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> it doesn't hold for a definition of 'satisfied' that aligns with 'I consider it done/enough'. Which is literally what satisfied means (Latin satis "enough")

> I disagreed with your assertion that they are the only people who will contribute substantially and therefore the only people whose educations matter. Wrong. I did not assert thi…

> I just said that some plants are among the most nutrient dense foods available. To be honest, that's not what you said. You clearly stated that the most nutrient rich foods are p…

"Plants" covers a diverse group of foods, some of which are the most nutrient rich available to us. Yet the ones he recommends for us to eat -- grains -- are toxic and not suitable…

> You're wilfully misrepresenting Pollan's argument. I'm not. His argument is very simply that we should eat less meat and more grains. From TFA: it might be wise to eat more plant…

Pollan's famous "maxim" manages to be condescending, unhelpful and inaccurate - all at the same time. Eat food: duh Not too much: again, thanks? Mostly plants: Oh you mean like, su…

If we're trading intuitions, my intuition is that "the leaders of the next generation" will have mostly negative effects on society. It's hard for me to take what you're saying ser…

> The worst schools will never get better if all the talent is sucked out of them. You're already lost if you're relying on the worst schools to get better. We only need a tiny fra…

> It is indeed proprietary because it does indeed have an owner. You are using the term proprietary incorrectly, probably out of simple ignorance. The software does not have an "ow…

> Systemd is the opposite. It is inflexible and clunky, monolithic and proprietary The other points can be debated, but please don't call it proprietary. It is free software as in …

Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me. Conversely, just because they're out to get you doesn't mean you're not paranoid.

Anecdotal evidence: Kurt Vonnegut's son Mark wrote a fascinating book ("The Eden Express", 1975) about his experience being schizophrenic and a prolonged psychotic episode triggere…

Marijuana consumption forces many to maintain some form of social links Ironically, that's only true when marijuana is illegal, hence a poor argument for legalization. Legal substa…

"2D animation software" and "multimedia authoring" are both pretty concrete terms. "Creator" suffers from vagueness more than anything.

The term “creator” as applied to authors implicitly compares them to a deity (“the creator”). The term is used by publishers to elevate authors' moral standing above that of ordina…

use-the-most-appropriate-tool-for-the-job-dammit Wow, and to think some fools think the most inappropriate tool should be used.

mini-project idea: HN discussion generator +1 - also an HN discussion auto-up/down-voter. What's useful about that? Personally, I've been struggling with the question of, are mega-…

I find this experiment a bit strange/disturbing, avoiding political subjects is a way of putting the head in the sand. To support your point, there's a press release circulating fr…

Agree. If topics and comments are going to be hidden because they're "political", there should be a way to view and upvote these if you want to "opt-in".

Maybe we should be addressing just that, the larger issue here, in addition to political comments. Yep. I feel like my first mistake on this site was to argue with every comment I …

Being downvoted for expressing an unpopular opinion here is the equivalent of being shoved out of a circle of friends. You should learn to take feedback less personally. It doesn't…

I would suggest, if your critique proposes a particular remedy, you should expect people to question whether your proposed remedy is a good idea. If it does not propose a remedy, y…

uncontroversial critiques of the status quo Hmm... Let me try to understand your reasoning. If everyone agreed with your critique of the "status quo", why would it be the status qu…