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by minitel 8y ago
> The end does not justify the means. So what good is a society built on prejudice, harassment, and corruption? Spoken like someone who was raised in a culture where airing grievances led to getting what you wanted most of the time. I me
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by minitel 8y ago
They probably, rightly, assumed that certain personality types gravitate toward programming work. They also probably felt that their manner and choice in clothing style helped to convey their personality type. For example, in their minds a
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by minitel 8y ago
It says it right in the article. > Currently, Amazon is one of the leading contenders for an up to $10 billion contract to build a private cloud for the Department of Defense. Amazon aims to partner with the DoD, that makes them quasi go
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by minitel 8y ago
Logged out of any Google account from a work IP address (not used for much personal searching) and I get the same result. Info cards are not influenced by your account's history as far as I know. They are purely programmed by a combina
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by minitel 8y ago
Wait what? Are you claiming that corporations deign for some countries to become dumping grounds? I'm not sure what you mean here. The article hints at the fact that while standards of living increase for some, they decrease for others
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by minitel 8y ago
Every "side" has their own morality. And believes that they are good and the other "side" is evil. This is just a fact of life. It is very noble to attempt to adjudicate based on impartial rules rather than picking one o
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by minitel 8y ago
I think the point is that they pander to both sides of any argument to increase the divide and lessen the chances of society making a sane compromise. Much more effective than just spewing insanity and hyperbole. Extreme progressives would
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by minitel 9y ago
I left Kentucky for California in my early 20's. I've been making > 100k per year since then and living as cheaply as possible to hold on to it despite the cost of rent. Most of my friends back home make 20-30k a year. The trad