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   by pgsandstrom 14y ago

   What do you think the voting system on HN does? It promotes good content, thus also demotes bad content. The author is saying "Here is a reason that content X is bad. If you agree with me, downvote it".
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   by pgsandstrom 14y ago

   Are people joking when they defend anecdotal stories with "once this anecdotal story proved to be true and the study was faulty"? The proposition that the article makes is not that anecdotal stories must be false, but that they might influe
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   by pgsandstrom 14y ago

   Also it needs multiplayer, achievements and a story mode. No, but seriously, this was not a competition in making a playable game, they clearly specify the rules that they have set for themselves.
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   Earl Nightingale talks about success (1950)(youtube.com)

   2 points by pgsandstrom 14y ago|0 comments
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   by pgsandstrom 14y ago

   Just as you might dismiss the arguments as "No True Scotsman" you could dismiss the original post as anecdotal evidence. The presence of a fallacy does not directly affect the truth of the point being made.
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   by pgsandstrom 14y ago

   It's the O:s in the google-logo
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   by pgsandstrom 14y ago

   There is also a hidden aspect of it: Those people who don't overcome teenage awkwardness. Those who never regain their confidence and end up the weird tech dude at the office whom no one ever speaks to. This guy might be able to feed the ki
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   by pgsandstrom 14y ago

   There is no reason to cuss (;_;) Also, quicktime to watch the videos?