colmvp

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by colmvp 10y ago
I don't know how to reconcile this. On the one hand, I believe information and speech should be mostly unfiltered. If people want to spread information that denies the moon landing or climate change, or extols the existence of teapots
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by colmvp 10y ago
On the flipside, it's kind of crazy that there are people who are able to function consistently with very little sleep. A friend of mine says that if she gets eight hours of sleep, she feels incredibly groggy. But five hours? Perfect.
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by colmvp 10y ago
I recognize my naïveté, but surely a more humane method of dealing with this is trying to increase information exchange at handover rather than depriving humans of valuable sleep. There are studies that show partial sleep deprivation can a
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by colmvp 10y ago
Yeah, I recognize the valid criticisms of the Kindle, specifically it doesn't feel as nice as reading a paper book, but the ability to control brightness and font-size, alongside the super light weight of the Kindle makes for some very
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I just wish the "Your Highlights" interface online was faster and better designed. It just feels like they did it to placate users but didn't put a lot of care or effort into making it feel like a great experience.
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by colmvp 10y ago
This is not specific to you, but I've never understood the vitriol e-readers receive. E-readers provide incredible benefits and don't have to be all or nothing. Just because I cook at home doesn't mean I'm against eating
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by colmvp 10y ago
But isn't technology merely one aspect? I feel like it tends to be most visible. Some athletes who garner millions in endorsements or part of highly developed countries that prioritize athletic programs can afford or have access to eli
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by colmvp 10y ago
Well I could see Instacart helping (and potentially being acquired by) certain chains who simply don't want to be involved with online ordering and fulfillment. I suppose there's also the added benefit that they can choose from mu
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by colmvp 10y ago
I don't know if it's just my computer, but Firefox lags horribly on my Mac after a certain amount of usage whereby I always have to restart the browser because the experience after a certain amount of usage, even if there's o
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by colmvp 10y ago
I somewhat understand the intention, but this feels like a ham-fisted 'solution.' Deprive majority of people access because it doesn't suit everyone? Being partially physically disabled, I absolutely sympathize with the need
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by colmvp 10y ago
Precisely. I'll also add there's huge benefits to live collaboration and apprenticeship, namely the ability to solve roadblocks with the help of others at a pace that's likely to be faster than working alone.
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by colmvp 10y ago
Well let's be honest, job status, not unlike height/ethnicity/appearance is one of the many discriminating characteristics used in dating.
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by colmvp 10y ago
I don't doubt that Microsoft might actively try to counter implicit racism which is evident in their demographics, but I do believe there are stats that show there are clear disparities between number of Asians in professional jobs and
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by colmvp 10y ago
I could counterpoint his/her entire comment, but I'll just briefly say that citing the success of certain ethnicities (backgrounds of the CEOs of Microsoft and Google) is like implying racism/sexism is over because Obama was
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by colmvp 10y ago
Having looked at some of the photos, one of the things that I notice is a lack of televisions which I see amongst sometimes with my friends. I find when I go to my friends living room with a PS4 and tv, we generally chat for a few minutes b
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by colmvp 10y ago
I'm a proponent of bicycles, but I acknowledge they aren't a perfect solution for everyone. A city without proper bike lanes or with drivers with contentious attitudes towards bicyclists can make for a problematic and stressful co
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by colmvp 10y ago
Haha most of the time I fit in the former category. The thing is, I wouldn't be surprised if users used search a lot in their day to day life. Google Search. Google Images. Google Maps / Waze. Amazon. Windows/OSX. Yelp. Youtu
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by colmvp 10y ago
Man, all this 17 year old's project are kind of interesting and well executed. Clearly a smart individual with a bright future!
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by colmvp 10y ago
It's not that I don't believe you but there are numerous examples of Canadians who have been denied entry to the United States because they refused to allow CBP to access digital devices or they allowed it but had 'incriminat
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by colmvp 10y ago
As a Chinese person, I recognize the Japanese did a lot of shitty things in the war and haven't acknowledge much of it, but comparing what they did to what the U.S. did to what the German's did to what the Russian's did is a
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by colmvp 10y ago
I couldn't agree more. In theory, Reddit is a balanced website because of having upvotes/downvotes, yet it couldn't be more obvious on a lot of subreddits that there are slants towards certain ideologies. /r/politic
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by colmvp 10y ago
Yeah isn't that just reading comprehension?
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by colmvp 10y ago
Gosh, I'm a slow reader. Usually when I read books (mostly non-fiction) it takes me a few days. If I just partitioned it to 30 minutes at lunch time like yourself, it would've taken me two to three weeks to read The New Jim Crow!
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by colmvp 10y ago
Voting? Why that sounds positively political of you.
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by colmvp 10y ago
The problem is defining good comments and having users actually follow that protocol. To many, a comment that doesn't follow their personal logic or point of view is not a good comment. And you end up with echo chambers where only the
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by colmvp 10y ago
On a meta HN note, whenever a WSJ article gets submitted, invariably someone mentions the existence of the web link and the method in which to bypass the paywall. It's almost as if we are better served by having a bot that creates a co
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by colmvp 10y ago
I tried arguing this persons privacy yet I got highly downvoted on /r/canada, for points that I felt I couldn't refute, specifically that crossing a nations border is not a right but a privilege, and that most Western nations
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by colmvp 10y ago
Tickets for sharks playoff games are perfectly reasonable, especially considering what I'd have to pay in arenas in the east coast or the cost of going to a giants/warriors playoff game. Where I live now, a Sharks playoff game tic
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Trolling for Trump: How Russia Is Trying to Destroy American Democracy(warontherocks.com)
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I love Airbnb when it was small and largely just people who wanted to share a spare bedroom. Now, it's just as commercial as any other listing website. In Toronto, it's not uncommon to see tons of lockboxes outside some condos whi

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