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I have similar observations as Mr. Gabriel, but different conclusions. The idea of experiencing immersive virtual worlds is highly attractive to those for whom the real world is la…

All right, wishing you happy birthday got downmodded too. I'd just like to point out I'm for legalizing marijuana, I've signed a petition in support of net neutrality and I'm again…

It tells me I should spend less time on HN. Happy Pinboard birthday, by the way.

Oh I see, Pinboard is so innocent, so pure, that a honest tip about how to reach more people who can find their service useful should be modded into the ground. I've tainted the Je…

You have totally missed the point of my post, and I guess most of those that modded it. EDIT: Ok this is starting to get a little weird. What's with the comical negative overreacti…

A bit of a lost opportunity, because I've barely heard about Pinboard, and the fact of them celebrating the passage of time since they were found, is extremely trivial. BTW, MySpac…

When it comes to basic formatting, symbol naming and high-level code organization, sure. But computer languages, unlike human languages, are precise. Their intent is clear. And you…

I don't believe it, because I use SQL every day, and I need to tell it which rows to lock when reading, whether to read them in share mode or fully, sometimes I need to help it fig…

So, we're all very very angry and we'll... do what about it? Nothing. This is hardly the first time this happens. There are about half a dozen cases of this kind in mainstream medi…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman Don't ask what's "more Pythonic" or "less Pythonic", Python is not a cult, it's a very practical scripting language. Ask for benefits …

You seem so passionate about this, it hurts to break your heart. When you set your text to be bold, that's a separate font , made by a human hand. Browsers have a fake bold look wh…

Come on now, you don't need to be "female, teenager and from Japan". "Emoji" are simply "emoticons" aka "smilies". People all over the world have been familiar with those from inst…

It's not "the future of color fonts", it's just the present of emoji in Windows. And I really don't like the way they did this. The technical approach is smart, but lazy, and the r…

If you think about it, this falls firmly into the "symbolic gestures" category. They had nothing to gain or lose from making this into a political statement, so they invited them. …

Thank you for showing us. I have two pieces of feedback. 1) The score isn't most important. The headline is. This is why the headline is in black, and the score is in gray. We don'…

I'm an idiot, but I'm willing to believe there are still people out there who love what they do, and would stand by it, even if Corporation X comes knocking on the door with a pot …

Neither. I'm not sure how I can help you, maybe try reading it slower.

No, why would this be something to try to avoid? Sexism and racism is a kind of cultural trait, I hope you realize that. A culture may be selective on very different criteria. It c…

I'm sorry, but I'm starting to get a bit sick of Hacker Schools constant whining about rules. If you want to encourage a specific culture you do this by starting with a small set o…

Well, as usual most arguments revolve around misunderstanding terms, and not substance, heh. I was too harsh in few places, as well. Sorry. I really don't feel there's a need for u…