To be fair, this seems like a generally true case of how subreddits work. Leftist subs brigade, Conservative subs brigade, star wars subs brigade, subs about watching other subs brigade still brigade. It's unsolvable so long as people that disagree are allowed to freely access each other's reddits (not that that's a bad thing).
I don't think it would be an ideal if everyone were born exactly the same. Seems like a lot of beauty in the world around us comes from our different faces, thoughts, beliefs, culture, etc, all born of how we're all different.
I know this is probably not a podcast that is frequently brought up here, but Chapo Trap House recently discussing their issues with the book White Fragility and brought up many of the same issues here (it's marketing material for a anti-racism instructor, the author is white, racism is presented as an issue that must be constantly atoned for in perpetuity [because DiAngelo would like to be hired in the future], it's geared towards the workplace which is inherently not a place people associate with emotional openness, it's geared towards what not to do as opposed to what to do, etc etc). I'm a longtime fan but I enjoyed it because i didn't know anything about White Fragility besides it's constant recommendations within the last few weeks.
I don't know this is wholely true. Democrats and Republicans have been breaking rules of order for the last 20 or so years it seems, alternating based on who's in control.
What's going to happen when he's gone? Does the next leader understand well enough? How about the next?
It's the same reason we're seeing so much strife in the US. In the US, societal opinion and legislative action hardly follow the same path. In fact, IIRC, public opinion has almost no impact on legislation. Wonder why everyone here feels like we're going down the wrong track?
Do any HN coffee drinkers have any recommendations for precise/scientific resources on coffee? I know a lot about brewing coffee in different ways and a cursory amount about the 'what' of what's happening to the beans/grind but would like to develop a more rigorous understanding.
As a fellow Be the Match donor, I don't understand your philosophy. As you know, going through the donation process is, aside from scheduling appts & actual donation, not that much work on your end. I spent probably 20 hrs total to donate and save someone's life. Most of that time was me lying in a bed to donate or having samples taken (with all costs covered by BTM). Compare that to the paid case manager or doctors//nurses that had to coordinate tons of resources to let me be able to donate. If anything, maybe you should reflect on why you were ok with that donation (and it being freely given) but you're not ok with doing even less as a tissue donor yet not being paid.
I think you can make an argument that people should have the 'right' (is there such a thing as a right held by a nonliving person?) to make an informed choice about their organs but this is certainly an ambiguous situation as to whether or not that right should be given. I personally believe that it would be entirely acceptable if it were not a choice and your organs must be donated (as usable) on death.
Doing a little over a long time will more be more comfortable and achievable. For a couple months prior to interviewing, pick up CTCI or another similar text and try to spend 15 minutes a day (at least) reviewing your algos, data structures, and system design. After you get in the habit of trying every day, you will probably find yourself able to spend more time more effectively as you learn the content.
I don't agree. If you ramp up production and millions get vaccinated with the expectation that it will protect them then it doesn't there will be tremendous antipathy and distrust of medical science as a result.
Knock the politics all you want but Drudge Report is an effective website in that it clearly conveys info to it's Target population. Website looks really cool @OP!
What great news! I loved this comics as a kid and I remember reading about his reasons for putting them on the internet. I think Larson is a major reason for my sense of humor today and I hope he gets a wider audience because he's got some of the best 'clean' dark visual gags in my opinion.
One thing this thread has made me realize is that the work culture (at least of Googlers on HN) seems to kowtow to the company over the employees. Really affects my view of the company.
It was one "John Smith". I almost feel as though it must have been many programmers and they pinned it on the guy who left before it blew up. No one wants that black mark on their record and it would be insane to think most people didn't remember anything about him.
I agree that the founder has some pretty odious beliefs, chiefly racist, misogynistic, fascist, and the ilk. That said, Urbit is one of the most interesting projects I've seen.
I think that the level of discourse in threads on paywalled articles is frequently disappointingly low. I think there should be a rule against articles on paywall.
I wish I could find the resource I read but common law paths and easements have existed for a long time and it's not absurd that long-standing tradition can reflect intent or legal obligation. Domestic marriage after a certain number of years is one example.
It's not the billionaire's beach. He has no legal right to the beach front which is guaranteed as public by California law. I don't think your second point is reflective of this situation and I think your first is only somewhat reflective of the formerly public road.
One of my first software roles was working with a legacy FileMaker database where most of the business logic was built directly into different GUI elements. I do not envy your work.