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This seems similar to the euphemism treadmill.

> Have you FOIA'd your local department to see what they are? That's an effective way to get put on a list for harassment, or worse.

In the US, I'm convinced that it was the food pyramid. As a kid in the 80s, I wondered how it made sense that my diabetic father was told to follow the same model as non-diabetics,…

> the brain is quantum Doesn't that apply to everything that exists in the material world?

The Y2k bug.

Sounds like the self checkout at Kroger when it sees the wrong weight on the bagging carousel. Just jiggle the carousel a bit and it lets you proceed.

I don't need the most powerful, I just need good enough.

The founder invented JavaScript, which is a subject that triggers knee-jerk reactions in people who approach problem solving emotionally.

This industry doesn't really hire nerds anymore. HR prefers brogrammers who can fast talk.

They're not illegal everywhere. You can grow mushrooms from spores and quality control the whole process.

They "never make it back" to what exactly? What are you using as attributes to form a judgement of what is "worse"?

Although I agree, thats a textbook slippery slope you started out with there.

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If SV cares so much about disabilities, they should look at the UX in mobile ad platforms. I'm tired of playing hide and seek with the microscopic 'x' that appears after a minute o…

> to live in an orderly society. See Demolition Man (1993) for an example of this.

You seem to think everyone should conform to one homogenous way of life. This was tried in Europe a little under a century ago and it did not turn out well.

Coppell (a suburb of Dallas) will not permit public transportation because the residents believe that it would bring in "undesirables". They also have a highly regarded school syst…

Competency is no longer relevant to getting a job. HR likes tech bros who know how to play the game. They hate nerds who point out risks. This all started with the cryptocurrency g…

There are likely hundreds of competent people who don't need AI and who ready and eager to take their place. Why NOT fire them?

Have your agent write a report on why it is secure, have it compare with other methodologies, pros and cons tables, and anything else you can pad out a few dozen pages, then ask th…

From the other side, Brandolini's Law is also useful for exhausting control freaks.

Your not caught up on how our culture is changing. This is the new normal.

What is your point?

> Now they complain that social security entitlements must be cut to keep within our means. That's the Starve the Beast strategy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast

Why do we need an incentive to do more?