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by jshevek 8y ago
I don't see how calling people that disagree with you 'techbros' qualifies as either 'discussing in good faith' nor meeting the standards of hackernews.
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by jshevek 8y ago
"This doesn't really communicate anything. All the examples are ... How is this influencing anything, all it does is " I agree with your impressions, but I think that it 'communicates' the most important thing of al
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by jshevek 8y ago
I've never heard Trump say this. I would be happy to read any sources or analysis which supports your claim. Original: I’ve seen plenty of concern over citizens United and the unfair influence of money in politics, so you might want to
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by jshevek 9y ago
I don't see this working well as long as Twitter us also using the badge as a means of punishment
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by jshevek 9y ago
I don't see how that is "begging the question", which means "to assume the truth of the conclusion of an argument in the premises in order for the conclusion to follow."
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by jshevek 9y ago
He was living in the East Bay. Thieves there do attempt to steal from cars that have people in them. Also, vandwellers often take steps to make it appear there is no one in the car, so thieves mightn't know until after they've bro
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by jshevek 9y ago
While trust can be helpful, I don't see that trust is in any way a "prerequisite." One can apply the principle of charity, without developing trust with another. One can strive for objectivity, without trust. One can allow th
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by jshevek 9y ago
Historically, it seemed to me that many teachers (at all levels) took pains to prepare students to handle disagreement in a healthy way. More recently, it seems that our culture has changed, and that students are being not just indulged, bu
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by jshevek 9y ago
Thank you for posting this. This is, imo, the most important front end to hn. I'm surprised it was left out of the list.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Very cool! I wasn't aware it was Moto approved. I look forward to 3rd party reviews: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keyboard-mod-a-physical-k...
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by jshevek 9y ago
The Moto Z Play has amazing battery life, and the Z2 play reduced the battery less than 20%. While not as good, the Z2 play still has amazing battery life.
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by jshevek 9y ago
I've been told that his first interview was actually with Jordan Peterson. The Stefan interview with simply the first to be published maybe, or widely seen.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Yes, the fault lies with intolerant minds. If we forget this, then intolerant minds will have awesome veto powers over what the rest of us will be allowed to discuss. Intolerant people are likely to use those veto powers.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Yes, I agree. And everyone maintaining age blacklists or ideological blacklists should be fired.
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by jshevek 9y ago
I don't get any of that from the memo. Neither did the woman developer who made me aware of it's existence. She marveled at the media response, saying she found nothing provocative or adversarial about the memo.
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by jshevek 9y ago
Thank you for this. This is one of the most important comments on this page: " Let's focus on things we can actually know rather than speculating about Damore's state of mind." Or, at the very least, present speculation
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by jshevek 9y ago
He didn't lie about having a PhD from Harvard. LinkedIn doesn't allow one to differentiate between being enrolled in a PhD program, or having completed a PhD program The common practice when enrolled in a PhD program is to list us
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by jshevek 9y ago
The situation is more dire than that link suggests. It isn't just that some people are too emotionally reactive to be directly involved in a reasonable conversation. We are currently shutting down even the possibility of a conversation
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by jshevek 9y ago
I don't see any evidence of harm being done. How is this harm? And how is that alleged harmed Damore's fault?
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by jshevek 9y ago
The moral principle of free speech existed before any supporting law existed, otherwise the law couldn't have been created. I respect your legal and moral property rights, but I might think someone is a bad person for censoring speech
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by jshevek 9y ago
This has everything to do with the ethical principle of free speech. Did you mean to refer to some law, or maybe a constitutional amendment?
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by jshevek 9y ago
To reduce hate, maybe we shouldn't be so casual in demonizing others. In response to: " Facebook for Nazis. Because free speech? Edit: i don't support people who pass hate as free speech. Which makes me wonder how to eliminat
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by jshevek 9y ago
I don't like the idea that so much of our communication is under the centralized control of social network sites like Twitter and Facebook. I would prefer if the gab enthusiasts had adopted gnu social, but as things are I am glad that
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by jshevek 9y ago
> No, you're making the same mistake racists and antisemites make - you're trying to turn a generalization into a rule about individuals. You make an excellent point here. This is very common among James Damore's critics.
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by jshevek 9y ago
From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) Gab is an Austin, Texas-based[1] social networking service that allows its users, called "Gabbers," to read and write short messages of up to 300 char
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by jshevek 9y ago
"examine the author's intent" That's tricky. Do we take the author at face value when they make claims about their intent? Many critics seem to think they can see the author's "true intent", and when they
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by jshevek 9y ago
This sounds a lot like an accusation of guilt, based purely by association. Which part of the parent's comment do you believe he "confirmed" by allowing himself to be interviewed by SM?
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by jshevek 9y ago
Yes. Of course we can't reasonably assess how large these groups are, when we are all - liberals and conservatives alike - being told not to express our opinions by leaders in universities, media, and tech companies. It's like Sun
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by jshevek 9y ago
Yes, it is a pretext. And one in which the SJWs at Google paint other people as "the ones preventing them from being able to speak". Meanwhile, Google leadership & SJWs are the ones creating an environment hostile to other&#x2
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by jshevek 9y ago
There is an obvious flag brigade with an agenda.

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