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New comment by rrhd in "A Year of Tech Solidarity"

rrhd — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 03:52:58 +0000

Damore wasn't fired for political beliefs. That's a narrative spread by conservatives because it gets people riled up and lets then act like victims.

He was fired because he made statements that pissed off a fair number of his coworkers, and that were not in line with the companies views.

New comment by rrhd in "Don’t Tax Options and RSUs Upon Vesting"

rrhd — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:01:09 +0000

> low-risk way

Unless it goes bankrupt or has some other issue and you don't get paid or get fired.

I do not like this idea that startup employees aren't taking a risk. It encourages extremely one sided behavior.

New comment by rrhd in "YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeting children"

rrhd — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:16:00 +0000

The left likes to play victim about other things.

Conservatives love to push the idea that they were targeted purely for being conservative. Look at the reaction around Damore, for example. It's all about how conservatives are being oppressed, how you can't trust the media and tech because they hate conservatives.

New comment by rrhd in "YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeting children"

rrhd — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:09:35 +0000

Yeah, they want to go advertiser friendly and are being ridiculous about it.

New comment by rrhd in "YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeting children"

rrhd — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:51:36 +0000

The boundary for what gets demonitized are arbitrary and ridiculous. It's not just people dropping racial slurs or showing graphic violence. It's comedy channels, science channels, etc...

It's probably the only thing they can do, but it really is an awful way to treat people who should be your partners.

New comment by rrhd in "YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeting children"

rrhd — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:44:17 +0000

> it seems like the prevailing opinion is that YouTube is specifically targeting them based on political bias

That's because they like to be victims. It's all about the narrative.

If you look around you see this happening broadly. You see a lot of people concerned about it who don't even mention politics.

New comment by rrhd in "YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeting children"

rrhd — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:41:49 +0000

Youtube is built entirely on their content, but they have to censor themselves because otherwise youtube might screw them.

New comment by rrhd in "Uber loses court appeal against drivers' rights"

rrhd — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:29:41 +0000

Some starving to death might agree to work for me for just room and board.

It doesn't mean that I can target disadvantaged people for slavery. Uber needs to be held to proper standards.

New comment by rrhd in "Uber loses court appeal against drivers' rights"

rrhd — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:27:21 +0000

but not even close to all of these apply. Some big ones don't apply, e.g. pricing.

New comment by rrhd in "US government approves 'killer' mosquitoes to fight disease"

rrhd — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:03:00 +0000

Uh no, we don't have the power to live without nature. We have a lot of power but we need to be careful wielding it.

New comment by rrhd in "To Understand the Benefits of Tax Reform, Start by Understanding Apple's Taxes"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:55:46 +0000

> Many of the same people who get angry about the complex tax acrobatics used by big corporations also deride people like Rand Paul who have suggested a one page tax code.

because that's equally absurd and harmful.

New comment by rrhd in "To Understand the Benefits of Tax Reform, Start by Understanding Apple's Taxes"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:52:30 +0000

The alternative was nothing. A flawed system that leads to single player is still a victory.

New comment by rrhd in "To Understand the Benefits of Tax Reform, Start by Understanding Apple's Taxes"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:51:07 +0000

> This is why things like the "flat tax" or other simplification schemes are perennially floated, and also why they continue to get shot down

because a flat tax is a terrible idea.

New comment by rrhd in "Bitcoin's Enormous Energy Costs May Prove to Be Its Biggest Risk"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:42:08 +0000

which is why I hand them cash.

New comment by rrhd in "Bitcoin's Enormous Energy Costs May Prove to Be Its Biggest Risk"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:23:10 +0000

> I support the replacement of centralized hierarchical structures by distributed democratic structures

is bitcoin democratic? Isn't a "might makes right" system?

New comment by rrhd in "Bitcoin's Enormous Energy Costs May Prove to Be Its Biggest Risk"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:02:42 +0000

which is why people call it a bubble.

New comment by rrhd in "Bitcoin's Enormous Energy Costs May Prove to Be Its Biggest Risk"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:02:00 +0000

> It's all about immutability and finite money supply.

and why do we care about those?

Finite money supply, I get. I'm not I agree but I get it.

Why exactly do I need an immutable record that I paid some guy 10 bucks for a souvenir shirt at a concert? That I stopped and grabbed a coke at mcdonalds on the way home. That I went and bought some legal weed.

New comment by rrhd in "Bitcoin's Enormous Energy Costs May Prove to Be Its Biggest Risk"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:56:29 +0000

I actually dislike it mostly because it seems to be full of people like you. The community seems full of people I just don't want to associate with.

New comment by rrhd in "Can Ford Turn Itself into a Tech Company?"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:42:26 +0000

> Why would you be afraid of Trump voters?

Do you really want anyone to answer that question on HN?

and king county was 72% for Clinton, and Seattle was even more tilted that way.

New comment by rrhd in "Can Ford Turn Itself into a Tech Company?"

rrhd — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:37:02 +0000

No, because it got nothing to do with technology. They aren't cool enough to be a tech company.