steveeq1

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by steveeq1 7y ago
Sure, if you can find an edge case, then yeah, I guess. But in the great bulk of cases, people could get another job if they put effort into it, even parents.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
No you wouldn't. Statistically, you would probably be just as racist as everyone else.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
I have a theory that we use most of our intelligence to rationalize behaviors that did not come about by reason. Over half of nazis were christians, for instance.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
I was in that position, several times, and no I did not change my mind. But I agree with the statement most people would do unethical things if their jobs required it. And I think that's sad to say.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
You know, the sad thing is is that I think you're right. I've met normally good-natured people that, once they became a lawyer/salesmen/financial "advisor", they started doing utterly despicable, wicked behavio
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by steveeq1 7y ago
You can make the argument that military drones are necessary for defense (although that point is debatable). There is no justification for going to a random person and shooting them in the head. False analogy.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
I would choose to starve then.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Who said anything about hanging everyone for a crime? That's a straw man. And, by and large, yes I do believe that the person should not engage in unethical behavior if the emoployer told them to. I'm using an extreme example, bu
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by steveeq1 7y ago
My point is that yes, you do have a responsibility to do good and not just leave it up the tech company or lawmakers. And no it is not silly.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
So if you could take a job as a slave trader, you would do it then?
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Do you know when their next open house is going to be? I went over there once, but it seems to be closed to the public. I subscribed to their newsletter, but no news.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Ok, someone's a racist. So what? At the end of the day, it's a belief system. As long as that person treats people with respect, I have no problem with it. For example, if you are, say, a Christian and some other guy is a Muslim a
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by steveeq1 7y ago
You should think of emacs as less as an editor and more as a lisp machine.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
> I grew to accept that email is not for secure messaging and my paranoia of "I'm being watched" just went away. Agreed. Even if you use protonmail, google still has most of your email because they have the most of everyo
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by steveeq1 7y ago
"Never Split the Difference" is a negotiation book with what I feel are manipulative and dirty tricks. HNer's should definately read it so you can recognize the common techniques negotiators, salesmen, and lawyers use in thei
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by steveeq1 7y ago
More likely being downvoted because facts go against your ideology.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
No, per capita helps understand where "the hot spots" are. So my answer still stands.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
then your stats are misleading. When you calculate per-capita, then blacks commit way more crimes than whites.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Of course I did, but it contradicts the 13/50 meme. And there are other fbi stats that contradict your link. Again: how is this possible?
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Do you honestly believe this happens in any by-and-large way?
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by steveeq1 7y ago
You can, it's called "erlang".
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Then how can paradigm shifts occur?
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Whenever they say that, ask them how much money they made last year. When they say "no" ask, "why, do you have anything to hide?".
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by steveeq1 7y ago
> Once you ran into them, you could spot them. It was a mix of desperate mid-life crisis guys looking for cash, clean-cut naive younger people, and diligent moms starting a business. That's really heartbreaking to hear. Usually MLMs
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Does anyone know when the next open-house for dynamicland? I stopped by when I was in San Francisco, but they seemed to be closed to the public. Writing the website got me no reply.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
What do you mean "creepy animism"? You mean like SJW-type stuff? I don't understand.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
https://torrentfreak.com/images/piracy-is-not-theft.png
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Do people still play netrek these days? Read somewhere that game has been around since the '80s.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
There was no "dbase 1", it started as "dbase 2" because Ashton Tate didn't want the product to sound premature.
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by steveeq1 7y ago
Does anyone know if there's any progress on finding a solution to the DDOS attacks that can run on tor?

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