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by jeangenie 12y ago
This comment reads like the ravings of a deluded government stooge.
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Ask HN: Would you join a trade union?
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by jeangenie 12y ago
I'm of the mindset that an important part of creativity lies in the clarity and precision with which a particular individual's idea is expressed (whatever form or medium that takes). Someone else mentioned that HN is a great disp
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Talk to someone at the ACLU about ALPRs. There are currently no restrictions or policies around their usage or data retention or sharing. We as citizens have absolutely no way of knowing if these are being used in ways we don't approve
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by jeangenie 12y ago
So I guess you're basing that question on your comprehensive database of reactions to every comment on HN about the goverment now? Do some research on how the problems of data siloing and sharing are being solved and it should be obvio
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Was going to mention this as well. Samsung Ventures has also invested. Good potential in the mobile space.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
You are arguing with the facetious reasoning in a cynical and hypothetical example of a perverse argument for a program I acknowledge I disagree with. That's a long way of saying I'm already aware of what you're saying. That
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Remarkably lucid analysis of one potential motive behind such programs. To play devil's advocate, programs like this could arguably lead to higher earning power for women as they get older by keeping them engaged in competitive labor m
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by jeangenie 12y ago
In my hasty reply I wrote Plato but meant Socrates. In fact Plato was most definitely literate. In fairness this was also only unsubstantiated rumor. Socrates upbringing was supposedly poor so it's possible he could have been. However
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by jeangenie 12y ago
I think people commit a grave error when they try to pick out absurd-sounding beliefs that ancient people may or may not have held. The larger point is that Aristotle and Plato gave us ideas and concepts that we still think with . To give
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Crockford articulates this point quite well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAXlJEmNMg#t=260 , specifically the myth of inevitability.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
> re-invests it in ways to achieve political gain at the expense of society. A cynical person would say that's pretty much what the Gates Foundation accomplishes.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
You make an excellent point. I might even argue the more extreme position that the goals of contemporary schooling are antithetical to rigorous thinking.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
I think that's a really interesting point that isn't adequately considered. It's also surprising that there isn't more liability and therefore risk associated with systems that make mass breaches (Target, Home Depot, J.P
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by jeangenie 12y ago
The history behind ADD medications ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obetrol ) is also troubling. This is a drug designed to induce weight loss in adults and today it's widely given to children and even toddlers ( http
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Am I a tool or an ass? Do you have anything of substance to add?
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Then perhaps we misunderstand each other. I used those terms to describe (accurately, in my opinion) your opinions, they have nothing to do with you as a person.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
> exactly what we are up against already There's that pesky collective noun again. Again, you labor under a delusion of a shared struggle. > one can easily point out attempts that have already been made to protect previously esta
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by jeangenie 12y ago
> us to have better political links to the US government. Us? Are you on Dropbox's board? Why is wedding corporate power to political influence wise for this industry? Astonishing naiveté. > don't downvote or upvote just to
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Doesn't matter if it's big business or academia, shitty managers everywhere love bad metrics.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
What on earth would possess someone to downvote a statement of fact.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Unfortunately they are no longer accepting donations.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
So you're saying there was a time when time was zero? You might keep me up all night chuckling.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
It's amusing how confidently you state "wrong" and then make the same logical error in using a time-dependent conjunction ("As soon as...") in your own description.
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Trying to view the brain as "just a muscle" is probably simultaneously helpful and misleading in different ways. But I believe the parent's point was more that what is taught is becoming fundamentally different. If you learn
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by jeangenie 12y ago
IMHO our current conception of dark matter/energy is just a modern application of 'aether'[1]. It basically means we're not sure what it is yet, but it's there. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Thanks for sharing. Lapis looks really cool. For anyone curious about performance see ChikkaChiChi's comment[1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8021069
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by jeangenie 12y ago
> if you don't have money then the rest of society often becomes the "clean up the mess" of last resort Case in point[1]. I guess it's fine when Wall Street does it. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x
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by jeangenie 12y ago
Actually it's used quite successfully in many parts of the world [1]. [1] http://www.johnfwilson.net/resources/Hawala+Occasional+Paper...
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by jeangenie 12y ago
You are being a troll. You don't know you're talking about [1]. You can do the math to figure out that you're wrong. I already have. If you can contribute anything remotely productive I will respond otherwise have fun bui

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