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by sinker 4y ago
I cannot for the life of me understand why Tailwind gets so much exposure and generates so much discussion on HN. It is only barely interesting. As far as I know, all it does is wrap CSS rules into a form that can be used in the style of in
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by sinker 5y ago
Next.js recommends delivering static assets by default and is geared towards that. > We recommend using Static Generation (with and without data) whenever possible because your page can be built once and served by CDN, which makes it mu
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by sinker 6y ago
Shopify has really strict guidelines and review processing for official themes. If you can get accepted it's probably lucrative but I wouldn't put most my eggs in that basket. Whether or not you're accepted seems to be somewh
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by sinker 6y ago
So far what I've been doing is keeping my webpack config as simple as possible (< 40 lines) and just relying on default behavior. I know I'm losing out by not bothering with some of the more intricate configuration properties l
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by sinker 6y ago
Colleges are one of the few structures where the normal relationship between a provider and a customer is inverted such that it would appear that the person paying for the service is under the obligation to perform for the person receiving
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by sinker 6y ago
I've heard this sentiment expressed. The limits of rationality, reason, and scientific process is a whole topic worth exploring even if just for the philosophic value, but right now, discourse, within the framework of rationality and r
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by sinker 6y ago
I'll give it a try. At your company's next diversity seminar, why not suggest merit should be prioritized over diversity? Or that affirmative action is regressive in its effects, or that the talk of reparations is so silly as to b
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by sinker 6y ago
At some point ideology meets reality and that's when things begin to crumble. If we construct society and organizations as if merit is not a highly important parameter in achievement, wealth, and success - and instead rely on cosmetics
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by sinker 6y ago
Yes. Both staunch Republicans and Democrats portray themselves as always being on the back foot, being attacked, and on the verge of losing control from the other party due to some contentious and highly important issue. Each side portrays
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by sinker 6y ago
Yes nurture has an effect, but the current science suggests that our DNA has an even greater determination of who we are than we ever imagined, the degree of which is incredibly surprising and non-intuitive. It would suggest that we become
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by sinker 6y ago
Are you suggesting that just because there's a protest or mob, that they must be right, or that the expression of the mob's force is actually aligned with contending the overarching issue justifying the existence of that mob? Ever
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by sinker 6y ago
It's possible for the left and the right to both be conformist in nature. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
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by sinker 6y ago
If you can't be bothered to recognize even a single instance of this happening, then you've shut your eyes and ears.
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by sinker 6y ago
There's a subtype he doesn't mention but I think deserves notice and is especially pertinent to today's environment. That is, the conventionally-minded who is convinced they are die-hard independently-minded. People like this
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by sinker 6y ago
It seems like YC has grown large and successful enough that it can shed some monetary value for the sake of greater social benefit. It has zero effect on me if they grant 25k, 50k, 100k, 200k to groups. My argument and position is not that
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by sinker 6y ago
I didn't state it strongly enough. Startups are for the rich and privileged , by the very nature of their mechanism of success. Lottery tickets, playing blackjack, rolling dice, are things which should only be done with what you have
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by sinker 6y ago
This all makes sense, but at some point you have to consider that startups are a privilege, not a right. Those that tailor their lives to be able to consume risk make tradeoffs like moving to a remote location, living single, minimizing exp
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by sinker 6y ago
I've come across people mentioning Toastmasters online at least 3 dozen times in separate contexts over the years. Yet no one IRL knows what the hell it is or where to find one. How can something be so commonplace here and completely a
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by sinker 6y ago
You seem to have inferred some things I didn't write or intend. Read my comments further down.
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by sinker 6y ago
The folks in power are literal corporate overlords and the political elites in bed with them, draining the value of the labor and knowledge class who provide the wealth for this country. These are the same people going along with movements
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by sinker 6y ago
What about the opportunity cost of studying the humanities as opposed to science or engineering? This a question for the individual. As a boy I fell in love with Orwell which led me to strongly appreciate literature. Now a little older I re
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by sinker 6y ago
There appears to be little to no self-reflection. There are no objective markers of quality compared to science or engineering. I suppose that's a duh. But experience and strong intuition should guide you and one's own consciousne
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by sinker 6y ago
I don't buy it either. Some people are just inherently more rationally grounded, I suspect in large part due to their personalities. I doubt that if you were to take a student who doesn't possess these traits, that they would look
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by sinker 6y ago
Sure you can nitpick, but the point still stands. This movement isn't about equality or inclusion. It's an opportunistic power grab that exploits people's sense of good will. Read the Evergreen University story or listen to B
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by sinker 6y ago
I understand wanting to be charitable towards a good cause, but the current political shift represents an existential danger to our society. I've never cared when right-wing wackjobs hoarded guns. I didn't lose my mind after 9&#x2
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by sinker 6y ago
The terms have racial undertones which are more pronounced than they ought to be due to the current political environment. The master/slave term is an accurate metaphor for the technology, and we can infer that no racial discrimination
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by sinker 6y ago
This is a bad precedent. We are seeing companies pre-emptively capitulate to social media outrage from spheres completely outside their own domain. This is not an act from humanist principles. This is just addressing surface level, visible
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by sinker 6y ago
There's nothing that constrains its application. Its users are those energized by outrage and offense and act on emotional reflex. Their position of pure victimhood is the perception which justifies their right to take down anyone for
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by sinker 6y ago
I'm not advocating for any of these people. I'm saying there's going to be scenarios that require nuance to navigate, and that the rules that delineate hate speech should be very explicitly spelled out.
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by sinker 6y ago
That's the current situation, and maybe it's worked well so far (I don't create content on YouTube). What appears necessary or at the very least helpful, is to have a very clear terms of service that outlines exactly what is

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