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by ghurtado 10y ago
1. "/s" -> those two characters are not a "get out of jail free card" that allows you to behave without respect and decorum. 2. On HN, flagging a comment like yours is a much more appropriate response than downvo
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> You're being intentionally obtuse Side note, but every time I see someone online accusing someone else of being "intentionally obtuse" I stop reading immediately. You know nothing of the intentions of a stranger who&#x27
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by ghurtado 10y ago
You're using quotes to "quote" people saying things they never said, so this is not really a productive conversation any more.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
Thanks! But let me make sure I properly credit Warren Buffett for it :)
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by ghurtado 10y ago
Say that we're doing business and I ask you to sign a piece of paper that says that you promise not to tell the police if I burn your house down. Obviously, you think this is pretty ridiculous (and concerning), so you ask in disbelief
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> The implication made here is that the writer believes that gigster is going to "do something awful". In what other context does it make sense to talk about the right to sue someone other than "doing something awful"
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> I doubt that would happen in practice though, Having to worry about it is horrible enough, since this will actually keep many developers from pursuing their passions in their free time.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> Bottom line, relax and focus on good faith. That is quite possibly the WORST legal advice that I've ever heard with regards to contract law (and you're in very tough competition here)
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by ghurtado 10y ago
Damage control. They went from "lol, you're the only one with a problem, get lost!" to "hmmm, this is generating bad publicity.. now we definitely sympathize with your concerns!" real quick. As far as I'm conce
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by ghurtado 10y ago
1. There's nothing willfully misleading about asking a hypothetical question 2. You do not have an "absolute transparency" duty to your employer about all aspects of your personal life. Please don't behave as if you do.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
I don't know exactly who you mean by "normal people", but I can tell you I most definitely don't come here looking for "normal news".
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by ghurtado 10y ago
Don't be shy: if it is so bold, why not explain why? Feel free to present non-religious arguments that contradict the claim.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> Well, a zygote is a developing human being while a placenta is clearly not. In that case, pro-lifers should have no issues with a pregnant woman asking her doctor to remove her placenta - as long as they don't touch the zygote.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
I disagree. Without the final note, he is simply reporting facts.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> What their comment doesn't do is imply unfounded intentions upon HN community members. You seem to be exempt from this rule, however: > why mention it at all other than to muddy the waters by injecting additional politicization
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by ghurtado 10y ago
I suppose if your definition of "plenty" is different than mine, that you could be right. Having said that, I have a hard time taking any anti-abortion group seriously (whether religious or not) which does not actually have an off
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> that it does not want static resources older than a certain age. This already exists: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/If...
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> If I wanted to get my hands dirty or get away from the world for a bit, before robots I could work on an oil rig for a bit. Now, that's not really an option. It's also no longer an option to go work for the King's Master
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> (size of fine * chance of being caught) > profit from not being caught But that's precisely the problem, isn't it? How can you ensure the risk is too high for the company unless you take into account its financials?
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by ghurtado 10y ago
How much driving around would you do when shopping for a mortgage? How many lenders would you actively talk to? If we estimate the purchase price of a home to be roughly 10 times higher than a car - and following your logic - is sounds like
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by ghurtado 10y ago
You're assuming (incorrectly) that it is Indian nationals that are doing most of the hiring at Oracle.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
I'll just leave this here: http://fortune.com/2017/01/17/oracle-trump/
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by ghurtado 10y ago
I think you're misconstruing the meaning of the word systematically .
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by ghurtado 10y ago
That's a pretty complete list of false equivalences.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> Not quite the same thing in the end, though. For all intents and purposes, it is. I do not know a single person who I would term "proficient with technology" who is afraid of experimenting or overly concerned about making mis
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> If I'm a one man contractor building a house, certain categories of mistakes I'm on the hook for for the rest of my life. Should contractors that built houses in the 60s be held liable for using things like asbestos and lead
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by ghurtado 10y ago
Exactly, it doesn't even need to have a picture on the screen.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
> actually as I type this I can hear the monitor. It's just a high pitched constant sound like a dog whistle. Curse you for this! I've had this monitor for years without a problem and now I can't unhear it!! By the way, I
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by ghurtado 10y ago
Also known as the "I'm certain there's a TV that was left on somewhere in this house" phenomenon. I agree, annoying as hell.
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by ghurtado 10y ago
You may have auditory loss that affects only certain frequencies. The problem is easily masked in a quiet environment, since your brain has more aural information to put the words together, but in a noisy environment, where many of the spee

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