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by colmvp 12y ago
Is it easier for people to identify with gender than ethnicity? Let's say a conference has speakers and attendees that are predominantly white men. Should I relate because I'm a man even though I'm not white? Should a white w
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by colmvp 12y ago
I can't help but think you also touched upon a point I've been thinking about recently: the enthusiast. You can dilute a product to appeal to everyone all the time, but the enthusiasts are the ones who help champion the product to
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by colmvp 12y ago
In my early teens I watched Alien the first time, I thought it was boring and lamer than Aliens. In my twenties, I decided to watch both again, and it was only then I could deeply appreciated the brilliance of a true genuine horror sci-fi m
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by colmvp 12y ago
The dream of the 60s is alive in your computer
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by colmvp 12y ago
> “As far as I’m concerned, working 32 hours a week is a part-time job,” Arrington, said in an interview. “I look for founders who are really passionate. Who want to work all the time. That shows they care about what they’re doing, and t
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by colmvp 12y ago
> to react only when something is hurting you right now. If you take the pain away, the motivation vapors. I'm reminded of the Simpsons episode where Homer believes he's going to die after eating the poisonous part of fugu. He
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by colmvp 12y ago
So, I remember seeing this on Reddit a few weeks back. Some commenters mentioned that sweatshops are a necessary evil for developing nations. It's better to have a shitty job than to have the alternative of being jobless and resorting
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by colmvp 12y ago
I just want to thank you for your transparency.
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by colmvp 12y ago
I thought, "holy, why is that imgur link already grayed out for me" and then I realized, oh yes, forsen...
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by colmvp 12y ago
> Zuckerberg, Gates, Thiel, Musk—these are our Carnegies and Morgans and Rockefellers, whose names will be on museum wings and university halls 100 years from now. And there’s not a female among them. Wow, yeah, it's crazy that a sh
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by colmvp 12y ago
> Yes, someone will have to pay: the person raising a child. If they can't afford to take time off to have the child, then they should seriously reconsider having a family. Having a family involves major expenses that only increase
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Organic Food Delivery Service Good Eggs Lays Off 15% of Staff(techcrunch.com)
1 points by colmvp 12y ago|0 comments
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by colmvp 12y ago
Isn't this similar to KnockToUnlock? http://www.knocktounlock.com/
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by colmvp 12y ago
Some of them are going to Facebook, though I assume as part of separate deals.
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by colmvp 12y ago
I don't know why you're getting downvoted. When I think of Ripple I think of the payment protocol and I'm not even that tech savvy.
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by colmvp 12y ago
Why do articles like this always divide it by gender and never combine gender and race? There are more Asian women featured in this article and probably included in the class than black (and potentially hispanic) men, despite the fact that
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by colmvp 12y ago
Indeed. Should we also make Black men only conferences to encourage more male Black engineers and cofounders?
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by colmvp 12y ago
Do you mean like removing the ability to work remotely (Yahoo/Mayer)?
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by colmvp 12y ago
Honestly that's on par for the course for anything visual/design related on HN.
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by colmvp 12y ago
That's pretty much what happened in Ottawa.
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by colmvp 12y ago
What we're experiencing in Canada is pretty similar to the U.S. Perhaps your friends should listen to this specific podcast regarding 'lazy millenials': http://canadalandshow.com/podcast/geritocracy
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by colmvp 12y ago
The article brings up Dr. Tyson. He actually commented on this article and linked to these Facebook posts: https://www.facebook.com/notes/neil-degrasse-tyson/email-exc... https://www.facebook.com/n
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by colmvp 12y ago
> I was quite surprised by the parent comment because I had never heard of Musk being described as a founder. I bet if you were to poll people around the world, most people would assume Musk was a founder.
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by colmvp 12y ago
Humblebrag... or most just brag.
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by colmvp 12y ago
No mention of Hispanics or Asians on a topic about race?
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by colmvp 12y ago
> despite algorithms that can correct for low value comments (e.g. upvoting/downvoting) I'm not sure that's universally true. I often see comments lacking substance get highly upvoted largely because people who might have
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Why Innocent People Plead Guilty(nybooks.com)
324 points by colmvp 12y ago|95 comments
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by colmvp 12y ago
A playback of that final game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwmIHnEHfr8
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by colmvp 12y ago
It takes up more space in my wallet. If my wallet gets stolen then that money I'll never get back. And sometimes it takes up more time when making a transaction. I always prefer cards. It's nice that all the transactions are recor
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by colmvp 12y ago
How come there's no test for the 15 inch Macbook Pro?

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