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New comment by crackercrews in "The California state assembly has passed the 'Protect Our Games Act'"

crackercrews — Fri, 29 May 2026 23:00:50 +0000

Seeing this headline I thought it was about AB Hernandez. Guess I should have realized the assembly would not have passed such a bill.

New comment by crackercrews in "Bitwarden scrubs 'Always free' and 'Inclusion' values from its site"

crackercrews — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:25:47 +0000

> Bitwarden has also stopped listing “Inclusion” and “Transparency” as tentpole values on its careers page.

I'm pretty sure I have never cared about what values a company listed on its careers page, unless I am considering working there.

New comment by crackercrews in "Princeton mandates proctoring for in-person exams, upending 133 year precedent"

crackercrews — Thu, 14 May 2026 21:13:27 +0000

Unless I missed something, no one ever addressed the original question, which is how we know the policy was enforced along racially discriminatory lines. This requires knowing the extent of cheating in various racial groups and the extent of enforcement in each group. No evidence of the former has been presented.

Even if most of the people who were disciplined are from URM groups, that doesn't prove racially-biased enforcement.

New comment by crackercrews in "Wash Post: "Trump's Attack on DEI May Hurt College Men, Particularly White Men""

crackercrews — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:09:59 +0000

Is it mitigated where the article is a discussion of coverage of Trump, rather than just ranting (in either direction)? This article was pretty nuanced, IMO.

New comment by crackercrews in "Wash Post: "Trump's Attack on DEI May Hurt College Men, Particularly White Men""

crackercrews — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:03:41 +0000

The author makes a good point about how dating dynamics vary based on gender balance. There was a recent study that showed how much more power men have in the dating/hookup scene when there are more women, and how much less women like/trust men under these circumstances. Even if women are put at a disadvantage in the admissions process, there may be a net benefit to women (who end up attending) because they have more power in the dating market.

Wash Post: "Trump's Attack on DEI May Hurt College Men, Particularly White Men"

crackercrews — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:01:45 +0000

Article URL: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/08/washington-post-trumps-attack-on-dei-may-hurt-college-men-particularly-white-men/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46194725

Points: 7

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New comment by crackercrews in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

crackercrews — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:11:45 +0000

The autism part was only millions, I believe.

New comment by crackercrews in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

crackercrews — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:18:11 +0000

Who said it was scary? I just said there's been a spike in diagnoses.

It did cost taxpayers millions of dollars, and I assume that only a fraction of that will ever be repaid by the perpetrators.

New comment by crackercrews in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

crackercrews — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 03:25:47 +0000

I was referring to the social services scandal that is rocking the state of Minnesota, and which involved fake autism diagnoses. [1]

1: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/24/feeding-our-future-...

New comment by crackercrews in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

crackercrews — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:24:16 +0000

A swing and a miss. Note the geographic specificity and give it another go?

New comment by crackercrews in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

crackercrews — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:44:03 +0000

The rate of autism diagnosis is really off the charts in MN these days...

New comment by crackercrews in "We're bringing Pebble back"

crackercrews — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:08:40 +0000

I stand corrected. [1] Google owns the name Pebble.

1: https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/27/24352968/pebble-smartwatc...

New comment by crackercrews in "We're bringing Pebble back"

crackercrews — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:52:07 +0000

It's unclear that they sold the trademark in the first place.

New comment by crackercrews in "We're bringing Pebble back"

crackercrews — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:09:40 +0000

Some can stream music over BT. If you want notifications you can get a cellular model or connect to wifi. But many people want to be left alone in the gym so would stay disconnected.

New comment by crackercrews in "Are Americans' perceptions of the economy and crime broken?"

crackercrews — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:20:25 +0000

Do any of these sources adjust for the fact that people are not reporting crime in many places? When prosecutors don't enforce, police don't investigate, and people don't report crimes.

New comment by crackercrews in "Ask HN: Why are banks charging so many fees for accounts and cards?"

crackercrews — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:39:22 +0000

Automatic payments make banks sticky. Once you have your credit cards and utilities paid off with a particular account, you're probably not leaving.

New comment by crackercrews in "Ask HN: Why are banks charging so many fees for accounts and cards?"

crackercrews — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:37:48 +0000

Because a small number of checks have been free for many decades. They cost almost nothing to print. But banks now charge $20 for a small box. Add another $10 for shipping.

I don't use checks often but have to buy a box in order to have >0.

New comment by crackercrews in "Ask HN: Why are banks charging so many fees for accounts and cards?"

crackercrews — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 19:43:56 +0000

I've seen these fees in personal accounts. They're usually waived if you maintain a certain minimum balance. Sometimes it's a few thousand dollars, but if you want things like free checks or other "perks" they can be much more. And of course they don't pay meaningful interest on your deposits. They're basically charging you the fee in the form of lost interest.

New comment by crackercrews in "Is social media more like cigarettes or junk food?"

crackercrews — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:07:25 +0000

Some platforms don't pay much attention to these instructions. LinkedIn is impervious to my suggestions.

New comment by crackercrews in "I Met Paul Graham Once"

crackercrews — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:43:48 +0000

Ok, well you're doing a great job of splitting hairs but have not brought any evidence. Good luck in 4 years, to us all!