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by luffapi 5y ago
Iraq is included in Asia. Asia + Africa = 25.05% which is less than the 30.9% Europe + America. So you were incorrect when you said the majority of Jewish Israeli’s are from Arab nations. As for your edit, that’s an ad hominem.
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by luffapi 5y ago
You can hold any position on Israel up to and including that it does not have the right to exist and still not be anti-Semitic. I do not agree with the formation or expansion of Israel, including the Balfour Declaration. I am not anti-Semit
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by luffapi 5y ago
From the article, 2015 numbers: 26.26% Europe 4.64% Americas 10.75% Asia 14.3% Africa So no, “most Israelis“ don’t come from Arab countries.
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by luffapi 5y ago
What you say is not true: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Israel
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by luffapi 5y ago
I agree this is a real issue. Even if it’s just voicing support under a pseudonym (such as I’ve done here), it’s better than nothing. The younger generations are definitely more aware of the issues Palestinians are facing and more vocal abo
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by luffapi 5y ago
I’d urge people not to give up caring. There’s a lot of crappy things happening in the world and it can be a lot to deal with, but just tossing your hands up isn’t the answer. I’d also argue that tax paying Americans are obligated to care.
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by luffapi 5y ago
You’re calling on a platform moderator to silence Palestinian voices. It’s the exact problem the OP is talking about. Censorship in social media is definitely on topic for HN.
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by luffapi 5y ago
Peace is not possible on occupied land or in an apartheid state.
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by luffapi 5y ago
There’s been plenty of times my code as been “lost” in a later commit because Git didn’t know it was the same thing.
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by luffapi 5y ago
There’s great irony in someone who’s name is “morelisp” saying that programmers don’t think in ASTs. Lisp syntax is the AST.
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by luffapi 5y ago
Someone already gave me a useful tip, so I’m glad I asked! What’s the point of commenting if not to learn new things? We also all benefit from having a conversation about alternatives to Android TV on this thread.
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by luffapi 5y ago
I’d be worried that it was still phoning home even when I was on a different input. It’s a good solution if you have to have a smart tv though.
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by luffapi 5y ago
Thank you. This looks like exactly what I wanted.
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by luffapi 5y ago
I’d love to buy a “dumb” tv. How do I do that?
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by luffapi 5y ago
Not sure why you are downvoted. This is a genuinely interesting idea and seems like the basis for next gen change management.
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by luffapi 5y ago
Mixed income housing is a good thing and leads to healthier communities. We need more public housing, low income housing and density in all metros. I think London does a good job here. It’s expensive to buy, but they have vibrant communitie
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by luffapi 5y ago
It’s way higher. This person has no idea what they’re talking about. “Bums” love freedom? Apparently this person has never interacted with a homeless person. Anyway, it’s $81k a year to imprison someone in CA. https://lao.ca.gov&
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by luffapi 5y ago
The government shouldn’t be in the business of “motivating” anyone (that’s propaganda). Having a social safety net so we don’t have an army of homeless people has nothing to do with “reward”, it raises the quality of living for all of us.
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by luffapi 5y ago
Who cares if it’s criminal? Do you only read crime reports? I was unaware that a Roth IRA could be exploited like this until this piece enlightened me.
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by luffapi 5y ago
There is no requirement for whistle blowing to be strictly about illegal activity. Mismanagement, corruption, unethical behavior… are all considered under the term. It’s in the public’s benefit for this information to be public. All billion
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by luffapi 5y ago
You keep misrepresenting me and arguing with a straw man. I did not say Musk is alone in receiving corporate welfare, in fact I said there are many others receiving it as well. My point is that Musk is an example of a hyper connected indi
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by luffapi 5y ago
I feel like I totally understand your position, I just respectfully disagree. I’d say I’ve spent ~two minutes max in this thread, from the comfort of my house, doing about 6 other things to clear my mind between code bursts. It’s pretty har
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by luffapi 5y ago
Apple were first movers with capacitive touch screens.
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by luffapi 5y ago
I like whiteboarding too. I’ve worked fully remote a lot and have found the other benefits far out weigh the cost of losing it as a tool (temporarily while tech catches up?). Half the time I don’t need to ask for help because in the comfort
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by luffapi 5y ago
Netflix and Amazon clearly have first mover advantage. As does Apple with the iPhone, Google with Maps… Network effects are all over the place, mainly FB and Google. > Success involves building successful processes that encourage innova
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by luffapi 5y ago
Companies need individual developers because without them no one would write the code. We’ve seen a million articles about the developer shortage. It’s not about what the company wants, it’s about what the developer wants. For instance, I w
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by luffapi 5y ago
I’d take zoom over a hallway conversation any day. I’m at home and comfortable with Zoom. I’ve had to dress up and commute to have that hallway conversation. In an office you’ll also be pressured for your reserved room or you’re literally i
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by luffapi 5y ago
We’re talking about hallway conversations as a source for innovation. Not all real-time communication in general. Yes, you can always hop on a zoom and chat through a problem.
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by luffapi 5y ago
Face to face conversation doesn’t scale. It’s also still possible with zoom… A hallway conversation is a random happenstance between a couple of people. Any decisions made are going to have to be communicated more broadly as a next step any
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by luffapi 5y ago
We are absolutely done with Agile. It’s always been a failure. Alternatives to hallway conversations in increasing depth: * slack message * email * README.md * RFC * Business plan Plus there’s always zoom or the phone if you really want to

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