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by tmux314 6y ago
Facebook is acting on behalf of the US's long-term, bipartisan effort to undermine any Latin American government that doesn't grant its corporations access to that nation's resources. More specifically, the Bush, Obama, and T
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by tmux314 7y ago
In the "Supply-Side Solutions" section, the author recommends improving k-12 education, more vocational training opportunities, and better counseling. I'm not sure if any of those recommendations entail "returning to the
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by tmux314 7y ago
There's a very weird "let them eat cake" attitude in this thread which I find distressing. The study reports on the millions of working age men in the US who are essentially too depressed and face too many obstacles to search
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by tmux314 7y ago
USA "Good" Public Elementary School (ages 6-11): Little to no bullying Small Catholic Middle School (ages 12-14): a decent amount of physical/verbal bullying. I escaped most of it by being a bigger kid. But it definitely seem
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by tmux314 7y ago
Fixed. Thanks.
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by tmux314 7y ago
This is not the first time the HKPF has used overt force on a protester, just the first time it has done so publicly. Several protesters have already been "disappeared", and there are many stories coming out of brutal torture agai
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by tmux314 7y ago
What do mean by score? Do you mean HN karma?
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by tmux314 7y ago
This is very useful - thank you!
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Ask HN: What's compensation like in the greater Boston area?
7 points by tmux314 7y ago|6 comments
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by tmux314 7y ago
"Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests." - Justice Earl Warren There's a long history of the US electoral system favoring rural areas ov
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by tmux314 7y ago
Duplicate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20740179
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by tmux314 7y ago
Good on Twitter and Facebook. On top of blocking thousands of websites (which includes Facebook, Google, Twitter) China's government employs thousands of government employees just to purge even the most mild criticism of the CCP on Wei
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by tmux314 7y ago
There is no doubt that we are over-reliant on cars. We (Americans) spent the last century towards developing automobile infrastructure. Now with global warming, it will take many more years to undo the damage. We can agree over that. But fo
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by tmux314 7y ago
Whether you are religious or not, this should sicken you. The difference between a religious scam and a non-religious scam is that religious organizations don't pay taxes and have close to zero accountability financially (at least in t
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by tmux314 8y ago
There are lots of college towns throughout the US where property is cheap, people are friendly and well-educated, and there is a lot of access to culture. Chapel Hill, NC comes to mind. I've heard Ann Arbor, Wellesley, Corvallis, and F
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by tmux314 8y ago
Belief in a higher power provides a powerful emotional/psychological need. Being more educated will strengthen your critical thinking skills. But if you have a deep need to believe in God, you will.
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by tmux314 8y ago
This is not a new observation. Robert Putnam wrote about this in his book American Grace [0]. We saw this in the 70's and 80's with the rise of the Moral/Religious Right. Church attendances, especially in newer, Evangelical c