ghurtado

6 ms·

61.
by ghurtado 6mo ago
> The goal of writing is not to have written. A certain percentage of comments I write on social networks end up being deleted before even clicking post. Sometimes after spending 10 or 15 minutes writing it. The reasons are many, and I&#
62.
by ghurtado 6mo ago
> I mean if you agree with it, it’s not propaganda A very workable definition of "propaganda" might be "an idea crafted specifically so that you will think it was your idea in the first place" That's why "ag
63.
by ghurtado 6mo ago
This is the best joke I've heard in a long time
64.
by ghurtado 6mo ago
Imagine telling those North Koreans that there are millions of people in the US that do it all for free. Hell, some will even pay extra for access to the highest levels of ass kissing.
65.
by ghurtado 6mo ago
I have no doubt in my mind that, more than once, Kim Jong Un has found himself watching TV going "come on, this guy is fucking ridiculous"
66.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> it's a strategy as old as time, but it's a strategy that usually fails I like to call this the "Yahoo Effect"
67.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
I'm gonna try to remember this comment for the next time someone brings up the boiling frog analogy. Which is usually back to back with the thought that in bygone times "the human mind used to be cleaner / healthier / sm
68.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> I wonder if this is how the clergy felt once the vulgar were... You meant the "vulgus". "Vulgar" has the same root, but a very different meaning. This random thought is kinda disconnected from actual human history.
69.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
So many words and you missed the most important one: "netiquette" That's the whole point: the word exists precisely as a testament to something that used to exist but now doesn't. Anybody old enough to remember the word
70.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
You should be able to understand the definition of a common term such as "status symbol" though. Understanding words does not require being impressed by anything, nor caring about the opinion of kids.
71.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> it can't (meaningfully) be bought or transferred. https://www.ebay.com/b/Olympic-Medal/27291/bn_55191416?_sop=... > People, acquaintances and strangers alike, frequently comment on the knit sock
72.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
Sounds like you're too thick to understand Hitchens quote.
73.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
Which begs the question: how many of those Russians stealing the appliances also took a potato washer or two?
74.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> status symbol. This sort of thing was done at a time when everybody did it, and now that it's not done, nobody does it No kid ever said "did you see the sweater that Timmy's grandma knitted for him? That kid is so cool!
75.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
In a more advanced civilisation, you would be put in the pillory for the townsfolk to throw rotten cabbage at you until the Lord fixed whatever made you say that.
76.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
Psilocybin? Not sure, I used to be better at diagnosing this type of episode.
77.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> I don't understand what problem AI is supposed to solve in software development. When Russians invaded Germany during WWII, some of them (who had never seen a toilet) thought that toilets were advanced potato washing machines, and
78.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> I do wonder if productivity with AI coding has really gone up Here's the thing: we never had a remotely sane way to measure productivity of a software engineer for reasons that we all understand, and we don't have it now. Eve
79.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> The languages used to describe and query them have to be different. Absolutely not. That which is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
80.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> It's quite rare to see someone migrate from one database to another. I'm not discounting the level of effort involved, but I think the reason you don't see this often is because it is rare that simply changing DBMS syst
81.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
I'm not disagreeing with you, but shouldn't free Internet access come before that?
82.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
FYI this is a very long winded and meandering history of phrenology and palm reading. So if that's your thing, go nuts
83.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> Don't project the emptiness of your existence The irony of such an unnecessarily hostile opening line is ... Absolute cinema (It's ok if you don't get it, Jeff. This comment is for other people)
84.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> If we didn't have cities, we also wouldn't have eight billion people in the world. Could you break down the logic that leads you to this conclusion? Im sure it's deeper than "if cities disappeared right now, a lot o
85.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
You're right - it's only 99.9% illegal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_Sta...
86.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
I am still amazed that there are people who think that drugs and prostitution will go away if we just make sure that they are illegal. Might as well add 'swearing' to that list.
87.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
> because of the shame in admitting you fell for it. I would argue that the reason has more to do with our utter inability to create common sense laws regarding anything "sex".
88.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
"if you can't handle being an adult you should leave" "I shall leave"
89.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
Spamming the same comment over and over again, what a sad existence. Flagged. Honestly, you do not belong in this platform. You have the maturity of a 3rd grader.
90.
by ghurtado 7mo ago
Oh right the sarcasm and the histrionics. Yeah, that makes you sound like a petulant child that should not be taken seriously. Do you need any more feedback about your comment or are we done?

More ›