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by jazzyk 10y ago
Why is it surprising? I like to come up with my own conclusions, which may - or may not - be what my demographic group "expects" me to.
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Yes, Pence's position is unfortunate, but he was brought in to please the religious supporters. I believe Trump's administration will focus on pressing trade/economics and foreign policy issues, not bathroom identification is
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Hyperbole much? You conveniently take his words out of context: 1. "ban on Muslim immigrants" "...until we find out what the heck is going on" 2. "illegal Mexican immigrants are criminals and rapists" "Wh
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In politics, as in real life, it is important to judge people on what they do not what they say . While Clinton mastered the "experienced, competent" persona, what she actually did was mostly driven by her ambition to become
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>"money given to a charity" 1. money given to her charity 2. charity or "charity"? - valid question, given large percentage of its income is spent on overhead
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I agree, but want to point out that it is not just blue collar jobs being off-shored. Many white-collar jobs (software development included) are being off-shored, too.
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Seriously? You are projecting the opinions of the two or three people you had contact with, on all Trump supporters?
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Jaw.Dropping.
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- The US debt is almost double of what it was in 2008. - Interest rates are already close to zero. The Fed is out of ammunition this time around...
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Agree, but you missed one big factor (kind of related to price transparency): -have individuals/families pay for healthcare, not employers. Only then people will start caring how much things cost.
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by jazzyk 10y ago
Or you could have tried Vaadin (no connection to the company other than as a satisfied/impressed user) https://vaadin.com/home
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>And I don't recall any allegations of him ever assaulting anyone underage... Please google "Lolita Express" (one link here [1]). His friend, Jeff Epstein, who organized these trips is a convicted pedophile. In 2014, ano
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The reason investors are not interested in funding enterprise software (which usually increases productivity, and eventually standards of living) is that big companies have not been interested in optimizing their operations for many years n
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>That's akin to saying Apple should have waited to release their phone until iPhone 7 With iPhone 1, people's lives were not at stake.
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Being an idiot is not a crime. Being a corrupt senior government official and selling US interests for money to foreign actors- is.
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> He shared information with the Chinese government (and possibly the Russian government). Evidence, please.
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Criticizing/arguing is fine. But expelling Thiel from YC (a company which has nothing to do with politics), because of his views, is a form of punishment and discourages others from expressing their political opinions, in fear of the s
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by jazzyk 10y ago
Huffington Post, seriously? Per ABC News (which is still pro-Clinton), they are both equally unpopular: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/poll-clinton-unpopularity-hig...
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by jazzyk 10y ago
Any form of ostracism based on someone's political views scares the hell out of me. It constitutes an attempt to suppress political discourse and ultimately, freedom of speech. Disappointing to see many in the tech industry not underst
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Silicon Valley Cozies Up to Washington, Outspending Wall Street 2-1(bloomberg.com)
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Many attendees don't care, the trip is paid for by the company. It is a nice trip to an attractive location (sunny Florida in winter, etc). At most conferences I attended, there were scores of presenters who, frankly, sucked, or the su
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by jazzyk 10y ago
Can't comment on the ACM conferences. But for most conferences, interesting speakers provide the whole value of the conference - it is what attracts attendees. Therefore, organizers make decent money off of speakers, so no, they are
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You are obviously missing the point here: Infowars does not hide it - it is on their website. Clinton campaign's plots/schemes would have remained unknown to the public, if not for Wikileaks.
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1. Homemakers typically share and then 'inherit' their spouse's pension (if the spouse dies). 2. Even minimum wage earners have retirement contributions deducted through payroll. Not a lot of money, true, but poor people&#x27
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There is a big elephant in the room here: Most conferences have been converted to strictly money-making entities. Here is how it works: - a RFP is published - you submit - you get a response: "Unfortunately, your proposal did not get a
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by jazzyk 10y ago
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" -- Evelyn Beatrice Hall (mis-attributed to Voltaire)
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Pensioners contributed through all their life to society and when they retire, it is expected that they are taken care of. The OP is talking about cases where you are not in retirement, and not disabled, the society expects you to pull
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by jazzyk 10y ago
Growing economy? The growth rate in the past several years in the developed world has been the lowest in any economic expansion. In the US, around 1.5% lately and is only positive because the inflation rate calculated by the government (by
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WSJ: Why the Economy Doesn't Roar Anymore(wsj.com)
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Actually, I would. There are not too many left, but I worked with a couple of people who did not have a college degree. They were certainly competent enough.

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