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nolepointer··on Sublime Text 3.0
Does anyone else see the old icon when pinned to the taskbar?
nolepointer··on Tech entrepreneurs’ politics: Liberal, with one big exception
Yeah, seriously, this is Econ 101.
nolepointer··on Tech entrepreneurs’ politics: Liberal, with one big exception
What we think of as "true libertarian" is, I guess, right-libertarian. There is, therefore, also left-libertarian, which is probably a more appropriate classification.
nolepointer··on Ask HN: Is Georgia Tech's Online Master in CS Worth It?
They don't possess undergraduate (bachelor's) degrees in Computer Science.
nolepointer··on MoviePass wants to let you go to the theater once a day for $10 a month
>It's why places like Planet Fitness are able to offer $10/month unlimited memberships

With a $40 annual membership fee, as well, though.

But yeah, they're making money off of me. I went nearly every day until I started full-time work. Now, it's just far more convenient to use my neighborhood gym during the morning, though the equipment is lacking. But I retain the membership on the chance that I might use Planet Fitness's facility instead, because it's only $10!

nolepointer··on MoviePass wants to let you go to the theater once a day for $10 a month
For the time being, yeah. But they say the eventual goal is to sell customer data to advertisers.
nolepointer··on Launch HN: Muzmatch (YC S17) – A place where 400M single Muslims can meet
Who are you to say that? People have preferences, get over it.
nolepointer··on How to Pick Your Life Partner (2014)
I completely agree with you. I'm in my early 20s and I'd much rather meet someone during my daily interactions than through an app (on which men are typically at a disadvantage). That concept felt a lot more feasible while in school, though, and much more challenging now.
nolepointer··on How to Pick Your Life Partner (2014)
I haven't done it, but speed dating seems like the best approach. It puts you right in front of a person and, imo, you're less likely to dismiss him/her outright than you would be on the mentioned apps.
nolepointer··on California Today: A Spreading ‘Yimby’ Movement
Well, to be fair, neighborhoods don't typically go down hill when white families move in ...
nolepointer··on Juicero Plans to Lower Prices and Cut 25% of Staff
>Whomever

*Whoever

(sorry)

nolepointer··on Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money
Yes, quite helpful, thank you. "True" insurance (car, fire, flood, etc.) makes sense to me, but health insurance is much more complicated. I guess it's point 1 that never made a lot of sense to me. So, I suppose you can put me in the group that considers it a bad idea to use insurance for such purposes.
nolepointer··on Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money
>Or even better, that healthcare costs are low enough that you don't even need insurance

See, this is what I don't get. I'm fairly inexperienced with this stuff, but it's starting to become relevant in my life. Despite my new employer offering insurance, I'm staying on my parents' until I'm 26 (this was part of their policy even before Obamacare).

However, this is the question I've been asking ... why do I even need health insurance? Why can't the money I pay in the form of premiums just be used to pay for my health care? The answer: well, it can be really expensive, so this way the cost is shared. But why is it expensive? Why don't I ask how much something is versus whether my insurance will cover it?

Again, like I said, I don't have a lot of experience, so go easy on me. But I think my questions are valid.

nolepointer··on U.S. Malaria Donations Saved Almost 2M African Children
Probably. Progress, right?!
nolepointer··on Up to 14% of community college students are homeless, new study says
I don't know if this is unique to Florida, but most of the community colleges here became state colleges, thus enabling them to provide certain bachelor's degrees.
nolepointer··on U.S. Malaria Donations Saved Almost 2M African Children
And now they're all coming to Europe. Woo!
nolepointer··on Mental health is still an issue in the workplace
While I agree with the author's argument, stating the current year does not advance it. Seriously, it's even a meme.
nolepointer··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Hooli is a fictional company from the show Silicon Valley.
nolepointer··on CNN found the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF
This is a joke, right? Screw this guy.
nolepointer··on Take Naps at Work
But is this time paid? Because I can see the downside to this, but I'm also thinking, well, at least I can go home an hour earlier.
nolepointer··on To Stay in Love, Sign on the Dotted Line
It wasn't meant to be helpful. It was just an observation of a certain kind of person.
nolepointer··on The top iPhone apps are taking up a lot more space
Memory or storage? I hate when these terms get used interchangeably.
nolepointer··on If companies interviewed translators the way they interview coders
Yeah, I suppose so. I only asked because reversing a singly-linked list just seems like a PitA.
nolepointer··on If companies interviewed translators the way they interview coders
By linked list, do you mean a doubly-linked list?
nolepointer··on [dead]
>The planet needs your wealth. So, are you IN to give in to the monetary demands of the nation's most unproductive countries?

Fixed. :^)

nolepointer··on Uber Fires More Than 20 Employees in Harassment Probe
So you probably think that air conditioning constitutes sexual harassment.
nolepointer··on Facebook signs BuzzFeed, Vox, others for original video shows
So, all liberal outlets.
nolepointer··on Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?
A strong reason for why I use Xubuntu instead.
nolepointer··on Bay Area Bike Share is one of the least-used systems in US, costs $5k per bike
>Taxpayers are paying $5,249 per bike

So progressive!

nolepointer··on Everyone loves Bernie Sanders. Except, it seems, the Democratic party
The headline is untrue: I do not like Bernie Sanders.
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