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That's simply not true.

Another way to frame that question is: Should we remove the right for people to enter into such contracts?

> Getting abused is deserved at this point Nobody deserves to be abused.

> It's been kept around because they treat their customers ok, but they absolutely exsanguinate their developers. This is true, but "treat their customers ok" goes a long way. When…

People routinely overestimate how much can get done in 5 minutes. I ran a live coding challenge at our company's booth at a language conference. 5 simple problems, how many can you…

That's exactly how I do it. Makes the most sense to me.

It's common for non-lawyers to write terms and conditions, and other contracts.

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Press releases are lies by default.

The parent was talking about different passwords, not different emails. But I'm curious, what does it mean for a company to consolidate accounts? How would that be done to your sep…

I think this comment is referencing the government's recent announcement[0] to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. They do climate research at the Me…

Retribution for acting out of line with those who have this sanction power.

Russia.

In the US, letting your children walk to school is taking a non-negligible risk that you'll be charged with a crime or have your children taken away. Their deaths from a motor vehi…

> But certainly the game Portal (2007) hyped using portals for rendering prior to Prey. They were referring to Prey (2006).

Europeans having stronger opinions than others about Russia invading Europe is not evidence of a conspiracy.

I found this context via search https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42254608 It's a straightforward recounting of the events.

That's not how people use it, such as the person I replied to. There was no consent, explicit or otherwise. They use it to mean "I want things to be this way, so people should be o…

Imagine you have a strong deference to authority and an incredible fear of confrontation. It would be very easy for someone in a position of authority to take advantage of you. Peo…

"Social contract" is a term people use to try and bully people into things they never agreed to. Non-imaginary contracts require acceptance. The essential elements of a social cont…

Burning wood in your fireplace is much more certain to harm you than using plastic in your cookware, and the harm is more severe.

> You have to be a real pos to not get invites to stuff... The "real pos" is just as often those doing the excluding, as it is those being excluded. Pettiness doesn't disappear at …

Also the Simpsons scene with the Smokey Bear statue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-q-3fPYw_Y > "Only who can prevent forest fires?" [You] [Me] > Bart selects "You". > "You pres…

> I’d love to hear how he justifies taking away this engineers’ Sunday? His posts on slack [1] show that he sees it as "either with us or against us", and he's willing to harm user…