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by closetkantian 4y ago
I just used this to order a book via Book Depository, and I'm somewhat concerned. The site never asked me where I wanted to have the book shipped, and just assumed I wanted it delivered to the address associated with my PayPal account,
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by closetkantian 4y ago
I'm actually a college admissions consultant and this doesn't really tell the whole story. For one, university admissions at selective colleges are holistic, so "scores" doesn't really mean very much, especially sin
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by closetkantian 4y ago
An alien reading articles and comments on hacker news would probably assume that most racism is actually directed at white people.
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by closetkantian 4y ago
Here are some Facebook posts made by Allyn Gibson (son of the store owners / same guy who chased the black shoplifter): “I wasn’t racist ever … but this ** and the way people treat me now because I am “white” is racist and is making me
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by closetkantian 4y ago
Well, that depends a lot on where you are. Here in Bangkok, Thailand, that would cost $5.86 with standard delivery, or $6.28 with priority delivery. Basically comes down to the fact that labor costs are much lower here (minimum wage is $10
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by closetkantian 4y ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-hist... ^Great article on the same topic
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by closetkantian 4y ago
The dog whistle comes out
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by closetkantian 4y ago
Is it just me or is no one addressing the most obvious disadvantage of this plan? Building a city along a "line" is simply a terrible idea. As far as I can tell, every major city in the world is based around a downtown "core&
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by closetkantian 4y ago
Any suggestions?
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Ask HN: Is it possible to make JotForms look sleek?
2 points by closetkantian 4y ago|2 comments
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by closetkantian 4y ago
This has to be the worst map design I've ever seen.
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Ask HN: How can I make classes taught over Zoom fun?
9 points by closetkantian 4y ago|13 comments