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HN has always been anti college. It's just resurfaced recently because of the new online courseware options.

Me too. Look at definition 5 at Merriam Websters [ 1 ]. I think that definition must be related to definition 3 something is insignificant if it is approximately in line with expec…

Hey, thanks for joining the discussion! Now, hn, could we please not discourage authors from joining the discussion here? If you hit the down arrow and the post turns grey they rea…

I'm not sure it needs to be before signing up. If the sign up completes right after the email/pw dialog tha commitment might be worth something. This should be tested. But cautious…

It's annoying that they're "flabbergasted" at the notion without questioning the askee's own communication on that night. I don't think that is a good example of advice, but of cou…

Automated spell checking would hurt Match's matching accuracy. It's one thing if a guy realizes he needs to make a good impression then edits in Word. But if it's automated the wom…

Using cardinal directions really isn't a strong feature of the language though is it? It's secondary to the language itself and any culture could do that with their own language be…

would you give some examples got those of us who may be missing out?

The point's been made that artists make so little from downloads and streaming that it literally isn't worth it for you to purchase from iTunes or Amazon downloads compared to, say…

No, these new learning environments need time to grow before they standardize and this particular one brands itself as research which goes along with MITx very well which intends t…

Isn't the TWiT network a bit of a special case with Leo Laporte trying to monetize and self produce the same niche of programming he was doing with the Screen Savers back on ZDTV? …

Wales asked the Wikipedia itself to vote on whether there would be a blackout. Here on HN there were a couple comments that they were disappointed to see Wikipedia doing advocacy. …

By the example I do not mean driving around the country but keeping owned objects down to a manageable amount where moving easily is possible. But that will turn into an uninterest…

I think you're right about words describing styles being flexible but wrong given the amount of flexibility you expect and the examples you've given. Minimalism, in every example I…

See nitrogen's post. The gp didn't mean imagination so much as internal picturing. I'm not sure about children but some people lack this ability the same way others are better with…

You aren't the only one, but that's a harder problem to solve as I there are a limited number of mods and people understandably want their posts read. The public high humor bar and…

It took me a second too. What the gp says is that the fake relationships are cargo too. The players are mistaking the thing for its description. Beautiful people are not beautiful …

High school counts as childhood, and more to the point, childhood friends are an indication that a person is not a disloyal back stabber and is someone others value. It's social pr…

You're right and I winced when the Jobs comparison was made early in the article. I'm not sure that making comparisons to Jobs isn't the right thing to do even if it wasn't done we…

Banned users are not informed of the ban. New comments are quietly autokilled. This particular user, iirc, was a frequent poster who was notable for their additions. Which I'm gues…

This is consistent. The assumption is that defense will be top notch. Therefore attacking is hard and defending is, if not easy, solved.

No, the two implications are that 1. You should be somewhere you feel safe. Preferably with someone you feel safe. and 2. It is better to be outside in nature. (1) is always spoken…