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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Or maybe you should ask the downvoters to explain themselves. Unless that's the only tool of "expression" they have.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
It mostly refers to a discussion -- now flagged, though there's no reason it should be, as it's perfectly within HN's community guidelines -- about an interview he had in the NYT recently ("Peter Thiel, Trump's Tech
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Call it "process debt", or "management debt" (i.e. the lack of investment in proper management and the culture that goes a long with it -- in favor of a "STFU and just add that feature now! I need it yesterday!&quo
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Germany sued for damages of 'forgotten genocide' in Namibia(theguardian.com)
1 points by kafkaesq 10y ago|0 comments
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Surprising contenders emerge for Trump's NIH chief(nature.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
None of this seems normal to me. Thoughts? Their reasoning is probably that this will (1) prevent other companies from copying their process (such as the minutiae of their interview questions), and (2) discourage answer-sharing (on sites
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Most marijuana medicinal benefits are inconclusive, wide-ranging study finds(theguardian.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Believe me -- I've been there, and I get where you're coming from with that.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Egads - these are the kinds of things you think up when you take a "frameworks-first" approach to things, I guess. (By which I don't mean anything snarky, or anti-framework. But rather more simply: (1) Why the hell would y
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Plaque-busting plants take on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's(newatlas.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
For people who wonder why YC and pg are okay with some of Peter Thiel's more extreme behavior, this is why. For his "weird" behavior, yeah, probably. For some of his "other" behavior -- his support for Trump, gene
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Really, whatever you think about Thiel -- the decision of whether to maintain a high-profile business relationship with someone -- or chose not to, for whatever reason -- has nothing -- whatsoever -- do with "free speech" rights
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
I'd definitely be wary of devoting 1+ year of my life full-time to "save" money on a program that costs "justs" $10K/year -- without looking at alternatives that might cost a bit more, but provide a much richer
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
He'd prefer that you think of him as "That Zany Libertarian Guy." That's how trojan horses and fellow travelers always roll (i.e. via misdirection). I prefer not to think too much about Thiel, actually. But if you&#x27
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Thanks. I appreciate your feedback, also.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
It wouldn't be the same. I could never match her savagery and gusto. The more basic point is -- if I were running a major newspaper, I wouldn't invite fascist collaborators to do innocent puff pieces in the Fashion & Style
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
I once chose to live in my car instead of taking a crappy job. With your kids, right? Oh yeah that's right -- you didn't have any. What is better? Having a job to take care of kids? Or telling the story to your kids about how
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
And in each case there are several other people who testify against that woman . I don't have time to get into the fine-grain of it with you -- but if that's your impression then I'd suggest you look more closely into the ba
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
It's not intended as hard-hitting journalism. Yeah, I get that part. But even considering that, she's letting him off way too easy. She should have given him a few softballs to get his guard down... then sunk her claws into h
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
All basically true and valid, as far as Clinton's behavior is concerned. However, it's also a completely immaterial to the subject of Donald Trump's behavior. And and to the subject of FB board member, and YC advisor Peter T
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
We should commend her for not taking herself too seriously. But even so, she gave him way too many softballs.
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Has he made some admission I haven't heard about? What he says on the tape (in conjunction with perfectly credible statements from multiple witnesses) tells you everything you need to know. And BTW, the standard shouldn't be wh
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
Talking about how the Billy Bush tape was not so shocking if you’ve worked on the Wall Street trading floor, Mr. Thiel says: “On the one hand, the tape was clearly offensive and inappropriate. At the same time, I worry there’s a part of Si
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Inside the Opera About Alan Turing, Codebreaker and LGBT Hero(thedailybeast.com)
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New fertility procedure may lead to 'embryo farming', researchers warn(theguardian.com)
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Percentage of intersex fish drops after sewage treatment plant upgrades(theverge.com)
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Chelsea Manning on Obama's 'shortlist' to commute prison sentence – report(theguardian.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
I hope my medical data is sold so they can use it to improve my healthcare. Good for you. But the point is it should be, you know, a choice .
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Your private medical data is for sale and driving a business worth billions(theguardian.com)
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by kafkaesq 10y ago
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