mhurron

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by mhurron 12y ago
It's sysadmin day on HN.
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by mhurron 12y ago
> How much and how long does society go on nicely asking the government to stop thrusting itself down the slope? First ask how much of society has an issue with the direction. Then you can ask how far they'll go.
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by mhurron 12y ago
> That's abuse of the system and illegal. Everything is legal as long as you don't get caught, and it doesn't seem like anyone is interested in doing any catching.
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by mhurron 12y ago
For those who want a humourous look at circumcision http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6966989/the-real-reason-yo...
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by mhurron 12y ago
> I think that reflects more poorly on you Only if you are interested in climbing the corporate ladder. And I don't care about that. Yes I suppose it's bad that I'm not passionate about making money, heaven forbid.
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by mhurron 12y ago
Stop being a slave to looks. I'm as laid back as I can be. I don't panic when something happens. Yes, I've had management get mad at me for not screaming in a panic with them, but I don't care. Of course, I don't ca
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by mhurron 12y ago
You won't really know until they don't die.
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by mhurron 12y ago
I see far more OS X machines than any other flavor of UNIX for desktop.
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by mhurron 12y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They "Alternatively, they as a singular pronoun can refer to an individual without strictly giving it a gender." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
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by mhurron 12y ago
Why would it be incorrect? Now it could be against style guides for an organization, but that is something of an arbitrary decision.
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by mhurron 12y ago
Given that the attacker is unknown, the correct term would be they or them. Gender is unknown, a gender neutral description should be used.
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by mhurron 12y ago
That's how all local exploits work.
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by mhurron 12y ago
That's a lot of words to say Apple is a corporation and acts like many others. I guess the author expected it to be like an iPod commercial when he started.
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by mhurron 12y ago
Ya, well the quote is from a larger response regarding why it is hard for older (30+) people to get a job in Silicon Valley. It also included the phrase 'younger people are just smarter.' The point he was making was to only hire y
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by mhurron 12y ago
> Too shy? Too loud? Too uncultured? Yes, yes, and yes, it can mean all of those things and more. > The concept of "cultural fit" is so vague it can easily be used to mask actual discrimination No kidding? Really? Wow, I hop
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by mhurron 12y ago
Also looks like it would prevent the laptop from closing all the way.
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by mhurron 12y ago
Should you read Shakespeare to learn English though?
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by mhurron 12y ago
This sucks, just trying to pretend everything is wine and roses and everyone is happy, happy, happy all the time. Couldn't help it.
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by mhurron 12y ago
> I'm not sure that "free" was a big deal when the machines themselves cost so much It was for the hardware manufacturers who now didn't need to produce a whole new OS for their hardware. It also was for the universit
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by mhurron 12y ago
Funny guy.
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by mhurron 12y ago
You really have to ask why a government in the US isn't taking action against a business or industry?
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by mhurron 12y ago
I liked the example given when cutting PBS out of the national budget was put forward as an idea - "It's like trying to lose weight by cutting your fingernails." Basically you see who has the power around. Clearly water savin
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by mhurron 12y ago
Tipping is expected no matter what in the US. There is no incentive to do better here either.
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by mhurron 12y ago
I would call it half-hearted.
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by mhurron 12y ago
> We've had bombs in London Did they react this way during the Troubles? I don't think they did. I was in London in '92 and there was a bomb threat called in at the tube station one stop over. It delayed the train for a bi
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by mhurron 12y ago
My experience is people generally believe those in prison deserve to be in prison. That there are so many in prison because so many are breaking the law. That the US is a dangerous place and arrest indicates guilt. These people also believe
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by mhurron 12y ago
> Perhaps they're special cases They are special cases. Very, very special. There is a 150 year old family cemetery a stones throw from my house. No one cares. A quarter mile from my last house there was another one. I drove past se
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by mhurron 12y ago
> don't pretend that it has anything to do with the dead It is for the dead. No one is visiting graves of someone who died 200 years ago, yet everyone is up in arms if you mention moving an old cemetery. If you own farmland with a f
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by mhurron 12y ago
> most people in the United States in fact do see a problem with our enormous prison population [citation needed] because no, that goes completely against my experience.
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by mhurron 12y ago
Setting aside land for the dead is ridiculous.

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