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obscoth··on Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory
Obviously I don’t want industrial chemicals in China’s groundwater, either. You aren’t actually interested in good faith discussion, but you do seem to enjoy being angry, so keep doing that I guess.
obscoth··on Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory
Yeah, why aren’t we destroying the environment in Europe more? This is a great question. Kids these days have it too easy. They barely get any lead in their water.
obscoth··on Solzhenitsyn’s Rosary (2016)
That’s nice. Maybe in 500 years we can forget about race. Right now there are lots of people who are actively, intentionally racist, and as long as they are around, making race taboo just means you give cover to such people.
obscoth··on Tweeting “Memphis” autolocks your Twitter account
They aren’t actually making a claim. It’s an emotional appeal to “free speech” absolutism, whatever that means.
obscoth··on Solzhenitsyn’s Rosary (2016)
I don’t see the problem here. Do we want bigots to feel free to spew their hatred unopposed?
obscoth··on Solzhenitsyn’s Rosary (2016)
Yup and they totally exist and are in no way a fever dream of special forces cosplayers.
obscoth··on Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to join Facebook as engineer?
Cement releases a shitload of CO2. In what world is that a vague link? It’s literally the definition of the issue.
obscoth··on Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to join Facebook as engineer?
Rephrased: “shocking, i know, but some people care about nothing except money”
obscoth··on Ask HN: Is it a bad idea to join Facebook as engineer?
How much do you value truth and justice?

Yes, it’s a bad idea. Their product is shit, their engineers are shit, the leadership is shit.

obscoth··on Saudi Crown Prince Asks, Answers What If a City, but It's a 105-Mile Line
5 mile diameter ~ 20 mi^2.

SF is proverbially 7x7 = 49 mi^2.

obscoth··on Facebook Declared War on Apple, and It Just May Signal the End of Facebook
You’re right. I would bet the CIA is at least a little less starry eyed about the “good” they do in the world, compared to Facebook engineers.
obscoth··on Facebook Declared War on Apple, and It Just May Signal the End of Facebook
Yeah it’s very exciting to work on the best ways to spread misinformation, incite division and ruin democracy. Or maybe they’re pulled in by the charismatic CEO-bot?
obscoth··on Reading too much political news is bad for your well-being
Genuinely don’t know where you got that idea