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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2016) on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @11:56AM (#11815442)
edit: Had to uninstall the app because it brings up full page ads when it's not even the current app in focus. This is literally the most obnoxious app I've ever installed. What the fuck?

original post: Thanks for the link. One piece of feedback:

I recommend changing the background -- the current one is extremely distracting and makes it unpleasant to try to read the listings.

You've pointed out some of the US's flaws, but pointing out that one's critic has flaws doesn't justify the shamelessly blunt repression that the Chinese government prides itself on.

If the perception is that US cultural imperialism is so strong that something as extreme as the Golden Shield is necessary, well, I don't buy it. Regardless, it'd be better to solve that problem itself (international corporations that prey on countries via neoliberalism). But the Golden Shield is more about the Chinese Communist Party maintaining power -- hence the drama around "Tiananmen" searches. The defense of the Golden Shield that's based on a criticism of Western influence seems like misdirection and, apparently, successful propaganda.

Re:Norway's $860B Fund Drops 52 Companies Linked to Coal on Sunday April 17, 2016 @09:56PM (#11517271)
Should everyone stop trying to make improvements, lest they attract the attention of your self-defeating cynicism?
Re:Facebook is King, Other Networks Fight for Scraps on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @09:02PM (#11443801)
Yes, and Facebook users are not aware that they are paying for Facebook, so the price comparison is brutal.
Re:Stream PirateBay movies directly from CLI on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @08:29PM (#11443619)
What are good examples of where he's been wrong?
Re:Stream PirateBay movies directly from CLI on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @06:11AM (#11429227)
I'm aware :] But my question remains.
Re:OpenBazaar is Open for Business on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @03:11AM (#11428464)
Looks interesting. Is it essential to their goals that it be a separate app? I wonder why it's not just a website.
Re:Stream PirateBay movies directly from CLI on Monday April 04, 2016 @06:27AM (#11420711)
Why do you hate to admit that rms was right?