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by vectorpush 11y ago
> Do you support polygamous marriage? Two different things. Polygamy is prohibited based on the total number of individuals, gay marriage prohibition is based on the identity of the individuals; it's a critical distinction as
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> judicial activism That's disingenuous bullshit. The spirit of the constitution protects individual rights, and there is no constitutional reason why an arbitrary religious definition of marriage should be respected over the right
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by vectorpush 11y ago
Perhaps not the general population , but among moderate and hardcore gamers (a billion dollar industry) it will be a must-have. I'm also convinced that when talented directors start to produce blockbuster movies and television shows i
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> people who wear glasses Just as a sidenote, I recently purchased a GearVR headset for use with my galaxy S6 and the headset allows me to calibrate the diopter such that I don't even need to use my glasses (though it is also possi
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> Why create an ORM rather than use a JavaScript-orientated NoSQL database? (mongo, couch etc.) NoSQL has its place, but it's usually not the best choice. Any "comprehensive" web framework should cater to the needs of RD
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> I have never heard the Confederate flag called a "battle flag" before the whole fracas around getting it banned. This is just a coincidence. I've heard the confederate flag referred to as the battle flag for years and
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by vectorpush 11y ago
/eyeroll. Bitcoin is not a global paradigm shift; it's an interesting technical novelty with some niche use cases. The never-ending hyperbolic glorification of bitcoin is a great way to foment the idea that bitcoin isn't wort
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> John Fogerty wasn't sued for sounding like himself, he was sued for plagiarizing a song he didn't own. Hmm. Seems to me like "sued for sounding like himself" is less misleading than "sued for plagiarizing a s
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> if you don't believe consciousness is more profound than other things, I honestly think you are fooling yourself, and also limiting and reducing your own value Your reasoning just seems like an appeal to emotion. You might feel
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by vectorpush 11y ago
The observer effect has nothing to do with consciousness.
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> Magical thinking is believing a ball of meat can create something as profound as consciousness. Reducing the complexities of the brain to "a ball of meat" is absurd. That's like saying it's magical thinking to sugg
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by vectorpush 11y ago
A couple days sounds about right and jives with my own experiences, but I feel like "do this in 5 seconds" is pretty misleading, especially for someone who may have never used webpack before. It's absolutely worth the effort,
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by vectorpush 11y ago
I love webpack and highly recommend it, but it is not trivial to integrate it into an existing project and pretty much nothing about webpack can be described as "done in 5 seconds".
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by vectorpush 11y ago
There is also an inherent risk in trusting that the tumbler operator is not willing to cooperate with (or happens to be operated by) western governments. It doesn't seem like a reliably sustainable strategy, especially for any substant
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by vectorpush 11y ago
Bitcoin is not a very practical option for the general public because there are various scenarios where the user can permanently lose their money without the possibility of recovery. There are many techniques for keeping bitcoin secure, but
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> I guess you missed the "it just doesn't enjoy widespread adoption outside the digital world yet" part Nah, I didn't miss it, I just don't think it matters. It's like saying "my solar powered car is
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by vectorpush 11y ago
And if he were a democrat, this bill would be branded as liberal anti-police bureaucracy designed to cripple the cops and put their lives in danger. I just hope Obama and other prominent democrats avoid giving the bill any praise, otherwise
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> My point is that with Bitcoin I can opt-out of the overpriced fraud protection racket that is my credit card. And right there is the crux of your disconnect from the general population. The vast majority of people don't view fra
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by vectorpush 11y ago
Nothing you said conflicts with my post. Your situation is extremely unusual and pretty much defines "high risk" from a fraud prevention perspective. For 99% of the population this is a non-issue.
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> I bought VPSs with it Wow! A VPS! Something that 99% of the population has no use for. How about paying rent, medical bills, utilities, phone bill, groceries, tuition, gas, car payment, car insurance, car maintenance, tolls, daycare,
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> Are you saying that, unless we can travel to someplace that is very hospitable to life, that we shouldn't bother? No. I'm saying that if the threat of human extinction is the GP's concern, a mission to Mars is very low
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by vectorpush 11y ago
I can't really imagine an extinction event that could touch a world that cannot support life as we know it.
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by vectorpush 11y ago
If your concern is the possible extinction of humanity, I don't see how an arduous journey to a barren and inhospitable wasteland is of any use to the cause. If we can manage to survive on Mars, certainly we can manage to survive on th
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> It turns all cops into walking surveillance machines Cops already function as defacto surveillance machines. The bodycam doesn't capture any more than the cop does with his/her own eyes and the cop has the authority to act ba
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by vectorpush 11y ago
I do wish CoffeeScript had stronger type support, however, I don't want to give up indentation, optional object brackets, optional function parens and easy loops. There are a ton of other CoffeeScript features I love like the string
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by vectorpush 11y ago
I love two spaces. I used to use four but switched a few years back and now anything more than two looks strange to me. It's just a preference, but it does keep your line length shorter, which is nice if you like to adhere to a maxim
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by vectorpush 11y ago
> Bad code causes real harm to everyone else on your team, so coders have more incentive to worry about the skill of their coworkers than other professions do. There isn't anything unique that bad code inflicts on your co-workers
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by vectorpush 11y ago
II reject the idea that you can judge someone as a cultural reject based on the salary they take home.
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by vectorpush 11y ago
Quintessential hipster bullshit. His community doesn't have any special rights to dictate the culture of the region and if he doesn't like the newcomers he can leave. It's also absurd to presume that just because someone has
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by vectorpush 11y ago
Except when stuff on twitter gets people fired.

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