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blocking_ioon The NSA: An Inside View

It is not necessarily illegal means, but simply means that the government do not want to expose in open court. Perhaps this is because they are illegal, or perhaps revealing the source of intelligence could compromise an active intelligence operation. The NSA does not want its methods exposed in open court. You will probably say that this is because they are illegal. But an equally plausible explanation is that revealing details of their capabilities is of benefit to their adversaries.

blocking_ioon Smell Ya Later, Nerds

You are literally calling most people in the world 'plebs'. What is wrong with you?

blocking_ioon We were wrong

Is that supposed to be an insult? It's not very good.

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I wouldn't know, I'm a male computer scientist.

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If you are white, cis and male, you need to understand how that affects positively how society treats you. Because society treats you better than any other group. Then you need to think about how that shapes your opinions so that you can understand the complaints of the less privileged.

For example, if you are a white New Yorker, you might say "stop and frisk is fine, I never get stopped so they must only be stopping criminals". However, once you realise that the police disproportionately stop black people, you are better able to understand black people's complaints about the policy. It's nothing sinister or hateful. It's a way to critically evaluate ones own biases.

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Just because little girls like it, doesn't mean it isn't problematic.

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I don't think you've read much PUA material. A lot of it is about trying to have sex with a partner who does not (at least initaially) want to have sex. Escalating physically until they say no, lying and saying you'll stop and then escalating again. Charitably it is about convincing someone to have sex with you, uncharitably it is wearing them down until they give up resisting.

There have been clear descriptions of rape which have been posted by redditors on the PUA subreddit, which the poster apparently did not realise were rape.

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>Consent is assumed in the situation because of all the stuff leading up to it. Like the getting the number, the going out on dates, talking a lot, and finally ending up alone with them in their or your own residence.

Consent should never be assumed. Just fucking ask. This chapter is explicitly talking about transitioning from a non-sexual to a sexual relationship. Assuming that your partner wants this to happen is a recipe for sexual assault.

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No you are misreading it. The author is saying do not think that she does not want to have sex. As in, get rid of any doubt in your mind.

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Here you go:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:40tT3ne...

Search for 'permission' to find him directly telling the reader not to ask for consent.

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Here's my comment to someone else.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5919383

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This is a direct quote from a guide written by the author of the guide under discussion:

Never, ever, ever, wait for a SIGN before you escalate! You will miss out on the vast majority of chances if you sit around waiting for SIGNS. Men are notoriously bad at reading women's minds and body language. Don't think that you're any different. From now on you must ASSUME that she is attracted to you and wants to be ravished. It's a difference in mindset that makes champs champs and chumps chumps…

Decide that you're going to sit in a position where you can rub her leg and back. Physically pick her up and sit her on your lap. Don't ask for permission. Be dominant. Force her to rebuff your advances

The author advises his readers to assume that their partner consents to sexual activity. This is a recipe for sexual assault. At some point one of his readers will misread the signs put out by a partner and they will sexually assault them.

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I am not shutting down the debate. I am not declaring anyone a monster. I am merely pointing out that if you are defending the guide, you are defending a sexual assault manual. That is the reality of the situation.

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Many HN commenters do not understand, nor want to understand, the reality of the experiences of marginalised groups.

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The whole premise of The Little Mermaid is paternalistic and problematic.

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Yes of course I have. I have also read the guides on reddit where he tells the reader to sexually assault their partner.

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Are you actually arguing that if a woman has touched a penis in her life before, she is consenting to touching all future penises?

Either you mean that or your writing is appalling.

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brilliant analogy apart from the bit where this guide actually does advocate sexual assault.

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Sorry, but if you're using a Disney film as an example of a good portrayal of women, you've already lost.

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Yes, because there is something intrinsically wrong with these guides.

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HN is ground zero for privilege denying wealthy cis white men.

blocking_ioon iOS 7

Right, but it's now harder to hide bad design with your aesthetics.

blocking_ioon iOS 7

Do you really think that removing the 'rich Corinthian leather' (which Steve Jobs loved) from iCal is a bad thing? If anything, I think the real world textures are more childish.

blocking_ioon iOS 7

You have always been able to deny calls using the power button on top. Presumably that method is now compulsory.

blocking_ioon iOS 7

The new visual language means design is more important. You can't hide bad design with gloss and shadows. This is obviously bad for the Dribble crowd who often seem to favour style over substance, making the common mistake that design is about making something look good.

blocking_ioon Apple Literally Stole my Thunder

If such an option did exist, no way this app would be cause to use it. There are many other weather apps which have similar use of animation, such as Magical Weather. This app is not particularly unique or innovative.

blocking_ioon Apple Literally Stole my Thunder

I very much doubt the app reviewers have any better access to Apple executives than you or I. They are like call centre staff.

blocking_ioon WWDC 2013 Keynote

How would your browser choice affect that?

blocking_ioon Real-time UK Bus Data Ruby Gem

if I asked traveline to give me the data so that I could measure how late my buses are, they would decline

No they would not. They will give the data to anyone. They didn't even want my name before they gave me test access of up to 1000 API hits a day (which would be sufficient for the personal usage you describe). The data itself is provided under the open government licence which allows you to do pretty much anything you want with it. As far as I can tell, there are no restrictions beyond this on what applications are allowed to use the API. Really, you should email them and ask them. I got a very quick response.

blocking_ioon Real-time UK Bus Data Ruby Gem

Traveline are paying another company to extract and normalise the data from the myriad of real time data feeds different bus companies use. Of course, ideally they would all be using open standards. But they aren't. I don't understand why you feel entitled to data which costs Traveline money to produce.