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by csense 10y ago
I have zero sympathy for gambling addicts. They voluntarily choose to enter into unfavorable financial transactions (i.e. make -EV bets). As long as the casino's encouragements don't step over the line from aggressive marketing
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by csense 10y ago
> You're basically labeled a bigot if you don't support the cause of nihilistic globalism and moral leveling. This is an incredibly unhealthy dynamic and it's a good-sized part of the explanation for Trump.
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by csense 10y ago
One of the things that many economic experts agree on is that "deflation = bad", if things will cost less tomorrow and people realize it today, then nobody will ever spend anything and the entire economy will be hosed. In the comp
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How Evan McMullin Could Win Utah and the Presidency(fivethirtyeight.com)
172 points by csense 10y ago|153 comments
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by csense 10y ago
As someone who grew up in the Rust Belt, my feelings about Trump are very similar to those described by the interview subject. I'm sure there are many from my community who feel similarly. There are many problems with Trump, but his a
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by csense 10y ago
If big pharma's not interested, would the costs of getting this kind of therapy into paramedics' hands be within the reach of private philanthropy (e.g. Gates foundation or YC's recent non-profit efforts)?
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by csense 10y ago
> phonics Very interesting reading at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonics#History_and_controvers... that phonics goes all the way back to the 1830's. I just remember the Hooked on Phonics commercials (if you
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by csense 10y ago
The media was given the objective of wrecking Sanders' campaign. Our theoretically independent media is, in practice, the propaganda mouthpiece of the powers-that-be in the Democratic Party.
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by csense 10y ago
To me, the very concept of "hate speech" seems Orwellian.
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by csense 10y ago
The problem is partly brought on by technology. For example, the apartment complex which requires 3 months' deposit for felons can only do so because court records have been converted to indexed databases on networked systems, so it i
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by csense 10y ago
If you rock the boat, the system will find a way to retaliate against you, unless you find a way to remain anonymous. Having a formal process for whistleblower reporting which protects the whistleblower looks good on paper, but in practice
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by csense 10y ago
What happens if they delve too greedily and too deep?
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by csense 10y ago
The lack of a headphone jack is simply yet another excellent reason not to buy an iPhone. What confuses me is why so many people continue to buy Apple products when they're overpriced, locked-down and treat developers like crap.
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by csense 10y ago
My takeaway from this is that binding to localhost doesn't give you as much security as you think.
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by csense 10y ago
PG gave a speech in Pittsburgh earlier this year on much the same topic [1]. [1] http://paulgraham.com/pgh.html
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by csense 10y ago
Back in the day, it was hard to figure out if a person had ever been convicted of a crime -- you'd have to go down to the right courthouse and look through a bunch of dusty paper files. Public records were open, but you'd need to
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by csense 10y ago
> the old "s" which looks to modern eyes like an "f" I always thought they looked like that because before modern dentistry, everyone spoke with a lisp.
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by csense 10y ago
Why are there so many extremists?
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by csense 10y ago
.col-md-8 #{@record.name} / #{@record.description} - binding.pry = check_box_tag(display, true, @record.display, :disabled => true) = _('Display in Catalog') Ruby syntax is terrifying.
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by csense 10y ago
If the government takes your land and gives it to the public to build a new road, the Constitution says you have to be compensated. If the government takes your standard and gives it to the public to build a new law, it seems like the same
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by csense 10y ago
This. - People don't have as many kids as in decades past - The "stranger danger" mentality -- which the parent post aptly described as "tragic paranoia [1] and hostility even though it is safer than ever" -- means
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by csense 10y ago
> design elements which would make it more easy to consume the content For me, "design elements" tend to make content harder to consume. > it just feels clunky Pages that load megabytes of JavaScript to display kilobytes o
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by csense 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis
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Why is Big Ben falling silent?(bbc.com)
2 points by csense 10y ago|0 comments
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by csense 10y ago
Answers to his issues with tariffs: > First, such tariffs are probably barred under trade agreements that are in place. To impose them, we would have to abrogate those agreements. So what? Those trade agreements were made under the ass
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by csense 10y ago
It's none of the government's business what I spend my money on. If you go to a clinic specializing in mental health, cancer, abortion, or substance abuse, your medical treatment is nobody's business but you and your doctor&#
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by csense 10y ago
Would tunnelling robots make military sense in the 21st century?
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by csense 10y ago
It looked promising right up until the first code, and then I saw you're writing in AT&T syntax. AT&T syntax is such an abomination against nature and the gods of computing that every time I see it I want to gouge my eyes out.
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Kek or how I’ll waste my free time going forward(badlogicgames.com)
2 points by csense 10y ago|0 comments
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by csense 10y ago
A house not connected to the earth would be pretty awesome, but you'd have to have a way to get food and stuff delivered [1]. [1] http://what-if.xkcd.com/149/

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