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by ambler0 13y ago
The author waits until the very last paragraph before acknowledging: "Gender differences can sometimes be symptoms of oppression and subordination." And that's true. Oppression, subordination, etc exist. And so do innate diff
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by ambler0 13y ago
I had a similar take, especially since we all know that terms of service are written very broadly. But on the other hand, I would really hate to mess up my Coursera account. After posting my initial comment, I saw further down that HN user
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by ambler0 13y ago
As a former employee, do you have any insight into how Coursera views tools like this? As I wrote in a different comment, this appears to violate their TOS.
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by ambler0 13y ago
This violates Coursera's terms of service. The relevant language: "...as a condition of accessing the Sites, you agree not to...(c) use any high-volume, automated or electronic means to access the Sites (including without limitati
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by ambler0 13y ago
I agree, but I don't think this obviates the need for regular citizens' videotaping the police. If surveillance is going to be omnipresent, I think it's crucial that regular people are able to present their viewpoints as well
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by ambler0 13y ago
FWIW, every hip college town I have been to had multiple coffee shops that were better than Starbucks. You don't have to live in a large metropolis.
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by ambler0 13y ago
"you never hear anyone advocating for GM." My perception is just the opposite: it seems like the advocacy is overwhelmingly in favor of GM. EDIT: For example, here in America, we can't even get laws passed requiring the label
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by ambler0 13y ago
"You'll be shutting down within twelve months or less." Why?
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by ambler0 14y ago
As many others have pointed out, "engaged in combat" has the potential to be interpreted in dangerous ways. I think the drone issue is distracting people from what I feel is the more important issue: Our government has taken the official po
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by ambler0 14y ago
I appreciate the sentiment, but I don't think you're reading the parent's post very charitably. They aren't saying, "things used to be a certain way, therefore it's OK." The way I read it, they're suggesting that, if the behavior really kil
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by ambler0 14y ago
Made me remember this: http://lifehacker.com/281626/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-se...
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by ambler0 14y ago
"Musicophilia" is also very good.
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by ambler0 14y ago
I don't have a link handy right this moment, but I understand that there is research indicating that the kind of multitasking you're describing is associated with a negative effect on mood, whereas acting mindfully is associated with an imp
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by ambler0 14y ago
I think you're making a good point. A lot of people reserve the word "mindfulness" for the sort of meditations you're describing here and use "meditation" for something more specific. But they're just names and I don't worry about them too
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by ambler0 14y ago
I took a mindfulness meditation class a year or two ago and I thought this was a pretty nice introduction to some of the ideas. For anyone interested in the science, I have found lots of good articles by subscribing to this mailing list: h
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by ambler0 14y ago
I was unfamiliar with this. I googled it, and found this discussion: http://howardowens.com/2011/09/18/lede-vs-lead/
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by ambler0 14y ago
I don't see how the post proves that at all. They're making an assertion about matters of fact, not a value judgement. Many of us Americans express the desire for the end of the American Empire, yet the world's hegemon America remains.
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by ambler0 14y ago
But as far as we know, he has not (yet) rescinded his threat to sue the person who started the Satirical Charles website, right?
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by ambler0 14y ago
I also felt disappointed because I wanted to see Carreon punished for his abuse of the legal system. But it's probably for the best, since it will free up all of these wonderful people who were providing pro bono counsel to keep fighting th
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by ambler0 14y ago
I was surprised not to find a discussion of correlation vs causation here. If you accept the correlation, I think there are different plausible ways to interpret it. It could be that the way we interact with the computer is a symptom of our
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by ambler0 14y ago
The mind doesn't create the whole reality. Most of the time, it's operating on stuff that comes from out there in The World (hallucinations, dreams, etc are exceptions). The position that the mind creates the whole reality in Western Ph
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by ambler0 15y ago
Useless with respect to the purported goal, but they both certainly serve a real purpose, providing a pretext to target undesirables.
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by ambler0 15y ago
Gmail is telling me that I have an incorrect log/pass, not that it is down. Successfully checked my email a few hours ago...
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by ambler0 15y ago
I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said except for the part about drunk driving laws. Could you please elaborate on this part? It's also worth noting that there are two types of career suicide here: 1. Acting against the population'
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by ambler0 15y ago
Thanks for emphasizing this distinction that neither I nor the post I was reponding to were really making explicit: "rules" as in "guidelines" vs technological rules that are not (normally) possible to break.
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by ambler0 15y ago
Doesn't the fact that companies like Path are exploiting people's address book information illustrate that we do need such strict guidelines? So Apple didn't make enough rules. That doesn't mean that the existing rules were ineffective. I
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by ambler0 15y ago
In particular, it's his use of the word "innovate" that enrages me.
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by ambler0 15y ago
Thank you for bringing this fact up. "conspiracy to commit x" is an extremely common charge in our legal system. The Orwellification of the word is such that, only when we try to apply this term to the powerful do we suddenly become crazy k
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by ambler0 15y ago
So it sounds like you don't have a problem with "conspiracy theories" after all. Neither do I. Conspiracies happen all the time, as you say. When you talk about shadowy mansions and orgies, it sounds to me like you're invoking a straw man c
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by ambler0 15y ago
Well, a more cynical explanation might be that this money barrier constitutes a filter for keeping politicians who aren't bought out of the process. That is, it's a quite intentional state of affairs. Politicians who try to run honest campa

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