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by doktrin 13y ago
Alternatively, you perform the task faithfully and are unfairly blamed when said feature is exploited by a family cabal : http://www.dorkly.com/article/59234/an-open-letter-from-a-de...
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by doktrin 13y ago
Sounds anachronistic. I can't imagine going to a farm and inquiring about their "herd of beeves".
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by doktrin 13y ago
I think we're in agreement. In French, however, boeuf can also refer to the animal.
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by doktrin 13y ago
The word 'beef' entered the English language following the Norman invasion in 1066. It's a word with Latin roots, but came to English via French. Consider the dichotomy between sheep & mutton, or pig & pork. In all in
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by doktrin 13y ago
Insightful as always, XKCD. I'm a little surprised at the number of sharks being caught.
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by doktrin 13y ago
This is very cool. I enjoy reading about work being done in interesting, yet unexpected verticals.
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by doktrin 13y ago
What's the underlying GeoIP database?
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by doktrin 13y ago
For those more familiar with legal proceedings : Was the defense not able to submit the IM context themselves? The conclusion seems to be that it would basically exonerate him, so why could they not disclose it? The article goes so far as t
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by doktrin 13y ago
That's a cogent explanation. I can see where you're coming from, and I appreciate you taking the time to elaborate. > This problem is manageable in the physical sciences but it is totally unmanageable when studying the human c
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by doktrin 13y ago
> I.e. why do you assume that what is socially constructed can't be real? I'm assuming you wouldn't say "pneumonia is socially constructed". If you did, I would read that as "pneumonia isn't real&quot
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by doktrin 13y ago
> And despite living through fifty years of startling advances in medicine, where huge swaths of mental illness were found to have biological origins in the brain Pretty much this. Having just heard about him today, it's clear his
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by doktrin 13y ago
> I personally think mental health and mental illness are socially constructed. > This being said, the experiences relating to mental illness are very real. What's the logical basis for this pair of assertions? How can the &q
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by doktrin 13y ago
If I understand the parent correctly, he agrees with a certain Thomas Szasz' [1] opinions on psychiatry. Central among his opinions is the assertion that mental illness is a "myth" due to the lack of observable changes at the
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by doktrin 13y ago
This rings true to me (social circle : early 20's - early 30's). Related : my (ex) girlfriend once noted that "k" - as opposed to "kk" - was a sign of mild annoyance or anger. Turns out I was actually annoyed w
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by doktrin 13y ago
For the statisticians and data scientists in the room : do pie charts ever have a valid use case (as defined by being superior to another form of visualization)?
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by doktrin 13y ago
Genuine question : are JAR files sent as email attachments still the state-of-the-art in PC hijacking?
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by doktrin 13y ago
If you consumed nothing but 12 cans of coke a day you would probably lose weight. Healthy? Maybe not.
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by doktrin 13y ago
> Another thing that's interesting is that it's really not all about enabling entrepreneurship. Increasingly, I have noticed loans for education [1], home-building [2], and other needs. This is actually a not-uncommon catch w
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by doktrin 13y ago
> The healthcare system is broken if you do an honest day's work and can't afford insurance, but that's not what we're talking about here. Isn't it, though? If you replace "insurance" with "appro
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by doktrin 13y ago
I donated $25, and feel the same way. The healthcare situation in the US is un-fucking-acceptable.
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by doktrin 13y ago
I couldn't agree more. It's a disgraceful situation. If or when I leave this country, it will be in no small part due to issues such as this.
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by doktrin 13y ago
> something akin to what a Ramones album is for a guitar playing teenager. Couldn't agree more. Blitzkrieg bop is as infectious and fun to play as it is easy to pick up.
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by doktrin 13y ago
That's not at all a given. I distinctly recall, for instance, DALnet being the target of crippling DDoS attacks ~15 years ago. IRC servers are incredibly vulnerable in this particular regard.
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by doktrin 13y ago
Huh?
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by doktrin 13y ago
I agree. My trust in HN as a tech news source is shaken by this selective censorship. Of course, this isn't my sandbox and I don't make the rules. Etc.
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by doktrin 13y ago
> If you're building a web application, you're the delivery driver, not the mechanic. That's a flawed analogy. Delivery drivers aren't responsible for configuring or providing maintenance on the packages they delive
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by doktrin 13y ago
> they are comfortable not knowing because they are beginners I disliked web frameworks when I was a "beginner". > It's fun to think that completionists exist, fun like believing in the tooth fairy or the little rat.
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by doktrin 13y ago
> refuse to drive your car If I were engineering a car or a service tightly integrated with one, I would be pretty interested in knowing how cars works. > If you are your boss whose money is being wasted because someone refuses to
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by doktrin 13y ago
What I think is missing from most of these discussions is an acknowledgement that people, in general (including developers), learn differently . In this context : you're either comfortable not knowing, or you're not. What I mean
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by doktrin 13y ago
Genuine question : outside of software, are job listings also terrible reflections of the needs of the position? I feel like I am often contacted regarding positions for which I am not qualified on paper. Recently, for instance, a recruiter

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