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by vanusa 5y ago
Am with you on the strong dislike. I posted the article to see if anyone had critiques on the analysis it offers, actually.
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End Affirmative Action for Rich White Students, Too(nytimes.com)
3 points by vanusa 5y ago|0 comments
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by vanusa 5y ago
I'd continue, but you're getting awful slippery.
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by vanusa 5y ago
I'm asserting the practice among those in power of favoring relatives, friends, or even friends of friends over other, more qualified candidates is a contributing factor to that diversity problem.
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by vanusa 5y ago
I'm not talking about how all companies operate all of the time, I'm talking about how some companies operate an unfortunate number of times. In between these opposite extremes -- your language clearly indicates that you think t
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by vanusa 5y ago
We may be violently agreeing here; Violence is completely counter to my way of being - so No. What is bad is the idea that someone can get a job because they know someone else, over a more qualified candidate who doesn't know that p
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by vanusa 5y ago
Work on personal projects, or better: projects which directly help other people (for a non-profit, say) so you get some actual users and visibility. Then start building it in whatever XYZ stack you like. Also: not every job requires React
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by vanusa 5y ago
The practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, That's precisely the point - "close" relations. When we talk about business referrals, it by no means implied that the person being refer
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by vanusa 5y ago
Closeness isn't a requisite for nepotistic behavior, only undue bias due to personal familiarity. Actually it is; it's how the term is defined.
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by vanusa 5y ago
It's not nepotism. That isn't even what "nepotism" means. People have always gone through their in-network to seek advice and find others to work with, since the beginning of time. It's how nearly anything really
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by vanusa 5y ago
Finally someone has the courage to speak the truth.
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by vanusa 5y ago
I take no position on those restrictions - or Denmark's recent decision to lift its restrictions. I just don't see any benefit to the empty, unscientific declaration that it is "no longer a threat to society" (which may
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by vanusa 5y ago
From a basic science perspective, this seem irresponsible. We're just barely turning the corner on the second major mutation wave, and in many countries deaths are still coming in at peak rates. I don't think anyone can say with
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by vanusa 5y ago
Upvoting because I'd like to hear a thoughtful deconstruction or two of this piece.
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by vanusa 5y ago
If someone is "authoritarian" that means they are consistently bullying or dominating in some situation with a power structure already in place -- like a boss, or of course a tyrannical head of state. You know, someone like Musso
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by vanusa 5y ago
In the absence of any forcing function they would miraculously end up excluding black students. Probably true, but it still does not mean that any given forcing function is necessary (or even on balance helpful, considering side effects).
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by vanusa 5y ago
Double-spacing. As in, between every line of code - a blank line. To make it "less crowded", and allow space for future comments, I was told.
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by vanusa 5y ago
Stuff only intellectuals can believe, basically.
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by vanusa 5y ago
But being authoritarian is still morally abhorrent. You may want to look into what the term "authoritarian" actually means.
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by vanusa 5y ago
Neil first asked Spotify to censor Rogan, I don't buy this idea that stating firmly and publicly: "If you continue to host X on your platform, then I won't be associated with your platform" -- is equivalent to top-down
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by vanusa 5y ago
The various racial “quotas”, etc exist to offset the impact. What's with the ironic quotes on “quotas”? Are they instances of active discrimination, or are they not? History shows that they are [needed]. A highly contentious asser
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by vanusa 5y ago
And I worked for a company where it worked beautifully; the remote folks (who were very carefully picked) meshed perfectly with the team (and better than many of the native folks). It's an eternal topic on HN of course. Whether it wor
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by vanusa 5y ago
https://archive.fo/tNDGX BTW if you don't have the full conjugation chart for the more common non-binary pronouns (ze, sie, co, xe, ve, kit, etc) memorized yet, there's a helpful guide on page 2 of this doc: http
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“No, You Can’t Have My Pronouns” (2019)(emjaymurphee.medium.com)
15 points by vanusa 5y ago|3 comments
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I didn’t know who I was any more: how CIA torture pushed me to the edge of death(theguardian.com)
36 points by vanusa 5y ago|17 comments
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by vanusa 5y ago
https://archive.fo/5nQua
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U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Russia Could Take a Wide Toll(nytimes.com)
1 points by vanusa 5y ago|1 comments
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by vanusa 5y ago
"a distinction arises in using ..."
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by vanusa 5y ago
I would rather say "I think so" than "I don't think so", but leaving a small room for doubt. But that is lying, of course. You're basically saying "no, I haven't seen it" -- just with a bit
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by vanusa 5y ago
Personally, I don't like lying to people I'm considering spending years of my life working alongside. Me neither - but you if you want to work for FAANG, or wannabe FAANGs - you're going to have to get used to it. In fact,

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