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by antoko 14y ago
My comment is 3 sentence long and has 3 caveats. I am definitely reserving judgement, my praise was mostly about the tone, which I maintain is near perfect. I'm really curious if it was a case of him just writing it because a response had
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by antoko 14y ago
That's actually a pretty impressive response as far as it goes. Obviously there's no details at this point, but he absolutely takes responsibility, doesn't try to deflect or sugar coat it, and manages to find a tone that is both profession
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by antoko 14y ago
While I agree with most of what the author is saying, the tone of the post really bothered me, I'm not sure why because I usually don't pay much attention to tone provided the content is valid. The longer I read the more I started to think
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by antoko 14y ago
User comment from the linked blog post found this article that gives more insight. NBC recently took full control of msnbc.com which was the parent of everyblock. I was aware of this but hadn't made the connection in this context. http:/
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by antoko 14y ago
I think you're confused about Iranian history and US-Iranian relations. I'm certainly no expert on the matter, but in broad strokes... The US supported(propped up) that "free" regime of the Shah prior to 1979. They did that for cozy relati
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by antoko 14y ago
The y axis labels are clearly in factors of 10 and the title of graphs says "...(Logarithmic scale)" What more could you want them to do? remove the parens? I was going to say bold the text... but it is already!
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by antoko 14y ago
I think you're fine if you're wearing black shoes, no? I'd agree khaki pants with brown shoes would be weird with black socks
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by antoko 14y ago
That's fine when you're talking in generalities (actually its not its pretty blinkered) but if you're talking about your wife, you're talking about A WOMAN not WOMEN . So you don't need to appeal to the general woman you need to appeal
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by antoko 14y ago
I don't know that I "hate" it, quite the contrary, seems like an affirmation that I was onto something quicker than other people which is probably a good thing. I must admit I was pretty shocked that the year in the linked article was 2011
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by antoko 14y ago
You shouldn't feel bad, it is us optimizing, we're making use of our limited mental faculties to focus on what we're good at - complex/creative/rational thinking, offloading the data to whatever is convenient. I'm so rarely optimistic about
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by antoko 14y ago
The article doesn't really comment on the merits of the case for Kirtsaeng. The EFF isn't trying to convince people to support any position in that case, nor should they, I agree with you that it is definitely a legal grey area. What the EF
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by antoko 14y ago
I don't think the title is her thesis, possibly just link-bait for her usual readership - This seems to be her thesis: To be crystal clear: my big complaint about Silver is naivete, and to a lesser extent, authority-worship.
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by antoko 14y ago
Its neither off-topic nor offensive, and because you don't have downvote privileges you had to comment instead - that's good because now I can respond and hopefully clarify. It isn't off-topic because it is a direct response to it's parent
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by antoko 14y ago
I wondered the same thing, at first glance I thought that was GOOG's slice of the pie - 4 different shades of blue doesn't make for a good contrast. Then I decided it had to be RIM/Blackberry.
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by antoko 14y ago
I disagree with selling sex being morally in a grey area You didn't specify, do you think it is a morally white area? or a morally black area? Better yet let's move away from colors. Do you think sex trade is immoral? I'm genuinely curio
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by antoko 14y ago
I need to vote 3 times! I'm a yes to position reading, and place holder for sure... contrast issue is dependent on the regular contrast it doesn't happen often but I do use it that way. Now I'm a self-confessed habitual selector I feel com
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by antoko 14y ago
Ok I know this is nitpicking but... I'm not sure I would want a 13.3" tablet on my lap or in my hands. There must be a reason the standard letter page size is 8½ × 11", right? The diagonal on the standard letter is 13.9". The evidence Je
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by antoko 14y ago
I'd assume it is because it is so short rather than because it is any more significant than other historical works. 268 words total. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Lib
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by antoko 14y ago
yeah but you can write the truth without being an ass. Actually bother to make the case that YC isn't the be all and end all. Just stating it (not that you even went that far) doesn't add anything so you're being downvoted for being noise
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by antoko 14y ago
Kayak is great (was?) but Hipmunk is more than up to the task of filling the void if Priceline ruin Kayak. Congrats to the Kayak folks I guess, when they got into the industry they really raised the bar. Before Kayak I remember having to us
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by antoko 14y ago
That's true. I was assuming he meant 8% OVER expected turnout, since 108% turnout is frankly ridiculous. That's one of the problems when people don't cite anything we have to assume what the numbers mean. Taking a more nuanced view, one w
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by antoko 14y ago
ok so reality check... Philly county has 644,768 total votes currently with close to 100% reporting. 10% rather than 8% of that total is (generously) 65,000 Current lead for Obama in PA? 284,000 votes So even if we amplify your 8% claim to
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by antoko 14y ago
Wearing a hijab doesn't cause anything. People having prejudice is the cause. The hijab just allows this white girl to experience it. People CAN choose their religion, but should they based off of how other people make them feel about it?
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by antoko 14y ago
I'm all for reading Jeff's blog but this is from 2009, you should label it as such, many people will have already read it.
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HTC and Sharp unveil devices with next-generation screens(bbc.co.uk)
15 points by antoko 14y ago|9 comments
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by antoko 14y ago
I'm not sure how much of this is actually due to voter apathy. Whilst I agree with promoting civic engagement it may not directly address this issue. The reason the country is becoming more partisan is more likely due to the benefits of inc
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by antoko 14y ago
Not that I speak for the GP but for me personally it is a question of relative similarity. My values compared to either one of the two main US parties are very different. Given that the relative similarities of the two parties it means th
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by antoko 14y ago
Hate to say this because I loved the movie too. But it always bugged me that the timing of the repetitive noise helped them determine the bridge. The unknown speed of the vehicle would make it pretty difficult to determine anything based
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by antoko 14y ago
I feel bad for you. Where are you located? If it is in the continental US I'll send you mine. I installed debian on it and did nothing else due to other commitments. I really don't know when I'll have chance to start playing with it.
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by antoko 14y ago
apparently god and emacs are positively correlated! http://hntrends.jerodsanto.net/?q=emacs%2C+god

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