hackercurious

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by hackercurious 11y ago
There used to be a time when the free world looked to authoritarian states like Russia and reprimanded them for large prison populations. The gulag was a symbol of oppression and a loss of human freedom. I find it strange we have surpasse
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by hackercurious 11y ago
This may answer why the banks get off easy- Eric Holder, Wall Street Double Agent, Comes in From the Cold. Barack Obama's former top cop cashes in after six years of letting banks run wild. http://www.rollingstone.com/p
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The moral failures of America's prison-industrial complex(economist.com)
12 points by hackercurious 11y ago|1 comments
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Oregon now lets you legally possess more marijuana than any other state(vox.com)
3 points by hackercurious 11y ago|1 comments
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Obama Administration Removes Crucial Barrier to Marijuana Research(drugpolicy.org)
1 points by hackercurious 11y ago|0 comments
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by hackercurious 11y ago
I wanted to add that there are several forms/types of Vipassana and several different types of centers that conduct retreats. Many people get confused and think that there is only one type of Vipassana. Take a look into The Insight Med
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The Worm Turns: Virus Hunter Kaspersky Becomes the Hunted(spiegel.de)
2 points by hackercurious 11y ago|0 comments
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by hackercurious 11y ago
This should read, 'Why you should delete your emails immediately after reading.'
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by hackercurious 11y ago
For comments follow link- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9721212
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by hackercurious 11y ago
The author forgot to mention what happens when large quantities of alcohol is involved. When everyone is drunk they are quite chatty.
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by hackercurious 11y ago
I am an American and have lived in Europe (Northern Europe) for over four years. I don’t fear awkward silences anymore either, but, what I do miss is an easy going relationship with conversation. It seems to me as if Europeans can be socia
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by hackercurious 11y ago
For comments follow link- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9721212
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by hackercurious 11y ago
For comments follow link- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9721212
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by hackercurious 11y ago
This is an interesting angle to further understand the Stanford Prison Experiment. IwasA Guard in the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. AMA! Quote- "I felt that Zimbardo had a conclusion and he constructed "an experiment" to d
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Apple’s Music Revolution That Isn’t(newyorker.com)
1 points by hackercurious 11y ago|0 comments
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by hackercurious 11y ago
Thanks for the tip on Hugo, it looks good will check it out. There are so many static s. gens. https://www.staticgen.com/
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This Map Details Whether Asset Forfeiture Laws in Your State Are Good or Awful(reason.com)
1 points by hackercurious 11y ago|0 comments
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by hackercurious 11y ago
I was trying to want to build a simple kind-of normal non-blog website also. Thanks for the tip on Middleman.
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by hackercurious 11y ago
>It really boils down to your language preference: I was looking for the easiest-setup, operation, posting on web, updating content etc. In this way I have only the preference of simple use.
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by hackercurious 11y ago
Is it a coincidence that the presenter Mark Passio looks like and has the same interests and persona as Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley (TV series)?
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Ask HN: What is the easiest to use static site generator?
4 points by hackercurious 11y ago|11 comments
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by hackercurious 11y ago
One thing I have always pondered concerning western buddhist practice is the context which it is taught and the idea that a monastic tradition/practice can successfully be integrated into modern western culture. "McMahan suggests
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Context matters-an interview with buddhist scholar David McMahan(tricycle.com)
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by hackercurious 11y ago
Can Buddhist practice liberate us from the prison of physical pain? "How can meditation help when medicine falls short? Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Massachusetts medical School, speaks to
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by hackercurious 11y ago
This is a double post- see the first thread for comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9677305
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by hackercurious 11y ago
I wanted to add that there are several forms/types of Vipassana and several different types of centers that conduct retreats. Many people get confused and think that there is only one type of Vipassana. The Insight Meditation Society (
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by hackercurious 11y ago
Here are a few links to start out with. Zen Buddhism and Alan Watts (aeon.co) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8411762 The Wisdom of Alan Watts in Four Thought-Provoking Animations - http://www.openculture.
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by hackercurious 11y ago
Well done, I see the error in the question itself. I was trying to ask it how it is most often asked, but, as you have pointed out these are emotion-based terms. I did give the option for something else in the question. How would you reph
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by hackercurious 11y ago
If we follow that logic there are a few large players that are missing from your line of thought- Ulbrich is a small fish in huge pond when compared to the large unnamed players who get of with small reprimands and fines. How a big US bank
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by hackercurious 11y ago
Good point... this trial will not stop anything, just the nature of how things move forward from here... Perhaps in the future, these markets will be even more decentralized, like torrents have changed sharing sites. There is now a huge inc

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