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>The parent poster wrote "poor people who have nothing more to hate on rich people about than that they have money", which sounds like well-founded animus to me. Let me make sure I…

>It is relevant to the parent post because there's legitimate reason for the poor to have animus against the rich, and not vice versa The parent poster is specifically referring to…

I'm not sure how this contradicts, or even has anything to do with the parent post. It seems like you're reading excessively far into a turn-of-phrase.

Sure. That's very much my point (or have I missed yours?) "Natural" is used to mean "in the ontology of Man".

I think people are talking past each other when discussing "unnaturalness". Opponents of homosexuality often use the word "unnatural" in the sense of "not in humankind's nature". T…

I'm seriously thinking about refusing to take meetings on software I don't already have. I strongly suspect it won't actually change anything, but so far I've been too chicken to a…

Yes (and yes!) ;)

Zoom is objectively a good software solution but being de facto forced to install yet another piece of software just to take business meetings has left a sour taste in my mouth. It…

I haven't been using Go modules, to the point where I only have a vague notion of what they do. I haven't felt the need for them. At what point do they become necessary? Which pain…

>"Sorry, but you can't be trusted to make good choices about what you put in your body, so we will make laws that force you to make better choices" Incidentally, it's quite common …

In practice, it is true. They have a long line of candidates, and will prefer those with experience. Source: am a reserve infantryman at 94th RI, 3rd Company. Regularly train with …

That's largely a thing of the past. You're more likely to be handed over to Interpol than anything else today. Also, HN-ers beware -- the FFL doesn't take people without military e…

Cool, thanks for this! I'm happily using Cap'n Proto in a side project, and so far have really enjoyed working with it. It's a really impressive piece of engineering.

If I could upvote this twice, I would. You've managed to put words on something I've been struggling to articulate. Your point about using Go's type system (esp. interfaces) rings …

Right, but I'm asking if FlatBuffers' approach to encoding is similar to Cap'n Proto. It seems like the answer is "yes", but I might be missing something.

I use go daily and have come to really like it, however I van completely relate to your pain points. I think there's a lot of confusion over the "go is simple" meme. Go is simple, …

Are FlatBuffers essentially Capnproto without the RPC?

I think you may have completely missed the point being made.

I had to truncate the title due to character limitations. Full title is: The Repatriation of Foreign Fighters and Their Families: Options, Obligations, Morality and Long-Term Think…

>We didn’t exist before birth At the risk of sounding all "woo-woo", this statement bears some qualification. How do you define existence, here? Are you equating it with consciousn…

In a former life I was a cognitive neuroscience researcher. This reads like a piece written by someone who heard a neuroscientist take issue with the "brain as computer" metaphor, …

Ah, I do apologize then. I misinterpreted your post.

This is why European universities are _extremely_ worthwhile, especially if you're a US student.

You're feeding a troll.