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How many and what % of Palestinians are black? How many and what % of Israelis are black? By black do you mean having darker skin tones? If so, many Jewish Israelis are black - as …

This is what I gather with some research, though I’m no expert and would appreciate more information if anyone has it. If Tunisia is “in the region” (depends on the region being di…

You make some good points - the people we are referring to of Catalonia, Northern Ireland, and Scotland are citizens of Spain or the UK. Not that many Palestinian people we are dis…

What's the super charitable reading of "can tip the scales in almost any election"? The parent commenter talked about political organizations generally. They didn't specify non-cor…

The context of this thread is fruitful. Someone claimed Israel isn’t a democracy - that “Israel may be considered a democracy, but only for the so-called "chosen people"" (they alm…

Being a sovereign nation with its own national assemblies fully recognized isn't required. Israel recognizes the Palestinian Authority or the Palestinian Liberation Organization as…

You bring up some reasonable points. Argue the case. If you just did, it’s not a convincing one. First, note I didn’t say long term residents of America. Just Canadian or Mexican c…

Does this convincingly show AIPAC is "the most powerful political organization in the US"? More than the Democratic party? More than the Republican party? More than these groups? h…

Is America not a democracy because Canadian citizens and Mexican citizens that aren't also American citizens can't vote in elections?

It sounds complex. At any moment, you have 3 options. You can accept it, change it, or leave it. Do you have paying customers? If so, that's not a bad start. Do your potential cust…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12711060

Somebody mentioned a Udemy course in this thread: Ask HN: What are the best MOOCs you've taken? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16745042 The course is Ethical hacking. https:/…

Reminds me of this recently posted article, which talks about current life, postmodernism, and moderism: https://philosophynow.org/issues/58/The_Death_of_Postmoderni... Comment thr…

Some resources related to leveling up: Leveling up as a junior engineer: HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14586329 Medium article: https://medium.com/masterpoint/lev…

It can definitely be overwhelming. Try a spreadsheet for tracking, and a calendar app for scheduling. Figure out when you have time to offer, and suggest 2 or 3 times that work for…

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is great. Walter Benjamin explored some related ideas in essay form in 1935, link below. There's probably some Platonic dialogues about related …

I recommend two talks by Laurie Voss of npm. They're a brain dump / quick overview of lots of random topics. The idea is things software engineers are expected to know but are rare…

Do warnings like this have any impact on future lawsuits against Facebook? Does it help Facebook in other ways?

Not just on Udemy, but for MOOCs in general: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16745042

Glassdoor is moderately reliable. Not sure of better alternatives - that would be great. HR often plants or strongly encourages employees directly or through managers to post How G…

Flock seems like it could help solve some crimes, but at a huge cost - privacy. You can't opt out, unless you live nearby and register with the company. "Residents of monitored nei…

He'd tell you he didn't realize that until very late: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/facebooks-mark-zuckerber...

Keep checking in with your network for jobs they need that you can do. Present yourself well online (your portfolio and yourself). Expand your network. Two previous threads about s…

Today somebody on Reddit linked to this video which talks about the process of money influencing politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig It doesn't discuss the role of…