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811.
by beat 8y ago
That doesn't change the fact that zoning laws are a significant contributing factor for homelessness. I keep seeing PERFECTION OR NOTHING arguments on HN, and it's disappointing.
812.
by beat 8y ago
You should read Factfulness , by Hans Rosling. In the late 1990s, 29% of the world lived in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as less than $1.80/day in today's dollars. Today, that number is less than 9%. We've slas
813.
by beat 8y ago
"Whatever happened to them?" says every Boomer and Millennial ever. Sigh.
814.
by beat 8y ago
I have no idea why this comment is getting downvoted. It's spot-on! I would add one thing, though... in the days before social media, but also before near-instant transportation and tv and stuff, people lived in geographically isolated
815.
by beat 8y ago
Yeah, but it also says we won't quit, even though we all know it's divisive. That's because it's also addictive. And that addiction also affects people who pointedly avoid engaging in politics at all online. The ability
816.
by beat 8y ago
I think social media is a tipping point for a lot of basic human behavior - a threshold has been crossed. Sure, it's just amplifying normal human behavior, but so does cocaine. (Remember the wise words of Bill Cosby here... he asked so
817.
by beat 8y ago
I think "objectivity" is bullshit, but echo chambers and confirmation bias are a big problem. Then again, politics aren't the only problem with online addiction - they're not even the biggest problem, imho. I do think yo
818.
by beat 8y ago
I've turned Facebook posts and comments into blog entries on Medium. There's much to be said for the low-key, low pressure feel of such writing. Plus, I'm really inspired by responding to the thoughts of others (or having my
819.
by beat 8y ago
I was actively involved in the BBS scene back in the mid-1990s. It had most of the same problems Facebook/Twitter does today - and the same attractions, albeit not as refined. Unfortunately, it's taken me 25 years to recognize the
820.
by beat 8y ago
In March, I quit using Facebook cold turkey, for a variety of reasons. During March, I read six books. I normally read about two books a month. Was I really reading four books a month worth of Facebook? Quite possibly. I recommend reading C
821.
by beat 8y ago
So basically, you're saying that lies on the record is good journalism, but truth off the record is not. Got it.
822.
by beat 8y ago
Was that ever conclusively disproved? By whom? And with what evidence? That could well fall under he said she said.
823.
by beat 8y ago
Stories are leaked through cutouts like this for good reason, politically. What I'm saying is that the layers don't make it untrue, and decent journalism will catch most misrepresentation. You say "weasel words", I say &
824.
by beat 8y ago
Crypto aside (I think it's useless nonsense in this case, but that's me), my gripe with journalism isn't the facts... it's the stenography. Some serial liar (coughcoughTrumpcough) says the sky is falling because the Sun
825.
by beat 8y ago
From here in enterprise-land, the advantage of microservices isn't architecture, it's resource contention in development. Team A is much less likely to interfere with the work of Team B. Performance etc claims are nonsense, but ke
826.
by beat 8y ago
Firsthand quote from the VOX article... “It was getting ugly, and I was thinking: ‘I’ve got to find myself an exit out of this situation and finish my song at the Lincoln Memorial,’” Phillips told the Washington Post in a separate interview
827.
by beat 8y ago
I haven't heard of the journalists who wrote the article. I have, however, heard of the New York Times. I trust the NYT to vet its reporters carefully, and to review relevant facts. If someone wants to go off on "liberal media fak
828.
by beat 8y ago
I tried the word "embattled" in Google News. One of the articles that came up was about an embattled tree. Which I'm sure is every bit as guilty as the media suggests.
829.
by beat 8y ago
That's an opinion, not an example. I asked for examples . I'm getting opinions .
830.
by beat 8y ago
Was his intent to intimidate? Why do you say that? How is that a "fact"? Where did you even hear that story? Geez, y'all don't understand fact checking at all .
831.
by beat 8y ago
See previous post. If you can't produce links and quotes, then that's just, like, your opinion, man.
832.
by beat 8y ago
What's the problem with that sentence? People speak to the press off the record all the time; it's part of the process. Unless the NYT doesn't actually have these sources, there's nothing wrong with it. Of course, all
833.
by beat 8y ago
No, no, no. pg is claiming that "embattled" is a journalistic euphemism for "guilty as charged". Sure, it's jargon and rarely used in "real life", but it's generally not inaccurate or deliberately m
834.
by beat 8y ago
Right, I get that. And my concern is that mainstream journalism that actually contradicts public primary sources isn't the actual problem. I believe that it is, in fact, vanishingly rare. Hence my question.
835.
by beat 8y ago
I disagree. Whether they were harassing is a matter of opinion. Whether there was a confrontation is a matter of fact, confirmed by the video and photos. If you want to claim the "narrative", you need a link to an actual article w
836.
by beat 8y ago
Well, yeah. And "fact checking" won't fix that. Interesting you mention libel. Libel law, of course, is a tremendous motivation to not posting actual lies in journalism. And courts are more flexible than "fact checking&q
837.
by beat 8y ago
Awkward question here... can anyone cite an example of a major-media news story that was actually factually wrong in a way that "open source fact checking" could have detected it? Just because a bunch of people believe it's a
838.
by beat 8y ago
People post contradictory evidence to journalism they don't like all the time. Their "evidence" is usually conspiracy theory crap that can't pass even logic checking, much less fact checking.
839.
by beat 8y ago
I just read a marvelous book called Handmade , by a fine furniture woodworker, and something he says over and over is "Go slow to go fast". The sales pitch to the business for a well-controlled agile process is that it maximizes
840.
by beat 8y ago
I just used it in another comment. :)

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