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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   This is terribly naive. When digital replication is easy -- as it is with arts like music or software -- piracy destroys innovation and hurts creators who want to earn a living by selling their creations. It's not like the farmers or t
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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   They can debate this on their own time. Unless you're on the straw team, this doesn't matter.
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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   I read HN to remain current. This is work for me. And I'm going to brag that my company was lightyears ahead of Google on this one. We don't allow political debates. Such a time waster. But HN is educational.
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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   BTW, he already has a job at Cornell. He was already going to leave. I'm not sure he's sacrificing much of anything.
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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   I hate to be cynical but someone who is a "visiting" appointment is going to be leaving anyway. This is a great way to virtual signal without giving up anything.
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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   Everyone's path is narrowing. They only want adjuncts now. Who wouldn't want cheap labor?
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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   I took my daughter to a Women in Bio event and someone pointed out that the biology pipeline is pretty much 80% female from the PhD level on down. Someone asked how long they were going to keep running the program and, of course, the women
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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   Impossible! I'm 100% certain that they suck. I don't even need to listen to them or read their documents. It's just axiomatic.
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   by xhkkffbf 7y ago

   You seem to think that the system will be used to boost kids with high adversity scores. Many colleges desperately want kids who will pay full tuition. But they also want to claim they're "need blind." Voila. The "advers
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    by xhkkffbf 8y ago

    I think you should consider suing for defamation. They have effectively hurt your relationship with clients by kicking you off the platform. That's tortuous interference and defamation. This business shouldn't be a star chamber wi
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    by xhkkffbf 8y ago

    Ghosted me after setting up an interview. Fair warning.