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by ageek123 8y ago
Can you say more about why it's a good thing that they hired Sarah Jeong, who has a history of racist and sexist tweets?
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by ageek123 8y ago
New tech almost always starts out being available only to privileged individuals but then becomes commoditized and available to everyone.
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by ageek123 8y ago
Because the thread you mentioned is about politics. Political discussion may be allowed on HN, but most people don't like them, as they're completely non-productive and just get everyone angry at each other.
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by ageek123 8y ago
> I thought we are on hackernews here, and not some bullshit propaganda spreading site. I had the same wonder after I read the first few paragraphs of the ridiculous article that this thread is about!
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by ageek123 8y ago
The issue isn't the (alleged) "fall" of the EU as much as the fact that the EU (and, to a lesser extent, US Congress) wants to shut down platforms that host content that is not aligned with their political viewpoint. None of
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by ageek123 9y ago
Honestly I have a hard time getting bent out of shape about reverting regulations -- whether I agree with them or not -- to how they were five years ago. It's not like we're going back to the 1970s or something here.
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by ageek123 9y ago
Turns out he didn't unplug at all: https://www.cjr.org/analysis/farhad-manjoo-nyt-unplug.php
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by ageek123 9y ago
"[W]e should curtail initial coursework in topics like genetics, developmental biology and biochemistry, making room for training in communication, interpersonal dynamics and leadership. Such skills would [...] strengthen our ability t
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by ageek123 9y ago
The government is happy for you to write words, as long as it's not anywhere that anyone will see them. (Unless they're words the government approves of, of course.)
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by ageek123 9y ago
The fact that the new rules, whatever they will be, are so blatantly politically motivated (don't kid yourself, none of this would be happening if Clinton had won the election), suggests that there is approximately zero chance that t
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by ageek123 9y ago
How does being able to implement standard algorithms and solve programming problems screen out "nonconformist people outside of the kool-aid bubble regardless of their abilities"? These interviews are designed exactly to evaluat
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by ageek123 9y ago
I agree.
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by ageek123 9y ago
The scary part is when enough politicians start believing this nonsense about "ableism" and "educationism" that the government decides to forbid companies from discriminating based on applicants' abilities. We'
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by ageek123 9y ago
As has been pointed out numerous times here, Apple is complying with the law.
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by ageek123 9y ago
I think many of the UBI supporters know "UBI will replace all the existing welfare programs" is just a sales pitch, and not actually what will happen. For the reasons mentions in this article, UBI will end up being in addition t
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by ageek123 9y ago
Actually execs have less job security than the third group. The execs' value is largely tied to their existing employer (vs. having transferable skills like the third group), and they are very vulnerable to random reorgs within the com
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by ageek123 9y ago
I don't think this is unique to Harvard or privileged students. The idea that the student is a "customer" and should be treated as such, including being indulged by professors and administrators, has been gaining significant
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by ageek123 9y ago
Some people will claim you can get both innovation and equality if you just throw in enough redistribution, but this is completely delusional.
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by ageek123 9y ago
I'm sympathetic, but saying that working six days a week (which MANY Americans do) is "modern slavery" seems like quite a stretch.
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by ageek123 9y ago
It's actually not legal for a company to discriminate based on citizenship/country of birth: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/nationalorigin.cfm However, the US government can decide who is eligible to wo
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by ageek123 10y ago
Actually I read it more as "so I can donate to political causes to fight Donald Trump."
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by ageek123 10y ago
San Francisco has a similar problem. There are many hundreds of "in-law" units that go un-rented because the owner is terrified they will never be able to get rid of the tenant. This article from a local public radio station expla
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by ageek123 10y ago
"people of far greater means" drastically supported Clinton over Trump and look what happened. Money does not equal political power. This really isn't the tech industry's fault.
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by ageek123 10y ago
If the things you listed "Low opportunity, low-income, ..." actually caused depression, then most of the people in Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia would be depressed, but this is obviously not the case. The causes of dep
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by ageek123 10y ago
For those wondering whether to read the article -- it has no content, just says he will explain himself on Monday.
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by ageek123 10y ago
Great article showing that in tech, mentoring can go both ways.
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What Could I Possibly Learn From a Mentor Half My Age(nytimes.com)
67 points by ageek123 10y ago|66 comments
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by ageek123 10y ago
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/16/business/dealbook/the-c... is a reasonable explanation of why this isn't really a loophole.
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by ageek123 10y ago
Shouldn't it be PACELC?
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by ageek123 10y ago
Bingo.

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