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3d8995163on Vim's 400 line function to wait for keyboard input

Are you trolling? This is one of the most wrong things I've ever read on HN. To take the most obvious point - how are you supposed to rewrite the code if you don't understand what it does?

3d8995163on Ira Glass: Public radio can capitalize on its popularity without selling out

> "I don't really care about the emotions of the white man in this country; perhaps they should spend some time thinking about things they enjoy that no one else in this nation can."

Thats exactly the sort of thing that I imagine NPR listeners would like to hear, so they can nod their heads and feel progressive

3d8995163on UK to allow babies from three people

And the kids whose parents couldn't afford to have them genetically improved? They just exist as some sort of permanent underclass?

If you think the inequality and the way poor people get treated is a problem now, wait until rich people are actually genetically superior to the poor.