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  1. You've only two years of experience and suddenly you're an expert on everything because you've spent your time gaming SO.

    You are not the expert you think you are, which actually makes you the worst kind of coach.

  2. To many of those high scoring moderators, have earnt those score answering those trivial homework questions and cannot even comprehend real world issues.

    There is particular individual (who shall remain nameless) that continuously advocates using getters and setters in OO code.

    When called out as a code smell, your other answers suddenly start attracting downvotes.

  3. The moderators are certainly a huge problem, it is quite common to find them posting nonsense from the hip and it being massively up voted, while more accurate and well considered answers get voted out of existence.

    SO is gamified to the benefit of moderator not high quality content.

  4. The irony is this is being reported by on a paywalled site that doesn't work when using a host file to block ads.

  5. Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder with a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. People affected by it often spend a lot of time thinking about achieving power or success, or about their appearance. They often take advantage of the people around them. The behavior typically begins by early adulthood, and occurs across a variety of social situations.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  6. We cannot ignore we created a behemoth on 'An Apology for the Internet -- from the People Who Built It' (nymag.com) · · Score: 1

    It has also been shown that even the best amongst us have very near horizons with regards to the implications.

    We've seen powerful demonstrations of social media behaviour revealing peoples' previously private and inners thoughts. In the information age, privacy is dead, information what's to be free. We can't change that, we can prevent it's weaponisation against us with regulations. We need to see something like EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted world wide.

  7. Senator, we run Ads. on Zuckerberg: Facebook Doesn't Use Your Mic For Ad Targeting (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    And a new meme about technological ignorance of the political class is born. I guess we should be thankful for small improvements, c.f. a Series of tubes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  8. Judicial Review is a corner stone of the tripartite governmental system used by much of the developed work.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  9. So fake news site publish more fake news on April Fool's Day Roundup · · Score: 1

    Yes very funny.

  10. LSD therapy research on Breakthrough Study Reveals How LSD Dissolves a Person's Sense of Self (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Medical research is building a good body of evidence for therapeutic
    LSD in conditions such as PTSD and intractable depression.

    https://www.newscientist.com/a...
    http://psychedelicscience.org....

  11. Being mundane does not mean it is common.

  12. Wasting Police time on Two More 'SWAT' Calls in California -- One Involving a 12-Year-Old Gamer (ktla.com) · · Score: 1

    In the UK we have an offence of wasting Police time, it is minor offence, dealt with by fixed penalty fine. Then our cops down storm houses with guns. What choice are American's going to make?

    https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-g...

  13. Americans don't get sarcasm on Lawyers Faced With Emojis and Emoticons Are All \_("/)_/ (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    In my experience online, I find Americans don't get sarcasm that is self evident to British people and this has got me into trouble many times.

  14. Ameri-centric viewpoint on Ajit Pai Backs Out of Planned CES 2018 Appearance (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 0

    I have no idea who either of these people are.

  15. ... are easily separated.

  16. Your ignorance ... on Russian Hackers Targeted More Than 200 Journalists Globally (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Your ignorance of the connections between Fancy Bear and Snowden is your problem, not mine.

  17. So Snowden releases a 'spy app' on the same day the scope of Fancy Bear operations against journalism are exposed.

    Um, no connection here, nothing to see, move on.

  18. Fancy Bear and Snowden on Russian Hackers Targeted More Than 200 Journalists Globally (apnews.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    On the same day Snowden releases his spy app.

    Um, no connection here, nothing to see, move on.

  19. Russian Red Team on Russia and The US Fight Over Who Gets To Extradite A Hacker (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The Russian charge is from 2009, so why the long wait, it is because they suddenly want him back when faced with a warrant from the Americans.

    My money is that he part of their red team.

  20. The gene increases telomeres length by 10%, the age increase is a secondary effect of that. Perhaps the blood disease is as well and they can be separated.

  21. CRISPR gene editing is putting plausible biohacking on the agenda, so probably not necessary. It is only a matter of time before enhancement genes start entering our genome.

    https://www.newscientist.com/a...
    Paywalled but citing for source.

  22. Since Net Neutrality is a manifestation of free market economics and his background in business and broadcasting he probably does have an informed perspective. That doesn't make him right, but his perspective and credentials are on the table.

  23. Autism doesn't excuse being a dick on Critics Debate Autism's Role in James Damore's Google Memo (themarysue.com) · · Score: 1

    It is one of the first rules that AS people need to learn.

    Don't be a dick and that includes treating people how you expect to be treated. If you act like a dick, then expect to be treated like a dick.

  24. An abundance of caution is a pretty wise move given the circumstances.