ptr2voidStar

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Why don't my submissions appear on HN?
1 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|1 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Very aptly put.
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Merkel legacy: EU's queen with a tarnished crown(bbc.com)
2 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|1 comments
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A deep dive into PostgreSQL indexes(i-programmer.info)
10 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|0 comments
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Bitcoin crashes on first day as El Salvador's legal tender(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|0 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
> The Dutch simplified the most useful rule in the 17th century: "live and let live", it was codified into (maritime) law. Would that happen to be the same Dutch that were heavily involved in the slave trade (about the same tim
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
> Saying that political thinking, of any stripe, is about power is pretty much a tautology. I never stated that (you did). I merely pointed out the fact that humans are largely hypocrites and duplicitous by nature. ALL interactions betwe
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Thank you. The pretence (naivety) of "there must be a good reason" has to stop
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I like this statement; at first blush, it appears uncouth and brutish - upon closer inspection however, it reveals the "natural state" of nature itself.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
>People know not to buy magical cure-all patent medicine from an old-times salesman with a handlebar mustache, but they don’t know to avoid miracle essential oils pitched by their cousin who just joined an MLM. Same story, different mino
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The contribution of African Philosophy to conceptual decolonisation(theelephant.info)
1 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|0 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Zuckerberg a programmer? I think that's quite a reach, to call him a programmer.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Hahaha, so profoundly true - especially the last paragraph!
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Global Village Construction Kit(opensourceecology.org)
2 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|0 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Reminds me of this: https://www.opensourceecology.org/gvcs/ I wonder whatever became of it?
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
TIL what synechdoche means ...
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Now we're getting closer to the truth - although your hyperbole doesn't help, you're definitely on the right track.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I don't think interest rates mean what you think it does. One can't simply raise interest rates on a whim.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Freelance developer != solopreneur
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Snowden, Phony hence Traitor?(medium.com)
9 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|7 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
The older I get (and the more time I spend on HN), the more I realise that the world is a very different place from what I (and the majority of people - it seems), have been led to believe.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
This is precisely my thoughts, as I scroll through the comments - jaw on the floor.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I like the title of the book!
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Could you please explain onlyfans monetization model?
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
The human mind is indeed fascinating
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Thanks for sharing. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, but would have really preferred if they had used Python/Pandas instead of R. But still, can't complain. I bought the very first edition back in my Uni days - look forw
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
>White men received preferential assignments while women were frequently undermined and denied promotions and pay increases despite equal or greater work and contributions. Why point out the race of the men, and not the women? If the wom
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Very well constructed, logical response - whilst still being respectful. It is this kind of robust but respectful exchange of viewpoints, that keeps me coming back to HN (and unfortunately, spending hours on the site!)
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I feel your pain - even though I've never been homeless, am male, from an entirely different country and demographic. You are early, a good writer - and were able to convey the feeling of frustration and helplessness whilst maintaining
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Very well said, and a sobering reality of the world - whenever and wherever "the few" hold the majority to ransom in a grotesque asymmetric power equilibrium. Unfortunately, the same dynamic applies at the national/internatio

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