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by irb 1y ago
This is the only thing that makes junior programmers worthwhile. Any task will take longer and probably be more work for me if I give it to a junior programmer vs just doing it myself. The reason I give tasks to junior programmers is so tha
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by irb 2y ago
If the problem is that not many people read SF, how can popular SF books be part of the problem? Are you supposing that if not for popular books like Dune, people would read a wider variety of other SF works? I don't think that's
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by irb 3y ago
Apparently not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Naming
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by irb 4y ago
I'm guessing you didn't actually read the article, just commented from the headline, because I think disability is a pretty good excuse to use pre-prepared ingredients.
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by irb 4y ago
Changing your mind is not hypocrisy. Look it up.
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by irb 7y ago
I grew up in Suffolk, where I knew of several examples, and I never realised that they were a particularly Suffolk-specific thing: according to the article, twice as many in the county as the rest of the UK. I would be interested to know wh
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by irb 7y ago
To be clear, by lower status (and I said "lower", not "low", very specifically) I was not saying anything negative about those professions or the people who work in them. I was only referring to their status within socie
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by irb 7y ago
Yes, it is indicative of societal issues that women outnumber men in lower pay, lower status careers like teaching and nursing whereas men outnumber women in higher pay, higher status careers like tech.
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by irb 7y ago
I think the reason that solely skills-based institutions never flourished is due to the kind of cronyism and old boy networks that the article strangely seems to see as one aspect of the current system that is worth preserving. The difficul
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by irb 7y ago
That is hilarious. "A review might consider whether it is befitting for the world's sixth largest economy to manage critical national infrastructure via a Yahoo group but we would hope that is obvious."
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by irb 7y ago
Anti-semitism (and prejudice in general) exists on a much wider spectrum than just "burning hatred", and it is entirely possible to be friendly with members of a group that you are prejudiced against. If, perhaps, you believe that
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by irb 7y ago
The article says Labour doesn't have an anti-semitism problem and therefore it doesn't? And yes, I checked the references, and they are not wholly convincing. A statement that only 0.06% of the Labour membership have been investig
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by irb 7y ago
What's wrong with someone caring about my involvement only superficially? It doesn't mean I don't want to be involved. Let's talk parties: sure, if a friend I see regularly is having a party, I'll get invited whethe
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by irb 7y ago
Due to the gradual nature of the change to the climate in comparison to the average human lifetime and the shifting baseline of people's perceptions, many people will never acknowledge that there has been a dramatic impact.
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by irb 7y ago
I don't think it's anyone else's responsibility to convince you of anything. If you want to take part in this conversation, how about you explain the reasons for your position instead?
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by irb 7y ago
I went to one of these about 9 years ago, and to be honest I had no idea they were still a thing. They were very talked about back then but I hadn't really heard of them again until now. It was an enjoyable experience, and it was when
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by irb 7y ago
There was quite a good sketch by Not The Nine O'Clock News which reversed that debate, in which the film The Life of Christ is accused of parodying the revered Monty Python. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asUyK6JWt9U
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by irb 7y ago
>> At the end of the day- many animals eat other animals' meat. Why is it any different for humans to do the same? It's a question of moral agency. Generally animals are not held to any kind of moral standard at all - no one
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by irb 8y ago
Most of the coins made will circulate normally, although higher quality commemorative versions will also be available to buy.
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by irb 8y ago
I think it was probably too early for Hawking on the £50 anyway - it's more for historical figures. I can't be bothered to check but I think Churchill is the most recently alive person to ever be featured.
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by irb 8y ago
In your current life, do you only work the bare minimum required to support a life of sitting at home and playing video games in your free time? I think the main reasons most people would still work are: - To give purpose to their lives and
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by irb 8y ago
I think there are a great many variables that might contribute to the differing fortunes of young people now versus those thirty years ago. Parenting style is only one of them, and not necessarily a major one.
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Life Online in China, Russia, Cuba, and India(theguardian.com)
12 points by irb 8y ago|0 comments
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by irb 8y ago
is your campaign against more churches being built part of an overall plan to drive christians out of your area?
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by irb 8y ago
How about when customers with niche use cases like that are sufficient to sustain Intel at its current/similar size? Not saying I necessarily agree with the top-level comment, but that is hardly a convincing argument against it.
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by irb 8y ago
No, that episode was broadcast in December 2011: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Anthem_(Black_Mir... The pig thing wasn't until 2015. Well, the allegations weren't made until 2015 - I guess techni
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by irb 8y ago
The typical reaction of HN to articles about sexism in tech is basically proof in and of itself of sexism in tech.
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by irb 8y ago
If use of racist and homophobic slurs is 'gaming culture' then there is problem with gaming culture. I don't really see how that kind of language is something that needs protecting.
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by irb 8y ago
'SF' is very commonly used as an abbreviation for science fiction, particularly within the community, and has been for many decades. It's not a further abbreviation of sci-fi, it's an alternative. One of the intentions i
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by irb 8y ago
I don't think it's a given that if you don't develop a certain type of weapon it renders you unable to defend yourself against it.

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