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by ysavir 10y ago
Intoxication is real as well, but I rarely apply any of my drunken epiphanies when sober.
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by ysavir 10y ago
So size is the most critical aspect of significance?
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by ysavir 10y ago
Only in part. Journalism today is a clickbait title to get you to see ads. Nothing that follows the title is actually relevant.
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by ysavir 10y ago
> Facebook’s strategy of becoming an integral part of other company’s products was key to them becoming a utility. Twitter was on that same path prior to their limiting developer API access. No, not really on the same path. If Facebook w
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by ysavir 10y ago
Uh, nope, if I find a body-sized mirror in an unexpected place, I'll probably have a half second of "stranger dang-" before I cool down.
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by ysavir 10y ago
Would I be wrong in assuming that you have a technical background, and are not representative of the average computer user? The current problem* is not that there is absolutely no way to manage your own computer whatsoever, it's that t
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by ysavir 10y ago
> I would wager that more than likely it's because it's a fairly insubstantial sarcastic post, and quite a few posters on HN prefer that posts have content that drive the discussion related to the topic as opposed to comments l
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by ysavir 10y ago
Yes, I believe that these alternatives will always be available. But it has also been made apparent that the larger part of the consumer base is not interested in the alternatives; they are interested in the mainstream. And the mainstream w
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by ysavir 10y ago
I guess in 10-20 years we will be telling our grandchildren about the old days, where you can do whatever you want on your computer, limited only the abilities of the hardware* . And they won't believe us. *Simplification, of course.
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by ysavir 10y ago
>Oh no, Grid Garden doesn't work on this browser. It requires a browser that supports CSS grid, such as the latest version of Firefox, Chrome, or Safari. Use one of those to get gardening! Is Chrome 56 so outdates that this grid box
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by ysavir 10y ago
> There's nothing wrong with trusting experts. I completely agree. As I said, it's those that recognize that it's a matter of trust that I respect. My complaint was on those who skip that aspect and put the observations on
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by ysavir 10y ago
Are you putting all of science into one big bucket?
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by ysavir 10y ago
That quote says it all: I have no disrespect for people that, as the OP did, acknowledge that they are putting their trust and faith in modern science. The people at whom my eyes roll are those that skip over the trust and preach global war
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by ysavir 10y ago
> There is very little way of me understanding climate change science myself, but I'm willing to believe climate scientists, but this is actually an act of faith, I can't independently confirm that climate change is caused by h
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by ysavir 10y ago
Probably pre-occupied with paying off all of our debt.
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by ysavir 10y ago
Proper title: Highly valued startups aren't generous employers (when viewed along a single axis)
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by ysavir 10y ago
So when you say "replaced by the threat of war", what you really mean is having one power assert uncontested control. I consider that to be a very one sided perspective... Yes, the US can exercise power all across the globe, but
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by ysavir 10y ago
You mean, replaced by the utter destruction of all things Earth? There isn't really much of another alternative to war.
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by ysavir 10y ago
Not to mention, copyrighting one's face must be very awkward for identical twins.
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by ysavir 10y ago
Time for some "identical twin" experiments.
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by ysavir 10y ago
> and also put some pressure on manufacturers to improve the reliability of their products. You mean put pressure on them to wait for the site to get traction and then flood it with fake reviews.
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by ysavir 10y ago
I meant that in the sense that posts claiming the parent was showing confirmation bias were in themselves likely trying to fault the parent's experiments in a way that reaffirmed their own existing beliefs. I'm not saying that the
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by ysavir 10y ago
Ironically, all the posts calling confirmation bias are, themselves, probably the result of confirmation bias.
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by ysavir 10y ago
Misleading title. > Scientists Who Found Gluten Sensitivity Evidence Have Now Shown It Doesn't Exist Should really be: > Scientists Who Found Gluten Sensitivity Evidence Failed to Confirm Original Findings VERY significant differ
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by ysavir 10y ago
The parent comment addresses that: > As the area becomes more wealthy - guess what - wages are supposed to rise. Yes, that means the price of burgers should rise a little bit as well.
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by ysavir 10y ago
And what target audience is that? The one he's used to that the past few administrations are trying to eliminate? The impression I get from the article is that he's willing to pay more, but not willing to change how he approaches
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by ysavir 10y ago
> Before the day was through, Solorio would make the same pitch to dozens of men and women, approaching a taco truck, a restaurant and a homeless encampment. Has he tried Craigslist? Or has his entire hiring strategy involved approaching
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by ysavir 10y ago
Doesn't this defeat the point? Sure, you're not giving your phone number to a random third party, but now you're giving a different ad agency (google) information about who's calling you. That actually sounds worse to me
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by ysavir 10y ago
Thank you! I very much agree with this. Most claims I see made against video games (as a whole or phone-based) tend to be made from atop a pedestal, and usually with very little willingness to open one's mind to the plausible benefits
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by ysavir 10y ago
I'm not sure I agree there. I think most of the responses were in the same vein as "look at these mindless sheep who can't lift their heads from their phones".

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