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I found the origin of that second Grant quote, and well as a boatload of other very interesting facts which one is quite unlikely to get from Google or AI these days, in "The Democratic Speaker's Handbook" compiled by…
I believe one of the main goals of whatever shadowy organizations are behind the "standards committee" is to sabotage the language to help clear the way for Rust. If these people really have a great idea for what the…
The original draft of the Declaration of Independence contained the following charge against King George: "He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the…
"Picking up pennies from in front of a steamroller."
> The slave aristocracy of the Confederate States of America And the northern states--they had slaves too. Ulysses S. Grant, when asked why he didn't free his slaves until some time after the war, said "Good help is…
"Democracy has never been and never can be so durable as aristocracy or monarchy; but while it lasts, it is more bloody than either. [...] Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders…
What?
Oh no, what kind of miserable life will your kids have if they learn to do their own thing and not always blindly follow the crowd? Imagine if they were to learn that the Crowd are idiots who should rarely ever be…
> Not participating is an option. Period. FIFY
Yes, I remember feeling that way in 1995-2005 about Microsoft. Imagine my surprise to learn that people still to this day trust and believe in Microsoft.
Yes, it is much easier to ignore the unelected bureaucrats than to jump through their ridiculous hoops.
HN is not benign. Far from it. It's an extremely toxic echo chamber in the iron grip of "No soup for you" Nazis. The comment section moderation system has been been carefully designed to promote groupthink and tribalism…
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I found the origin of that second Grant quote, and well as a boatload of other very interesting facts which one is quite unlikely to get from Google or AI these days, in "The Democratic Speaker's Handbook" compiled by…
I believe one of the main goals of whatever shadowy organizations are behind the "standards committee" is to sabotage the language to help clear the way for Rust. If these people really have a great idea for what the…
The original draft of the Declaration of Independence contained the following charge against King George: "He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the…
"Picking up pennies from in front of a steamroller."
> The slave aristocracy of the Confederate States of America And the northern states--they had slaves too. Ulysses S. Grant, when asked why he didn't free his slaves until some time after the war, said "Good help is…
"Democracy has never been and never can be so durable as aristocracy or monarchy; but while it lasts, it is more bloody than either. [...] Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders…
What?
Oh no, what kind of miserable life will your kids have if they learn to do their own thing and not always blindly follow the crowd? Imagine if they were to learn that the Crowd are idiots who should rarely ever be…
> Not participating is an option. Period. FIFY
Yes, I remember feeling that way in 1995-2005 about Microsoft. Imagine my surprise to learn that people still to this day trust and believe in Microsoft.
Yes, it is much easier to ignore the unelected bureaucrats than to jump through their ridiculous hoops.
HN is not benign. Far from it. It's an extremely toxic echo chamber in the iron grip of "No soup for you" Nazis. The comment section moderation system has been been carefully designed to promote groupthink and tribalism…