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Ask HN: Is there a Watsi for school fees/buildings?
1 points by fecklessyouth 12y ago|0 comments
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by fecklessyouth 12y ago
That perfectly supports my point. Because the value you mention is derived solely from utility--actions have no intrinsic value themselves. As yourself say, "assuming all value/morality is ultimately subjective." That's
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by fecklessyouth 12y ago
Thanks. My point is, activists like Graeber are bound by philosophical systems they don't recognize, which have been in place for hundreds of years and which form the foundation of our entire modes of thought. He may dislike modern cap
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by fecklessyouth 12y ago
The Enlightenment produced a society which identified pleasure as its most fundamental social value. As Locke says, individuals are hardwired to pursue pleasure. And as Smith says, capitalism is the economic system best able to produce the
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by fecklessyouth 13y ago
Well, one would hope that classroom management and people skills are imparted by a 5+ years of TA'ing.
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by fecklessyouth 13y ago
I don't see why there isn't a bigger push to move all these jobless PhDs to high school teaching positions. They'll make more money and get better benefits than what they get as an adjunct. They won't necessarily get muc
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Name that Blue(namethatblue.com)
9 points by fecklessyouth 13y ago|2 comments
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The fastest growing companies in America: The Inc. 5000, visualized(tableausoftware.com)
1 points by fecklessyouth 13y ago|0 comments
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Trademark: How Square Inc. shut down an event-finding mobile app(charleekelee.tumblr.com)
5 points by fecklessyouth 13y ago|1 comments
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by fecklessyouth 13y ago
To be clear, I'm not necessarily arguing that it's advantageous. I'm arguing that his experience does not qualify as a liberal arts education, and he shouldn't criticize it at such. You seem to place his experience into
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by fecklessyouth 13y ago
I suppose we're splitting hairs here about what he's aiming for, but consider his comments, first, about what he learned on the job: >"My first six months, what did the consulting firm teach me? They didn't teach me t
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by fecklessyouth 13y ago
Nelson's remarks exemplify a disturbing trend amongst technologists, and especially those trying to reform education: Misidentifying sub-par educational experiences and areas of studies as "the liberal arts," and then attribu
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
I go to a small school that still grants all-campus email access to everyone. It develops a culture of communication all its own, and often hosts vigorous and even nasty arguments. And while the role it plays could be filled much better by
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
>However, for the first dish we had a goodly porker, with a garland upon him, and puddings, goose giblets, lamb-stones, sweetbreads, and gizzards round him; there were also beets and houshold-bread of his own baking, for himself, which
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
I've stopped going Reddit, for a similar effect.
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
If you want to commit something to memory, read it, try reciting it in your head, try writing out, and as long as you can't, refer back to the original thing. If you want to record a passing thing to later commit to memory, write it in a no
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
It's not the suits are back...it's that they never really left.
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
Ironically, "circumlocution" is borrowed nearly exactly from its Romantic roots in Latin: circa (around) locum (place)
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
>“Forget everything you know about telepresence robots.” Done.
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
It sounds like the author simply took a few trends in the last 50 years of higher ed and designated them casual "steps."
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RePublic Wireless opens again up for Beta testing(community.republicwireless.com)
2 points by fecklessyouth 14y ago|0 comments
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
Somewhat related anecdote in light of 10.8: I never properly upgraded from OS 10.5. I pirated 10.6 and skipped 10.7, partially because I'm a cheap college student and partially because the changes between versions never seemed that dramatic
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
Not really. Confucianism is ingrained into Chinese society in ways the West can't comprehend. UU is a 19th century offshoot of NE Congregationalism.
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
And I think that problem will continue for some time, since a replacement for church would require frequent socializing in a comfortable environment not aimed explicitly at socializing.
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
Correct. I don't know much about religion in the UK; here, it revolves very much around what sort of circles you move in. Plus what region of the country, and whether you're in the suburbs, inner city, or country. But hey, that's what you g
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
CHURCH, CHURCH, CHURCH. There's none of the financial worries, pecking orders, or time constraints of workplace friendships, plus more of the freedom. You do it, supposedly, once a week, or more. There's no pressure to make small talk becau
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
That's a pretty high percentage. Link?
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
I'm definitely no expert, but it seems to me that the two pieces of evidence he uses to date the creation of "whiteness" aren't very reliable. As one commenter on his blog pointed out, cave painting may be dark simply because that was the c
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
Ah yes, the old "the suit is dying" clarion call that everyone hears once every few years. But suits will never die, and neither will ties. They, frankly, make men look better. A suit that fits well makes a man look slimmer, taller and more
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by fecklessyouth 14y ago
Thoreau came to the same conclusion. "I don't support war, so I'm not going to pay taxes." This, however, isn't a tenable practice for society as a whole.

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