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by basseq 10y ago
Obviously? I'm not doing longitudinal sentiment analysis here; I'm pointing out the absence of "they deserve it" comments (or comments referring to same) that were present in the same timeframe for AM. This isn'
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by basseq 10y ago
Also note that at least two people committed suicide over the AM leak. Not killed , but death nonetheless. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34044506
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by basseq 10y ago
I don't think it's homogeneous, but the sentiment "feels" different. (Scientific, I know.) For instance, there aren't people here who are saying, "It's good we're outing adulterers: they deserve it.
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by basseq 10y ago
Agreed, well put on the severity of the consequences. Was anyone in the AM leak Muslim and persecuted? I didn't hear about any stories. Will anyone here be persecuted for their actions? We don't know and are supposing.
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by basseq 10y ago
And I'm struggling with the same thing: hence the comment thread here. Wouldn't Muslim Match have "interesting implications" as well?
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by basseq 10y ago
Yet the consequences for AM users could be severe as well (divorce, stigmatization, etc.). Yes, physical harm is worse than divorce, but it's a spectrum . Also, interesting thought exercise: there probably was a percentage of AM use
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by basseq 10y ago
You're getting downvoted, but there's a grain of truth here. If our perspective is, "It's ok that people were on this site, but bad that it leaked because consequences ," shouldn't we be willing to focus on ho
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by basseq 10y ago
Example: HN gleefully ate up analytics on the AM dataset. What men were saying, searching for, the ratio of men to women, etc. Will we do the same here?
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by basseq 10y ago
At the risk of making a tenuous (and inflammatory) connection, I'm struck by the difference in tone between this and the Ashley Madison leak. Here, there's sentiments of "how terrible", "leaked users might have seve
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by basseq 10y ago
I haven't seen that kind of graph before, but it seems to be working (technically) for me. It's kind of a histogram with the animation happening between years (buttons at the top). I didn't see any rows with more than one col
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by basseq 10y ago
The exact opposite! If your train of thought starts with "Trump supporters believe something stupid" (or wrong, or racist, or whatever), you've already lost the discussion . Because you're not interested in having a d
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by basseq 10y ago
What values are we talking about, though? "Immigration" isn't an unalienable right, though might be a core value of the U.S. (being a nation of immigrants, after all). But at the end of the day, the President's job is to
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by basseq 10y ago
There's a chicken-or-egg scenario here. Do we block immigration because of safety (or employment, or other) reasons, or are those "reasons" just excuses to block immigration (due to racism or xenophobia I guess?). You're
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by basseq 10y ago
The irony in your comment is that both sides are saying the same thing! No one thinks they are voting against their best interests, billionaires exist on both sides of the spectrum, and fear is a tool used by the right and the left.
525.
by basseq 10y ago
With the caveat that his comments on Muslims are not part of the immigration debate, but rather the ISIS / terrorism / homeland security debate. I guess you can't have one without the other, but there is nuance there.
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by basseq 10y ago
Which part? (Seriously.) My point was that there's no one source of truth. Perception is reality. To a vast majority of his supporters, Trump is not a racist xenophobe. Period, full stop. And this isn't stupid: an intelligent, rea
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by basseq 10y ago
Yet in the Brexit case, there was a ton of money on the Remain side, too. So...
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by basseq 10y ago
See, this is what fascinates me. I don't think it's that Trump supports are "unfazed by his racism and xenophobia". I think it's that they don't see it as racism and xenophobia . After all (playing devil'
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by basseq 10y ago
This is a "guilty by association" logical fallacy. While some Brexitors are racist xenophobes, not all are. I find it hard to believe that 51% of the (voting) public is racist. This is the same thing that underpins the erroneous,
530.
by basseq 10y ago
> too stupid > hordes of idiots This is exactly what I'm talking about. You're saying that 51% of Britons (or voting Britons) are "a horde of stupid idiots" that are swayed by money spent on advertisements. Note th
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by basseq 10y ago
2016 is shaping up to be an interesting year, and the worldview espoused in this article is one reason. While the EU or other institutions may be "right" in their aspirations, the fact of the matter is that the status quo simply
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by basseq 10y ago
What if you use your laptop camera for video conferencing?
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by basseq 10y ago
In the most back-handed way possible. Basically: "Because Hillary supporters are most likely to do me harm otherwise."
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by basseq 10y ago
Note that this is from September, and here we are with Trump as the nominee. If nothing else, Adams's analysis is interesting, funny, and (intentionally) provoking. It's still a bit myopic (and don't wade into the comments),
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by basseq 10y ago
Market research, competitive offers, friends... there are a lot of sources. If you don't have at least a sense, it doesn't matter what negotiation tactic you're using. Maxing out at $200k would just be a factor of luck or a
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by basseq 10y ago
Yes, but it's typically a factor of a bad HR department. Don't let the recruiter hang up on that first phone screen without satisfying yourself that they could make a competitive offer. Otherwise, you're just wasting time. Th
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by basseq 10y ago
Alternatively, have another offer in hand. CarMax is a good way to establish a minimum quickly and easily. You can always get more in the private market, but you should weigh the trade-offs in speed of transaction. (E.g., I could spend 10 h
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by basseq 10y ago
Be clear: "I am looking for a competitive package that includes base, bonus, equity, 401(k), and benefits." Then either: "I am looking for total comp package of $XX." or "I am looking for a base salary of $YY."
539.
by basseq 10y ago
There's also the concept of a negotiation anchor. In that it's better to name the first number and make it borderline ridiculous and in your favor. So that anything lower seems like a deal. Hypothetical situation time. I'm a
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by basseq 10y ago
Follow up: the other argument here is that the damages awarded from the Hogan verdict shouldn't bankrupt Gawker. And that's a fair point: if total corporate annihilation is a possible outcome from publishing a story, then would th

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