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reply, smug, just like that. Commenting on HN is settled. Quarterback, armchair, they call it that. -- Have you talked to a human? One of the action steps is to not be a know-it-al…

How is this comment that adds zero value considered "civil"? Oh, right. Because it fits right in with the bullshit reflexive contrarianism around here.

They don't know. Like half of all HN comments it's just speculation disguised as a fact.

+1 In a startup you want to actively screen for candidates like this. Someone who idolizes technological "purity" above all else and looks down on business will never be happy at a…

The only comment on HN more tiresome than "lol I can build twitter over a weekend" is a comment by a throwaway implicitly claiming that fixing the twitter product problems is easy.…

Sour grapes, more like. If simply asking how they'd work with people from diverse backgrounds was triggering enough for this person, the process worked perfectly in rejecting them.…

Andy Grove talks about this in "High Output Management". He says there are two kinds of managers, "know-how" managers and "position" managers. Both have a certain amount of authori…

This is the most thoughtful comment I've ever read on HN.

Is it considered "nationalistic flamewar" when people comment that maybe certain countries shouldn't even try to explore space? Just asking.

The site was made by an ex-twitter engineer, so lots of the entires come from other Twitter engineers.

An actual person from the commonwealth is trying to tell you that the role of the colonies in WW1 is often ignored, and you can't even bother to read past the first paragraph. You …

It's because HN prides itself on "civility". So you can "innocently", "just to be fair", "playing the devil's advocate", "but what about" say any offensive thing you like, and when…

Your sarcasm isn't nearly as clever as you think it is.

No one is disputing that a better system cannot be devised. This is true for many problems in the world. If you could start from the zero state, you can do it much better. So let m…

Software is built for humans to use in the real world. While reshaping the entire world might make the code simpler, it's not a practical solution.

It would be more honest --- still inappropriate --- for a company to take everyone out to a strip club where the rules of interaction are well-known. It's gross that a company woul…

What if someone drove you out of your house, sold that house, gave that money to 10 starving families in India, set them up for life? That would be an overall good. (despite the mi…

I don't dispute that moderation exists on HN. I just think MeFi makes better trade-offs.

While MeFi has its own blind spots, it is definitely one of the nicest communities online because of: (1) $5 fee to sign up. (2) It doesn't believe in absolute "free speech" like R…

Were you born and raised in a vat of frothy callous logic or did you choose to climb into it?

Thank you for saying this. For a community that prides itself on rationality, it's insane that every single issue needs to be relitigated from a position of absolute ignorance. Eve…

He doesn't understand because he's a complete _tablua rasa_ --- ignorant of all history and society. Not realizing that sex comes with a lot of baggage and that consequences of sex…

There's a whole lot of difference between two colleagues consensually sneaking off to have sex and having a fucking designated sex room in the office for everyone to see. You clear…

Daemon.