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Isn't that what you do? If you have deals with many strangers do you not expect to get your hands dirty in some way?

This reply seems a little unhinged in comparison to the preceding comment.

I disagree that this is implied by his comment.

The Windows version of Transmission-qt does not allow one to completely disable seeding. Little bellwethers go a long way in identifying poor applications.

Be careful who you tell this to. Or be prepared to vehemently defend yourself from charges of incompetence at the next important political decision you face. Propaganda based on th…

The Wikipedia article seems very biased in their favor.

You guys can be real dicks to people who express slightly alternate opinions.

I have a serious question: why can't bridges be rebuilt instantaneously, similar to a reset in the diplomatic sphere? If it is within the best interest of all parties involved, it …

I don't think there's anything wrong with refutations of pop-science. Thanks for posting.

> It's just the audience that HN draws. The content of this thread seems to contradict this claim.

Grace is definitely a factor to consider. The question I have is: should someone be required to work in order to live reasonably well? One entrepreneur, JK Rowling, is worth USD 1 …

I believe that no one is beyond rehabilitation, with the right conditions. Further, I believe this belief to be fundamental to any functionally human rights-oriented, pan-state dem…

I also wish to know this

It is unfortunate that large amounts of money are not made available to reform the prison system. It seems that society is on autopilot, with people being led into a meat-grinder. …

Ethics is changing: living species do have an inherent right to exist, I assert. The only item which is an absolute good is the end of human killing and torture in all its forms.

This may be a bit of a tangent, but one of my favorite recording artists, Grimes, has said after her breakout album Halfaxa that shutting herself away for 10 days or more without a…

The Dark Side of Camelot, by Seymour Hersh. A very, very interesting treatment of the Kennedys.

Hear Hear for the Clockwork Society.

For people who live as far West as you can be (politically), bordering the Pacific Ocean, who believe themselves to be at the forefront of a Science Fiction-esque reality that mold…

Please, could you provide an example of any mutually intelligible comparison which is not forced, and for which there are not 10x contradictions?

I like this very much; it reminds me of Dr. Manhattan.

This is why perception is so important: the same descriptions do practically, historically and in the present, apply to people as well as to clothing and items. Let's say two men w…

Having recently been homeless, and then having achieved a high-paying tech job, I can say that the clothes you wear affect not only you, but also your surroundings, to a great exte…