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541.
by philk 17y ago
>> but surely after making $5,000 and receiving the notice from North Face you should be prepared to stop trading It's somewhat puzzling to see this opinion posted on a news site that caters to entrepreneurs.
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by philk 17y ago
Sorry, but no. Freedom of speech is a really important thing and someone who says "Fuck freedom of speech" is not someone I can reasonably agree with. Also, the fact that he's created a new account just to post this discredits his argument
543.
by philk 17y ago
I'm not trying to be nasty here but really equating denial of the holocaust (an event that actually happened and we have extensive proof and documentation of) with religious beliefs (which have no evidence and need to be taken on faith) is
544.
by philk 17y ago
If we aren't willing to stand up for unpleasant and offensive things then we aren't willing to stand up for freedom of speech at all. And frankly, having seen the cartoons, anyone who thinks the cartoonists deserve to either die or face att
545.
by philk 17y ago
They were killed but they were going to be culled anyway. It makes sense to do something with the dead bodies other than burying them.
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by philk 17y ago
Very possibly. However it's more a question of demand rather than taste. The rabbit eating cohort is probably already satisfied.
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by philk 17y ago
Other dead animals in Sweden are also used as biofuel so adding a few thousand rabbits to the process is probably really simple. For example: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1237009/Fu...
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by philk 17y ago
People probably don't want to eat rabbit instead of other meat.
549.
by philk 17y ago
Interesting read. Gift cards are one of the worst presents around. They're a less flexible form of cash with an expiry date and they don't require any additional thought or care to choose them. I'd rather have cash or a gift that some tim
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by philk 17y ago
Faces are the hardest part to get right.
551.
by philk 17y ago
The sensational thing is that they're preying on the mentally ill.
552.
by philk 17y ago
It's a fair point but unfortunately the unions have greatly overstepped defending teachers against wrongful allegations and moved into advancing teachers rights at the expense of students. The following article: http://www.latimes.com/news
553.
by philk 17y ago
One of the most promising things in that article is how the government is using federal money to get legislative changes through that enable the performance of teachers to be measured, and, potentially fire low performers. Obviously the uni
554.
by philk 17y ago
Agreed. I have a lot of respect for someone who looks at the changing situation and decides to grab a pair and make the best of it, rather than calling his lawyers or claiming the internet needs to be changed so he can make money.
555.
by philk 17y ago
All I can say is good on him for having a go, no matter how awkward it seemed. Being successful means being willing to look like a weirdo from time to time. I'm not seeing the smarmy reporter types achieving too much beyond saying nasty th
556.
by philk 17y ago
Time to change personal numbers.
557.
by philk 17y ago
This has already been posted here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1029069 (Awesome article though).
558.
by philk 17y ago
True. Although if Apple produces as much of a leap forward with its tablet as it did with the iPhone it'll probably make most of the existing market look archaic.
559.
by philk 17y ago
Looks rather cool, but with Google's recent privacy issues I'm trying to wean myself off their services.
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by philk 17y ago
A couple of things in that article stood out as particularly flawed: "Meanwhile, Apple is getting ready to announce an entirely new iteration of its iPhone in three weeks — the tablet — that will likely make every other player in the market
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by philk 17y ago
Yes, everyone knows exactly why they're doing it but: a) By censoring some terms they open themselves up to more criticism, they can no longer point out that everything is done algorithmically; and b) It's still possible to get offensive se
562.
by philk 17y ago
This doesn't seem to have anything in it that PDF doesn't. Also, the idea that it's not using e-ink is not a selling point; I don't want to read lots of content off a backlit screen with (if mobile) comparatively lousy battery life.
563.
by philk 17y ago
Yes. The quota system drove the price of sugar up so much that manufacturers switched to the much cheaper alternative.
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by philk 17y ago
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money" -- Margaret Thatcher
565.
by philk 17y ago
There's a huge oversupply of candidates because humanities is 'exciting' and thus will attract a certain number of people regardless of how bad the conditions are. Ultimately the less glamorous a job/career and the higher the barrier to ent
566.
by philk 17y ago
I'm not sure you can beat up on humans alone for exterminating species, after all, species have gone extinct before humanity. We are substantially better at wiping out other species but that's more due to our technological advancement than
567.
by philk 17y ago
Doing without sleep to put in more hours is never worth it. When you're well rested your brain functions much more effectively, you're better at dealing with people and it's easier to remain upbeat. Also the notion of putting in more hours
568.
by philk 17y ago
I'm not sure that merely apologizing is good enough. The TSA needs to explain how they're going to ensure that these sort of heavy handed tactics won't be used again and what disciplinary actions the agents involved will be facing.
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by philk 17y ago
That's the point of reinforcing the doors. Attackers can't just burst in. The firearms are just a last line of defense if someone manages to get through them somehow.
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by philk 17y ago
Two things: 1) Reinforced cockpit doors and armed pilots so terrorists can't get control over the plane. 2) Better intelligence and policing on the ground; remember, in the last attempted attack the guys father had raised concerns about him

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