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by arijo 17y ago
Disussing dogma is a waste of time and energy. Economic decisions should focus on solving real people problems in pragmatic terms (in an agile way if you wish). Elaborate intellectual theories, though eye-candy, do not stand on firm reality
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by arijo 17y ago
I ask HN fellows to reply with arguments not with anonymous downvotes.
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by arijo 17y ago
I think what you mean is that because political economy is closer to dogma than to natural science, rational discussion focused on discovering objective truth is just a waste of time. Economical political decisions are made by men to serve
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by arijo 17y ago
Offline gmail uses gears.
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by arijo 17y ago
I agree. However the point I was trying to make is that technology expertise continues to be a "scarce talent" which seems to be the opposite view of that supported by Tim's post.
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by arijo 17y ago
Do you think IMVU would be the great company it is today if it started with two product marketing folks and one business "model engineer" and all the programming was outsourced to "commodity" coders in elance.com or getafreelancer.com?
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by arijo 17y ago
So - if evolution does not have a purpose - let's make it our mission, as human beings, to seek for truth in life and for life in a world more resilient to the randomness of the universe.
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by arijo 17y ago
Porto, Portugal
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by arijo 17y ago
"and there isn't a strong body of research to show that increased computer use does much to improve primary education" Maybe beacause primary education students do not have computers in the classroom in all countries but Portugal?
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by arijo 17y ago
"Portugal has invested 400 million euros to makes sure each classroom has access to the Internet. Just about every classroom in the public system now has an interactive smart board, instead of the old fashioned blackboard. This means that n
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Fixing education(huffingtonpost.com)
1 points by arijo 17y ago|5 comments