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by mrxd 11y ago
Just because something motivates someone to do great things doesn't mean it is good to offer that reward. If someone was motivated by the desire to own slaves, etc. In light of the fact that increasing wealth has diminishing returns in
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by mrxd 11y ago
> But actual people are not harmed or affected directly by some mega-rich person being much richer. True, but that goes for welfare as well. Someone who is freezing cold does not get colder when someone with 100 blankets gets 100 more.
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by mrxd 11y ago
The nutritional value of plants in their raw state is less interesting than what people actually eat. The original plants require a lot more processing and cooking to turn them into food, which destroys many of the nutrients. For example, c
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by mrxd 11y ago
You mean engraved stone.
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by mrxd 11y ago
> There was literally nothing wrong with it, it did not look dated at all. It definitely didn't look dated. That's because no other tech company in the world imitated Google's choice to use a font inspired by 15th century
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Because people who are (perceived as) gay are targets of discrimination and violence.
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by mrxd 11y ago
Those predictions are based on the growth of contingent work. Self-employment is just one of the 6 classifications within contingent work.
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by mrxd 11y ago
This research points to a serious flaw with startup methodologies like Lean that validate the product with a self-selected group of customers.
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by mrxd 11y ago
And yet it was the norm only a few decades ago. What's new is the emphasis on speed and flexibility. If you're starting a new initiative, it's better to hire skilled people now than to start a training program and get them 2
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by mrxd 11y ago
> Why would Uber want to incentivize drivers during high demand periods, versus just taking that additional money themselves? Consumers would revolt, because they hate surge pricing. It is only acceptable because Uber argued that it was
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by mrxd 11y ago
> Creativity is next to impossible to measure during an interview. Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrance_Tests_of_Creative_Thi... These tests measure how many different ideas yo
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by mrxd 11y ago
It's not clear to me why becoming an employee would necessarily eliminate flexibility. Why couldn't Uber continue to rely on surge pricing to incentivize drivers during busy times? It's also worth pointing out that workers of
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by mrxd 11y ago
As a UX person, I'm intrigued by this idea, but I would probably avoid creating situations where it is necessary to apologize. If you confirmed a flight, hotel and rental car, but then came back with a "Sorry!" later, that wo
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by mrxd 11y ago
> They're not convincing consumers that they're being anti-consumers; they're actually consuming less by buying more durable goods that last longer and have a better lifecycle. But the company is also renewing the moral le
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by mrxd 11y ago
Implicit in all of this is a belief that true happiness is found in some kind of luxurious aristocratic passivity of nothing but rest, relaxation and comfort. That's great, if it suits you, but some of us need a bit more stimulation in
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by mrxd 11y ago
Logo designers are safe from automation until someone invents an algorithm that can understand design trends happening out in the world and create something that stands out.
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by mrxd 11y ago
There's a long history of wars ostensibly being fought on behalf of women, and women pressuring men into enlisting. One example is the Order of the White Feather. During WW1 and WW2, women would shame men who weren't wearing a uni
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by mrxd 12y ago
Revenue per student (state appropriations + tuition) has been flat for 30 years. What's changed is the proportion of revenue that comes from tuition.
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by mrxd 12y ago
I fully understand that you are committed to the ideal of justice. My point is that reframing an issue of justice into an issue of mental health for the practical purposes of addressing the concrete impact of injustice nonetheless undermine
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by mrxd 12y ago
You're the one who insists on framing injustice as ultimately a mental health issue. The logical outcome of that is mental health solutions, not social and political change. The scenario you described is called injustice. If you go to
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by mrxd 12y ago
> So just because the author of this piece can deal with trauma doesn't mean that all people could deal with trauma the same way. There are standard treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder, and all of them are focused on stren
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by mrxd 12y ago
> Creating an environment that encourages aggression gives men an edge This is true. Lots of men feel humiliated and experience a loss of status when they're defeated by a woman, which effectively means women can't engage with
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It’s Not Just the Drug War(jacobinmag.com)
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Speculative realism
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by mrxd 12y ago
> This wasn't a case of needing to reach up, but to slog through. Is there a distinction? Once I read a book that was partly about the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty. The author included a short quotation from one of his w
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by mrxd 12y ago
> Which I largely agree with… But my God, Mark! Fewer words. So in fact you disagree. More junior professor writing that you don't have to reach up to grasp.
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by mrxd 12y ago
I'm not sure what universe this statement is true: > we refuse to change our eating habits in the ways that would actually protect us, which would require refocusing our diets on minimally processed foods that are naturally nutrient
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by mrxd 12y ago
Very nice. In testing this, I found some songs where a chord change happens very soon after the autoscroll moves forward to the next page. You don't have enough to time to read the next chord and make the change. Without being able to
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by mrxd 12y ago
I believe that is how most coops are run. The workers elect the board of directors.
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by mrxd 12y ago
Very nice. For long form reading, I believe paging is a more fluid reading experience than scrolling because the location of the next line is consistent. Any chance of open sourcing the code?

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