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>>Based on what you interpret as an implicit acceptance of slavery in comments on HN, which I guess you just sort of assume must be made by mostly white Americans? Occam's razor sa…

You would think. But every time someone mentions here in HN about how USA slavery was bad there are always people coming out and saying that other countries used to do it too and i…

It is really annoying to hear so many opinions here choosing to believe an alternate version simply because it sounds better to them rather than because of any actual evidence. (Ar…

It would be better if you used evidence when choosing what you believe rather then rely on your personal preferences and biases.

Although it looks like the Peso sign I'm not sure it really is. Why would you put the Peso sign in a coin. It probably is something else and du to wear and tear now it looks like a…

>>No idea why the pesos sign became the dollar sign, but I'd image it may have something to do with the Spaniards being around long before the English in the Americas That is the w…

Until you take out your claws. Then who is meek and mild? I assure you, you are a danger to humanity!

>>I've been following Jonathan Blow for a while now. He has a reputation for being condescending. If you follow him a Twitter then you might come to the same conclusion. I think th…

>>In your scenario, what will happen to GPG? The world just loses this essential asset? I say f*ck the world.

"Feo y sentido como los jarros de Oaxaca." Just a useful saying in Mexican Spanish when you want to poke fun at someone that has a thin skin. In english: Ugly and easy to break (th…

100-500 LOC per day is normal. It is not. You are not writing a novel here. Yes, most of the time is spent thinking. Some days there is no coding because it is spent on just trying…

Not a counter argument at all. You've just shown that any more time on you will be wasted. There will always be types like you. Nothing to do but write you off.

Anti gravity engines. Warp engines. Replicators like those of Star Trek.

Godwin's law should be taken out the back and shot along with the person uttering it. Is a lazy form of attempting to neutralize any argument a person makes by simply mentioning Go…

Hyperbole Much? Left behind from where? Seriously, a couple of parlor tricks are not gonna leave anybody behind. Use a computer and devote your higher cognitive skills for more pro…

Says you. Exhibit A: Mexico. A country with vast potential being held back by their corrupt politicians.

Stress increases your blood pressure, releases adrenaline, and forces your body to go into overdrive. Chronic stress will wear down your body faster. Simple analogy: Drinking acidi…

Given the track record the USA has with liberating people (Afghanistan, Iraq, Libia) I'd say thanks but no thanks. From my point of view it doesn't really look that the USA is tryi…

>>Lest you think I’m taking sides already, let me stress that it’s not at all clear that AC is actually better than DC No, it has been settled for almost a hundred years that AC, f…

I really don't understand what you are saying. Are you saying that he fired upon his own people and got a medal because of it?

Murphy's law: "If it can happen, it will happen"