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And what would you have him do? Let's assume for a moment, he's telling the truth. He's tried to improve assembly process. He's asked to personally be in the loop. He's said he'll …

The article is full of straw men too. However, I liked most of it. I support the Google Engineer for speaking out. "I don’t normally write about the underrepresentation of women in…

Giving everyone the same opportunity is not an ideology, it's common sense (or it was before political correctness). Giving all people the same opportunity is nothing to do with id…

You're upset with the question? That thought process is at odds with knowledge seeking. Why not ask the question? What ever happened to discussion? Good discussion can come from ba…

I'm playing devil's advocate here. I'm glad the testing has been done and hope to see robust discussion. Some people are deliberating over 1973. It doesn't appear to be a magic yea…

Not all are created equal. Our children are unique. One of my children showed natural talent in language at 9 months with no prompting. This was brought to our attention by childca…

After reading this article, I have no idea about how Google Chrome gives any advantages over paper and pencils. The gist of the article is that it allows students to collaborate. W…

In many ways, yes. There is a hatred, a malice, especially by special interest groups who have circled the wagons and demonised everyone around them. When the NYT was hiring a gend…

You used an excellent word there, respect. My wife and I have been married a long time. We respect each other. Compromise comes from respect, not the other way around. Every relati…

Somebody needs to watch the watchers. Accepting that politically motivated interests will manipulate is not acceptable.

Neural to me means stop favouring one special interest group over everybody else. When the NYT was seeking to hire a gender editor ( https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/jobs/n…

I would be very careful of that advice. There are many ideologies that use that exact thought process as a justification for divisiveness and intolerance, especially in an echo cha…

I thoroughly enjoyed your read. I have a few comments for you to mull over. The article should re-iterate the impacts of loss of net neutrality and a focus of power in the summary …

I'm inclined to strongly agree with smsm42. There is something deeper than funding journalists. Ideologies (special interest groups) are far too powerful and connected through othe…

The thrust of the article used this merely as an illustration of distrust, manipulation and outright lies from all sources of news/information that we have. I'm deeply interested i…

I enjoyed this article, except for one section. The author's basic attitude toward genius. It's flawed on a few fronts. Genius is not being remembered. That's irrelevant. Education…

There's another category that fits beautifully with this article. Critical thinking. The article focuses on knowledge domains. It would also benefit from discussing the ability to …

Your version is a somewhat closer reflection of the version of what is taught in school today (ie. there is no magical 1869). However, the actual conflict was sparked over Arch Duk…

I've researched Japan's situation quite carefully as I believe there are lessons the west can learn from what's happened in Japan. Your attitude is dismissive and arrogant and show…

I apologise for going OT but you are right. This is a culture creeping into HN. Unpopular (but well thought) views are sometimes (too frequently) being down voted because people do…

Less likely: It could also be a command (creators please update) or a message of belonging (real creators update their systems).

If you're looking for a more insightful history to the "penny university", the Wikipedia page contains much more detail about coffee houses and some analysis of the pamphlet. https…

As someone who is married, I truly do not understand your comment. The exact opposite seems true to me. Honesty and integrity are paramount (at least to me). Find somebody you resp…

I drew a similar conclusion. In order to lie to someone else, you need to believe it yourself. Steve Jobs' reality distortion field is an example. I found for myself that if I had …

"we had balanced proportions of gender" Was that because you had the same number of applicants, or was that because you felt the need to disadvantage some children based on their b…