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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
Right, and that doesn't seem good to me, but I don't think the fallout from student loans will be anywhere near the fallout from defaulted mortgages in 2008ish because they just aren't as as levered. So it's terrible for
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
Yes, and I don't go to church. As far as I know neither is a crime in my state/country.
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
My point was that treating people as enemies makes it nearly impossible to win them over to your side.
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
OP didn't say to join the military to get an education he said to do it as an alternative to college. It's a good career path that teaches useful skills. Most people in the military aren't employed in combat roles.
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
Maybe ask the people who've served in it? Most people I know who were in the military don't regret it.
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
It's a shame you're getting downvoted, since you make good points. For many people the expected value of college is negative. I also think HN is unnecessarily critical of the military. I work with lots of people who served in the
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
But as far as I know student loans aren't securitized and leveraged in the same way as mortgages were, so I'm not sure that the fall out will be as bad. The root problem (as others have noted) is too many people are encouraged to
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
No, I didn't say that. But on reading the linked article more carefully I'm more inclined to be supportive of the change since it doesn't disallow background checks, just prevents criminal history from being used to screen at
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
Good point. I didn't read that when I posted my comment.
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
That's a fair point with regards to drug convictions. However, I wish you hadn't insinuated that I could only hold the opinions I do because of a character deficiency. I wrote my comment in good faith, and am perfectly willing to
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
I agree with you.
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
Banning asking about criminal history seems silly. It's not like you accidentally become a criminal. Your criminal history directly reflects your judgment and character.
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
I disagree. C++ is hard to use too (for different reasons), but tons of non-programming related applications are written in it. Most problems aren't programming related, so it makes sense to measure a PL by its effectiveness in non-pro
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
OP means applications that aren't used by developers for development related tasks. I.e. someone who doesn't know how to program could use it.
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
FPGAs just aren't that useful for most applications. (I like FPGAs, they're cool and they're fun, but they're niche for a reason.)
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
It appears to be covered under antitrust laws and so is only applicable when the creation of a monopoly is likely, but there are situations in which it is illegal. See [1]. I disagree with your claim that there would be no one for VCs to in
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
I haven't read those, but just skimming their amazon pages they look to be about why wealthy individuals are less likely to be prosecuted, which doesn't really apply to large corporations. Plus Uber is in the middle of a court cas
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by workthrowaway27 9y ago
I don't understand why this is legal? I thought there were laws about operating at a loss to drive competitors out of business.