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by alxjrvs 5y ago
The Bigger Idiot.
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by alxjrvs 5y ago
no, but it does materially differ from censorship of a state. No one is making Joe Rogan illegal. They are mad Spotify is paying for his nonsense. If Spotify stopped paying him, nothing would materially change for his listeners. Unless Spot
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by alxjrvs 5y ago
The claim that Bitcoin (or ETH, or lite, or tether, or Doge) will function in any way like a currency in the near or middle future is a meaningless pipe dream with no technical roadmap to meaningful adoption. You can talk about the hypothet
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by alxjrvs 5y ago
>As a store of wealth My uncle picks pockets down by the pier and keeps all the wallets in a bag under his bed. This, too, has been a growing store of wealth, beating out my dinky little ETF accounts. Despite his claims, I do not want to
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by alxjrvs 5y ago
You find find an argument from me that the energy consumption of the US military is somehow acceptable. However, all of that energy consumption being used by crypto is at the mercy of a desperately small number of speculators, hobbyists, an
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by alxjrvs 5y ago
Typically, eliminating the concept of "landlord" would come hand-in-hand with eliminating the idea of real estate being privately "owned". None of these ideas are particularly popular amongst land-owners.
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by alxjrvs 5y ago
Feels to me like you're completely discounting an "Uptown girl" scenario. There are many instances where one might be looking for a downtown man (disclosure: That's what I am.)
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by alxjrvs 5y ago
The irony of being unable to read this due to a paywall.
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by alxjrvs 6y ago
This book taught me how to take my first baby steps into my current career, and I will be forever indebted to it.
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by alxjrvs 6y ago
It is not an exaggeration to suggest that If I - liberal arts graduate focusing on technology in academia - had not found _why's guide, I would never have believed I had a mind capable of doing code professionally. I will be celebratin
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by alxjrvs 7y ago
I think it is fair to say that targeting "illegal immigrants" satisfies both racial and "criminal" requirements. Criminality itself is fairly racial.
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by alxjrvs 10y ago
Pretty cool to see a binding.pry analog moved into the standard library.
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by alxjrvs 12y ago
Sexism is pervasive. Sexual Harassment is generally goaded on by permissive environments, especially those that are largely male. The "Stranger in the Night" comment is definitely harassment, but it is not hard to see how its occu
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by alxjrvs 12y ago
I am reasonably convinced that even those trying to be nice or funny can be sexist, and in fact, can be sexist while trying to be nice or funny. I am also convinced that sexism is a societal problem, and not the hand-wringing of a few key
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by alxjrvs 12y ago
I think it has a great deal of worth, especially considering how much people in his (and most) industries operate with twitter as a public-facing manifestation of yourself. Secondly, not wanting to do business with someone because they are
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by alxjrvs 12y ago
Couldn't have said it better myself. Love that he framed Gamergate as a rebellion against the "PC" media.
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by alxjrvs 12y ago
The "Launch Now" portion looks so targeted at getting you to avoid the use of community managers (bright green vs. dull blue, A checkmark, right side of the screen, "get help if you need it" vs. "wooohoo!"), is
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by alxjrvs 12y ago
I am not going to speak for everyone. Porn isn't inherently bad, although the porn industry has a tendency to be incredibly manipulative and harmful to women. This, however, is technical training. This says that programmers are people
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by alxjrvs 13y ago
Because most of them do not think it is an option. They aren't told they can succeed in STEM careers.
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by alxjrvs 13y ago
I believe that "Consequences" here meant, "People finding out you are a homophobe".
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by alxjrvs 13y ago
"PC, overprotective upbringing, and I'm offended by that" are not some new horrible plague - they are attempts to let underprivileged voices and opinions survive. When a black person says that they are proud to be black, they
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by alxjrvs 13y ago
"containing (a specified element) as part of a whole.". Checks out.
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by alxjrvs 13y ago
It's fantastic to see such prolific and powerful organizations be so inclusive. A+.
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by alxjrvs 13y ago
I came here to make this comment. I completely sympathized (and still do) for his position - but the luxury of something like "Not working for someone else" is the first to go when you are in dire straits. If you have debt, a home
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by alxjrvs 13y ago
+1
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by alxjrvs 13y ago
...Pick up that can.
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by alxjrvs 14y ago
Yes, they do. It's just that Men have no reason to feel unsafe, because they are in the majority, Indeed, the large majority of coding events, seminars, lectures, terminology, etc - are geared towards men. This is the same argument as
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by alxjrvs 14y ago
Proud of HN for these responses (Specifically, the pro-feminist reaction to this nonsense). +1
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by alxjrvs 14y ago
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