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adamsea

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About adamsea

software engineer. interested in things. have opinions, mostly lurk & listen.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #25739275

    I love all the people who just want to ignore the attempted kidnapping / murder of the Vice President and Speaker of the house.

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    Comment #25739206

    Why are you using quotes around the word “canceled” for the Daily Stormer. It was literally a neo-nazi site. Do you think the issues people had with it were somehow contrived, fals…

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    Comment #25739105

    “Breaking the law nonviolently is a storied tradition for protestors. AKA civil disobedience.” There, fixed that for ya :);)

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    Comment #25731095

    Since Trump puts self over country/other people, in this case his foil would be country and other people over self, or at least trend that way. So IMHO it depends if PG is spending…

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    Ask HN: What Is Your Experience on High Performing Teams?

    Several articles have talked about the crucial role of psychological safety in fostering high-performing teams (see below). Have you been on a high performing team? If so, what was…

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    Ask HN: What Is the Engineers Role in Society?

    As a member of society, what is the engineers role? How do they contribute, and what are their obligations?

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    Ask HN: Does HN Tacitly Enable Racism?

    Free speech is one thing but silence is another. HN doesn’t seem to want to even condemn a lot of the quietly racist views expressed here. Not ban - simply condemn. I’m not a perso…

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    Comment #25701761

    I’m proud of being intellectually honest while also doing my best not to be a dick. And of writing maintainable and readable code that will last.

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    Comment #25701743

    I regret sometimes when I cancel plans with friends. And getting sucked online so much.

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    Comment #25697610

    TFA: ‘ "We are seeing ... chatter from these white supremacists, from these far-right extremists -- they feel emboldened in this moment," said Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the A…

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    Comment #25696761

    Thank you. To reiterate, however, tolerant societies should not and cannot tolerate intolerance. People promoting the “election fraud” lie, or supporting the insurrection/coup atte…

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    Comment #25694257

    It might be easier to make the comparison if you chose a single “BLM riot” to discuss rather than reduce a months long series of nationwide and international peaceful protests, and…

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    Comment #25694151

    I know. It’s almost like these companies are run by people who are members of society or something. /s

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    Comment #25694079

    Agreed. A lot of folk on HN right now are having difficulty identifying or naming treason and sedition.

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    Comment #25694047

    Maybe there should be government regulation. That’s my personal opinion. Or laws to create and define new category for social media alongside publishers and news organizations.

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    Comment #25688419

    > those words don’t unify but rather tend to divide and amplify hatred Hahahahaha unify. You. The one enabling white supremacy by refusing to name it. Unify.

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    Comment #25687967

    Censorship of what? Tell me specifically the content of the speech being censored, so we can have a reasonable discussion about if there might be a rare but valid reason to censor …

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    Comment #25687118

    Only like anything that isn't actually inciting a mob? Seriously, I can't believe you had good intent and were engaging in good faith with that question because it's so obviously b…

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    Comment #25686100

    Yeah that was a bit too succint. I meant: Some of what you are saying I agree with and believe is true. Other parts of what you are saying are, I believe, overly reductive and not …

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    Comment #25686018

    Shit, I would simply be happy if humanity had a goal . LOL as for blobs of meat, well, me and a couple other people I know would be unwilling to part with our meaty blobs, for a wh…