alan-hn

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by alan-hn 5y ago
I agree. I constantly see arguments in HN comments that come from the perspective of a highly paid tech worker and they either ignore anyone making minimum wage or pretend they don't exist in this dynamic or they are written off as uni
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Are you aware of any data or studies that back up this claim? I would love to read about it
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by alan-hn 5y ago
I think this sort of transparency would be good for governing institutions. It would be far easier for the populace to hold them accountable
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Whataboutism is poor form How has South Korea changed in terms of culture and ideology over the last 100-200 years? Most places are adapting 'westernized' ideas because they appear profitable economically
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by alan-hn 5y ago
And we experience tyranny of the individual at the expense of everyone else currently. This is why businesses destroy the environment, to save individuals money (corporations are individuals as well in this context). This is just one exampl
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by alan-hn 5y ago
The ideology in China has become arguably 'westernized'
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by alan-hn 5y ago
That's because the US (and many other 'westernized' locales) have this shitty ideology where the individual matters more than other individuals or the collective. It's why the US has so many scammers and fraudsters. Edit
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Is 10% == "almost entirely"?
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by alan-hn 5y ago
>just gets frustrated and leaves I feel this in my bones. I'm starting to feel this way towards living in the US in general
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Sounds like we should change the way we hire people in government to increase competency
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by alan-hn 5y ago
There's a whole lot of conservatism driving it. I'm not talking about the political ideology, I'm talking about the basic idea of conserving the same way of doing things "because that's what we've always done&q
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Why is lead a requirement for piston-engine aircraft? Land vehicles seem to be doing just fine without leaded fuel
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Isn't 0.5MB 500 KB? Not 5? Or are you referring to something else
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Do we know if it's being lost at all?
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by alan-hn 5y ago
I think that means we didn't have a good definition or understanding to begin with
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by alan-hn 5y ago
See definition 1b2. No reason to put it in quotes, its literally one of the definitions. We're arguing over semantics, which definition is "more right". My opinion as a bioscientist is that there is no other proper definition
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Depends, is your code being served to the internet? If it is I would definitely consider firecracker but if its just internal it probably won't matter a whole lot. Not sure about the overhead of docker compared with firecracker though,
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by alan-hn 5y ago
It offers a greater degree of sandboxing
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by alan-hn 5y ago
No, that's only your interpretation of responsibility. Causality still exists no matter what and that's where responsibility lies, in the chain of causality
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Why wouldn't you just use keepassdx for android https://www.keepassdx.com/
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by alan-hn 5y ago
I don't agree about debate. Debate is an important interaction between two humans in which a consensus is reached (generally) to guide a course of action. The debate is important for altering the likely course of action. If you decide
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Only a small portion of methamphetamine users are using a full gram in a single dose. Perhaps spread over a day or two, but most recreational doses are closer to 100mg
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by alan-hn 5y ago
If we do that we should also outlaw drug advertising. That would turn into a serious shit show taking advantage of people
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Why is everything pointless without free will?
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Quite frankly, I'm not sure why the other poster left off an important part of the store's name. Its not "Science Surplus", as you state its "American Science and Surplus" The full name leads to a wonderful acr
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by alan-hn 5y ago
How do you know they were dropshipped from alirxpress
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Different smells, same fecal matter
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by alan-hn 5y ago
+one billion points for ASS. I love ASS, its one of the best stores in the US. If you have a chance to visit one I would highly recommend it. Their product labels are cheeky and adorable and they have all sorts of wonderful, random shit
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by alan-hn 5y ago
This might be a little different advice than what others are saying, but do a minor (or double major) in one of the hard sciences such as physics, chemistry, or biology. There is a huge amount of opportunity in computationally studying and
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by alan-hn 5y ago
Finally, something worth subscribing to

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