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matte_black··on Using Slack through an IRC client
Is that a problem?
matte_black··on Data.gov is down due to a lapse in government funding
Is there any data that shows walls between countries damage their relationships?

I do believe Democrats want people to enter illegally, instead of not at all. Based on things they say I see no reason why to think that’s not the case.

matte_black··on Data.gov is down due to a lapse in government funding
Not really, you can just pass a bill to prevent more shutdowns from happening?

And even if you don’t give Trump what he wants now do you really think that’s going to stop him from trying again? He has no reason to stop trying.

matte_black··on Data.gov is down due to a lapse in government funding
If a wall is such a dumb ineffective idea why don’t Democrats just support it since it will continue to allow people to come in illegally?
matte_black··on Arborists are bringing the “dinosaur of trees” back to life
I think one can salivate at the idea of being able to cut down unlimited amounts of trees without guilt.
matte_black··on Man raises privacy concerns after car dealership employee turns off his dashcams
This is standard practice at most dealers now.

You do NOT need video surveillance of your vehicle while it’s being repaired.

matte_black··on The 'doomsday' scenario: what happens if the shutdown drags on
I carefully worded it so I would not get downvoted to hell. But some people will know what I’m talking about.
matte_black··on The 'doomsday' scenario: what happens if the shutdown drags on
The entire country will not starve because of a government shutdown.

What's real special is that this shutdown could be ended in an instant by giving one minor concession and one side really doesn't want to do it, for mostly symbolic reasons.

matte_black··on The 'doomsday' scenario: what happens if the shutdown drags on
Triggering re-election can be a motivation for causing a long shutdown. Falling back to sensible defaults is good enough.
matte_black··on Recreating the Death Star Trench Run Scene with Lego
Why wouldn’t there be family members? Military bases have civilian areas for families.
matte_black··on Recreating the Death Star Trench Run Scene with Lego
The savage thing about the Rebels blowing up the Death Star is that they never evacuated any of the civilian family members. Just blew millions of women and children to smithereens and cheered.

Also did anyone else expect this to be a Lego stop motion video instead?

matte_black··on I wanted to like this book
Some will never find it, they’re all too busy looking.
matte_black··on I wanted to like this book
Any context on why it was posted damn near 6 years ago and no one noticed???

Edit: I guess they did

matte_black··on I wanted to like this book
Searching deep in oneself for the love that once existed.
matte_black··on Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals Monogamous
People are afraid of eugenics and it’s antiquated association to Nazis, but humans practice eugenics everyday.

We select people who are most likely to be within our social class, we select based on appearance and intelligence (and thus, earning potential) or things like height and fertility.

Because genes make up who we are, nearly every filter we create is somehow tied to a person’s genetics. Eugenics doesn’t have to be barbaric and racist.

I’m not calling for genetic based dating to be forced on everyone, or to become law. I’m simply calling for a platform to be built that allows people to come together based on desirable genes and give them the best chance of making genetically gifted children. We owe it to future generations.

Someday, when the technologies are ready and I have more money, I would be glad to form a team and take a shot at building this platform, if someone else hasn’t beaten me to it.

matte_black··on Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals Monogamous
Not being selected isn’t a punishment. We are not entitled to having everyone find us attractive. We are not even entitled to having a mate. There really may not be someone for everyone.

If you have very unattractive qualities and because of that people are not selecting you, they are not punishing you. If someone doesn’t want to be with you because you admit you’ve cheated in the past but don’t plan to anymore, that is fair. If you carry genes that make you more likely to seek out other partners and they don’t want that, that is also fair.

matte_black··on Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals Monogamous
Every time I bring this idea up people say it will be the most horrible of societies, but they can never seem to effectively explain why.
matte_black··on Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals Monogamous
Good question. First of all, people control the genes they are looking for. Algorithms just find people according to given parameters, they are not racist.

Second, there’s nothing racist about preferring people in your own ethnic group. Most people find their own race most attractive for a partner, and there’s reason to believe that will still be the case in a post-racism world. Yes there will be mixed couples, but people who want a mate from their own race aren’t racist.

matte_black··on SQLer – Turn Your SQL queries into RESTful APIs without any programming language
Not really limited to just RESTful APIs, you can write an RPC api as well and call stored procedures to perform all sorts of complex actions on your data.
matte_black··on Scientists Identify Gene Pattern That Makes Some Animals Monogamous
Would be interesting if certain humans have these genes and some don’t. That way couples could be tested before committing to marriage and be more informed. Ideally though, people could know ahead of time what genes a partner carries before going further with a relationship.

This is one example of how using genetics data for a dating network can help produce better matches, and more calculated offspring.

matte_black··on Mobile customer location data is ending up in the hands of bounty hunters
And what is the answer if we're not talking about GDPR?
matte_black··on We can confirm that there was a successful 51% attack on Ethereum Classic
So basically it sounds like you'll never get caught.
matte_black··on A Guide for Adults Going to College
The "miracle" is waiting for inflation to make your debt cheaper to pay.
matte_black··on Ask HN: How to found a company as a single founder?
An incredible execution with no good idea is also pretty meaningless, so clearly having a good idea must be some sort of force multiplier and thus have value.
matte_black··on Ask HN: How to found a company as a single founder?
Then give us your best ideas.
matte_black··on The rise and fall of the skills gap
Christmas Eve was the exact best day to buy. It looks like the rocket is taking off again and for real this time. Market has been very good the past few days and there’s a bunch of catalysts this week and earnings season coming up that could sustain the action. I opened positions again last week and am already up 12.8% with my portfolio. Good luck to all.
matte_black··on Toyota Lifts the Veil on Its Guardian Driver-Assist System
This might be a good way to lock people into a brand if they become dependent on systems like this to drive somewhat decently.
matte_black··on We can confirm that there was a successful 51% attack on Ethereum Classic
Which government will prosecute?
matte_black··on We can confirm that there was a successful 51% attack on Ethereum Classic
It’s not very often you get a chance to take down a currency.

In 30 years from now you’ll be able to brag about how back in your day you took down entire cryptocurrencies with 51% attacks.

matte_black··on We can confirm that there was a successful 51% attack on Ethereum Classic
But you still get the prestige of having taken down a coin.
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