Re:Which countries are mentioned the most on Hacker News?
by i26 on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @09:51AM
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Israel is neither involved in half the problems of world nor is it the cause of most the problems with which it is involved.
Look at all the problems of the world. The vast majority have nothing to do with Israel. This holds by a count of problems as well as by weighting by magnitude or people affected. (Certainly it is featured in the media more often than other conflicts.)
As for the problems with which Israel is involved, I don't want to start a political discussion, but I must dispute wott's assertion and say it is more a target of violence than an instigator.
Re:Which countries are mentioned the most on Hacker News?
by forinti on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @09:28AM
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I had to look up the origins of these words and they both derive from the latin "discretus". So this makes me wonder why there isn't one spelling only. It couldn't do more harm than the verb "to read".
Re:Which countries are mentioned the most on Hacker News?
by kuschku on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @09:44AM
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Interestngly, in German, there is only one spelling and pronunciation for both.
Psst. Discrete is when you're doing math with integers and exploring non-continuous phenomenon. Discreet is when you're trying to keep a low profile. Pass it on.
> 11 Israel: origin of half of the problems of the world
Certainly involved in half the problems, but is it the origin or is it the destination of the problems? One way or another: some day long after they're finally vaporized by atom bombs, history will surely look back on us and wonder what was wrong with humanity in our day and age (while pointing fingers about the next brewing crisis, obviously)