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paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

"Which opinions are disqualifying and should be no platformed? Don't worry, I know them when I see them."

That's comforting.

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

>Who on the right today has been similarly "silenced"?

Hi, nice to meetcha.

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

The OP asked for a link to "the most objectionable content by Curtis Yarvin". The article I linked was the only specific Moldbug post I saw those on Twitter objecting to.

OP didn't ask for third party articles complaining about Curtis Yarvin, so your comment appears disingenuous.

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

It was relevant to the statement I was replying to: "I see more and more echoes of the worldview and tactics that ultimately killed just shy of a hundred million people or so last century, and yes, it scares me." You've labeled yourself a communist in the past, if that's not strictly accurate I stand corrected.

My personal background is well known. I'm here logged in with my real name, I'm not hiding it. I don't know how Gawker's opinion of me is exactly relevant to whether or not you're a communist but that's fine.

If there's nothing wrong with being a communist why are you acting like I've slandered you by bring your background into this? It doesn't add up.

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

I'm not talking about the mainstream. I'm talking about hiring and funding within our industry. If you haven't noticed a chilling effect over the last few years, maybe you don't have any nonconforming opinions.

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

If you'd ever personally faced the wrath of the social justice left, you would probably agree that "succumb" is a highly appropriate word for it.

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

Those calling for his removal from the conference cited this six-year-old blog post about Thomas Carlyle as their only specific complaint.

http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2009/07/why-car...

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

This guy sounds like he would be happy to see anti-Zionism as a litmus test for conference speakers.

Is that the kind of tech industry you want? Should speakers at technical conferences have all their political opinions pre-vetted for approval by a panel of progressives?

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

It'll be his decision next time too. And now that the Red Guards know he'll succumb to even the slightest bit of pressure, there will certainly be a next time.

paxdickinsonon “A Statement with My View on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop”

The repeated kills of previous threads on this topic illustrate the problem goes much deeper than Strangeloop. HN itself has long been policed by left wing stormtroopers eliminating anything they disagree with.

I used to believe it could be saved but now I generally believe that the era of technology having a place for iconoclastic freethinkers is long over.

paxdickinsonon Alex Miller's Statement on Curtis Yarvin and Strange Loop

It doesn't matter. Once you're on the left wing shit list it never, ever goes away.

paxdickinsonon Chrome's insane password security strategy

There are skeleton keys and lockpicks to open any lock on any door, so am I giving myself a false sense of security by locking my door when I leave for work?

Sometimes just having basic security that keeps a casual attempt from opening my door / accessing my password from succeeding is enough.

paxdickinsonon Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (August 2011)

New York, NY

Business Insider is looking for two awesome experienced backend PHP developers to join the fast-paced and exciting world of being an engineer at a journalism startup. We're looking for some strong PHP developers who have tech chops, a startup mindset, and the ability to work hard and play hard. Business Insider is a great place to work. We're laid back, we don't let bureaucracy get in our way, and we play-ping pong in the office every day. It's honestly one of the best places I've ever worked, personally.