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by joelmichael 14y ago
The early church had many disagreements, especially over observance of Jewish law such as circumcision. But the Judaizers (as they are called) essentially lost the debate, which Paul was active in, and the Church became rather Gentile-orien
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by joelmichael 14y ago
Catholics and Pentecostals are different organizations. Back in the old days we used to purge non-orthodox views, but that's not as tenable anymore, so we have thousands of interpretations. In any event, the traditional Christian view is th
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by joelmichael 14y ago
You are right, and thank you for writing this. Our company agreed early on that tech interest wasn't essential for the success of our business. However, I do think it can be useful for finding engineering talent.
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CoverHound Lands $4.5M To Become The Kayak Of Online Insurance(techcrunch.com)
5 points by joelmichael 14y ago|2 comments
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by joelmichael 14y ago
I know I saw it on the SA forums, where it may have originated. People would reply "too long; didn't read" to dismiss a post, which eventually was abbreviated to just "tl;dr". Anticipating this reply, authors of long posts would end their p
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by joelmichael 14y ago
Why not just work out the bugs in his redesign? You said he got it done extremely quickly. It didn't seem like he was presenting it as a final version, but rather as a demo. Instead you throw it all out? How long did the replacement version
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by joelmichael 14y ago
He was 20 years old and joking around in private AIM conversations. Who shall throw the first stone?
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by joelmichael 14y ago
If someone's child has just died, is it more important that you be kind to them or that you be clever?
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by joelmichael 14y ago
They produce our civilization. Right now you are speaking philosophically. Why bother?
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by joelmichael 14y ago
Are we to regard Ethics as irrelevant? Logic? Aesthetics? Epistemology? Metaphysics? These are the five branches of philosophy. I majored in Computer Science and have a minor in Philosophy. I consider philosophy the most important element o
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by joelmichael 14y ago
There is an important social element to watching a show. When a new episode comes out, you can chat about it with friends and coworkers. That isn't true if you have waited weeks or months to watch it.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Of the four main female characters, there is only one prostitute. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_Suit_Larry_in_the_Land_...
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Any student who wrote in a direction perpendicular to the lines of the paper would likely be sent in for well-deserved psychological counseling.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
You are mistaken. SOPA required a court order.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Does he really think potential terrorists or criminals are going to hijack a plane using toothbrushes or popsicle sticks? The purpose of the TSA is to screen all passengers for real threats like guns, blades, and most of all, bombs. He says
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Once you've generally sussed out how all of the different perspectives view issues, and thereby understand the patterns by which the world operates, the news starts seeming repetitious.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Looks like Wikipedia has been corrected as a result of this article. Well done to the author, and shame on those who try to distort the truth.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
San Francisco, CA. Full time or intern. We'd like to hear from interested Rails developers at all levels of experience. If you're new to Rails, this is a great place to learn. If you've already got years under your belt, then we'd love to h
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by joelmichael 15y ago
I tried defending it on Hacker News and received a dozen downvotes. Don't be surprised if everyone in an echo chamber agrees.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
I think people are being a bit hysterical. I remember the same thing happening when the DMCA was passed. The government just wants to end flagrant abuses of piracy. I don't think they are going to sic their dogs on Reddit. Sites like YouTub
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by joelmichael 15y ago
I'll believe it when I see it. I just don't believe the US government wants to shut down Reddit, Wikipedia, YouTube, and all of the other major sites the alarmists are claiming.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
I felt the same way. Turns out there was a story in July with an almost identical title, but they seem to be different occurrences. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2725983
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by joelmichael 15y ago
In the patent wars, patent trolls will prove to be valuable allies.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
You either hold yourself and others accountable to a high standard, or you rationalize their failings to avoid the sin of judgment. I'm with the former camp.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Agreed, this sort of thing belongs over on Reddit's politics echo chamber. At least I can unsubscribe from that.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Everyone who uses CoffeeScript knows JavaScript. CoffeeScript is there for our pleasure.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Do you think it's better for the sun to rise at 8:25 am? Because that would be the situation during the winter solstice in San Francisco if DST was made permanent. Not much fun to wake up and go to work in darkness. http://www.timeanddate.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Daylight Saving Time is great. It helps us have more sunlight during the spring, summer, and fall. Everyone is happy when it is enacted in the spring and they get to have sunlight when they go home from work. And in the fall, you get an ext
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by joelmichael 15y ago
I'm with Arrington. He isn't racist in the normal way the term is used, it's a very serious accusation to make, and rudely stifling his ability to speak his mind on this is disingenuous and a typical tactic of those criticizing him.
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by joelmichael 15y ago
Bizarre comic tweeter @horse_ebooks has the same Klout score (67) as @biz. It was actually higher a little while ago. Klout has also sent me their unsolicited Perk spam several times, even after I disabled it via their website. I complained

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