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If this publication is false, its premise is true, which would mean the publication is true?

Being able to solve complex problems quickly is a sign of high intelligence, which is basically what these coding interviews are meant to detect.

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You should read up on why Microsoft got the DOS deal. When IBM decided to build their PC, they first sent representatives to visit Microsoft thinking they had an OS in development.…

Because immigrants are here to stay. This will forever change the demographic composition of Japan. I think one only has to look at Europe to see that mass immigration of low skill…

I'm not sure to what extent the problem is due to economics and to what extent it's due to culture. I read recently that half of single men in Japan are virgins, which is quite sta…

This. It's sad how much influence they have on American foreign policy.

Thanks Trump?

> All Africans are black and all Europeans are white? That's a new one. In terms of race, yes. But of course, in terms of citizenship, no. You have white south africans and black e…

> Its categorization is very much country dependent - Hispanic people are often not considered white in America Hispanic is not a race. Latin american history is complex and a lot …

> I didn't say Africans and Europeans, I said black people and white people. Same thing > A black person from Africa and a black person from elsewhere are considered the same race …

> Two black people living in the same area, sharing the same cultural and ethnic identity, can differ more genetically than either with a white immigrant. I'm pretty sure that's fa…

What do you mean by racism? Discriminating against people based on their race? I think the reason we've forced ourselves not to be racist is because it's morally wrong.

All dog breeds are part of the same species, and dog breeds are fundamentally a social construct. Does this mean that we need to stop categorizing dogs into breeds? I find it hard …

From those I remembered to log on goodreads... 1) Art of Unix programming - amazing book, lots of "ah-ha" moments. Enlightening is the word I suppose. 2) Mythical man month - very …

I'm surprised Bezos doesn't empathize more with the working class, especially given his own humble origins. In fact, I find it hard to discern his personality.

So it seems that a good chunk of us got interested in computers and programming due to wobbly windows. I guess that's Compiz' main legacy, heh.

Maybe we could strike from home on slack

A good programmer plans ahead. Edit: of course it is up to individual judgement on a case by case basis, and there are instances were it is obvious that no other concrete implement…

Why all the animosity towards "frat bros"? I worked in a "nerd only" environment before and I felt incredibly lonely. Nobody ever wanted to go out for drinks, nobody even talked du…

Things are changing with PSD2 regulations. Banks in the EU starting in 2019 will have to provide open (and secure) APIs to third parties.

> what possible vocabulary do they have left for all the superhero films we now have in the cinema?! "excrement" comes to mind!

They're both well made, well paced, engaging movies. I especially liked inception due to its unique premise.

The thing with movies like interstellar and inception is that they're ultimately action/romance movies set in a sci fi context. 2001 is the only movie that I know of which is exclu…

I wonder if we'll ever see a sci fi movie as deep as 2001 again...