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That's a good point. Thanks for bringing it up so I can clarify my position :) It's not about calling one person a liar vs the other. Rather, it's about accepting that there are mu…

It's not just for the courts: I do believe in innocent until proven guilty. Why? Golden rule: given a role reversal, I would like the same consideration. Please note that the "head…

Yeah, I agree it should have been mentioned (literally my 2nd and 3rd lines) But, this firing has the smell of being one for appearances, rather than actual culpability. But then a…

idk. Should he have disclosed it? Of course, because that would have lessened the impact when it did come out. Maybe he thought it was over and done with. And, since it was an alle…

Problem is those staff are seen as fungible and the onus is on them to show up. Didn't show up enough times? Well, you are fired. That's a pain point. A colleague didn't show up: w…

Wasn't trying to cast aspersions/take anything away: I think it's great that you are open sourcing anything. Kudos. I was just pointing out that this infrastructure might have been…

Keep in mind that this is the version 1 so might straddle the line between pet project and production. IIRC, they built a version 2 due to various issues. But, yeah, version 1 shou…

There are a bunch of competitors and SMBs very much care about the price tag so 100s of dollars is a massive stretch[0]. Note that this alleviates the pain of the staff, not the bu…

It's not about saying everyone or even most people in the US are racist. It's about considering whether a visit would be marred by the current miasma of (institutional?) racism/ant…

Alcohol doesn't kill people, people kill people? :)

Rationally? No, you shouldn't drop your plans of visiting.

Easier still. Checkout http://www.armslist.com/ . The first time I bought a gun it was eye-opening: email a random person, give them cash, drive back with a gun. So easy it's scary…

Why? Why bother risking personal harm to visit a country that expressly doesn't seem to want you? Edit: Would down-voters like to comment on why this isn't a valid stance?

You need to be a special kind of idiot to actually think that increases safety. Is the fix to some countries having nuclear weapons that everyone has the right to nuclear weapons? …

This is one of the benefits of being a founder with YC/well-connected VCs. Even if you burn though millions without figuring out a market, you will land on your feet (if you are on…

2. That makes sense. 4. Definitely a horrible situation to be in. What do they/you think Trump has promised to do that might make an actual difference?

I agree. iirc, turnouts were average for Republicans, but the Democrats lost the election by not voting. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

1. Why do they hate her? 2. Do they consider him not racist/sexist because they are a little bit too? (Not trying to be inflammatory) 3. I hate it too. 4b. Why are they hurting? Wh…

Self-labeled smart people are the ones with the biggest blind-spots. Also, how would being livid help?

I might be missing the point, but a lot of the responses sound emotion driven, with the overwhelming emotion being the fear of change. So, it seems patronizing to attribute any sor…

thanks, I appreciate the links :)

Not to me. percentage of women who apply ~= percentage of women who get funded.

Sounds plausible that it's more distracting, but I'm not convinced that the difference is more varied than found among different types of passengers (back-seat driver/kids/dumb fri…

I think GPS is secondary: you can easily get a mount for it. Based on experience, the most likely explanation is texting or voice calls. When I got a new car with bluetooth calling…

The problem is some people give good feedback, other people don't. Even if you pay the $5, it doesn't mean the person giving you feedback is any good at it. Made-up feedback is wor…