spacefungus

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by spacefungus 15y ago
Pretty much everyone knows about the whole Nazi = bad thing. So, because so many people know about it, I'm pointing to an example where the original commenter's ideal behavior went wrong. Godwin and Glenn Beck just threw "Hitler" around to
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I don't know much about their manufacturing, which is why I do what I can to buy from people I know and buy from within the United States. As I replied to Nirvana, I'm recognizing the fact that Jobs, like everyone, was not perfect and had n
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I'm not an Apple hater nor spreading lies. Unless the Isaacson biography is made of lies. If you were a Penn State football fan and recognized that Coach Sandusky was fucked up, you're not a) spreading lies or b) being a Penn State hater. Y
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I've said this on other comments, but comparing an uncontrolled environment like and entire society (China) to a semi-controlled environment like Foxconn is bad statistics and foolish.
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I tried to post a reply last night from an iPhone app but it didn't go through. Maybe if it had my Karma would not have gone from 11 to -10... Anyway, the reason I'm "trotting this out" is because to say all he did was hurt feelings is igno
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I'm not at odds with your opinion, I agree. My point is that a lot of other fragile attitudes impact the person holding them. But a cavalier attitude like with Jobs or people set on having an impact on the world is fragile in that it can
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by spacefungus 15y ago
And why is that worthy of a downvote? Suicides aren't valid negative things? I am not against Steve Jobs. But to say all he did was hurt feelings is ignorant. He hurt feelings and perpetuated a supply chain with a lot of negative elemen
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by spacefungus 15y ago
You're comparing a semi-controlled environment (Foxconn) to entire fucking society. That's some pretty shoddy statistics to say the least.
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by spacefungus 15y ago
That's a pretty clear way of looking it. The problem I have is that these attitudes are fragile. If you have a monarch, for example, with complete control over a country and who has tons of money and doesn't need to ask for permission, he c
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I think that's different. Steve Jobs' innovative use of fonts in the early Macs wasn't squashing an alliance of tyrants bent on world domination...
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by spacefungus 15y ago
Pretty sure the Foxconn suicide casualties didn't just have hurt feelings.
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by spacefungus 15y ago
Hitler exemplifies your last statement beautifully. The world needs people who stand strong with their ideas but constantly think about others and be open-minded. And not douchebags.
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I think he's more commenting on Jobs' behavior and how he doesn't like it. I mean, lots of people at Enron talked about it being the thrill of their lives. But as observers we can recognize that their behavior sucks and not like it. (refere
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by spacefungus 15y ago
Nope, it's not asinine at all. The problems this guy has with Apple are things still going on now . Your comparison is equivalent with "one time long ago cotton was picked by slaves so I won't wear cotton". That is irrational as its not ha
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by spacefungus 15y ago
This is completely irrational and irrelevant. A misogynist is someone who hates women and/or girls. He's saying he's never encountered a bad business woman, which is not hatred at all under any circumstance. He's a man writing about a man,
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I'm a fan of Steve Jobs for his vision and ability to see things we all blatantly are unaware of. He changed technology, but also advertising, movies, music, etc. But I'm glad to see someone holding him accountable for his life and the co
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I disagree and don't think that's the point of the article. The analogy you gave is a little hinky, too. The main point here is that too much time is wasted on simple issues. While energy is heaved into whether or not <time> is a be
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by spacefungus 15y ago
I think there are some generally "semantic" things that are just good practice, like using logical classnames, keeping markup and styles separate, using the right list type for the task, etc. but I completely agree with the article. It's al
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by spacefungus 15y ago
The description given is kind of weak in this particular article, but the other papers linked in this comment thread are pretty good. Apparently they're working on finding physiological mechanisms for this stuff, I was reading about it rece
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by spacefungus 15y ago
Why did this get downvoted?
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by spacefungus 15y ago
Taleb rocks. The funniest thing is that he hates the NYT but is able to recognize the chance for a big audience.
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by spacefungus 15y ago
Great execution. I wish there was like a $10/month option though! Or student discounts or something... But the content is well worth the $25/month and up. Loved ThinkVitamin Membership, this looks even better.
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by spacefungus 15y ago
The Khan Academy is such a beautiful idea. I can't wait to see if they try any new, whacky stuff at the brick & mortar school. I wonder why people aren't trying to shut this down? Seems like "big education" companies would be making mov
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by spacefungus 15y ago
Sometimes building something entirely on your own takes you away from the craft you love. If you are master chocolate maker, but have to focus on business, accounting, marketing, etc., maybe you'd rather just work for an awesome little choc
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by spacefungus 15y ago
There are a lot of fair points here, but I know personally for me that I was using jQuery for a lot of websites, then saw the beauty of some .coffee files and got into it. Since then, I've cared more about just plain ol' JavaScript and have