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Not only would it look hypocritical to not enter into a relationship because someone doesn't fit into traditional gender roles, it would disqualify one from being a feminist altogether.

That mentality is one of the reasons we need feminism. Women will only become increasingly equal to men as time goes on. If we blindly cling to antiquated, unrealistic notions of what constitutes an acceptable partner, we impede progress.

If I knew my wife was considering divorcing me because because I lost my job, she wouldn't have to consider it any longer because I'd get the ball rolling.

I suspect that there are deeper compatibility issues at play and major events like infidelity or job loss just act as catalysts for divorce.

I bet I could find someone to smear baby oil on a stranger's face for $1000.

This is worth giving a second thought.

It's practically (literally?) instinctual to feel like the universe is happening to you rather than with you.

Is job obstruction illegal in Canada?

I'd like to second the Thermapen.

It's been engineered exactly as much as necessary. Long probe, nearly instant reading, no buttons, no extra features or complicated display. Compact, splash-resistant, long battery life, accurate up to 300°C.

Just stick the probe into a thing, and a large seven-segment display tells you the temperature in under a second.

Along the same lines, my Chemex is one of my favorite objects. I love the simplicity of the design and the brewing process. I love the consistently tasty brew. I love the way it looks on my kitchen counter. I love the purity of materials.

Admittedly, the 'purity of materials' argument is probably just superstition on my part. I'm not sure if there are measurable benefits to an all-glass brewing receptacle, but it sure makes me feel good. Glass, wood, and leather are materials that I can easily wrap my head around, and somehow that brings extra peace of mind to my whole coffee ritual.

When you say "REAL fasting" what do you mean exactly?

This is about CBP, which is real law enforcement.

When has BLM called for the extermination of anyone?

I would love to read an elaboration on this. There's so much I don't understand about AI.

So AI that can develop algorithms on its own? Basically AI that can write code?

Exhausted from all the mental gymnastics.

Does this work on mobile?

Reading this article about escaping from oppressive technology, when the page turns off my music in order to try, and fail, to play an ad.

It depends.

Does it include future updates? Are they pushed out to clients automatically? Does it include product support? Is it at least as easy to use as the pirated version (i.e. no intrusive DRM)? Is it at least as easy to obtain?

If you can provide a service that can't easily be copied for less, generally people will pay for it.

I was really hoping this was going to provide some path to completing my CS degree.

At least they're acknowledging the importance of education.

All I'm saying is that it's impossible to know the extent to which those beliefs contributed to his actions. There are millions of people of all religions, including Islam, who aren't too keen on gay people. But the vast majority have never killed anyone.

Incidentally, his actual 'stated motives' were "[his] people... getting killed" in air strikes in general, and the death of Abu Waheeb in particular.

Yes, that.

We all hold prejudices that we all need to be mindful of. Getting tangled in the weeds of arguing about semantics completely derails that point.

My point is that we should be cautious about assuming that his motives were uncomplicated.

For what it's worth, the FBI also found no evidence linking him to ISIL.

We can't possibly know what he felt in his heart, but making policy decisions based on the assumption that we can is reckless and only serves to further smooth over any of hint of subtlety left in American public discourse.

Poor Wilhelm Reich.

Whatever you think about the validity of his research, it must have been agonizing for him to watch so much of his work literally go up in flames. It's hard to imagine how such destruction of knowledge could ever be justified.

If you are, or plan to be, in the New England area, I highly recommend visiting 'Orgonon', Reich's former home and current museum in Rangeley, Maine. It's fascinating and tragic.

You're still missing the point the parent was making.

But of course it's not that simple.

From the wiki:

>Mateen's ex-wife, however, claimed that his father called him gay while in her presence. Speaking on her behalf, her current fiancé said that she, his family, and others believed he was gay, and that "the FBI asked her not to tell this to the American media"

It would be easier to see his actions as 'just nationalist' if even one of the countries whose citizens have been banned from entering the US wasn't a Muslim-majority country.

Because that's not what 'actually happened'.

A single young man with a sordid past and complicated relationship with the gay community claimed allegiance to Islamists immediately prior to massacring dozens of people at a gay-centric dance club.

You're being willfully obtuse. The points the parent was making were not reliant on a concrete shared definition of 'racism.'

Do you want to be part of a discussion, or do you just want the rush of endorphins that contrarianism provides?

Racism is making decisions about a person's character based on information about their ethnic background. Usually these decisions negatively impact the subject of the racism, serving to position them as inferior to the decider's race.

I knew a handful of people who simply didn't "like" Clinton, but also felt a need to "throw a wrench into the system." Some of whom I had pegged as relatively progressive.

>Some virtue signaling is necessary; leaders should speak out;

Surely Fred Wilson is considered a leader within certain communities.

That list is exactly what I'm talking about.

By the time I wanted to go back, that list was completely full of links back to the current page and I had to load HN from my favorites instead.