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I've noticed that reading "new" with showdead enabled make a lot of pretty interesting stuff available that's not on the front page. A bit of moderation might be useful, but in HN's case, it's so heavy that it seems to remove value.
I'm reminded of the Upton Sinclair quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!"
Been there. Unless you have an IOU, anything "given" before marriage is utterly gone, and you won't get any credit for it during the division of assets or determination of alimony.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Fascinating quotes, but the design of that page is almost a war crime.
I've pretty much been taking a name, rank, and serial number-only approach. My family is my priority, and taking unnecessary risks (as I used to) to help someone who might file a complaint now seems foolish.
I like it, and have considered adding something like this for my next project. Does seem a bit wordy, though.
My version: 1. Don't be an ass. 2. Anyone who mentions "Code of Conduct" will be immediately banned.
If you don't think you'll be able to act professionally as a team member, yes, the professional thing to do is to resign. So, in other words, do what you need to do to act professionally. No one can object to that.
Ergo, she's an accused murderer! Your move, Socrates!
To be frank, unsure of whether complaining about poor grammar or word overuse.
It's absolutely appalling that a corporation whose scientific professionalism is relied upon by so many would jump in for a cheap shot on this. (It's even more appalling that they're simply wrong on the science, as others have noted.)
...then fling it right into that envelope!
Given that a single tweet can (now) ruin your life, allowing minors on Twitter seems like rank irresponsibility.
Well, first off, they need to standardize on the spelling... ;-)
The author states that intelligence is an unqualified benefit--more is always better--and uses that assertion to argue against populations evolving in differing areas having different IQ distributions. That's far from obvious. Rather, those who are far outliers on this measure often seem to have other issues, quite possibly as a concomitant result.
Selective breeding performed slowly over longer time scales did at least give the breeders time to notice some kinds of severe problems. If you're breeding wheat and accidentally introduce a toxic mutation, you might notice the resulting pile of dead horses. There won't be a warning like this in every case, but it's not right to say that there's zero benefit to going slow.
That said, I don't really have an opinion on GMOs. I'm fine with you partaking first, though. :-)
Good on you, buddy!
One trick you might try wrt chocolate in particular: Try darker and darker chocolates. If you can get up to 90% or even 99%, you can get your chocolate hit with little in the way of sugar or calories.
That'd be the ultimate in safe space...
I'd be in prison for life for all of the crap I pulled in high school. Is this moral panic ever going to end?
Awful. If you need some eyewash after reading that, read this: http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-yo...
It doesn't appear that there is any consensus that he is a "self-titled chauvinistic pig". And frankly, I'd trust him to babysit my kids before I'd trust most of his detractors. If anything, his handling of the situation makes him even more admirable.
Happened into a random chat with a small commercial fisherman (think Jaws boat) recently. He was lit and fed me a lot of details. Sounds like he makes a lot more than I do as an experienced computer guy. He certainly has a lot more houses.
The atrocities of the Nazis are not in any way comparable to sexual harassment.
Sir Tim Hunt might be a better comparison. One (possibly) out-of-bounds joke and he's kicked out of science, no matter how bad the results for humanity. Not to mention his students, some of whom are women.
Does anyone know what safety issues they're referring to? Did a Go contributor beat someone (or threaten to)?
Headline is clickbait, but one of the things you learn during the process is that what your ex does with the alimony simply isn't under your control. It certainly doesn't have to be any kind of reasonable expense.
The article is unfortunately pretty sloppy with its stats. For example, they say that a woman is the breadwinner in 40% of households. Technically true, but it's only 15% for two-parent households. (And the source doesn't say whether these are even all married and/or male/female marriages.) So, opportunities for the female partner to get stuck with alimony to a guy are still probably relatively rare. (Ask yourself, how many such people do you know?)
That said, I wouldn't wish this on anyone. Never let your spouse stop working, unless you're willing to give them a fraction (possibly >100%) of your future pay.
As a musician, if you feel the need to publicly shame people that sing your lyrics, you might have a problem.
This is the key. If no one is allowed to moderate this stuff, legitimate replies will simply be drowned in a sea of garbage.
(Not that I personally care, since I've already dumped Twitter.)
Especially in non-controversial cases, there's a lot to be said for fixing the problem once and for all.
Regardless, having lost access to my first Google account, it's still a good cautionary tale.
In my case, for whatever reason, Google stopped believing that I was the owner of the account, even though I knew my password and secret questions, and was coming from the same IP I had been for years. In addition, a friend inside the company who personally vouched for me was still unable to fix the problem.
Google is a point of failure. Be sure you're prepared for the day your account disappears.
One answer is that even though there may be no ultimate, cosmic meaning, your life can be meaningful in the short term. Today, even. It is possible to make the days of others a bit brighter, and that can be very gratifying.
1. Accept that you don't currently know. Things might change.
2. Per (1), this might not be true. You don't know the meaning now, but things might change.
3. Personally, I plan to (I hope) check out once things get too bad.
I second p0d's mention of Ecclesiastes. Beyond that, "life is but a dream".
Slowly. Very. Very. Slowly.
(Also, no matter what anyone says, at least until you have a written offer, they can and will decline you at any time. Be careful.)