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by rquantz 11y ago
I appreciate that you guys are trying to reach out and explain things like this. On the other hand, I'm well aware that personal attacks are not allowed. I guess my attempt at humor with regard to whether the GP was being sarcastic or
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by rquantz 11y ago
This is among the stranger things I've ever read on HN. Or anywhere. I'm not sure if it's a problem with your reading comprehension skills, or my communication skills. I suspect it's the former, but I'm biased. I do
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by rquantz 11y ago
That is not it.
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by rquantz 11y ago
Seriously, how do you not hear what you're saying? Women object to being asked for sex in exchange for funding because they shouldn't have to do that in order to get funding. Let's game out what you're saying here: * Som
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by rquantz 11y ago
So you're saying the woman who turns down a VC's sexual advances is less deserving of the VC's money than the one who takes him up on it?
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by rquantz 11y ago
You used a throwaway because you knew this would be downvoted to oblivion, and it should be. It has no value and is intentionally inflammatory. No one is suggesting shooting them. Only that their unacceptable sexist behavior should be stopp
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Remind HN: Call your mother
104 points by rquantz 11y ago|26 comments
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by rquantz 11y ago
Given that the test is essentially measuring whether you respond to a question with an adrenaline burst, I wonder if taking beta blockers prior to testing can influence the results. That would be my first instinct.
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by rquantz 11y ago
You only say that because you didn't give it any real thought. Or because you realize there's no answer you could give that wouldn't reveal the incoherence of your previous statements.
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by rquantz 11y ago
NYC toddlers go through the same thing, and I hear parents here complaining about getting their kids into a good kindergarten all the time. There is a funnel from the best kindergartens to the best private schools, to the Ivy League schools
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by rquantz 11y ago
There are different levels of violent crime. I'm not sure a child should be prosecuted for assault in most instances, for example. Rape or murder, well, that they should be. But to say that even they should be prosecuted as an adult, a
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by rquantz 11y ago
Regardless of context, I wish police and prosecutors (and the rest of us) would much much more cautious about indicting a child for crimes, even violent ones. Children don't have fully developed brains and are hard wired to behave reck
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by rquantz 11y ago
Ok, next question. What is a woman? This is a serious question. Here's the thing about your answer to the previous question: if what you mean when you say "act like a woman" is "cautious," why not just say "why
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How to pronounce entrepreneurship(youtube.com)
2 points by rquantz 11y ago|0 comments
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by rquantz 11y ago
Why is it considered "misbehaving" when men don't act like women? What does it mean to act like a woman? You think you know. Name a behavior, I guarantee I can name a woman who does not engage in said behavior. But the wor
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by rquantz 11y ago
I don't know why this was downvoted, it's a perfectly reasonable post. I can believe there is some second wave feminist who has written something like what the GP was saying above – feminists are pretty damn diverse. That said, it
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by rquantz 12y ago
Tell me more about this. Where can you go to "bail on your student loans"? I would think there would be hurdles to this, but I don't really know anything about it.
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by rquantz 12y ago
What are those arguments? The one I keep pointing out you're using over and over. The one where you say "You're just complaining, not offering a better solution, therefore your criticism should be ignored." People said
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by rquantz 12y ago
Oh my goodness. I was comparing the argument you were making to the arguments of those who supported the war. I was not comparing the Iraq war to capitalism. Again, you've offered no alternatives, just complaining. Yeah, that argumen
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by rquantz 12y ago
Head -> desk Figuring out how to make someone else's life better and make a living off of it isn't a roll of the dice. It's a process of observing and learning about the world around you, coming up with ideas... etc. It
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by rquantz 12y ago
If you want to get ahead, instead of thinking you need to out-compete your rivals, I would instead focus on ways to make someone's life significantly better, then figure out how to do it for 10 people, then 1000....see where I'm
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by rquantz 12y ago
I'm imagining the scene where a bunch of American Millenials were asked to solve basic math problems and computer literacy tests. "Jeez this is pointless," one said. "Yeah, reminds me of high school," said another.
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by rquantz 12y ago
Yes that's what I was saying. He definitely, without any hope reprieve, will absolutely have mush-brain when he retires. When I first joined HN, I found the literal-to-the-point-of-obtuseness attitude refreshing. But over time it has s
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by rquantz 12y ago
He'll regret it when he can't do math after he retires because of the encephalopathy he gets from repeated head trauma.
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by rquantz 12y ago
It was underground already until we dug it up.
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These tiny bubbles could save the planet(bloomberg.com)
2 points by rquantz 12y ago|3 comments
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by rquantz 12y ago
Why do we have to replace either subject? Both math and literature are generally poorly taught. That does not mean that understanding of both is not requisit for being an educated person.
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by rquantz 12y ago
Neither one has requested permission to use the microphone.
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by rquantz 12y ago
The mobile app turns on the damn mic I checked my iphone privacy settings because this sounded preposterous, and the Facebook app is not listed as having requested microphone permissions. Is it able to turn on the microphone without reque
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by rquantz 12y ago
I'm not allowed to edit this anymore, so let me reply instead. To those downvoting I ask: do you think this comment wasn't serious? You think there aren't at least 47 senators who would filibuster a bill to, say, convert the

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