same data to other governments.
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by afpx 6y ago
I have the previous version with the keyboard, and I love it as a general tablet. I use it for writing down ideas, reading, and an occasional game. But, there’s nothing in this new model that seems to be worth upgrading for. I could never s
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by afpx 6y ago
Do they even have a lot of active users? I haven’t found many public discord channels that seem to be actively used. Or, is discord more for private chat? I’ve used it a few times for organizing online gaming. But, it wasn’t worth it to kee
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by afpx 6y ago
I might have missed it, but it doesn’t seem to have any books about Christianity. Lots of other religions, though. How can that be? Was it a conscious decision?
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by afpx 6y ago
Over 25 years, I worked for 4 startups, 2 pre series A, 2 series A. All were VC funded, high growth, successful. 3 were acquired; 1 stayed private. I worked for startups because I really wanted to “get rich”. And, I put way too many hours i

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