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by bendergarcia 6y ago
I don’t think it ever ends and I don’t think it needs to. We live the human experience which is subjective and we use language to communicate that experience. Until we become a singular entity we will always rely on language to externalize
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
According to Wikipedia it’s because of the printing capabilities in the 70s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%E2%80%93black_tree#Histo...
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
Can you speak to the historical racism or slavery associated with the name red black trees? I’m genuinely curious as I don’t know the history.
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
100% agree with this. I would say someone will respond (were all not liberal). And that this is beyond liberal and conservatism. This about signaling and human decency. Words make people uncomfortable and words have history.
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
More hacker news users need to read this comment. Thanks for posting.
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
I agree with your point. Engineers love to use signaling as a tool to prove points, yet are conveniently saying signaling doesn’t matter here. It’s signaling that prejudice and racism matter.
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
There’s a large spectrum between monopoly and perfect competition. Duopoly isn’t the only other option.
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
Thanks fo sharing this! Will take a look later today!
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
They provide little value yet where deemed essential workers. F off with that bs man. The lowest paid people are the people who deliver the last Mile of service, without Them, McDonald’s doesn’t serve a billion burgers. Amazon doesn’t ship
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
I hear you on how daunting the problems feel. And the pandemic has shown what many have suspected about the ugliness of capitalism. Thanks for your comment it helps me engage better with the broader community.
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
I wasn’t aware of the heavy moderation happening. This is good to know because it helps me understand why certain things are discussed. Thank you.
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
I appreciate your comment and I agree that maybe people come here as an escape. That is definitely something to consider.
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
Not everyone here is on social media and not everyone here has a connection to someone who is Directly connected and is making a request for action. I agree with your assessment, things can turn toxic but if there’s some action on positivit
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
Thank you for pointing to these!
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by bendergarcia 6y ago
That we need to put pressure on police leadership and stand with our people. There are people on the ground putting their lives and livelihoods on the line. People are losing businesses to send a message to the state that this needs a solu
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Nothing on HN about the protests is disappointing
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by bendergarcia 8y ago
AI: Artisanal Intelligence
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by bendergarcia 10y ago
Hey Hacker News, this is Pablo Garcia, co-founder of CrowdAI with Nic Borensztein and Devaki Raj. We'll be around to answer your questions!