derrickdirge

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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Not only would it look hypocritical to not enter into a relationship because someone doesn't fit into traditional gender roles, it would disqualify one from being a feminist altogether. That mentality is one of the reasons we need fe
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
If I knew my wife was considering divorcing me because because I lost my job, she wouldn't have to consider it any longer because I'd get the ball rolling. I suspect that there are deeper compatibility issues at play and major eve
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
I bet I could find someone to smear baby oil on a stranger's face for $1000.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
This is worth giving a second thought. It's practically (literally?) instinctual to feel like the universe is happening to you rather than with you.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Is job obstruction illegal in Canada?
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
I'd like to second the Thermapen. It's been engineered exactly as much as necessary. Long probe, nearly instant reading, no buttons, no extra features or complicated display. Compact, splash-resistant, long battery life, accurate
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Along the same lines, my Chemex is one of my favorite objects. I love the simplicity of the design and the brewing process. I love the consistently tasty brew. I love the way it looks on my kitchen counter. I love the purity of materials. A
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
When you say "REAL fasting" what do you mean exactly?
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
This is about CBP, which is real law enforcement.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
When has BLM called for the extermination of anyone?
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
I would love to read an elaboration on this. There's so much I don't understand about AI.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
So AI that can develop algorithms on its own? Basically AI that can write code?
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Exhausted from all the mental gymnastics.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Does this work on mobile?
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Reading this article about escaping from oppressive technology, when the page turns off my music in order to try, and fail, to play an ad.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
It depends. Does it include future updates? Are they pushed out to clients automatically? Does it include product support? Is it at least as easy to use as the pirated version (i.e. no intrusive DRM)? Is it at least as easy to obtain? If yo
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
I was really hoping this was going to provide some path to completing my CS degree. At least they're acknowledging the importance of education.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
All I'm saying is that it's impossible to know the extent to which those beliefs contributed to his actions. There are millions of people of all religions, including Islam, who aren't too keen on gay people. But the vast majo
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Yes, that. We all hold prejudices that we all need to be mindful of. Getting tangled in the weeds of arguing about semantics completely derails that point.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
My point is that we should be cautious about assuming that his motives were uncomplicated. For what it's worth, the FBI also found no evidence linking him to ISIL. We can't possibly know what he felt in his heart, but making polic
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Poor Wilhelm Reich. Whatever you think about the validity of his research, it must have been agonizing for him to watch so much of his work literally go up in flames. It's hard to imagine how such destruction of knowledge could ever be
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
You're still missing the point the parent was making.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
But of course it's not that simple. From the wiki: >Mateen's ex-wife, however, claimed that his father called him gay while in her presence. Speaking on her behalf, her current fiancé said that she, his family, and others belie
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
It would be easier to see his actions as 'just nationalist' if even one of the countries whose citizens have been banned from entering the US wasn't a Muslim-majority country.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Because that's not what 'actually happened'. A single young man with a sordid past and complicated relationship with the gay community claimed allegiance to Islamists immediately prior to massacring dozens of people at a gay-
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
You're being willfully obtuse. The points the parent was making were not reliant on a concrete shared definition of 'racism.' Do you want to be part of a discussion, or do you just want the rush of endorphins that contrariani
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
Racism is making decisions about a person's character based on information about their ethnic background. Usually these decisions negatively impact the subject of the racism, serving to position them as inferior to the decider's r
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
I knew a handful of people who simply didn't "like" Clinton, but also felt a need to "throw a wrench into the system." Some of whom I had pegged as relatively progressive.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
>Some virtue signaling is necessary; leaders should speak out; Surely Fred Wilson is considered a leader within certain communities.
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by derrickdirge 10y ago
That list is exactly what I'm talking about. By the time I wanted to go back, that list was completely full of links back to the current page and I had to load HN from my favorites instead.

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