mfringel

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   by mfringel 10y ago

   I appreciate your concern. I'm also very interested in hearing your opinion on what the role of safe spaces should be, and where they are proper.
2. 212.▲
   by mfringel 10y ago

   I did not ignore the rest of the argument at all. I was indirectly pointing out that the OP had used the first line, not as a statement of belief, but as a token so that they could say the rest of what they actually believe. Similarly, you
3. 213.▲
   by mfringel 10y ago

   So you agree that some places should be safe spaces?
4. 214.▲
   by mfringel 10y ago

   Amen. Bonus points if they try to dress it up with some honorific like "Truthful Speaker".
5. 215.▲
   by mfringel 10y ago

   Indeed. Using tribal signaling when trying to reach a wider audience requires at least a small amount of skill.
6. 216.▲
   by mfringel 11y ago

   It does not appear that you are wondering. It appears that you are making assertions, while using the word 'wonder'.
7. 217.▲
   by mfringel 11y ago

   ....is not some magical incantation. Please state your point, in the context of the article.
8. 218.▲
   by mfringel 11y ago

   Capital can move away from taxation much faster than labor, so capital has to be taxed at the maximum possible rate that does not encourage too much of it to move away from the taxing authority in question.
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   by mfringel 11y ago

   So, now we have a billion people who think they're communications are secure, as opposed to just encrypted.
10. 220.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    Okay. One constructive remark coming up... What's your definition of "good schools"?
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    I disagree. Everyone is someone else's underling, even at the top of the corporate hierarchy, where you have the executives reporting to the investors/shareholders. It then follows that everyone has to be taught presentation skill
12. 222.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    Design counts. Execution of that design counts. User Experience counts.
13. 223.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    ''I don't really understand the problem here.'' I agree.
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    I went to the exhibition at the ICA in Boston. It was a fascinating look at the birth, life, and death of Black Mountain College as an institution. The artwork, coursework, and ephemera from the college are an interesting record of what it
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    You have a chance to add more to conversation than the OP, then. For myself, I'd be very interested in two or three relevant links, if you can provide them.
16. 226.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    You're not sorry. Just accuse the person. It's more honest.
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    It's definitely one of the densest Amazon Associates linkfarms I've seen in a while. EDIT: I stand corrected. It had high link density to Amazon, but did not have associates tags.
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    Does it being said in anger make it any less applicable?
19. 229.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    Many Chinese words are two characters in length.
20. 230.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    I'm sure you have about fifty more strawmen in your back pocket, but whipping them out and waving them around is a bit unseemly, don't you think?
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    I view the point of #savedyouaclick as a way to fill in the missing noun/verb/adjective in a clickbait title, so that someone can make a more informed opinion on whether to click through. The point is not to save you a click in a
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    "The Federal Communications Commission has hired Jonathan Mayer, a rising star in privacy circles, to serve as its technical lead for investigations into telephone, television and Internet service providers." #savedyouaclick
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    I'm guessing you're not sorry at all. Just blame her. It's more honest.
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    Everyone makes bad decisions. Poor people don't get the benefit of trivially recovering from most of them.
25. 235.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    What it sounds like you're saying is "I believe I know how a bridge is built, but I have no idea what a cloning factory entails, so the latter is more impressive."
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    In my experience, raising an issue is followed by "okay, so fix it.", which reduces to a previously noted problem.
27. 237.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    [IANAUKTL] That would appear to run directly up against the Ramsay Principle.[1] Specifically, if a company does a series of pre-ordained business transactions with no commercial purpose, specifically with the goal of reducing their tax bu
28. 238.▲
    by mfringel 11y ago

    [IANAL] Given that that's there for legal compliance, they're screwed either way: If they knew, and didn't do it, they're criminally negligent, and have willfully endangered the lives of numerous prisoners. If they didn&
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    "Every contract or duty within the Uniform Commercial Code imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance and enforcement." US UCC 1-304. Every contract starts with the assumption that both parties are inclined to perfor
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    by mfringel 11y ago

    I'm having trouble parsing that series of statements. How does your second sentence relate to your third sentence?