> if I say "fuck you" it's not really freedom of speech. I directly insulted you, I didn't even want a conversation, I directly harmed you. But you didn't insult me because that wasn't a statement regarding my…
> Freedom of speech does not mean one is free from the consequences of speech. But who should be held accountable for those consequences? For example, what about a woman who's struck by a visibly drunk man after telling…
You know, I have to agree. My gut reaction is "blame the policy not the technology", but after looking closely, I'm struggling to see how this feature could ever be applied towards the user's best interests.
I can say with absolute certainty that (at least in America) reinstalling Windows does NOT void your warranty (despite what any rep may tell you), and selling you a device with a problem they assured you didn't exist is…
> Am I the only one that really hates the carpenter analogy? Apparently not, but the analogy is completely valid for what is being compared. A chair is designed for a specific purpose, so imagine if it kept changing in…
> A finished project is a dead project. If it isn't improving, it's dying. Define 'improving', because there have been quite a few major projects that have been getting 'worse' (slower, buggier, less secure, more…
Practical implies you value some objectives over others. What would those be?
Well, if the mysterious sdfghjkl34567 is to be believed, then you don't get to decide what neoreactionary means, and so don't get to decide if you are one or not as far as others are concerned. On the other hand you did…
Perhaps they sold it, but I can also see how adding special exceptions to their algorithm and policy would be more expensive and error prone than just paying Mr. Lush for new marketing materials. We just don't know.…
> In the meantime, if it's possible to make fascist programmers afraid for their careers, that's great for me. It means fascist movements are disrupted before they can even form. God knows leftists have been afraid for…
> I'm overjoyed that, as you put it, a climate of fear exists for fascists, misogynists, racists, and similar. I hope that this continues and only worsens for these people. That 'climate of fear' also exists for those…
Um, as far as I understand, he wasn't banned from attending StrangeLoop, just that he had his talk pulled. Given that, could we please either clarify this with Alex, or stop claiming this as it just further distorts the…
Neither would I. But I would (and have) based on their political actions. Regardless of how you feel about Yarvin's politics, he's not trying to force them on you. He's not trying to change the way you run your business…
> The only real argument is that discrete categories do not exist. And yet they're 'discrete' enough that certain drugs are more effective on specific 'races' (or groups of people who share certain genetic traits if you…
Alright, let's break it down. > You agree to let us use, display, store, and reproduce the content in your RSS feeds including placing advertising next to or near your content without compensation to you. Don’t worry,…
The problem I have is not with who was removed or not, which I couldn't care less about, but how it was done. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sl-notes/yarvin.txt So on the word of a few individuals he doesn't name, with…
> To be fair, neoreactionaries are mostly notable for their startling lack of real-world achievements. That's not fair at all. You make a value judgment by referring to (but not defining) 'real-world achievements' and…
> I've helped organize a couple of small regional meetings, and I have literally zero idea what the political leanings of the speakers or attendees were. Nor did I care. But if you are informed of their political…
> It is not possible for anyone to understand what definition of any word anyone is using. So instead of attempting to clarify what you mean by 'fascism' to further discussion, you effectively declare that the words you…
Perhaps because it's making a good point in addition to being clever. Why is it important to you that it be gray? Why are you implying that the status of Hacker News is affected by this?
> and legitimizing its source is a dangerous act This thinking, right here, is a problem. Discussing an individual's technical contributions does not legitimize their political views, let alone their technical ones. And…
I have no idea if I should fear Apple. Then again, I have no idea if what I say affects my relationship with Apple. But assumptions emerge in this information vacuum, and because my relationship with Apple is the only…
> Especially in the early days, there were no end of clients asking for user-hostile and abusive behaviour. Sadly true, and still true when it comes to the world of desktop adware. The problem is when you sandbox…
> It applies to all content, because there's so much competition for limited attention and the tools to produce content are so widely accessible. What isn't widely accessible however are the tools needed to filter and…
> Clearly, they have gone the way of the console. With one minor difference. You actually OWNED the disk/cartridge the game was on, and it came with a warranty. ...two, TWO minor differences. On other words, there was…
> if I say "fuck you" it's not really freedom of speech. I directly insulted you, I didn't even want a conversation, I directly harmed you. But you didn't insult me because that wasn't a statement regarding my…
> Freedom of speech does not mean one is free from the consequences of speech. But who should be held accountable for those consequences? For example, what about a woman who's struck by a visibly drunk man after telling…
You know, I have to agree. My gut reaction is "blame the policy not the technology", but after looking closely, I'm struggling to see how this feature could ever be applied towards the user's best interests.
