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by needacig 13y ago
This is dumb. It merely duplicates the exact same information that is available front and center on everyone's GitHub profile to begin with, but in a worse format. Only idiot VCs would think this is cool or useful. Coincidentally, the
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by needacig 13y ago
Suspicious that this made it to the top with almost no comments.
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by needacig 13y ago
So true, and still true for many (lucky?) men.
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by needacig 13y ago
Jesus Christ.
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by needacig 13y ago
This is an amazing chronicle of working arrangements. Thank you.
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by needacig 13y ago
Yes, I wasn't trying to imply Internet access is essential, although it is such a powerful technology that lacking access to it generally sets you back a lot in the global rat race. Rather, I was trying to give a sense of how distribut
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by needacig 13y ago
Exactly.
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by needacig 13y ago
Some more context: 61% lack Internet access [1] 35% lack basic sanitation (e.g., toilets) [4] 26% don't have plumbing (e.g., water they can get from pipes in their house or yard) [2] 23% don't have electricity [2] 14% lack access
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by needacig 13y ago
This is the third or so time this blog has been posted to HN and every time people ask where they got their data and every time there is no response. This time, some of their data doesn't look so good, at least with the boundaries on t
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by needacig 13y ago
Clean water. Physical safety. Electricity. Maybe when you thought "pretty much everyone," you had the bay area in mind or something, but actually it includes a pretty large group of very poor people.
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Social Disruption: mooching off public infrastructure, research, cooperation(darwinbondgraham.wordpress.com)
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by needacig 13y ago
I think you should read this (about why we should take some comedy seriously): http://rajsivaraman.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/a-scientific-ca... And importantly, also this (about one rape survivor's experi
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by needacig 13y ago
I agree these behaviors don't seem psychopathic, merely selfish, irritating, and useless. It sounds obvious from your account that he is not being truly productive. You should try to have a polite conversation with him about "prio
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by needacig 13y ago
I'm no Facebook fanboy, but to the criticism about what happens when your friends share incriminating posts, I exasperatedly say: quit complaining and learn to use your privacy and sharing settings. The issue of bullying is a serious a
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by needacig 13y ago
I agree. Thanks for posting information about your systems! I might give them a try. I found RescueTime to have many small UI issues that frustrated me too much. I had to uninstall it.
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by needacig 13y ago
> The problem is that "women in tech" presentation don't try to fix the root-cause of the issue by giving "men in tech" any reason to believe women should be treated as equals. Why is your null hypothesis that wo
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by needacig 13y ago
If you look at the products on LEGO site, it looks like it is coming to "pink or ponies for girls" and "dark or soldiers for boys," sadly. I agree that everyone shouldn't have to have the exact same thing, but they
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by needacig 13y ago
As critics have noted, the split isn't just interior versus exterior. Many sets marketed to boys have as many interior spaces as exterior. The difference is that sets marketed to girls are distinctly pink and emphasize homemaking, beau
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by needacig 13y ago
Wikipedia, for better or worse, serves an indispensable role for millions of people. So even if you disagree with its leadership and its editors with biased agendas and would like to see its demise, a more realistic solution seems, to me, t
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by needacig 13y ago
But what about the cats?! Cats care about fitness just as much as dogs do. When can I order a feline version?
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by needacig 13y ago
"What they illustrate is that men might actually be better at handling women’s issues than women." This is a ridiculous statement. Women face a different set of pressures and stereotypes around working and parenting than men. Those pressure
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by needacig 13y ago
The last edit to this article is very satisfying.
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by needacig 13y ago
This is interesting commentary on a certain genre of blogging: "Because blogging isn’t reporting, nor is it subject to much editing (let alone peer review), posts like Fisher’s are particularly vulnerable to their author’s blind spots and r
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by needacig 13y ago
I agree that filling your time with non-technical professional obligations and meetings can really destroy your productivity. However, the author seems to think that Tao's greatness is in large part attributable to his working schedule. I'm
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by needacig 13y ago
It's not so much that he looks like a dork, but that he looks like an asshole. The article hints at this when it says, "There’s a reason that Saturday Night Live put a Bluetooth headset on Jason Sudeikis in its recurring 'Two A-Holes' sketc
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by needacig 13y ago
Good for her!
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by needacig 13y ago
If the gender is not apparent, then there is no way to discriminate. I'm not sure what this has to do with the main article though. Many people like to connect their online accounts to their real identity (and thus gender), especially their
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by needacig 13y ago
Why does that matter? EDIT: Oh, do you mean that women should hide the fact that they are women online when contributing to OSS? I imagine many do.
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by needacig 13y ago
http://xkcd.com/385/
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by needacig 13y ago
To those saying, "Why is this necessary? This isn't fair!", Well, here's your answer: http://xkcd.com/385/ (XKCD nailed it, as usual.)

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