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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
I think that's part of the point, as someone else said; that we should reserve such stark judgment with the expectation that we don't know all the facts. Ed was pretty clear in his opinion, but probably would have held a different one had
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Some users get upvoted fairly quickly by username alone, too. Think pg, edw519, patio11, tptacek; I've noticed comments from them will have upvotes in seconds, regardless of content. It's just name recognition, for better or worse. pg could
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Do you come across a kind, thoughtful suggestion and think "what's the most controversial comment I can write to score some karma" or something? Because honestly, there's no rational universe where your comment remotely makes sense. And yes
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Fair enough. Thank you again.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
He has a point, though. It's pretty conservative to say "get help" for every thought about suicide. I think there's a difference between thinking about doing it or, say, wondering what death is like or whether you'd have the stones to go
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
I have no words. I've been sitting with my phone's cursor blinking in this box and, for the first time in a long time, my stomach has turned so much from this news that I have nothing to write. What an absolutely dreadful shame. My heart is
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
You don't hear of any high-profile bank disclosures, which I imagine is probably because they have security teams that keep up with everything religiously. Most old brick banks have internal systems architected in ways that a younger intrud
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
It's not about the proof required to fire him. It's about understanding the situation entirely before reacting. Immediate reactions are usually problematic because emotions are involved, particularly in this case.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
You know my identity but not my e-mail? jed@jedsmith.org. Fire away. I'm realizing I might regret this, but if you want to contact me out of band, I'm offering the opportunity. I also don't expect that you will.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Actually, I switch accounts when my karma gets too high, so I keep perspective and don't make "a name" for myself in the Hacker News comments. This one is due. I was hellbanned on jspthrowaway, I believe, for something on a thread regarding
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
I said "immediate-fire", not "fire". Take time to consider all the facts before reacting; reacting quickly is usually a sign of a bad manager.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Wait, you didn't realize it was the same person, but you said "I guess you're going to avoid me" since he didn't bite at your first confrontation? That doesn't add up. I don't follow you around. Don't flatter yourself. You just contribute t
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
There's nothing to be gained from following him around and badgering him because he won't talk to you. You're stooping to his level, which is satisfyingly ironic given the topic. He disengaged you pretty unabashedly, so do the rest of us a
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
His view is less about the reason and more about the action itself.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Threads like this are a nice sampling of the kinds of people you find on Hacker News. I find myself saying "yep, I'd work for you," "not in a million years," and so on. It's fun. Try it. Hint: Immediate-fire responses are managers who shoul
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Some of us actually enjoy the sun, you know (another reason not to live in the city, unless you love fog).
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
I hope you're kidding, because the only person that sees me shave on average is me, and then what's your alternative? Touring your bathroom for guests to show off your straight razors? Amuse yourself, I guess...
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
> People who pickup Python will always stay and never move on completely. To be blunt, that's not universally true. I've moved on to Go, with an eye for more functional languages this year. Python is great, but it's not the last langu
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
That motion compensation that TVs do is the most egregious sin of all, and makes 48fps film pale in comparison. It's the first thing I turn off.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
> the razor & blades model is ripe for disruption Bordering off topic, but the smart people realize that you don't need to throw away your blades every time they get dull; that model is only successful because people don't realize
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
It looked human, based on its size. This was coming up the stairs at Times Square from the 1 train, so probably a rare occurrence.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
The OP didn't say lying about his hand, he said lying about who he is , which is what I'm responding to.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Alameda is a fabulously-kept secret. The ferry commute is splendid and with the exception of a rough area on the west side, it's like walking around Mayberry. Shopping isn't terrible. If you're like me and don't care for a bar-crawl nightli
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
I pass a pile of human feces at least once a week on my walk to work, and the street in front of my office smells like urine 24x7. I've caught someone taking the wheels off a car parked on the street once, at about 2 in the afternoon on a c
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
If you enjoy lying about anything, that's a serious red flag regarding you as a person.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
My new BMW has a Yelp app, which might be the kind of thing they're talking about. I'm pretty sure your car isn't going to advertise to you without you asking for it; that sounds like a regulation nightmare.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
GPL compliance (sigh) and a new SDK for a vehicle aren't really the same topic. They just happen to have cars in common. If I left a comment about the camshaft on my Jeep, that wouldn't be on topic, even though it's about cars. That aside,
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
That's fair, I suppose. Probably a good sign for you, though, as you mentioned re: controversy.
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Really? Wondering how to monetize a blogazine is concern trolling driven by hating Dustin Curtis? I worry that moderating this community has jaded you. (That's concern trolling.) It's a valid question, and one I'd ask of any blogazine that
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by jspthrowaway2 14y ago
Every now and then someone will complain about it, usually after fat fingering on an iPhone.

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