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by doktrin 8y ago
> I like to think of python as a language that’s great for responsible adults. Not a disagreement, but an observation : verbatim the exact same thing has been said about Ruby, and - I imagine - every other widely used dynamically typed l
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by doktrin 8y ago
> People thought the black plague was wrought and spread by evil spirits. They could have easily managed to prove it was being spread by rats, if they were so inclined, but who'd have thought to consider such things at the time? Wel
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by doktrin 8y ago
> Just a clarifying point from the article: Transmissible != Communicable That's a good point for those who just skip straight to the comments, but you should edit this to use the language of the article (contagious vs communicable)
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by doktrin 8y ago
Do TS folks really attack Java specifically? Why? That doesn't make much sense to me. By and large when I hear TS aficionados speak they compare TS to vanilla JS and don't mention Java at all.
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by doktrin 8y ago
By and large, humans are sympathetic when they can empathise - or in other words when they can see themselves in another's shoes. At this point, I'd wager most adults in the developed world have learned that they too have an impre
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by doktrin 8y ago
I thought Bezos' investigator had alluded to the leaks originating from Sanchez's brother? That also seems more likely to me than a nation state - in this particular case, at least.
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by doktrin 8y ago
Outrage? I doubt it, frankly. Max Mosley was literally filmed in 2008 having a BDSM orgy with hookers dressed up in Nazi regalia and even then the reaction was more muted than not. To the extent there was a public outcry it stemmed entire
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by doktrin 8y ago
Yeah, AMI really seems to be operating with an outdated world view here, whereas Bezos correctly assessed that the public at large will be more impressed by the act of standing up to a blackmail attempt than they're concerned about his
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by doktrin 8y ago
This isn't the 1950s. The conservative candidate in the last election is literally a serial philanderer. We're way past the point where the public at large is going to wring their hands about hum drum infidelity.
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by doktrin 8y ago
The key to me, it seems, would be to evaluate his decision making process as opposed to merely examining the outcome. If the stated rationale used at the outset is validated (repeatedly), then it stands to reason his success is due to more
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by doktrin 8y ago
At the time you made your first comment (as indicated by multiple responders quoting the title in place at the time), the title omitted that the employees had supported the Amazon blockades specifically as opposed to the political movement
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by doktrin 8y ago
> It's all Bing and Oath That statement isn't fully supported by the link you provided. It does however seem reasonable that DDG results are based in large part on Bing and Oath. "In fact, DuckDuckGo gets its results from
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by doktrin 8y ago
I don't know the specific story in France, but it seems reasonable that paying less in taxes confers a significant competitive advantage.
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by doktrin 8y ago
> Source : "growth hacker, likes online marketing" You need a better source, IMHO. DDG themselves claim to use multiple sources, including Bing (but not including Google). I've seen DDG == Bing mentioned enough times that
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by doktrin 8y ago
I agree. The translated HN title is inaccurate. The article only goes so far as to mention two examples, so it's possible that some of the terminated employees did less egregious stuff - but based on the available data this is about mo
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by doktrin 8y ago
> the left-wing half despise it while revelling in the freedom it provides I doubt you can defend this statement on a factual basis
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by doktrin 8y ago
> The guy was not sentenced yet, likely won't be, but given how incompetent everyone involved one can not be sure. Does the public prosecutor in Hungary have a poor conviction rate? I know nothing about your country, but if I were f
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by doktrin 8y ago
FT is probably the highest quality newspaper in the world. They do charge a premium though.
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by doktrin 8y ago
I disagree. Most issues are in fact not best viewed through a lens of two equal and opposing "sides". Multiple opinions are meaningless (or in fact a net-negative) if those opinions aren't factually grounded.
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by doktrin 8y ago
It strikes me as ironic that the more the military gets put on a pedestal by the public, the more they resent said public. Both of these (the public's worship of the military, and the military's disdain for the public) have experi
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by doktrin 8y ago
Not sure what kind of answer you expect. The existence of one oft-used loophole is a reason to create another?
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by doktrin 8y ago
> reminds me of DeepBlue playing Jeopardy Apologies for the nitpicky correction, but that was Watson.
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by doktrin 8y ago
I think I see where you're coming from, but at the same time we shouldn't establish a precedent that makes it even easier for companies to hide behind some named scapegoat. The decision was carried out in IBM's name, and IBM
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by doktrin 8y ago
Securing a dependency management system like npm, pip, et al is not a solved problem by any stretch. This isn't about the competency of any particular individuals, but the willingness of the software engineering community as a whole to
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by doktrin 8y ago
> acclimation to higher altitudes Is this really much of an issue? I'm sure altitude sickness can occur at some places like breckenridge, but even there most people seem to adjust within a day or two. Altitude over 4km is a differen
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by doktrin 8y ago
If it were anything more than casual banter, you wouldn't need a press release.
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by doktrin 8y ago
If you can actually defend your position that "people" in eastern europe routinely compare the EU to the USSR, by all means. Otherwise, have a nice day.
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by doktrin 8y ago
Yes. Some of the DoD work I did was probably a net-negative for the world.
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by doktrin 8y ago
Nice try. I'm not a tourist on holiday or a random stranger. Most real people just have enough sense not to compare brussels to murderous autocratic regimes, especially if they've lived through the latter.
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by doktrin 8y ago
You were downvoted but you're obviously correct. This idea that the EU is responsible for preventing wars on the continent just doesn't stand up to any reasonable examination.

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