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by onmydesk 13y ago
The readership and contributions here are very tame, I think this change is unnecessary. Whats wrong with some debate involving contrarian opinion with a little fire in their bellies? We can cope, we don't need to be saved from one-a
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by onmydesk 13y ago
An incredible amount, thanks for your interest
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by onmydesk 13y ago
>" your argument above effectively boils down to "it could be they don't apply because they're predisposed against it, so let's not even try" " No the assumption is made further up stream than this. Th
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by onmydesk 13y ago
This all rather reminds me of the thinking that brought about the female founders conference. I have faith that at some point in the future this form of sexism will become less fashionable !! What were we thinking you will all say. And no
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Ive yet to hear a reasonable rational response and I'll no doubt say it again when the opportunity presents itself until I do.
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by onmydesk 13y ago
How very 1984!
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Disagree with them!
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by onmydesk 13y ago
There are plenty of other categories of people who don't apply as well. What percentage of female applicants implies no prejudice? Where is this even coming from? I question the assumption that the perceived low female application nu
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by onmydesk 13y ago
"we don't do this for the sake of diversity. We do it because we want to get the best people, whatever they're like." But we would prefer women? What the hell is up with YC and positive discrimination?
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Oculus, pah! http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/02/technical-illusions-aims-f...
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by onmydesk 13y ago
iOS7. What more needs to be said about Ives when left to his own devices. And by his own devices of course I mean jobs and Forstalls devices. Stick to the pretty box Ives, know your limits.
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Wow no response to the fact you can't use it on apples app store. I take no pleasure in pointing it out but this is pretty fundamental. Time for a new project?
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Apps that display Apps other than your own for purchase or promotion in a manner similar to or confusing with the App Store will be rejected, unless designed for a specific approved need (e.g. health management, aviation, accessibility, etc
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Eviction noun 1. the action of expelling someone from a property; expulsion. "the forced eviction of residents" synonyms: expulsion, ejection, ousting, throwing out, drumming out, driving out, banishing, banishment, removal, dislo
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Forced to leave your home at someone else's request is the same as being evicted. Housing is not optional so the relationship is not the same as anything else. There is a choice. Buy what you cannot afford and pray the cost of borrowi
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by onmydesk 13y ago
It is perhaps more accurate to say the prevention of allowing a free market to operate in housing is the problem. Government meddling. What the UK desperately needs is for these artificial props to be removed from the housing market and f
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by onmydesk 13y ago
After the Assured Shorthold Tenancy period you can be given 2 months notice at any time. Regardless of what kind of tenant you have been, whether you paid your rent on time, etc etc etc. I know it has happened to me and many others I have
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by onmydesk 13y ago
This is what is wrong with the UK. Bubble property prices all over the country. And relative to incomes it is ALL OVER the country. Everyone over 40 has a buy to let portfolio and those under 40 are stuck in rented property with few right
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by onmydesk 13y ago
It looks to me like ios7 and auto layout is partly about running on many screen sizes. Makes you think about future devices and how your code will fare. Worth thinking about. You might need to use IB.
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by onmydesk 13y ago
On the conference itself - Great information imparted by talented and interesting individuals. Unfortunately the event also shames YC with its overt sexism. You're better than this. I noted most speakers rose above it by keeping sexi
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by onmydesk 13y ago
I don't deny the correlation. I question the assumption that it is due to prejudice. It could be due to differences in the predispositions to excel at different types of work between the sexes. Men and women are different. Why are s
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Without looking into it the percentage that suggests no prejudice is unknown, so we don't actually know if 3% is where it 'should' be for that to be true, or the much assumed 50%. It has no basis in fact is my point really. A
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Why is 50% correct? Why was that right and later lower values wrong? What is the rationale?
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by onmydesk 13y ago
"men considerably outnumber women. We (and I mean the egalitarian "we") have to do something about that." Why? What is that evidence of? You assume sexism presumably. Men and women are different and have predispositio
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Fundamentally its irrational. And I note comments like this are voted down without any rational response to the perfectly valid points made. I dislike sexism and am alarmed at its acceptance.
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by onmydesk 13y ago
When is the blue eyed founders conference? The left handed? Its an interesting watch for sure but what the hell. Pandering to a fashionable discrimination. When we all get over this as a society we'll be shaking our heads at it.
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by onmydesk 13y ago
As seen in Micro Men - BBC Dramatisation of the business end of (some of) the 80s home computer scene in the 80s in the UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM
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by onmydesk 13y ago
As someone in my late 30s I think the main reason is this- Its time then to stop fking around and just get it done. It dawns on you at this age where you are in your life, how far you've got to go and it annoys you that thus far you
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by onmydesk 13y ago
Positive discrimination is still discrimination. Why should the split be 50/50? Is the same proportion of brown eyed people present in a YC batch as is in the rest of the population? Perhaps too the intake should include the 'r
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by onmydesk 13y ago
It is not trivial to support ios7 with the latest gui elements (ios7 sdk) and also support prior versions. Practically speaking you will need to support only ios7+ after feb1, which for me is a lot of development work which is not worth do

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