ikeyany

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by ikeyany 9y ago
I believe that being in the "engineering mindset" is at odds with what many people are used to. I think it's the culture that some see and get scared away from, even if that perception isn't 100% accurate. People interes
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by ikeyany 9y ago
“The Entrepreneurial State: debunking public vs. private sector myths”
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by ikeyany 9y ago
> I used to work for a social network. We used to have 3-hour meetings every week to discuss how to get the users addicted and keep them that way. This makes me curious. How was the company culture while you were there? Did the company t
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by ikeyany 9y ago
Easy to say when the main demographic here has no qualms with picking up and moving.
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by ikeyany 9y ago
What are the raw numbers? How do we know the percentage increase isn't mostly due to other commandos coming back home?
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by ikeyany 9y ago
Pretty much. West Texas and the panhandle are still relatively cheap, but...
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by ikeyany 9y ago
Don't worry--they're all getting priced out of Seattle/SF/DC/Denver/Portland/Texas. Give it 15 years.
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by ikeyany 9y ago
I said "setting up" a dystopia. You can't seriously see almost every communication being monitored, the middle class being replaced by cheap overseas/automated labor, and the amount of easily buyable lawmakers to be indi
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by ikeyany 9y ago
Okay then, I must not be sure what you envision as "small government". Did you have any examples in mind? Any examples that allow for innovation, propel a first world standard of living, and protect the rights of its citizens?
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by ikeyany 9y ago
So you're in agreement? Yes, my comment underlines the need for "institutions", but it also emphasizes human nature and the need to make these institutions resilient to being gamed by the greedy.
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by ikeyany 9y ago
> I'm anti-concentration of power Where do you think power goes in a free market where the rich/powerful are already at a tremendous advantage? Wealth trickles up.
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by ikeyany 9y ago
And proselytizing our current system isn't setting up a dystopia of its own?
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by ikeyany 9y ago
> Even though I'm a small government, pro-markets kind of guy There's something at the root of the American psyche that makes us deathly afraid to admit otherwise. Is it a fear of appearing weak, relying on institutions? Is it
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by ikeyany 9y ago
At least people can pronounce your name. There are, I'm sure, many brown/Asian HN users reading this thread, cringing at the days when teachers would do roll call, or on a daily basis annoyed at introductions taking 5 minutes long
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by ikeyany 9y ago
A mix of (1) women are more aesthetically pleasing, (2) women are socialized to fill the supporting role, and (3) systems are generally resistant to change, even over centuries. I don't think any of those observations are very controve
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by ikeyany 9y ago
I was hoping for answers that weren't poll-centered. As we saw in the US election, what people say they want and what they actually want can be very different.
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by ikeyany 9y ago
Can we really assume that based on votes alone? Just because they didn't vote for him in the first round doesn't mean they don't like him.
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by ikeyany 9y ago
Can French residents educate me as to if the sentiment among his supporters is more 'pro-Macron and his party', or more 'anti-Le Pen and her party'?
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by ikeyany 9y ago
And we're very, very apathetic.
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by ikeyany 9y ago
Makes more sense to just sleep at the office and commute home in the morning.
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by ikeyany 10y ago
Newspeak for sure. Can't speak out against it without being ostracized from the establishment. It worked with the Patriot Act, among countless others, so why would they stop?
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by ikeyany 10y ago
> While the rich pay more than their fair share and then some Do you honestly think every tax bracket pays the same effective rate as the middle class? I think you will learn a lot in this thread.
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by ikeyany 10y ago
You know, you're welcome to live in one of the hellhole countries that don't care about promoting the general welfare. We have that "ideal" literally written in the constitution.
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by ikeyany 10y ago
Do you really consider everyone paying their share to be 'substantial taxes'?
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by ikeyany 10y ago
Quality schooling, basic health care, and a way to pay for college for academic excellence aren't going to take away all the nice things you can afford to treat your child to. A decent minimum line is as much helping you (a functioning
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by ikeyany 10y ago
Obama used a few phrases that not only sounded pleasing, but accurately addressed what's happening to Americans: "Everyone, including the rich, need to pay their share." "Americans from all backgrounds should have a fair
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by ikeyany 10y ago
In what universe is "race betrayal" not a racist code word? What the fuck.
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by ikeyany 10y ago
Within reasonable limits. Being pro American doesn't mean being anti everyone else.
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by ikeyany 10y ago
> Why is the USG allowed to ban foreigners from coming to the US if they undercut American wages? It's in the interest of a nation to implement rules that boost its economy. Wanting foreigners to prosper over your own countrymen is
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by ikeyany 10y ago
I was thinking that some languages like C++ take a lot longer between "tests" (e.g. compile times) and are thus more prone to be worked on at odd times.

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