I can say with absolute certainty that (at least in America) reinstalling Windows does NOT void your warranty (despite what any rep may tell you), and selling you a device with a problem they assured you didn't exist is…
> Am I the only one that really hates the carpenter analogy? Apparently not, but the analogy is completely valid for what is being compared. A chair is designed for a specific purpose, so imagine if it kept changing in…
> A finished project is a dead project. If it isn't improving, it's dying. Define 'improving', because there have been quite a few major projects that have been getting 'worse' (slower, buggier, less secure, more…
Practical implies you value some objectives over others. What would those be?
Well, if the mysterious sdfghjkl34567 is to be believed, then you don't get to decide what neoreactionary means, and so don't get to decide if you are one or not as far as others are concerned. On the other hand you did…
Perhaps they sold it, but I can also see how adding special exceptions to their algorithm and policy would be more expensive and error prone than just paying Mr. Lush for new marketing materials. We just don't know.…
> In the meantime, if it's possible to make fascist programmers afraid for their careers, that's great for me. It means fascist movements are disrupted before they can even form. God knows leftists have been afraid for…
> I'm overjoyed that, as you put it, a climate of fear exists for fascists, misogynists, racists, and similar. I hope that this continues and only worsens for these people. That 'climate of fear' also exists for those…
Um, as far as I understand, he wasn't banned from attending StrangeLoop, just that he had his talk pulled. Given that, could we please either clarify this with Alex, or stop claiming this as it just further distorts the…
Neither would I. But I would (and have) based on their political actions. Regardless of how you feel about Yarvin's politics, he's not trying to force them on you. He's not trying to change the way you run your business…
> The only real argument is that discrete categories do not exist. And yet they're 'discrete' enough that certain drugs are more effective on specific 'races' (or groups of people who share certain genetic traits if you…
Alright, let's break it down. > You agree to let us use, display, store, and reproduce the content in your RSS feeds including placing advertising next to or near your content without compensation to you. Don’t worry,…
The problem I have is not with who was removed or not, which I couldn't care less about, but how it was done. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sl-notes/yarvin.txt So on the word of a few individuals he doesn't name, with…
> To be fair, neoreactionaries are mostly notable for their startling lack of real-world achievements. That's not fair at all. You make a value judgment by referring to (but not defining) 'real-world achievements' and…
> I've helped organize a couple of small regional meetings, and I have literally zero idea what the political leanings of the speakers or attendees were. Nor did I care. But if you are informed of their political…
> It is not possible for anyone to understand what definition of any word anyone is using. So instead of attempting to clarify what you mean by 'fascism' to further discussion, you effectively declare that the words you…
Perhaps because it's making a good point in addition to being clever. Why is it important to you that it be gray? Why are you implying that the status of Hacker News is affected by this?
> and legitimizing its source is a dangerous act This thinking, right here, is a problem. Discussing an individual's technical contributions does not legitimize their political views, let alone their technical ones. And…
I have no idea if I should fear Apple. Then again, I have no idea if what I say affects my relationship with Apple. But assumptions emerge in this information vacuum, and because my relationship with Apple is the only…
> Especially in the early days, there were no end of clients asking for user-hostile and abusive behaviour. Sadly true, and still true when it comes to the world of desktop adware. The problem is when you sandbox…
> It applies to all content, because there's so much competition for limited attention and the tools to produce content are so widely accessible. What isn't widely accessible however are the tools needed to filter and…
> Clearly, they have gone the way of the console. With one minor difference. You actually OWNED the disk/cartridge the game was on, and it came with a warranty. ...two, TWO minor differences. On other words, there was…