wfo

102 ms·

811.
by wfo 11y ago
In this disaster of a post you assume that all regulations are evil and conclude that all regulations are evil; there are certainly a lot of words there, it's too bad you aren't actually saying anything. I could take your post apa
812.
by wfo 11y ago
One by one: I would argue you're not the public face of the company until you are the CEO, or a PR officer. While your primary job is involved with engineering or architecture, you have a technical role, but as CEO your role shifts to
813.
by wfo 11y ago
>You seem to have all of your values backwards. What you seem to mean by this is that I haven't taken Ayn Rand's teen fantasy novels as a central religious text upon which all knowledge, thought, and discourse are based. Someti
814.
by wfo 11y ago
You've very eloquently argued why voting with your wallet to provide a market-solution to stop abuse and exploitation of workers will never work and why we need government regulations if there is any hope to live in anything but a capi
815.
by wfo 11y ago
Safety precautions are in fact codified by law. Uber is in the business of breaking the law and ignoring all regulations. The fact that they have a substitute that follows the spirit of the regulations if not the letter and provides safety
816.
by wfo 11y ago
Outside of extremist hyper-libertarian hiveminds like you find on certain threads on HN, saying "I'm here to disrupt" aka destroy lives and take as much money for yourself as possible or "the government is by definition
817.
by wfo 11y ago
Politics are always a factor in every industry and every facet of life, it is naive to think otherwise, politics are what happens when a large enough group of people have to be led, be it in a company or a country. As far as Eich is concern
818.
by wfo 11y ago
Literally described, in detail, with analysis, arguments for and against, and statistics in TFA.
819.
by wfo 11y ago
I didn't propose a solution because it isn't a problem. Regulations protect people by forcing corporations, generally, to do something that's more expensive but better for their workers/customers/the general public
820.
by wfo 11y ago
This "everyone is a moron we don't need regulations if everyone was a genius LIKE ME" attitude isn't particularly convincing. But it pervades this thread. It's full of people who can't imagine even the possibil
821.
by wfo 11y ago
He is the closest thing to journalism you can get on your television; the fact that he is becoming popular is encouraging. If nothing else, he is showing us that it is possible to discuss issues at length and in detail with facts and resear
822.
by wfo 11y ago
Government spending distorts the market towards 'things that are good for citizens' and away from 'things that are good for the owning class', you mean. And your second phrase is exactly backwards; the government funds r
823.
by wfo 11y ago
I hope you don't honestly believe the garbage you are spouting, and are just trying to be incendiary on purpose to try to work people up and make a political point. In that case you should simply stop.
824.
by wfo 11y ago
In Mathematics at least this is very much not the case.
825.
by wfo 12y ago
The fact that this position is not even discussed but taken as an obviously true first premise by so many people in tech/engineering is rather troubling; I think it is the root cause of many very dysfunctional worldviews/failures
826.
by wfo 12y ago
It's a very complicated issue. You've provided a graph which describes a trend, a Gladwell-esque 'just so' story (yes that's a pejorative) and an anecdote by way of explanation. Actually interpreting the data and un
827.
by wfo 12y ago
Of course it's actionable. Just because an algorithm can't do a cost/benefit analysis and come up with a deterministic solution absolving OP of all responsibility doesn't mean it's not actionable. The solution does
828.
by wfo 12y ago
We certainly agree about awareness; acceptance (which is a nice way of saying 'giving up') is the first step towards losing _all_ of your rights, not just some.
829.
by wfo 12y ago
Just because something happens doesn't mean it's not morally reprehensible. Where does your cynical and tired "everyone with power is evil I just read the prince for the first time" attitude get you? The only result I se
830.
by wfo 12y ago
Every single PhD Mathematics program I've ever heard of covers full tuition and provides a stipend for the full period of study for the vast majority of its students -- it isn't particularly generous, but it's livable if you&
831.
by wfo 12y ago
Right but the argument isn't that it happens, it's that it's morally reprehensible. How dare employees of a company act like human beings or have any time to themselves where they aren't wholly and completely owned and c
832.
by wfo 12y ago
I think it's time for you to join the real world. Union workers are not entitled. You are coming from a place of entitlement if you think that life is that good for most workers. Union workers are trying to regain some semblance of pow
833.
by wfo 12y ago
Certainly personal wealth wasn't a motivating factor for him, but that doesn't disqualify him as the perfect poster child for my point. The point at hand is the general character of executives: they inspire fear (check), they are
834.
by wfo 12y ago
What? Has anyone ever met an executive? They are abusive, power-hungry, and ruthless. Our tech folk hero Jobs is a perfect example. Their power and salaries inspire at best fear and at worst resentment and contempt. They do their best when
835.
by wfo 12y ago
I would be shocked to find anyone other than an administrator who disagrees with the notion that there is far too much administrative bloat in almost every university. But administrators are the ones with essentially all the power in the un
836.
by wfo 12y ago
I'm generally in favor of the flavor of the narrative: a takedown of libertarianism is very much something I enjoy watching, but this is a horribly written article. It's a cringe-fest even I had trouble forcing my way through. The
837.
by wfo 12y ago
It gets respect because the wealthy elite benefit from its policies being put into place, and they control the narrative/policy. They whip up the populace into a frenzy about 'freedom', invent/purchase 'grassroots&#
838.
by wfo 12y ago
The personal attack is totally unnecessary but his assessment of the quality of the article and general caliber of discussion and analysis is spot on.
839.
by wfo 12y ago
Right. This was the case many years ago (at least in the US) but now universities are essentially for profit corporations run by MBAs who care nothing for the mission of the institution, overloaded with administrative parasites who latch on
840.
by wfo 12y ago
Theoretically, my goal wouldn't be to influence debate. It would be to find places where thoughtful individuals discuss ideas like this that have an anti-current-government-position bent, and not put forth well reasoned thoughtful argu

More ›