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by hkphooey 13y ago
Does Eich refuse to work with gay people? Is he suddenly firing people because of their sexual orientation or political beliefs? No. So who is the fascist? Looks like the mob who demand he resign or be fired because they don't like
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Yes, Mary the office manager, she claims to be a Christian but I've always suspected her of being a witch. Burn her! Drown her! Do both! But whatever you do, don't go near John, because I hear he gets upset over cartoons and he
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by hkphooey 13y ago
People are employed on what they contribute to the company, not on their social or political views. If these employees are such bigots and fascists, that they can't fathom someone having a different opinion to their own, they should re
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A man has won a 16-year dispute over a laptop he bought from PC World(bbc.com)
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Speaking of conspiracy... Anybody else looked at AngelList and the salaries being offered? Isn't it strange that the majority of salaries, cash and equity, top out at the same amount? Isn't it amazing that in a free market, hundre
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Exactly, you could call it the trickle-down effect. If you apply for a job at a start-up they can say "Hey, an engineer at Google makes this much, you're not as good, so you're going to make 25% less, and since this is a star
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Here is an example from the UK, August 2013 (not sure what the current status is). I have no dog in this fight but to me this does not seem like tolerance on the part of the gay couple, this action comes across as somewhat spiteful. &quot
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by hkphooey 13y ago
In the UK, civil partnerships were introduced for same-sex couples, which gave AFAIK the exact same legal rights and tax benefits as heterosexual marriage. However, campaigners for gay marriage said this was not good enough so the Prime Mi
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by hkphooey 13y ago
This is silly, almost fascist. What next? If a person doesn't donate to a campaign supporting gay marriage, does that mean the person is a bigot and homophobic?
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by hkphooey 13y ago
I'm sorry, but you made a mistake of projecting your own beliefs and value system onto Mozilla. Mozilla is simply a technology organization and their mission is to promote a free and open web. It is not human rights, animal rights, or
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by hkphooey 13y ago
I disagree. People have died for the right to speak their minds so don't live in fear of what may or may not happen. If you have an opinion, voice it. If somebody is going to discriminate against you because of your opinion, then they
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by hkphooey 13y ago
If it's not a choice or a belief, is it genetic?
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by hkphooey 13y ago
> If you obtained stock prior to 2011, and sold it, the IRS has no idea what the cost basis is Any links to this? Isn't it based on FIFO or LIFO and you just have to be consistent in your approach? Why specifically 2011? Thanks
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by hkphooey 13y ago
What exactly did you mean by "contingent"? I interpreted what you wrote as meaning that since there aren't a vocal group of polygamous families making themselves seen and heard, it was somehow okay to ignore them because the
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by hkphooey 13y ago
> I do not see a contingent of people saying "we are living in healthy polygamous de facto marriages and wish to have the state recognize them." So the minority should not have any civil rights? In the US there are currently tw
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Yep, political correctness is stifling open debate. For some strange reason, nobody wants to discuss polygamous marriages, and whether they should be legal or not. It would be the height of hypocrisy to support gay marriage but not allow m
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by hkphooey 13y ago
There's an elephant in the room which people don't like discussing: If sexual orientation is not a preference, is it genetic and if so, what happens if scientists can screen for it?
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by hkphooey 13y ago
You are making a mountain out of a mole-hill. Grow up.
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by hkphooey 13y ago
China is a creditor nation. It's not drowning in external foreign debt. Fake growth? Sure, I get it, China should behave more like responsible Western countries who report real figures all the time! Maybe you've been reading too
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Wow, so every CEO should be be asked to state their position on social issues? What are staff going to do if they don't like the answers? Quit? Strike?
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Yawn. This is not a big deal. There's no China, India or Brazil in the G8 (now G7) so it doesn't exactly represent the biggest economies in the world. What the G7 does represent however are some of the most debt ridden countries
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Disqus just turned off the ability to see how many people have downvoted a comment. So now every comment will look positive and be re-affirming instead of challenging someone to think, "Hey, I agree with that comment, but hundreds of o
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by hkphooey 13y ago
You want emotionally charged? This new rule is F *ING STUPID! We are humans, not robots! If you agree and you have more than 1000 Karma points, please upvote and approve this message. Thank you.
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by hkphooey 13y ago
This perhaps marks the beginning of the end for HackerNews. Who wants to contribute to a "community" where there is active censorship of posts critical of YCombinator companies (see Dr Chrono), or you get hell-banned for no good r
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HFX Monster Fanless PC (zero noise from i7-4770K and GeForce GT)(fanlesstech.com)
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Amazon has physical warehouses and a supply chain. Hyatt has property and employees all over the world. Airbnb has a website. The entry barrier to competition is very low. They are not unique at all.
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by hkphooey 13y ago
It's outrageous - no way is AirBnB "worth" more than Hyatt hotels!!! "At $10bn, Airbnb would be one of the world’s most valuable startups and worth more than than Hyatt Hotels ($8.3bn) or Wyndham Worldwide ($9.4bn).&quo
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by hkphooey 13y ago
Did you raise issues with the glibc team and submit patches etc... before deciding to create your own project?
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Google Glass Attack Victim Under Restraining Order For Recording Neighbors(sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com)
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by hkphooey 13y ago
What does YCombinator have to lose? What does HackerNews have to lose? Why has this story been killed so it doesn't appear on the front page? I feel there is technical merit in discussing the poor security practice of WhatsApp, so that

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