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by ignostic 13y ago
The speech is readily found by those who know how to Google. Perhaps more Americans would have read the speech if not for the crazy copyright laws, but I think most people haven't read it simply because most people aren't interest
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Most of the top comments are restating a common belief among technical workers: HR managers (or all of HR) is worthless, especially when they try to be more than paper-pushers. Lumping all HR people into a single category is foolish and unf
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by ignostic 13y ago
http://www.occ.gov/topics/consumer-protection/fair-lending/i...
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It is illegal when it comes to lending. See the section on disparate impact. http://www.occ.gov/topics/consumer-protection/fair-lending/i...
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by ignostic 13y ago
Thanks for bringing the MIT article to my attention. I wouldn't say I referenced the type of radiation, but was just a little less specific. The only source for the article you pointed to ( http://arxiv.org/abs/0910
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by ignostic 13y ago
It seems to read that way, but the doctrine has been applied to the Fair Housing Act and more. http://www.propublica.org/article/disparate-impact-and-fair-...
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by ignostic 13y ago
This is the first I'm hearing of it, but assessing credit risk based on social profiles is almost definitely illegal. Conclusions based on friends or location rather than actual history will have a disparate impact on minorities. http
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by ignostic 13y ago
I find it odd that a community like HN is reasonable, calm, and science-based on all but a few issues, like the TSA. The problem is not the body scanners. The problem is the TSA and the disregard of the bill of rights. Health claims: Pass
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by ignostic 13y ago
Passive mm-wave scanners do not produce radiation. The active mm-wave scanners use non-ionizing radiation which has been studied and shown not to cause cancer. One study even suggested it might reduce metastasis: http://onlinelib
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by ignostic 13y ago
> "Windows 7 is not a success. It's just a non-failure." So last I heard there were 630 million licenses of Windows 7 sold. Even at OEM prices, that's 63 billion dollars of revenue. If that's not success, you&#x
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by ignostic 13y ago
I followed a polyphasic sleep pattern for maybe 2 months, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. There are the more obvious obstacles: your friends, family, and co-workers don't follow the same schedule. It's lonely for anyon
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by ignostic 13y ago
Not only is the title absolutely wrong (it's 64%), but I don't see why this belongs on HN.
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The short answer is, "no, but it depends." If sample size is large and the sample is representative of what it claims to show, .5 is very significant correlation. The .3 correlation with a large sample size means something is ha
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by ignostic 13y ago
Indeed, it's a little embarrassing. The tenuous conclusions reached based on correlation in the SEO industry are out of control. It should not be surprising that any metric of popularity (+1s, shares) will have some sort of correlati
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I have found enormously high correlations - as high as 99% in some industries - between links and brand-name searches in Google. I've also found enormously high correlations for non-commercial phrase rankings and social shares. I have
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by ignostic 13y ago
Ah, thanks. I'm not sure that excuses it, but it certainly lowers my opinion of the author.
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by ignostic 13y ago
What you mean to say is that this post is negative and extremely angry. I agree with the comment you should have made! He's also writing a humorous post, so we should take it for what it is. I don't agree with your flippant sexist
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by ignostic 13y ago
An imgur album with a couple screengrabs confirms nothing. I could create those folders and that file in about 5 minutes, too. It might be authentic, but there's no proof that it is. It's not that I doubt that biometrics will be a
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And the very next sentence: > "All these things influence the validity of a direct speed comparison between the two versions" I hope the author wasn't trying to say, "Go is better always forever." I read it more
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About 100k westerners according to Wikipedia - not a large percentage at all. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but those compounds basically hire their own security and ignore several SA religious laws. SA isn't yet a business-friendl
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by ignostic 13y ago
This was my question, too! According to the paper: > "Finally, we test the interference of ambient backscattering and ﬁnd that, even in less favorable conditions, it does not create any noticeable glitches on an off-the-shelf TV, as
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by ignostic 13y ago
Interesting, but I don't see Americans emigrating to Saudi Arabia to be part of a "Middle Eastern Silicon Valley." There are just too many obstacles culturally and politically. Here are some examples that came to my attention
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by ignostic 13y ago
What's with the demeaning sarcasm? No one - except you - said that building software and getting aids are the only two options. I'm sure you can see what he intended - there are many, many other options, starting with a low-skill
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I find it interesting that you dismiss the evidence as anecdotal, then proceed to come to conclusions about society based on said evidence.
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Excellent TL;DR here.
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I disagree with points 1-3. 1- Undergrad college experience consists of homework and test, perhaps with the occassional group project or presentation thrown in. This is so far removed from what non-academics do at work that it's hilari
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by ignostic 13y ago
> "you might miss out on learning things you wouldn't self-study." This is true: it would be wise to be honest with yourself on this point. I've personally read more textbooks since graduating than I did in college;
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by ignostic 13y ago
It depends on your goals - no one can give you advice on the path you should take if they don't know your destination. Do you want to be an entrepreneur? Do you want to build a product and company, work for startups, or work in enterpr
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> "I do want to mention a concern that I think about as a father. Young, developing brains are likely more susceptible to harm from marijuana than adult brains. Some recent studies suggest that regular use in teenage years leads to
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by ignostic 13y ago
Would Siri not have worked if the company hadn't been in stealth? Google and Microsoft had already been working on speech technologies at this point. In fact, Google was already integrating voice into Android in 2008, well before Siri

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