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This is the only thing that makes junior programmers worthwhile. Any task will take longer and probably be more work for me if I give it to a junior programmer vs just doing it mys…

If the problem is that not many people read SF, how can popular SF books be part of the problem? Are you supposing that if not for popular books like Dune, people would read a wide…

Apparently not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Naming

I'm guessing you didn't actually read the article, just commented from the headline, because I think disability is a pretty good excuse to use pre-prepared ingredients.

Changing your mind is not hypocrisy. Look it up.

I grew up in Suffolk, where I knew of several examples, and I never realised that they were a particularly Suffolk-specific thing: according to the article, twice as many in the co…

To be clear, by lower status (and I said "lower", not "low", very specifically) I was not saying anything negative about those professions or the people who work in them. I was onl…

Yes, it is indicative of societal issues that women outnumber men in lower pay, lower status careers like teaching and nursing whereas men outnumber women in higher pay, higher sta…

I think the reason that solely skills-based institutions never flourished is due to the kind of cronyism and old boy networks that the article strangely seems to see as one aspect …

That is hilarious. "A review might consider whether it is befitting for the world's sixth largest economy to manage critical national infrastructure via a Yahoo group but we would …

Anti-semitism (and prejudice in general) exists on a much wider spectrum than just "burning hatred", and it is entirely possible to be friendly with members of a group that you are…

The article says Labour doesn't have an anti-semitism problem and therefore it doesn't? And yes, I checked the references, and they are not wholly convincing. A statement that only…

What's wrong with someone caring about my involvement only superficially? It doesn't mean I don't want to be involved. Let's talk parties: sure, if a friend I see regularly is havi…

Due to the gradual nature of the change to the climate in comparison to the average human lifetime and the shifting baseline of people's perceptions, many people will never acknowl…

I don't think it's anyone else's responsibility to convince you of anything. If you want to take part in this conversation, how about you explain the reasons for your position inst…

I went to one of these about 9 years ago, and to be honest I had no idea they were still a thing. They were very talked about back then but I hadn't really heard of them again unti…

There was quite a good sketch by Not The Nine O'Clock News which reversed that debate, in which the film The Life of Christ is accused of parodying the revered Monty Python. https:…

>> At the end of the day- many animals eat other animals' meat. Why is it any different for humans to do the same? It's a question of moral agency. Generally animals are not held t…

Most of the coins made will circulate normally, although higher quality commemorative versions will also be available to buy.

I think it was probably too early for Hawking on the £50 anyway - it's more for historical figures. I can't be bothered to check but I think Churchill is the most recently alive pe…

In your current life, do you only work the bare minimum required to support a life of sitting at home and playing video games in your free time? I think the main reasons most peopl…

I think there are a great many variables that might contribute to the differing fortunes of young people now versus those thirty years ago. Parenting style is only one of them, and…

is your campaign against more churches being built part of an overall plan to drive christians out of your area?

How about when customers with niche use cases like that are sufficient to sustain Intel at its current/similar size? Not saying I necessarily agree with the top-level comment, but …