I agree that people like Myers are more anti-science than not, and approach the issues much like their opponents do, looking for data that will validate their own beliefs, not interrogating reality dispassionately.
When you say "people like Meyers" do you include Meyers? I can't stand Meyers. His approach is grating and maybe even counter-productive. But in my experience his arguments are scientific in content, if not in tone. Do you know of any specific occurrences of him cherry-picking unscientifically as you say?
I am so tired of seeing visual evidence dismissed by people who refuse to even consider it if it's not endorsed by some large "respectable" institution
Any time generally reasonable people seem to consistently disagree with you in a way that perplexes you, especially when it's you who is suggesting something extraordinary, it would be wise to strongly consider that you might be missing something. Not necessarily that they know something you don't know -- it's worth questioning whether you're hitting a bug in the programming of your brain.
If you start thinking everyone around you is crazy, start worrying that you're crazy.
I think you may have missed the parent's note that you'd have to be the administrator to install Chrome Remote Desktop. If your users are administrators of their own machines and are naive enough to just willy-nilly install something called "[Anything] Remote Desktop", then why bother focusing on Chrome -- you don't even have the illusion of security.
You do realize this is called Hacker News, right? People in here enjoy hacking things. We don't all consider the utility of every activity based on how many dollars per hour we value our time.
By arguing fervently that all Christians and all Christian Churches are fervently anti-gay, you're obscuring your point, which actually isn't a horrible one. To support your point, which is that Yagan's actions are tantamount to donating money to a (for example) Catholic charity that happens to be anti-gay, you only need to point out that some Christians and some Christian churches are anti-gay.
I disagree with you, but I upvoted you because I assume you're being downvoted because people disagree with you rather than because you're not contributing to the conversation.
You're failing to see a distinction that the rest of us are making. Most of us agree that, in general, a CEO (or any other person) shouldn't be asked to resign by the public based on his ethical and political viewpoints which have nothing to do with his job. We value diversity. Many of us don't agree, however, that a choice to actively contribute to a campaign to rob a whole class of persons of a right enjoyed by others is on par with a choice of political party, religion, ethical framework, etc. This person has actively worked against diversity and for exclusion, and we think that excludes a person from being welcomed in the name of diversity.
You may disagree, but at least try to understand the nuance. Surely your call for diversity has some limit. There must be some line that a person can cross that disqualifies the person from the right to be welcomed. Maybe we just have different lines.
"He definitely was not kept safe, " Flanary says. "And that's why it's not good to have innocent 18-year-old [guys] in jail with very, very dangerous people."
The implication being that it's okay for guilty people to be raped. Or older people. The state of our prisons is a class action civil rights case waiting to happen.
Do you mean to say it's representative of social activism in favor of transgender rights and respect? You're right, most people don't understand that, because it's simply not true.
Comcast acquired NBC recently, and with that came NBC's assets, one of which was EveryBlock (which NBC had only recently acquired and then shuttered).
Comcast brought it back -- not under NBC anymore, but under Comcast proper. The big question is why? What is their monetization strategy? As a Chicago resident and past EveryBlock user, I'm very curious about this. My first guess is that Comcast appreciates being able to correlate an email address with a neighborhood, for marketing opportunities.
You disagree with my interpretation of this thread, fine. You might be right, great! The "best leave that attitude on reddit" comment is childish and does more to lower the quality of the conversation than my call to ignore unexplained (not even irrational) points. Grow up.
This person is trolling by getting people to argue with a position that he or she doesn't even put forth. Don't fall for it -- ignore people who say things and refuse to back them up.
Not so obvious to me. Consider browser plugins, desktop application (e.g. Outlook) plugins, letting users grant your service access to their online email, etc.
When you say "people like Meyers" do you include Meyers? I can't stand Meyers. His approach is grating and maybe even counter-productive. But in my experience his arguments are scientific in content, if not in tone. Do you know of any specific occurrences of him cherry-picking unscientifically as you say?