jshevek

12 ms·

61.
by jshevek 6y ago
In a sense, yes. Long dormant users have become more active during this pandemic, and are very obviously creating feedback loops of cultural reinforcement. Activists and other fans of lazy, superficial contributions are also involved. We ma
62.
by jshevek 6y ago
I'm not sure what you mean by 'it'. Are you saying that a discussion of the discussion may not cause a decline a community's culture, but could indicate such a decline?
63.
by jshevek 6y ago
The undercurrent has always been there, but the degree of normalization appears to be cycling.
64.
by jshevek 6y ago
"Constant." You may have me confused with someone else. There should be more discussion about the discussion, as discussion about the discussion shapes the future.
65.
by jshevek 6y ago
This is at least the third repetition of the same mindless cultural reference in this thread. What is happening to this site?
66.
by jshevek 6y ago
I can think of no freedoms that I lose if I am simply mocked, insulted, or criticized. To lose freedom, we have to mix in something else, like for example a targeted harrassment campaign.
67.
by jshevek 6y ago
> What is intolerant? Anything that involves biological differences that people are unable to change. You haven't provided a meaningful answer to your question. For example, praising someone's eyes would be intolerant. Provid
68.
by jshevek 6y ago
If a specific Unicode symbol adds actual clarity or meaning in some context, I would not expect it to be discouraged. I didn't mean my adjectives as a generalization of unicode graphics, but the opposite: a specification of circumstanc
69.
by jshevek 6y ago
I successfully tested it on an Android phone just a few minutes ago. It did not load immediately.
70.
by jshevek 6y ago
We need a term like dog whistle, because the phenomena that it references is real and worthy of discussion. On the other hand, I agree with you that it is most often used to make false allegations, short circuit reasoning, and shut down dis
71.
by jshevek 6y ago
This depends on the evolution of the culture of the site. There is a possibility that no-value distractions will be discouraged.
72.
by jshevek 6y ago
In this era of global communication, I think the Protestant mores may be less important, relatively, than they once were. Edit: US based companies appear to me to at least as concerned with new markets than existing markers. In some cases,
73.
by jshevek 6y ago
The technology underlying this site is interesting. Many of the comments here are indistinguishable from a reddit thread. Will HN rediscover itself as the pandemic wanes?
74.
by jshevek 6y ago
A tendency can be shown to be present in all known categories of samples (justifying 'Iron') , while not occuring in every single sample, making it a tendency. Separately, tendency can mean a type of outcome is more likely, or tha
75.
by jshevek 6y ago
> Historians believe that the past is irreducibly complex and the future wildly unpredictable. Scientists disagree. Who’s right? Opening quote is an equivocation fallacy. Most scientists agree with historians that the issues historians
76.
by jshevek 6y ago
I don't agree that the essence is not wrong, but I can imagine a decent argument for that position predicated on considering Phlogiston as chemical energy. Some substances can easily release energy through oxidation, others not so muc
77.
by jshevek 6y ago
On the other hand, if it were killed the cancer would spread more aggressively.
78.
by jshevek 6y ago
>Drama is leaking into HN This is the most important comment on this page. The reasons for this are varied, but it's pretty obvious that cultural changes have occurred on HN during this pandemic.
79.
by jshevek 6y ago
Please don't use that quoting style for non-code.
80.
by jshevek 6y ago
It looks like you may have inadvertently used the "block quote" ML in your whitespace. It renders terribly on mobile.
81.
by jshevek 6y ago
In your edit, you jump to unsubstantiated speculation about the motivation of others. There are many possible explanations.
82.
by jshevek 6y ago
I took it as necessary condition, not a sufficient condition. The other necessary conditions were omitted because they aren't important to the line of reasoning being presented.
83.
by jshevek 6y ago
From what I have seen on https://downdetector.com today, I suspect this will prove to at least partly be on the AWS end.
84.
by jshevek 6y ago
The parent referenced a time period. They did not base a legal theory on a work of fiction.
85.
by jshevek 6y ago
I think this site would be improved if there were a guideline discouraging not just snark, but also sarcasm. Sarcasm is often a technique for covering unwarranted accusations, strawmen, bitterness, and worse behind vague innuendo and impli
86.
by jshevek 6y ago
Expectations are different on HN than on other sites. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
87.
by jshevek 6y ago
I believe rconti was not talking about the duration of COVID19 issues, nor the duration of WFH. Rather, the evolution of economic norms given the assumption of sustained normalization of remote work.
88.
by jshevek 6y ago
> really need now is a new mechanic that rewards dispationate analytic content and substance over partisanship meetoo content. I strongly (if sometimes hypocritically?) agree. A critical mass of people who acted to preserve that cultur
89.
by jshevek 6y ago
Is this still true? I know they strove for this 15 years ago, with much success. From what I've seen in the past decade, I highly doubt that this is still true. And I'm not speaking of Google's products, but other aspects l
90.
by jshevek 6y ago
In this case, looking at the actual words can help one to understand why other people interpreted the statement differently than they did.

More ›