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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2022) on Friday July 01, 2022 @03:16PM (#31951338)
Hi, just some feedback that your links result in a 404 error
I took a course on this, and part of it was just arriving at a definition. One way to think about it is literally the name - genocide is anything that prevents future generations of that culture or population
Re:Finding new species in the Western Ghats on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @08:28PM (#26021502)
This website is gorgeous. Haven't felt that in a while.
Re:Charles Koch Says His Partisanship Was a Mistake on Sunday November 15, 2020 @03:05PM (#25104300)
Just reading how he wants to all of a sudden improve his legacy makes me so mad. How many thousands of peoples' legacies has he impacted?
Re:Charles Koch Says His Partisanship Was a Mistake on Sunday November 15, 2020 @03:04PM (#25104286)
Koch has spent a fortune on destabilizing public infrastructure in midwest cities. If he "believed in people", he could show it by not tearing down public transit systems which disenfranchises poorer people.
Re:Ask HN: Are you depressed? on Saturday November 14, 2020 @09:18PM (#25097612)
I want to jump on and suggest a CBT book - Feeling Good by Dr. David Burns. It is the single biggest factor for helping me out of depression.
Re:A Pretty Good Mathematical Model of Perfectionism on Friday November 13, 2020 @09:31PM (#25089776)
I know, right? I had the same reaction to the article, makes me miss fun intellectual conversations in college.
Re:The Time-Block Planner on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @08:40PM (#25054622)
I have ADHD so time-blocking is fantastic when I can get on a roll with it. I love the pen and paper approach because I can get distracted easily by apps. Daily planning felt too granular for me at first, but I use it to complement my longer term planning.
It's hard to not think that way some times, especially when institutions like the UN seem to be corrupted