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New comment by crassus in "Tinder sued for sexual harassment by former co-founder"

crassus — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:18:55 +0000

Allegations of "Victim blaming" are a classic tactic to shut down discussion by implying that anyone who steps out of the appropriate mental box will be deemed an accomplice.

New comment by crassus in "The Economy"

crassus — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:18:42 +0000

Probably a positive environmental effect masking decline in genetic potential IQ, which there is evidence for: http://www.xenosystems.net/dysgenic-reactions/

New comment by crassus in "The Economy"

crassus — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:02:41 +0000

Basic income is a potentially unlimited liability without any government control over fertility. If the needs of the portion of the population that are net consumers grow quicker than the surplus from net producers, an economic apocalypse happens sooner or later.

In a world of dysgenic fertility, this is guaranteed[1].

[1] http://charltonteaching.blogspot.com/2014/06/dysgenics-is-mo...

New comment by crassus in "From India, Proof That a Trip to Mars Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank"

crassus — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:39:05 +0000

Every US Government department operates on a shoestring budget, if you listen to them. It's amazing that they can keep the lights on.

New comment by crassus in "Commencement address by Bill and Melinda Gates"

crassus — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:48:03 +0000

Empathy is easy. Building something worth a damn is hard, and incredibly rare in human history.

New comment by crassus in "Commencement address by Bill and Melinda Gates"

crassus — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:46:13 +0000

Moreover, calling it "luck" discourages others from adopting these repeatably beneficial habits and ideas for pulling a family out of poverty.

How could I make sure my offspring have a better life than I did? If my only option is "luck", then why bother trying?

New comment by crassus in "The US economy shrank at an annualized rate of 2.9 percent in Q1"

crassus — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:47:11 +0000

I know that people will make political hay of this, but there is danger to managing to quarterly statistics. If your economy needs some adjustments to achieve long-run sustainability then it's possible that GDP may fall for a quarter or two and there's nothing wrong with that.

GDP is a great metric for long-term or inter-national comparison. It's terrible as a quarterly national management metric.

New comment by crassus in "My startup failed, and this is what it feels like"

crassus — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:11:19 +0000

The crazy thing is that people go through this experience and want to do it again. A failed startup leaves you burned out, emotionally wrecked, and financially crippled. Why take another ride on that roller coaster? Pride? Status? Money?

New comment by crassus in "My startup failed, and this is what it feels like"

crassus — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:58:42 +0000

That's because our culture is sick. Generalizations about gender has been the main stuff of art, literature, and personal correspondence for 500 years - only now are they offensive.

New comment by crassus in "My startup failed, and this is what it feels like"

crassus — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:55:29 +0000

I'd recommend the author substitute it with "let down", even though it doesn't as accurately describe how she likely feels.

New comment by crassus in "My startup failed, and this is what it feels like"

crassus — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:51:31 +0000

I find it refreshing that we got this level of truth and detail from a startup post-mortem. The price for that transparency is selective opacity in a few still-sensitive areas. I get the deal.

New comment by crassus in "We have the potential to solve the biggest problems of today"

crassus — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:47:49 +0000

The time is ripe for theogenesis. Who says you politics and religion can't be startups?

New comment by crassus in "How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends?"

crassus — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:13:39 +0000

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the South Bay is the worst area I've lived in America for meeting people, especially ladies.

New comment by crassus in "New York’s Single Test for High School Defined My Life"

crassus — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:23:32 +0000

Yep! I think you are referring to the SAT data. Fortunately, we have data to test our beliefs: http://isteve.blogspot.com/2014/03/2008-sat-scores-by-race-b...

New comment by crassus in "New York’s Single Test for High School Defined My Life"

crassus — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 07:44:53 +0000

It's racist in the same ways that SAT, IQ, and PISA tests are racist - Asians and whites do better than other groups.

New comment by crassus in "New York’s Single Test for High School Defined My Life"

crassus — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 07:41:46 +0000

You can have an admissions test that is meritocratic or one that fits your preferred racial demographics, but not both. Because no two demographic groups are exactly equal.

New comment by crassus in "Follow up to the investigation results"

crassus — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:53:05 +0000

When I think of feminists, I think of such leading lights of the movement as Adria Richards and Shanely:

https://twitter.com/shanley/status/460472595968569345

Feminists are radical activists, feminism is not about equality, and although everybody deserves respect and consideration as an individual, men and women are not equal and no amount of belief will change that scientific fact.

New comment by crassus in "A Gossip App Brought My High School to a Halt"

crassus — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:49:09 +0000

Democracy killed Jesus and Socrates

New comment by crassus in "Asian workers now dominate Silicon Valley tech jobs (2012)"

crassus — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:19:16 +0000

Progressivism is a low-evidence ideology, but a high status one due to its dominance of universities. From its high ground in academia, it is also invading tech. But yeah, it's mostly wrong.

Exposure to male researchers causes stress response in lab mice

crassus — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:58:05 +0000

Article URL: http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmeth.2935.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7662110

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