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This was very well-written and brings up a lot of important issues. I didn't realize the full importance of this Hacker News submission, as the article was written over a year ago,…

How long do you spend, on the average day, using those websites?

There are many fields in which there is no clear front-runner, but with technology (and especially the Internet) that is often not the case. For example, there is one popular websi…

My bad, didn't realize you were joking =]

"Do you prefer Starbucks or Peet's Coffee?" implies the following: "Do you prefer Starbucks' [coffee] or Peet's Coffee?" From what I've learned, this title is grammatically correct…

It looks like it's a good idea and the website has a nice design, although I've never understood how online surveys can be unbiased considering the fact that the population of vote…

Exactly. It's true that one can't achieve anything without execution, but that only comes after inspiration. Ignoring sources of inspiration all together will only bring failure an…

I found this concise talk (around 3 minutes) to be really insightful. In case you can't watch the movie, the main points of the talk were that visuals and the ability to properly f…

I'd like it to be more of an informal poll than a discussion thread, as I don't want people's philosophies to be rejected or argued against. It's fine if people want to contribute …

That is some very good advice and I think the opposite is equally as important (do things to others that you would appreciate if done to you). Putting the two statements together, …

The two that I most strongly believe in are Determinism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determinism) and Materialism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism), which are closely rel…

There does exist debate on the topic, although I'm not sure if I agree that there should be. The statement is clear by itself, but unnecessary interpretations are what cause a deba…

Yes, I'd assume that most of these immigrants described by the article will become productive citizens and will benefit the USA. I don't find anything wrong with what these people …

Since I'm not sure if a link to a youtube video is appropriate for Hacker News, I'll remove it if someone lets me know that it isn't.

That is a very good point that I failed to consider. However, it brings up the old debate on whether the people of a nation are sufficiently educated to make the right decisions fo…

That seems fair, and I liked the part of the having spent the last 10 years of his/her life in the US. I still believe, though, that a fraction of the person's first 10-20 years sh…