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on: Saudi Arabia builds 600-mile border wall equipped with Airbus radar and helipads
The same is occurring in Europe and even America. The establishment is threatened as a result of this mass immigration. Perhaps the difference is that the Saudis do not suffer from white guilt and, hence, attempts at rational discourse are not drown out with calls of racism, Islamophobia, and xenophobia.
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9 years ago
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on: The Human Toll of Protecting the Internet from the Worst of Humanity
When you criminalize a certain pattern of thought, it seems that its inverse will eventually get taken to the most extreme position.
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9 years ago
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on: Time to Take a Stand
It is already socially unacceptable to promote ethnic cleansing of any sort. Sure, it's important to continually affirm this, but can you name anyone in the Trump administration who is promoting ethnic cleansing?
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: YC please talk about Immigration Order
The OP is just virtue-signaling. He presumably still buys products from third-world dictatorships. Let's ask him. OP, how can you justify boycotting America and not China or a myriad of other countries that are ruled under a far more oppressive regime.
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9 years ago
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on: Google, in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans
There is no evidence, at least not for such a general claim. Each human has a wildly different experience. For many of us, we never left this era. For others, we have been out of it X years. Etc.
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9 years ago
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on: John Carmack on the Government
This comment is especially relevant, given yesterday's popularity of Scott Aaronson's blog post.
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9 years ago
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on: In Colorado, self-harm is leading cause of death in new mothers
Perhaps one reason could be changing gender norms.
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9 years ago
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on: In Colorado, self-harm is leading cause of death in new mothers
From the article, 40% reported stressors such as "being single, divorced or separated",
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9 years ago
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on: Theresa May: UK must leave European single market
Have we really ever left the "Era of the Bully"?
Do you think China or Russia care about "hurting" others through their actions? You will be competing with them. Can you punish them as effectively as you can "punish" Britain?
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9 years ago
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on: Astronaut – YouTube videos with almost zero previous views
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Is there an HN for optimists?
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9 years ago
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on: Welcome Chris Lattner
Chris Lattner, personally
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9 years ago
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on: Neurodiversity
Your body evolved skin to suit an environment other than a Thai beach. I would not consider that genetic inferiority.
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9 years ago
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on: Microsoft wins $927M Pentagon contract
A bit too long-winded for me.
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential startup?
But then you'd have to wait four more. And then four more? Four more after that?
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: I'm depressed, what should I do?
This is a good opportunity for learning. Your perception of the world apparently did not match up with how the world actually is. We've all been there. Get back up, readjust your perspective, and accept the next offer.
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9 years ago
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on: Mr. Robot Killed the Hollywood Hacker
I couldn't get past the second episode, or whenever the lead character met the idiosyncratic band of misfit hackers. These individuals seemed extremely cliche and unlike any hackers I have ever met in real life. The terminal input might have been valid, but the people doing the typing seemed out of place.
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9 years ago
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on: A strengthening dollar is bad for the world economy
That would be easier to believe if the US market indices were not at all time highs.
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9 years ago
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on: Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News You See
When "fake news" is finished in the US you'll understand why people are panicking.
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9 years ago
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on: Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News You See
Peer review and corrections are indeed important, but many have lost respect for traditional news media due to the selective reporting that they feel pushes a certain narrative.
