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by billybob 17y ago
"That was the verdict of... Microsoft’s top software guru" This may be kneejerk, and I don't know anything about Mr. Ozzie, but try reading it this way: "Google's new web thing denounced by maker of competing desktop things." Even if he's r
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by billybob 17y ago
<blockquote>Intrinsic value involves things that are good in and of themselves, such as beauty, truth, and harmony. Instrumental value comes from things that facilitate action and achievement, including awareness, belonging, and und
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by billybob 17y ago
<blockquote>If they don't break the laws, then...they're not miracles, are they?... If there is a God who created the natural laws of the universe, surely he is also capable of suspending the rules when he finds it worthwhile to do
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by billybob 18y ago
It's crap like this that makes me want to go Amish.
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by billybob 18y ago
"Being able to effectively interact with other people is an extremely important skill in life..." Absolutely. High school is a great time to learn to get along with, and like, all sorts of people. You have your whole life to study and learn
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by billybob 18y ago
"You may not learn anything in class" in college? Man, I learned a ton in college. Linguistics and anthropology and psychology and photography were fascinating (I was a journalism major but now do web development). If you really do love lea
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by billybob 18y ago
Your point is valid, but I think it's a bit extreme to say that guaranteeing basic care makes everyone else a slave. A slave works for nothing to enrich others; a doctor loses some money caring for indigent patients but doesn't become poor
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by billybob 18y ago
I didn't understand this part: "If you want to reduce economic inequality instead of just improving the overall standard of living, it's not enough just to raise up the poor. What if one of your newly minted engineers gets ambitious and goe