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ljcrabs··on The Struggle with Where the Sidewalks Won't Go
Good article, but did anyone notice the design itself? What a beautiful website. Dynamic while still easy to read.
ljcrabs··on W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns
>A future where there has to be an App for that

Standardising on this means the exact opposite, there will not need to be an app for everything, just the web.

ljcrabs··on Show HN: Professional profile management tool built using React
Whats the advantage of this over the profile you can build in stackoverflow?
ljcrabs··on The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate Speech [pdf]
Is the harm then a) that these people are exposed to the larger ideology, or b) that these people don't have the critical thinking tools or habits to see these ideologies for what they are?

I think it's (b).

In life we are exposed to a lot of bad ideologies, and the only thing that can help us navigate these ideas is our own thick skin and critical thinking tools and habits. The only way you develop these are through exposure and practice.

ljcrabs··on A startup founder and ex-Facebook engineer’s story of the BSD + Patents license
Finally some context. Not just what-if's, but the context of how facebook has acted historically. Great read. I will continue to use React.
ljcrabs··on I printed a huge batch of connectors to make a 15ft structure out of plastic
Using physics simulation to pack parts more closely together is such a good idea. Nothing like a little shake to get things packed together.
ljcrabs··on Ask a Female Engineer: Thoughts on the Google Memo
I think that you are projecting emphasis into that sentence.

The disclaimer before the 'but' reads quite clearly to me.

ljcrabs··on Ask a Female Engineer: Thoughts on the Google Memo
The memo attempts to use references to what the author sees as well accepted science. If you have a disagreement with the science, you can disagree. However, the method the author to used construct the memo, i.e. referencing studies, is the correct method. At worst you could attempt to call it bad science mixed with ignorance.
ljcrabs··on Ask HN: Is Anyone Living “The 4-Hour Work Week”?
30 people at $10 per class, or 15 people at $20. It's not unusual.
ljcrabs··on An easter egg for one user: Luke Skywalker
Are you seriously so cynical that you can't even imagine that someone else could enjoy something? That's sad.
ljcrabs··on How to Version an API
And how would you name this new API? Bob? Or version 2?