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by gvd 10y ago
This is absolutely retarded. In my my neighborhood I've seen an increase in luxury cars in the last 3 years or so. Porche SUVs, BMW SUVs, Teslas, etc. I think to myself, 8 years ago these folks were crying in a ditch..and they have for
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by gvd 10y ago
How about we make society more equal instead of sending people that stand out already even quicker to the "top".
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by gvd 10y ago
It is, but their audiance are often fundamental Christians who gobble up anything that matches their conservative ideas (which usually involves limiting other people's freedoms). Look at Trump right now, total scumbag if you look at th
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by gvd 10y ago
Let me also point out that conservative in this case does not mean US conservative. US conservatism is slowly creeping towards theological conservatism.
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by gvd 10y ago
No
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by gvd 10y ago
That's exactly why you need public media. Not everybody can afford NYT
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by gvd 10y ago
I disagree. Government can fund media, without you immediately thinking of Russia. Being Dutch originally, I would refer you to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_public_broadcasting_syst... Note that this is not a c
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by gvd 10y ago
I actually think the fact that many people in the US coming from less free/developed countries is a problem (not the fact that they are here). They might come here thinking..wow this is great..this must be how it's supposed to be
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by gvd 10y ago
I feel like I sleep better when I'm backpacking. Even though I sleep less comfortable without my own bed, and I might even wake up during the night, I feel much more refreshed in the morning (5:30am). Of-course I sleep before 9pm and a
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by gvd 10y ago
If companies are really in it because there is a shortage they should pay H1Bs the same wage. If not, limit H1Bs. I'm pretty sure Thiel will prevent this from happening
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by gvd 10y ago
Pick a more expressive language. Less code will mean less arms on the table. All kidding aside, exercise will have benefits on all levels.
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by gvd 10y ago
What is the motive for the CIA to lie?
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by gvd 10y ago
I always use plumbing as an example. You never hear about that being not diverse enough. Look, I'm all for equal pay, but I didn't see those ladies in my classroom 10-15 years ago. Only after it became "cool" to be a ne
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by gvd 10y ago
More like "why not to use Python"
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by gvd 10y ago
Same in the Netherlands. It's changing, but when I went to "high school" (age of ~12) you could go to a vocational school to become e.g. carpenter, electrician, etc. When you are 16 you are set to get into that profession. Yo
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by gvd 10y ago
I wouldn't completely disallow cars (e.g. for the real locals) but I would make it less pleasant (e.g. more expensive) to drive your car through cities. When I visit Amsterdam I don't drive to the city center of Amsterdam, I drive
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by gvd 10y ago
A mission to Mars is nothing but a distraction from the real issue(s).
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by gvd 10y ago
People need to be taught how to use the internet. There are too many noobs that just gobble up whatever they want to hear. It's already a lot safer to say "if your opinion doesn't match with what's on wikipedia, you are
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by gvd 10y ago
There is a cause/causation issue BUT it does so happen to be that these countries have a: high living standard, little inequality, rank high on press freedom, high upward mobility. These monarchies also have very little to no power, s
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by gvd 10y ago
I'm glad OP took the road less traveled. I'm getting pretty tired of people living up to their stereotypes.
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by gvd 10y ago
Use Scala or some other statically typed language for building bigger stuff. Python might be nice for the first 3 lines but you will be convinced once you need to do some serious refactoring.