xlnt

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by xlnt 18y ago
I don't like "unless". Why do you? Every time I have to actually think about what's happening, I change it to "if" so all the logic is actually written visibly.
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by xlnt 18y ago
a professor told me he gave up picking cheap books because the campus bookstore marks them up to the same price, anyway
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by xlnt 18y ago
In general, lefties think Obama's less militaristic policy will save lives (because diplomacy will work). And righties think McCain's more militaristic policy will save lives (because the question is when not if to fight).
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by xlnt 18y ago
That's true. I bet YC is much more atheist than the general population. But I know a religious YC poster who's hesitant to express that kind of idea here; I also bet YC is a bit more religious than it appears.
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by xlnt 18y ago
Yes it's definitely left-leaning. Did you see the poll about who you'll vote for? Obama won by a landslide. YC's a bit right-leaning on economic issues, but left-leaning overall.
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by xlnt 18y ago
It sounds like they are rationally taking advantage of a situation that they are not forcibly creating. That's not going mad with power; they are just charging what people will pay.
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by xlnt 18y ago
Few hackers post that they are religious on left-leaning social news sites is different than few hackers are religious.
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by xlnt 18y ago
go away :(
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by xlnt 18y ago
The stories of Pakistani parenting and educational practices are largely missing.
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by xlnt 18y ago
Surely the real reason that being a parent is tough is that you want to do your very best to help your kids, and has absolutely nothing to do with what other people think. You don't care about them, you have kids to think about instead.
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by xlnt 18y ago
They show how they got the result.
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by xlnt 18y ago
He didn't say that, I did. He just pointed out mistakes they made, including not subjecting their results to a basic sanity test.
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by xlnt 18y ago
Morality = how to live. Other things being equal, following economic incentives makes you richer than if you didn't, which is pretty clearly a better life ( everything else being equal). It means you can buy a better education for your kid
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by xlnt 18y ago
Note that following, rather than ignoring, economic incentives is the more moral way of life (other things being equal).
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by xlnt 18y ago
> The same study concluded that most of this New York State-size lawn was growing in places where turfgrass should never have been planted. That is scientism. They are pretending to be doing science (with all the respect due science) bu
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by xlnt 18y ago
Congratulations, you're smarter than NASA. Well done. Now please solve this problem too: making NASA competent. (To be clear: no sarcasm intended.)
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by xlnt 18y ago
What did you expect? The title says it's going to say things about PG not tell us interesting truths. I haven't clicked the link, and won't...
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by xlnt 18y ago
If you look at the history of philosophy or science you don't find a lot of women. But there could have been. It's a shame. The more scientists and philosophers (and many other things) the faster we make progress.
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by xlnt 18y ago
My position is that we need missiles and schools both. The fact that there are places where we can't set up schools makes clear that we sometimes need the missiles. As far as I can tell from your comment, you agree with me. You, too, think
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by xlnt 18y ago
You can't just walk into Palestine, build a school, and teach the children there to be peaceful. It's not just that no parents will send their kids to your school; it's also that people there will kill you for trying to do this.
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by xlnt 18y ago
I was referring to missiles used in self-defense.
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by xlnt 18y ago
The reason that, for example, Palestinian textbooks contain maps omitting Israel is that they don't want to teach their children a fair and peaceful message. Schools are great when people are reasonably open to living peacefully but can't
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by xlnt 18y ago
I have a habit of not clicking nytimes articles with titles that require correct philosophical thinking to support. Is that one good? :)
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by xlnt 18y ago
u "you" users r !(technologically superior). use of English != technological status
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by xlnt 18y ago
If every iteration hurts then is iterating a lot really a good plan? In each iteration one believes this is the final iteration that will last forever. If not, you're doing it wrong. How is that compatible with planning to iterate?
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by xlnt 18y ago
Me.
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by xlnt 18y ago
Most people frown on serial marriages for some reason. :)
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by xlnt 18y ago
"'tis better to have loved and lost 5 times, than never to have loved at all." Is this version true too?
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by xlnt 18y ago
Why you should never be a girlfriend: relationships usually end painfully
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by xlnt 18y ago
what i said does not apply to either of my other comments. and even if it did, that would not change its truth. also i didn't jump on or even directly mention the OP, nor did my post have anything to do with frivolity. edit: btw your post "

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