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by jhowell 6y ago
Seems like this statement might need a little support to make its point without being inflammatory, or worse inaccurate. edit: typo
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by jhowell 6y ago
There has never been equal opportunity. This is clear. The reasons why opportunity has not been equal is becoming more clear, regardless which side of the nature versus nurture debate you fall on. Equal outcome should not be the goal (test
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What happens when people don't pay the fines? I am under the impression that a warrant for arrest would be issued by a Judge. At which point, I imagine you'd go to jail when apprehended. While in jail, my understanding is that the
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by jhowell 6y ago
Can you really imagine the police confronting and/or arresting someone for not wearing a mask only to take them to jail to contract the virus?
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by jhowell 6y ago
Neither had Contra Costa, yet here we are.
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by jhowell 6y ago
This doesn't sound like I want to go the herd immunity route: https://twitter.com/DaniOliver/status/1279155358666305541
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by jhowell 6y ago
> all signs point to meanginful immunity and virtually no signs point to the opposite. Here is a story from CNN via the Mercury News about 3 teachers sharing a classroom. Anecdotal, but makes me think these are signs of a lack of immunit
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by jhowell 6y ago
Why would this be a good idea? It sounds like a "punishment."
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by jhowell 6y ago
> People aren't willing to pay much for non-physical goods anymore. Anecdotal
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by jhowell 6y ago
> I strongly suspect that YouTube is not profitable, or is just barely profitable Why suspect when you can Google... "On an annual basis, Google says YouTube generated $15 billion last year and contributed roughly 10 percent to all
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by jhowell 6y ago
> YouTube wasn’t profitable for a while. Even if it is now, it is probably barely so. First search result... "YouTube generated nearly $5 billion in ad revenue in the last three months, Google revealed today as part of parent compan
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by jhowell 6y ago
What if they are just , “... pausing our advertising until Facebook can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable”? because they don't feel Facebook has acted in a manner consistent with their perceived values?
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by jhowell 6y ago
> There's always been a suspicion, occasionally backed up by anecdotal evidence, that the social media giants Twitter and Facebook have been skewing the balance of power in public discourse toward the Left, by "shadowbanning&qu
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by jhowell 6y ago
I think the US Courts still use Perl for Pacer ( https://www.pacer.gov/psco/cgi-bin/links.pl ) and it seems to be used by the US Cours as well: https://ecf.azd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/ShowIndex.pl
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by jhowell 6y ago
There will be lawsuits. This is not settled.
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by jhowell 6y ago
Late reply, I've been camping for the last few days. It was beautiful and rejuvenating, thank you! Calling something "silly" that may not impact you but could have a greater impact on others is insensitive. It so insensitive
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by jhowell 6y ago
The question you ask, given the opinion you express on your blog here[1] seems extremely insensitive of the feelings of others. Can you share the reasons for this insensitivity? [1] https://web.archive.org/web/202006161
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by jhowell 6y ago
Maybe one day, we can all find this funny. Reading this: "Exactly!" Emma slapped her hand on the table. "We need to go up a level. We need to identify and root out all the racist, sexist, and other offensive terms in everyday
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by jhowell 6y ago
Why not both? Reconsidering the "rightful slots" of either group would diversify the institution significantly, though there are many who believe diversity is not beneficial. Perhaps Harvard sees a path to increased value in their
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by jhowell 6y ago
I'm not sure your interpretation is required or adds value. Those with first hand experience have been protesting for over 100 years and have been very clear. Law enforcement needs more August Vollmers.
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by jhowell 6y ago
How often does that freaking happen... Edge case?
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by jhowell 6y ago
The details are there. It seems you're complaining about their order as evidence of a conspiracy theory, "to make the victim seem more sympathetic." The only conspiracy is that people want those who are not typically victims
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by jhowell 6y ago
> Why the breathless article about 2 cases? If I worked at Tesla and came to find out about positive tests in this manner, in an environment with what appears to be a more rapid return to work inclination, I might breathlessly express my
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by jhowell 6y ago
If your interest is organizational change around best software development practices, you should stay. If you interest is in writing a lot of code quickly, "this is frustrating since I see how slow dev is", you should leave.
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by jhowell 6y ago
> I am a white guy and my girl is black. You know how much we talk about race? None, zero, never. This comment reminds me of this comment https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/sport/denver-broncos-coach-ra...
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by jhowell 6y ago
I honestly feel that that's where we are. We all need to stop, think and do better, not easier, smarter, faster, better. What's best. We all know the feeling in whatever we do. Not THE best, YOUR best.
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by jhowell 6y ago
> You don't think I would be justified in blaming 3rd party for pressuring others into firing me? No and I think that this is the significant portion of the problem. Do better.
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by jhowell 6y ago
I asked a question that it seems you've answered with a question. This is the Internet, so the only real "rules" are related to the physical limitations of the hardware in use. As is demonstrated in the article, other rules a
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We are, but then we stop because... logic...
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by jhowell 6y ago
> Define strongly. Am I willing to lose my job to be right on the internet? No. But I think it is a mistake to think that those voices lose strength when hidden. Quite the opposite. This means you'll rant on message boards and compl

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