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One of my principals told us a story about a boy he know who was insulted about a physical deformity all throughout his school career. He ended up a vegetable in a mental institute…

I think bullying in public school is also a symptom of schools being co-ed. Take away the girls, and guys have much less motivation to show off their dominance. However, they do ne…

Yes, it's more about the community than whether we can regulate submissions.

Some homeschoolers form communities and share their strengths. Also, the benefit of the division of labor at a public school has to be balanced against the teachers not being able …

The metaphor has nothing to do with what people say the essay implies.

Could YC somehow register as the corporation the founders work for? Then they'd have a "regular" job for loan repayment.

It is important for people to have a fighting spirit. Otherwise they'll be controlled by those who do.

Want a sure way to be featured on HN or reddit? Stir up controversy by bagging on geek culture.

If I made the scheme mud, would anyone find it interesting? Or is that sort of thing old hat with this crowd?

No, no, I'm just expressing an opinion, like mixmax. It's up to the voters whether they actually think they're so smart. For example, here is another opinion: icky is the best hand…

It'd be interesting to put handles with faces too. Anyways, the get together looks like a lot of fun. All the best to the new YC founders!

Agreed. Cooking up something inventive in the kitchen, chopping ingredients as pans fry minced onions and garlic, throwing new spices together; it's a whole lot of fun. Whenever I …

Apparently the voters disagree.

I guess he never read Hansel and Gretel. The candy store would be really cool, IMO. Has anyone ever read Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Of course you've read Charlie and the Chocolate Fa…

This is from talks I've had with parole officers. Often, the prisons can merely act as Criminal U. Coming out it is hard to get a legitimate job, and they've learned more criminal …

Missed a 'not' I've talked with a couple parole officers and they say the same thing. The people they deal with really have to decide for themselves to change, it isn't a matter of…

Ah, good point. On another note, people who vote on HN are the smartest people in the world. That's my opinion.

Upvotes should save comments too, in a separate section.

If 10 minutes is prep time, you can do a whole lot with a crock pot. I also like rice alot, so I include a rice cooker. But, prep only takes 5 minutes, if that. Throw the meat, sau…

I'm skeptical about the standard take on financial freedom. I think that a normal programmer can save enough in 5 years to live overseas off the interest with a comfortable standar…

For me, it's mainly been people and their lives. The ideas and such flow from that. This is an undergrad teacher who has had the most influence on me: http://www.scriptoriumdaily.c…

And that's why you stuck "do it right" on at the end, eh?

a candy store! with all kinds of crazy inventive candy! With a big gingerbread house just for you:)