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by modbait 8y ago
I've noticed that reading "new" with showdead enabled make a lot of pretty interesting stuff available that's not on the front page. A bit of moderation might be useful, but in HN's case, it's so heavy that it
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by modbait 8y ago
I'm reminded of the Upton Sinclair quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!"
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by modbait 8y ago
Been there. Unless you have an IOU, anything "given" before marriage is utterly gone, and you won't get any credit for it during the division of assets or determination of alimony. No good deed goes unpunished.
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by modbait 8y ago
Fascinating quotes, but the design of that page is almost a war crime. I've pretty much been taking a name, rank, and serial number-only approach. My family is my priority, and taking unnecessary risks (as I used to) to help someone w
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by modbait 8y ago
I like it, and have considered adding something like this for my next project. Does seem a bit wordy, though. My version: 1. Don't be an ass. 2. Anyone who mentions "Code of Conduct" will be immediately banned.
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by modbait 8y ago
If you don't think you'll be able to act professionally as a team member, yes, the professional thing to do is to resign. So, in other words, do what you need to do to act professionally. No one can object to that.
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by modbait 8y ago
Ergo, she's an accused murderer! Your move, Socrates!
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by modbait 8y ago
To be frank, unsure of whether complaining about poor grammar or word overuse.
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by modbait 8y ago
It's absolutely appalling that a corporation whose scientific professionalism is relied upon by so many would jump in for a cheap shot on this. (It's even more appalling that they're simply wrong on the science, as others ha
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by modbait 8y ago
...then fling it right into that envelope!
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by modbait 8y ago
Given that a single tweet can (now) ruin your life, allowing minors on Twitter seems like rank irresponsibility.
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by modbait 8y ago
Well, first off, they need to standardize on the spelling... ;-)
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by modbait 8y ago
The author states that intelligence is an unqualified benefit--more is always better--and uses that assertion to argue against populations evolving in differing areas having different IQ distributions. That's far from obvious. Rather
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by modbait 8y ago
Selective breeding performed slowly over longer time scales did at least give the breeders time to notice some kinds of severe problems. If you're breeding wheat and accidentally introduce a toxic mutation, you might notice the result
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by modbait 8y ago
Good on you, buddy! One trick you might try wrt chocolate in particular: Try darker and darker chocolates. If you can get up to 90% or even 99%, you can get your chocolate hit with little in the way of sugar or calories.
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by modbait 8y ago
That'd be the ultimate in safe space...
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by modbait 8y ago
I'd be in prison for life for all of the crap I pulled in high school. Is this moral panic ever going to end?
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by modbait 8y ago
Awful. If you need some eyewash after reading that, read this: http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-yo...
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by modbait 8y ago
It doesn't appear that there is any consensus that he is a "self-titled chauvinistic pig". And frankly, I'd trust him to babysit my kids before I'd trust most of his detractors. If anything, his handling of the si
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by modbait 8y ago
Happened into a random chat with a small commercial fisherman (think Jaws boat) recently. He was lit and fed me a lot of details. Sounds like he makes a lot more than I do as an experienced computer guy. He certainly has a lot more house
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by modbait 8y ago
The atrocities of the Nazis are not in any way comparable to sexual harassment. Sir Tim Hunt might be a better comparison. One (possibly) out-of-bounds joke and he's kicked out of science, no matter how bad the results for humanity.
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by modbait 8y ago
Does anyone know what safety issues they're referring to? Did a Go contributor beat someone (or threaten to)?
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by modbait 8y ago
Headline is clickbait, but one of the things you learn during the process is that what your ex does with the alimony simply isn't under your control. It certainly doesn't have to be any kind of reasonable expense. The article i
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by modbait 8y ago
As a musician, if you feel the need to publicly shame people that sing your lyrics, you might have a problem.
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by modbait 8y ago
This is the key. If no one is allowed to moderate this stuff, legitimate replies will simply be drowned in a sea of garbage. (Not that I personally care, since I've already dumped Twitter.)
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by modbait 8y ago
Especially in non-controversial cases, there's a lot to be said for fixing the problem once and for all.
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by modbait 8y ago
Regardless, having lost access to my first Google account, it's still a good cautionary tale. In my case, for whatever reason, Google stopped believing that I was the owner of the account, even though I knew my password and secret ques
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by modbait 8y ago
One answer is that even though there may be no ultimate, cosmic meaning, your life can be meaningful in the short term. Today, even. It is possible to make the days of others a bit brighter, and that can be very gratifying.
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by modbait 8y ago
1. Accept that you don't currently know. Things might change. 2. Per (1), this might not be true. You don't know the meaning now, but things might change. 3. Personally, I plan to (I hope) check out once things get too bad. I
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by modbait 8y ago
Slowly. Very. Very. Slowly. (Also, no matter what anyone says, at least until you have a written offer, they can and will decline you at any time. Be careful.)

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