jedmeyers

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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   Ironically, a lot of new accounts appeared on HN lately posting claims against Microsoft competitors and telling stories about how a new Surface Pro helped them do their engineering studies homework.
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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   Who checked it? A "1 hour ago registered" astroturfer?
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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   > In real life, need to feed the family, debt, hunger, mortages, need for shelter, medical treatment needs, etc etc are forcing them to accept it. Why other people should provide food, housing, medical treatment, etc if the person provid
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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   This small segment of people actually created this wealth. Why shouldn't they be the one consuming it? And you cannot call the sum of all wealth owned by people "a pool" because it is not concentrated in one place nor should
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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   I don't see how this question fits anywhere in this discussion.
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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   I, for one, think that "low density" is exactly what makes Silicon Valley so nice and pleasant to live in.
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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   "In a civilized society one should be able to afford his own place, provide for his daughter, give her rides as needed without sacrificing job security, etc" - should society provide a place for a person in a location of its choos
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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   What should have value is how much "service" you render to other people. It should not matter whether providing this service comes hard to you or not - it's all up to you.
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   by jedmeyers 13y ago

   As if SalesForce is any better.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    There is no "the" in "Ukraine".
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    The is no "the" in Ukraine. And there is no point in comparing Ukraine to the US. If you think that people in Ukraine are contemplating change you have to read up more on it. Or maybe visit the country sometimes to see for yoursel
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    Police does not listen to federal or state officials. Each city has it's own police comprised usually of it's own residents. I doubt they will all side with the corrupt officials.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    He is not even one of you :) So of course he does not represent Googlers' opinion.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    I am not seeing any proof that he is a Google employee as well. Just some dude walking about.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    What makes you think Google haven't tried reasoning with the local governments before starting it's own shuttle program?
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    He is not entitled, he pays his rent. Protesters on the other hand feel entitled to stay in the city even if they cannot afford it.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    The problem with public transport in Bay Area is not the lack of money. It's mostly politics and inefficient management.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    Just like your comment.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    Next Android OS name should start with the letter "L", not "T". That's how you know ;)
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    Do you think cartels will have trouble recruiting people once everyone have 20k a year to spend? They gonna have even more money since a big chunk of those 20k will be spent on the drugs they are selling.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    By drug/criminal cartels, not by poor.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    Karl Marx should have envisioned that someone like Stalin might exist in the future and will take over the power, otherwise his perfect Communism system is only applicable to perfect people.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    And even if you got straight A's in school does not mean that you are going to be very good at your job. It just means that you are good at studying things.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    Because the author could care less about fact checking.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    Also it is interesting how a lot those women want a man with already established career, etc, but it doesn't work out like that. In most cases those men achieved such career heights with the help of their significant other and therefor
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    This is how evolution made it happen.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    As a user, I feel offended when I zoom in on subject webpage in my iPad and the nav menu gets on top of the text I would very much like to read in a slightly bigger font. Not much motivation to check how the page is displayed on the most po
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    "No aircraft in the history of aviation has crashed because a pilot has gone to sleep at the controls," says David Learmount, a former RAF Hercules pilot and safety editor at trade magazine Flight Global. This is simply not true -
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    Here we go, a good example of an astroturfing comment about Yelp on HN.
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    by jedmeyers 13y ago

    If you say that once someone exhibit all properties of a citizen he should become one. My question to you is: at what point does one start exhibiting all properties of a citizen and how should Government verify that he does?