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New comment by throwaway29102 in "Paradox of Tolerance"

throwaway29102 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:51:40 +0000

I’ve only ever invoked it against neo-neo-Nazis and conspiracy theorists demanding to be taken seriously.

Would you call that dishonest?

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Abolish the Police? Survivors of the Chaos in Seattle Aren’t So Sure"

throwaway29102 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:13:18 +0000

Reforming policing and law enforcement is not a stupid idea, but the “Defund the police” messaging shuts down thoughtful conversation and alienates allies.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Science and scientific expertise are more important than ever"

throwaway29102 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:58:16 +0000

One man’s DISC is another’s memetic immune system.

Communicating new ideas is hard, and the burden is carried exclusively by the originator of the idea.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Cerebral Micro-Structural Changes in Covid-19 Patients"

throwaway29102 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:52:35 +0000

Do you have any sources to back up this claim or are you just issuing edicts?

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Science and scientific expertise are more important than ever"

throwaway29102 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:23:51 +0000

He wouldn’t be the first academic in history to get the facts right and the delivery wrong.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Tesla touchscreen wiper controls land driver with fine after crash"

throwaway29102 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:01:03 +0000

Mazda is ditching touchscreens, and I doubt they’ll be the last (if they survive 2020).

Safety controls aren’t something that should be subject to “move fast and break things.”

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Tesla touchscreen wiper controls land driver with fine after crash"

throwaway29102 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:59:05 +0000

I don’t know how anyone who has ridden in a car and used a capacitive touchscreen could come to the conclusion that the two should be combined in one product. Especially for controlling safety features.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Why is America stuck with bad headlights?"

throwaway29102 — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:17:47 +0000

Because we elect garbage politicians who engage in wholesale bribery and are more interested in maintaining power than doing the job they were elected to do. We're getting exactly what we deserve, and honestly, I think that's too much.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "U.S. FAA proposes requiring key Boeing 737 MAX design changes"

throwaway29102 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:53:09 +0000

They didn’t try to fix the DC-10’s design problem (outward-opening doors causing explosive decompression) with a software fix. Also, the aircraft never regained the trust of the flying public, relegating it to freighter duty. That doesn’t seem like a desirable outcome for Boeing or the MAX’s buyers.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "U.S. FAA proposes requiring key Boeing 737 MAX design changes"

throwaway29102 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:13:39 +0000

Boeing owns enough of the US legislature through bribery or in-district employment to never, ever, ever have to worry about bankruptcy or any other adverse market impact.

Will they be allowed to teeter on the edge of insolvency? Sure. Fall over? Not when taxpayer money is free and infinite.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "U.S. FAA proposes requiring key Boeing 737 MAX design changes"

throwaway29102 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:09:40 +0000

What would you imagine the percentage is at companies whose primary business is producing airplanes?

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Why is America stuck with bad headlights?"

throwaway29102 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:27:35 +0000

The 2000s are just starting to reach the Dakotas and the rest of the Midwest.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Americans are getting more nervous about what they say in public"

throwaway29102 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:44:58 +0000

I'm an arsonist, not a partisan.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal"

throwaway29102 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:09:11 +0000

Have you ever had to take a case to court? What percentage of your annual income did that cost? How long did it take to work its way through the system? Was there a finding of wrongdoing or an out-of-court settlement? Would you do that again? Would you want to do that for every interaction you have with the government?

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news"

throwaway29102 — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:58:27 +0000

The plus side to this is that it’ll kill (some) off-platform link sharing, which kills the “drive traffic to make money” strategy, which may reduce the amount of outrage porn circulating in the English-speaking world.

Best of luck to the Aussies, and maybe we’ll catch up sooner or later.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "The Haskell Elephant in the Room"

throwaway29102 — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:22:10 +0000

WTAF does this have to do with Haskell? Please consider a retitle to "Haskell Developer Does Not Like Cryptocurrency."

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Americans are getting more nervous about what they say in public"

throwaway29102 — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 20:20:30 +0000

It’s almost as if Americans have realized that speech, like all other actions, has consequences.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Schemastore.org – schemas for all commonly known JSON file formats"

throwaway29102 — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 20:16:50 +0000

Aaaaaand now we’re back to XML, but with less readable syntax and implementation consistency. Sounds like a win for everyone.

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Google Drive – How do I stop others from sharing files with me?"

throwaway29102 — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:46:30 +0000

In the spirit of 2020, maybe making the problem worse will ultimately make it better?

New comment by throwaway29102 in "Show HN: Your DevOps Control Plane, in Slack"

throwaway29102 — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:51:46 +0000

It’s going to take a lot more detail than that to convince me to let this anywhere near infrastructure I care about.

Care to elaborate for the skeptics reading this?

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