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by zarkov99 7y ago
You provided no such thing, the professions you mention are not part of the top 25 let alone 8, so there is nothing to respond to in your comments
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by zarkov99 7y ago
I buy a lot of books, more than what I read. But I have to confess that the lack of pdf versions and the sometimes obscene cost of text books does sometime lead me to peruse alternatives.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Yes, it is obvious. I did not try to erase anything, I posted the source without being asked for, and pointed out the discrepancy and my interpretation of it, which was correct, as you can see in this other article: https://www.u
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by zarkov99 7y ago
What bullshit. Virtually all successful programmers fell in love with the machine when they were young and would program for free. And surely you noticed this.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
If you cannot guess what the numbers should be then how would you know the problem is fixed? Or even if there is any problem at all?
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by zarkov99 7y ago
And of course, obviously , men were better at fighting than women. So the risk/reward was completely off.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
I think people who are not part of the culture war, which I believe is most people, would be perfectly fine with this disparity.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
OK, but would you expect a 50/50 split if it was? And if you do not expect it, then how would you explain any remaining disparity?
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/04/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-f... I ignored the "for men" qualifier as it seems obvious that these are the most dangerous jobs period.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Yes.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Really? Below is a list of the top 8 most dangerous jobs in the US. Which ones do you think would have equal gender representation if there was no sexism? 1 - Logging workers 2 - Fishers and fishing workers 3 - Aircraft pilots and flight en
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Yes, don't forget all the shitty careers, with long hours, danger, and significant health hazards. Not much equality of outcome on those either. Somehow no one is claiming sexism is the cause of disparity for those.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Sure. I don't understand the competition argument though. In my HS and College years it did not matter if the top student was a man or a women, it just mattered if it was you or someone else. And as far as I recall men and women were f
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by zarkov99 7y ago
I am with you. I was just triggered by your unflattering, though probably accurate enough, characterization of the male psyche.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Here is a theory, perhaps you could comment on how if fits your experience: Women are less inclined than men to choose STEM Fields, for biological reasons, that is they tend to be more interested in people than things. Because of this STEM
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by zarkov99 7y ago
I think you are probably right, though you could have left your diatribe about the men who work for you out. One could easily come up with equally typical scenarios to ridicule neurotic, shallow and emotionally unstable women. Each gender h
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Two possible explanations: A) Biology is a real thing and genders have differences that extend beyond their gonads. B) Nope. It is all sexism, always, and these Scandinavian women are just traversing an uncanny valley of internalized misog
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by zarkov99 7y ago
For me a fun book has to be clearly written and present new (for me) ideas in a somewhat aesthetic way. Density I suppose is secondary. SICP is one of the best examples of the right balance, also Elements of Computing Systems.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
I understand the slippery slope reference,but which disciplines are you referring to?
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Like what? I am fairly familiar with his work, could you point out what you found problematic? Peterson talks mainly about personal responsibility as the only way to meaning in a life that is mostly suffering. Clearly this young man was i
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by zarkov99 7y ago
I wonder if the New Yorker writer realizes this brave young man is for the most part quoting the evil, alt-right, misogynistic, transphobic Jordan Peterson. And whether he would have republished the speech if he did. /s
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Thank you for the insights. That is a heart breaking story.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Were they that powerless, really? Or maybe they got tired and had a falling out and subsequently lost hearth?
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by zarkov99 7y ago
I think they will regret it. Google was once a real special company. Their IPO filling, their stance on China, those were principled, courageous stands that came straight from Larry and Sergey. To see their beautiful baby turn into another
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Well, I don't like a bunch of activist techies trying to shape tomorrow's society using the assets of their host corporation. The answer, I believe, is to reduce the "shaping" impact of corporations in the first place.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
There is a big difference between a reasonable margin of safety, say double what was expected, and the 3 months which was 30x the expected need. Three months is not an emergency contingency.
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by zarkov99 7y ago
I would probably pay at least $50, in addition to whatever the services I use already cost me, for privacy and freedom from ads or any other manipulation I did not explicitly permit. Note I consider the latter at least as important as priva
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by zarkov99 7y ago
My 5 year old had to have surgery to repair a small abdominal hernea. Not a big deal, most kids recover incredibly fast and are back to running around within 2 or 4 days. We were given a prescription for enough opioids for 3 months at the m
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Yes. Google has a superior product riding on top of a corrupting business model that cannot help but mis align Google's interests with those of the users they are claiming to serve. Google should unbundle the current business model fro
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by zarkov99 7y ago
Maybe an alternative to cruise ships is a better option.

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