tenaciousDaniel

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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
Of all terms that have been formed on the internet, "mansplaining" is the one I hate the most. All a discussion is, at the end of the day, is two people explaining their own viewpoints. But now, with this word, you have a get-out-
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
If people weren't interested in responding and discussing, the article would disappear on its own. The fact that people are paying attention means there is more to discuss. It's really not up to you to decide. Flag all you want bu
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
I thought that way too for a bit, and was generally in favor of Jon Haidts interpretation (blaming helicopter parenting). But I've noticed there are plenty of people well into their 40's and 50's who actively encourage this k
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Also interesting is that it's one of the things social justice activists constantly criticize others for. I can't count how many times I've heard the following: "when we say men are privileged, we don't mean any and
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
I don't see that as a useful strategy when dealing with political opinions. If you look at how ideas become distributed among large groups of people, it seems clear to me that if someone is being honest , they will likely have somethi
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
He's conservative and almost invariably disagrees with social justice activists.
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
> Fool me once.. Except this only works with subsequent encounters with the same trickster. Those across your side of the political aisle are not a monolith, yet you assume they are all just a few shades off from Milo. If that's you
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
There were references that were removed by Gizmodo. The list above refers to the big 5 personality traits, which I believe is standard in psychology. Also, there is a clear difference between discussing average qualities of a group vs dec
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There were several people gloating over the idea that he had ruined his career, several people insinuating that violence against him would be acceptable, several people claiming that he would never work in the valley again, and several peop
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
I'm talking about the online sub-culture that has sprung up in the last 5 years. The ideas they promote are a distillation of various crit theory stuff, like safe spaces, trigger warnings, micro-aggressions, etc. They are the reason wh
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
"sjw" is a slur. The term "social justice" is used by literally everyone, most notably the members themselves: http://www.blackpast.org/perspectives/black-lives-matter-gro... http://www.s
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
When we talk about free market economics, we're not talking about the bartering system of ancient societies, even though technically the term applies. Don't do the same thing with social justice. The term has come to be known coll
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
It's insane how fast it has happened. Just 4 years ago I would have thought it impossible that I would ever align myself with anything right-of-center. I honestly have no idea what to expect in the coming years, and I wouldn't tru
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I've been obsessively watching the rise of the social justice movement over the past 4 years, ever since Donglegate, and I keep wondering when that correction will come. But it only seems to rise. You would have good reason to believe
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He cited studies, but not until very recently did anyone have the version which actually contained the references. Gizmodo deliberately removed all charts and links, and for a while they had the only copy. It was a profoundly dishonest thin
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No, it's not going to solve people being assholes. But a shared, write-only and unalterable database of voting transactions created by pseudonymous entities could be an extremely useful tool if we really want to safeguard against this
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Ha, yeah I was going back and forth between adding "to the extent that it exists". Nonetheless, we can't predict whether fraud/hacking is something we'll need to really worry about in the future. If a good solution
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
I get the crypto fatigue because I feel it as well, but it really does apply here. Trustless voting is one of the more interesting possible applications of blockchain tech, and if properly implemented it could very well do away with voter f
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
I'll never forget taking MDMA for the first time. I immediately recognized how useful it could be in a therapeutic setting. You suddenly gain an almost perfect willingness to delve into the worst parts of your own psyche with no hesita
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This is wonderful.
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by tenaciousDaniel 9y ago
I'm a software engineer and I can barely explain it to myself.
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by tenaciousDaniel 10y ago
Just found it irl last week in NYC, there's a place called Barcade that has it. Brought back memories.
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by tenaciousDaniel 10y ago
"If we can't get them out, we'll feed them out." - King Edward I, Braveheart
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by tenaciousDaniel 10y ago
I wouldn't say hgroup is experimental. It was on the standards track and now it's being deprecated.
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by tenaciousDaniel 10y ago
I taught myself programming after graduating from art school. I never took calculus or trigonometry even in high school, so my math skills are as basic as you can get as an adult. Still, I'm currently trying to teach myself math becaus
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by tenaciousDaniel 10y ago
Ah yeah, the critiquing aspect is spot on. In my first programming job, my supervisor would try to be as gentle as possible in telling me why my code was wrong. I had to essentially say "dude, just tell me my code sucks and then tell m
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by tenaciousDaniel 10y ago
I have a degree in painting. A couple of years after graduating, I decided that I needed a portfolio website. I had no money, so I figured I would try building it myself. I knew literally nothing about code at this point. But I struggled
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by tenaciousDaniel 11y ago
And one comment even pointed out perfectly good reasons not to consider br - "'br' is already an abbreviation for Brazil and is the HTML tag for linebreak".
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by tenaciousDaniel 11y ago
Exactly. It's no problem at all for someone who knows what they're doing, and this guy clearly isn't a really technical person, but Windows 10 is a consumer product. It's 2015 - make your damn computers easier to use.