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by rudimental 5y ago
How many and what % of Palestinians are black? How many and what % of Israelis are black? By black do you mean having darker skin tones? If so, many Jewish Israelis are black - as are many Palestinians - and not just those that came to Isra
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by rudimental 5y ago
This is what I gather with some research, though I’m no expert and would appreciate more information if anyone has it. If Tunisia is “in the region” (depends on the region being discussed), then Tunisia is starting to make the claim that Is
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by rudimental 5y ago
You make some good points - the people we are referring to of Catalonia, Northern Ireland, and Scotland are citizens of Spain or the UK. Not that many Palestinian people we are discussing are citizens of Israel (though ~21% of Israeli citi
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by rudimental 5y ago
What's the super charitable reading of "can tip the scales in almost any election"? The parent commenter talked about political organizations generally. They didn't specify non-corporate funded lobbying. Also, it's
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by rudimental 5y ago
The context of this thread is fruitful. Someone claimed Israel isn’t a democracy - that “Israel may be considered a democracy, but only for the so-called "chosen people"" (they almost certainly mean for Jews / Jewish peo
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by rudimental 5y ago
Being a sovereign nation with its own national assemblies fully recognized isn't required. Israel recognizes the Palestinian Authority or the Palestinian Liberation Organization as the political body responsible for certain agreed upon
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by rudimental 5y ago
You bring up some reasonable points. Argue the case. If you just did, it’s not a convincing one. First, note I didn’t say long term residents of America. Just Canadian or Mexican citizens in general (be they long term residents of the US or
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by rudimental 5y ago
Does this convincingly show AIPAC is "the most powerful political organization in the US"? More than the Democratic party? More than the Republican party? More than these groups? https://largest.org/people/lob
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by rudimental 5y ago
Is America not a democracy because Canadian citizens and Mexican citizens that aren't also American citizens can't vote in elections?
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by rudimental 6y ago
It sounds complex. At any moment, you have 3 options. You can accept it, change it, or leave it. Do you have paying customers? If so, that's not a bad start. Do your potential customers pay to solve the problem you are trying to solve?
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by rudimental 8y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12711060
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by rudimental 8y ago
Somebody mentioned a Udemy course in this thread: Ask HN: What are the best MOOCs you've taken? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16745042 The course is Ethical hacking. https://www.udemy.com/learn-e
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by rudimental 8y ago
Reminds me of this recently posted article, which talks about current life, postmodernism, and moderism: https://philosophynow.org/issues/58/The_Death_of_Postmoderni... Comment thread: https://news.ycom
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by rudimental 8y ago
Some resources related to leveling up: Leveling up as a junior engineer: HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14586329 Medium article: https://medium.com/masterpoint/leveling-up-as-a-junior-e
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by rudimental 8y ago
It can definitely be overwhelming. Try a spreadsheet for tracking, and a calendar app for scheduling. Figure out when you have time to offer, and suggest 2 or 3 times that work for you when scheduling. Don't offer the same times to oth
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by rudimental 8y ago
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is great. Walter Benjamin explored some related ideas in essay form in 1935, link below. There's probably some Platonic dialogues about related topics 2,300 years before both though. https:/&#x
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by rudimental 8y ago
I recommend two talks by Laurie Voss of npm. They're a brain dump / quick overview of lots of random topics. The idea is things software engineers are expected to know but are rarely told. He's a good speaker, and there'
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by rudimental 8y ago
Do warnings like this have any impact on future lawsuits against Facebook? Does it help Facebook in other ways?
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by rudimental 8y ago
Not just on Udemy, but for MOOCs in general: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16745042
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by rudimental 9y ago
Glassdoor is moderately reliable. Not sure of better alternatives - that would be great. HR often plants or strongly encourages employees directly or through managers to post How Great Things Are Here. Negative reviews can go away mysteriou
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UC Berkeley research fellow Michael Cohen dies at 25(dailycal.org)
105 points by rudimental 9y ago|36 comments
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by rudimental 9y ago
Flock seems like it could help solve some crimes, but at a huge cost - privacy. You can't opt out, unless you live nearby and register with the company. "Residents of monitored neighbourhoods can opt-out of being tracked - but vis
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by rudimental 9y ago
He'd tell you he didn't realize that until very late: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/facebooks-mark-zuckerber...
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by rudimental 9y ago
Keep checking in with your network for jobs they need that you can do. Present yourself well online (your portfolio and yourself). Expand your network. Two previous threads about starting to freelance: https://news.ycombinator.co
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by rudimental 9y ago
Today somebody on Reddit linked to this video which talks about the process of money influencing politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig It doesn't discuss the role of the judicial system. It's all ab
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by rudimental 9y ago
People report being happier after talking to strangers on public transit. They also underestimate how open other passengers are to it. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/opinion/sunday/hello-stra...
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by rudimental 9y ago
The User Experience of a Heartbreak is an interesting thing to ponder: http://ux3.us/ Article about it: https://www.fastcompany.com/3036536/this-is-the-user-experie...
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by rudimental 9y ago
This is interesting. Perhaps prices went up and the culture of SXSW attendees are shifting, from startups to the more mainstream. Also, SXSW seemed saturated with costs and crowds, and is a potential unwise use of funds for many companies.
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by rudimental 10y ago
I think you're doing so much right, and I'm sorry you haven't yet achieved the results you're after. In the long run, you will. In the meantime, focus on the process and not the results. Be mindful of the results, but fo
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by rudimental 10y ago
The wikipedia article has some interesting history: "Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning.[1] The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre [dɔˈkeːrɛ] &#x27

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