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Is it unique for a sitting president to publish a journal article?


haskell-lang.org is redirecting to haskell.org


Here's a bit less radical calendar reform, to maximize ease of use: http://www.symcal.info/


Of the 4 basic emotions, missing only: fear/surprise.

"A commonly-held belief, first proposed by Dr Paul Ekman, posits there are six basic emotions which are universally recognised and easily interpreted through specific facial expressions, regardless of language or culture. These are: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise and disgust."

Recent research melds these into just 4, combining fear/surprise and anger/disgust. http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2014/february/headli...


Actually, I guess that's what "Wow" is. They've covered all the bases!


What's the button for "This is stupid" or "I dislike this"? I'm not angry about it, I'm not sad, I just think it's a bad idea or lacking thought?

As other commenters say, it's really about having positive-only things.




"False Necessity", by Roberto Mungabeira Unger

A strong theory of history and toolkit for re-shaping society. Truly refreshing and inspiring.


Life-changing browser automation: http://crontabs.org


This article perfectly demonstrates how talking about "PC" prevents good discussion about inclusion.

As it turns out, "PC" is a term developed to dismiss appeals to sensitivity and inclusion. And it's quite good at doing so!

So, if you care about sensitivity and inclusion, but focus on "PC", you're forced, like this author, to throw your hands up in defeat.

It's actually quite simple: if you realize that policing other's language is more often itself a form of exclusion/aggression, then you can clearly describe the scenarios the author relates as part of the problem, not as some failure of the only proposed solution to an unfathomable problem.


Here's the solution for these kinds of situations:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4ZKIeNnTBe2Q2ExQkJRcVNNYkl...

Search for "Responding to Micro-Aggression" for a step by step guide.


The point the author is attempting to make is that a culture has been created where it is unacceptable to fail to be arbitrarily sensitive and inclusive. That this is used to bully and control people and does not allow for a diversity of opinions.


@mdisraeli

Rae is angry that organizations enforce quotas-- this stance is what feminism might call "backlash" against the movement: that the people working for change ARE the cause of the problem.

"...backlash posits the women's liberation movement as the source of many of the problems alleged to be plaguing women..." -Susan Faludi, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

Shanley is angry that tech-employed women are complacent. According to Shanley, the problem needs to be addressed by women. These could be seen as opposing views.


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