raphael_l

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by raphael_l 12y ago
Is this actually the sort of people that get attracted to HN? Thinking of others as "mere mortals" and yourselves as gods? Sad picture.
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by raphael_l 12y ago
While I agree that substituting a single word is a very easy target and easily manipulated, so that I shouldn't have gone for it, I think "life" is very relevant in this case, as for many people it is either part of their lif
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by raphael_l 12y ago
I'll quote what I said in the post you're responding to: "Please note that I'm simply responding to the argument that Facebook mines all the data your friends put up." That's the only point I made.
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by raphael_l 12y ago
You also can't control what others say about you. Or post on any other website about you. Or someone showing a friend of his a picture of you. (excluding malicious intent of course)
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by raphael_l 12y ago
> The site "Likes" things on peoples behalf just because they talk about it (even negatively!) with others. It occasionally automatically "friends" people because you looked at their profile and mutual friends in comm
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by raphael_l 12y ago
There is no way to not use life. Let me repeat that: THERE IS NO WAY TO NOT USE LIFE. Simply substituting one word for another shows you how you just can't hold Facebook responsible for this. People are and have been able to share info
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by raphael_l 12y ago
Do you have a source for the "Appstore Google Maps" debacle? I haven't heard that one before even though I owned a iPhone two/three years ago, and it seems very interesting!
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by raphael_l 12y ago
I, for one, am glad you took the time and put some more context to this whole situation. And frankly, I can't understand how anyone could argue with you right now, as it seems there is no disagreement. You merely pointed out other vari
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by raphael_l 12y ago
http://i.imgur.com/Kk0jP5o.jpg Pretty interesting people working there, I see.
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by raphael_l 12y ago
As someone not familiar with US universities and fraternities (outside of popular college movies), I have to ask: Is it mandatory for students to join these fraternities? And if so, why? I know very little about the subject, as I was never
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by raphael_l 12y ago
"Juice" or "being juiced" is a pretty common term for any kind of steroids or performance enhancing substances. See for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juiced:_Wild_Times,_Rampant_%27...
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by raphael_l 12y ago
Amateur league pool player here: You have to consider there are mainly two things to think about when playing any kind of Billard sport: 1. Pocketing the ball 2. Position of your cue ball (the white ball) Mastering the one doesn't nece
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by raphael_l 12y ago
I know it is very difficult for professional users to understand this, but from a design perspective this is actually very well done. These animations are really helpful for people who aren't spending their whole day in front of a comp