tanakachen

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by tanakachen 7y ago
Lesson: HN does not like to think about the perspective of anyone who does not happen to have access to HN
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by tanakachen 7y ago
There is always “one comment like this” because most people here are not poor. If poor people were in this community, then you’d see many more comments like this. You think it’s worth it. I’m not saying it’s not worth it. I’m simply saying,
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by tanakachen 7y ago
I respect your perspective, but based on your answer I’m assuming you are not living in poverty?
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by tanakachen 7y ago
The answer will depend on who you ask. Have you tried asking a homeless person? Or are you speaking on their behalf?
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by tanakachen 7y ago
Note to the downvoters: They automatically assume I said it’s not worth it. But actually I simply said we should question it, meaning consider it from all sides. Is analyzing things before during and after making decisions no longer an acce
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by tanakachen 7y ago
I’ve been to India, and seeing the catastrophic living condition of the majority of its citizens makes me question if going to the moon is the right priority.
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by tanakachen 7y ago
To Elsevier CEO: It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It. Elsevier’s model is being disrupted and there is no going back.
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by tanakachen 7y ago
It will be ok, as students and faculty know they can simply use Sci-Hub.
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by tanakachen 7y ago
What’s that old 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 tanakachen 7y ago
As has been discussed on HN, this whole 737 MAX flaw is not a software problem. Boeing wants you to believe it is. The flaw is actually a physical design problem of the aircraft. Even if the software were to work perfectly, the plane is sti
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by tanakachen 7y ago
That is true it saves time
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by tanakachen 7y ago
Maybe I’m an isolated case but I NEVER use self-checkout at Home Depot. The reason is simple: if Home Depot believes it can lower costs by not hiring as many cashiers, then I should get a discount by using the self-checkout. Without such a
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by tanakachen 7y ago
It’s sad that I’m the only one
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by tanakachen 7y ago
Some oceanic science experiments drop thousands of ocean drones into the oceans to track currents. I’m not saying it’s not worth it, but how come nobody questions if it is worth it?
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by tanakachen 7y ago
It’s fascinating to see. But what about the plastic pollution as a result of this (from the GPS tracker that will now become permanent plastic garbage). I don’t mean to say the pollution isn’t worth the fox study. But why isn’t anyone askin
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by tanakachen 7y ago
We don’t know if it would suck, since we know neither Elon nor his kids personally. However, we do know that Elon can’t be spending much time with them.
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by tanakachen 7y ago
I respect her choice but I wouldn’t want to be her kid
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by tanakachen 7y ago
> It will probably be the best reviewed passenger plane software developed in America, if not the world once this is over. The problem is that this is not actually a software problem. It’s an airplane design problem, and Boeing is trying
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by tanakachen 7y ago
Not really. If you decide to smoke then that’s a personal decision. The bigger problem is littering from spent e-cigarette cartridges and batteries. That is a problem that affects smokers and non smokers alike. So the ban is a good idea, bu
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by tanakachen 7y ago
The real reason this ban is good is because e-cigarettes cause lots of plastic (cartridge) and battery pollution. Regular cigarettes believe it or not are not as bad for the environment (even the filters break down after a while). I don’t t