infosample

Losing $1 billion distracts from the many billions they get from 30% App Store fees.

If the printing press decided what gets printed in what order and who sees it.

Again, it is a metaphor, don't take to too literally.

Blacks were slaves, whites and immigrants were not.

Can you picture slavery as digging out of a hole (debt)? Until breaking even, you are subject to compound debt.

Yes, immigrants do well within a generation or two. Blacks have only had civil rights for a generation. White males not only have always rights but made them.

Yes, I'm generalizing based on skin color. That is literally what race is.

Seems like false equivalence to me. A better comparison would be American blacks who immigrated to Canada or Europe.

Perhaps you can imagine the benefit of a fresh start. Instead, American blacks have had a long continuation from slavery.

Consider a financial metaphor -

American whites: compound interest

American blacks: compound debt

American immigrants: reset (bankruptcy if poor)

It is easy to continue momentum, hard to dig out of a hole, and nice to start over.

Occam's Razor: among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected.

You dismissed one assumption and named three more. Please explain which applies to Occam's razor.

If you can then explain how your selection isn't related to structural racism and isn't politically convenient for you, I'd appreciate it.

I think it's fair to summarize her direct quotes as -

1.) All sexual misconduct is as bad a rape.

2.) Men should not talk or have an opinion.

“It seems to me that he thinks that because he didn’t rape somebody – so far as we know – that what he did do wasn’t as bad.”

"The time right now is for men just to listen and not have an opinion about it for once."

Mortgages cause real estate to be more expensive than if everyone had to pay cash. So yes, mortgages payments are cheaper than rent. But rent would be much cheaper in a would without mortgages.

LTE

Look at the history of compromise that lead to the Electoral College -

Madison acknowledged that while a popular vote would be ideal, it would be difficult to get consensus on the proposal given the prevalence of slavery in the South:

There was one difficulty however of a serious nature attending an immediate choice by the people. The right of suffrage was much more diffusive in the Northern than the Southern States; and the latter could have no influence in the election on the score of Negroes. The substitution of electors obviated this difficulty and seemed on the whole to be liable to the fewest objections.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_Stat...

Is lunch free in schools outside the United States?

Breaking the law by those enforcing it is meh?

Interesting you chose those specific examples. Police killing black men in those instances did the opposite of what you claim. They turned orderly to disorderly.

"I think the iPad is still the best device, especially if you want to do real work ... While the Google apps are very powerful, you’re limited in what you can do in a web browser."

Every platform has limitations. Windows and Mac seem to have the least. But does "real work" just mean whatever device you like best?

“These deals remain lucrative in both good times and bad, as they are immune to economic cycles.” So were tech stocks and real estate until they weren't. This time is different because loses will only affect banks, no big deal.

But maybe a reason.

Please don't use clothing as a straw man for a real issue.

Blind interviewing does not handicap anyone. The way to improve the perception of an applicant as a gangster or a rapper is for them to prove it on the job. You want the most qualified right? Hire based on actual qualifications. Implement a dress code for your conscience and get back to business.

Obama gave plenty of respectability politics[0] speeches. This argument is as old as U.S. Reconstruction. The problem isn't inspiration, working hard, or wanting a better day for their children.

Actual laws set up these neighborhoods, schools, prisons, and employment consequences.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respectability_politics

> You can only get so far with this

Is improving a problem not worthwhile without completely eliminating it?

> "He's wearing gang clothes" or "I thought he was a rapper"

Are gang clothes business attire now? That's what I see people of color wearing to interviews and work.

It's hard to tell if you are making a counterargument to the parent or if you believe inner city residents[0] expect government to solve their problems, lack motivation, and don't work hard.

[0] Do the people you are referring to actually live in the inner city?

American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund Morgan

Best American history book I've read.

> can it even play stuff if your screen is locked?

Yes, with Youtube Red.

> Google doesn't want to cannibalize their own Play Music sales.

Youtube Red is free with a Play Music subscription for $9.99/month in the US.

This article is worth keeping in mind to avoid frustration when arguing with someone who won't accept basic facts. It's best to walk away from willful ignorance.

Google bought Android to prevent a Microsoft monopoly.

Make sure they don't put it on your credit report.

We accept that schools are boring and psychology isn't required to turn stupid people smart (or uninformed to educated if you'd like). Perhaps if we thought of news as education instead of entertainment, we'd accept it being boring and maybe get smarter.

I wish there was a way to measure if people actually are stupid and see if it is getting better or worse. I don't want to be arrogant, I want to be factual.