ikeyany

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by ikeyany 10y ago
Creating a business in America and therefore being a part of the American economy means prioritizing America in your business interests. If you are against that (e.g. willing to undercut American wages by hiring cheaper foreigners), then yo
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"sort by most recent posts that we approve of"* Why isn't this being talked about by various media outlets? It's blatant social engineering via dark patterns and deception.
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Are you seriously asking why it's ethical to encourage American companies to hire Americans?
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This is good to hear--I'd like to know more about how network federations scale when they approach things like critical mass. I hope they have mechanisms in place to safeguard against influence from centralized platforms.
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> There is zero lock-in. They're fixing this. You buy 100 flat fares that you can use over the next 6 months, then you're more or less locked in.
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Which social media giant do you suppose will buy/copy* them before they become too much of a threat? * - edit
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Does it really take years and years of education to comprehend that the Earth is spinning around the sun?
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4 years of undergrad and 4 years of med school at least. And I agree that a tech related bachelor's is a good idea for a med school backup.
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Because it takes 0-4 years of schooling to get your foot in the STEM door, but 8-12 years of schooling for medicine. That pretty much bars access for anyone interested in having money in their 20s/30s, and those without a strong suppor
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> I refuse to do leftovers (this is not negotiable). Do you see a difference between eating leftovers and preparing a future meal? For example, I may cook extra chicken for dinner, chop up the extra pieces and put them in a salad for the
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by ikeyany 10y ago
It's mass social engineering, shaping how we interact on a primal level, with clicks/views as the guiding metric. And there's diddly squat the common man can do about it.
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I really want your comment to receive more attention. A few years ago, Facebook got rid of the feature that displays your news feed by the most recent posts. Even when you insisted to sort by recent, they decided that you should instead vie
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Are you serious? That's Students choose to attend "good schools" because of the networks and resources. Immigrants flock to the US because of our resources. Increasing your chances of prosperity is the reason why anyone moves
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This is why job descriptions shouldn't require a hard set of qualifications, but preferences (e.g. strong background in scripting, exposure to database systems, comfort using git, deep understanding of object-oriented development). Pot
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If I had money/power, I would assume every device and account I have is compromised in some way. Back to pen and paper we go, until that can be compromised too.
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He is saying that women don't need careers to increase their status, but men do. It's more or less implying that women gain value in American society from their looks, rather than their contributions to society. Is it sexist? Is
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NIMBYism itself is just a friendlier way of saying "selfish, greedy, and exclusionary".
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You didn't actually make a point.
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Who is "them"? There are many smart people who acknowledge that climate change is happening, but also acknowledge that there's no proof that there's a clear urgent action we need to do.
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It's not, but do you really think they aren't empowered to begin with?
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Young white children can see and relate to a large chunk of tech workers. Black people do not have that privilege. Have you noticed that young people generally achieve more when they can model themselves after those who are like them ?
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https://mbasic.facebook.com
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I'm trying to figure out if that is a flaw, or an inherent feature, of our educational system (assuming you went to high school in the US).
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Words like "more powerful" and "more impactful" don't describe anything. My logic is why allow remote work to begin with if they already know the benefits and drawbacks, and then why ban it? What changed? That is wh
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> In a video message to her troops, seen by The Register, chief marketing officer Michelle Peluso said "there is something about a team being more powerful, more impactful, more creative, and frankly hopefully having more fun, when
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They're the main method to address the public. But how does the president communicate and interact with the public? Twitter.
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Because he convinces with his points, not by trying to pander to emotions.
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> Republicans warned that it would not only tear apart cross-party relationships in the Senate, but it will come back to haunt Democrats if they return to the minority. "You will no doubt come to regret this, and you may regret it a
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I'm surprised that platforms like Twitter and Facebook aren't seen as de facto utilities, when a certain percentage of the population uses them, and when they're the main method of communication for powerful institutions like
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Much like life before the internet, I don't see why you're required to share all that info in the first place. It's up to you to decide what others see, even when you don't have a secret online alter ego.

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