Here is the actual paper: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/169671
Readit Newsfmitchell0 commented on Ash HN: Why are “rented” eBooks at the library a thing? · Posted by u/fmitchell0
Probably to limit the number of simultaneous rentals, handle people forgetting to return or delete books and preventing them from wandering off to others. Win for the libraries if the cost of the service < handling all those dead trees.
What is wrong with people 'simultaneously' being able to read an eBook?
I feel like I'm missing something obvious.
fmitchell0 commented on Ash HN: Why are “rented” eBooks at the library a thing? · Posted by u/fmitchell0
Are you suggesting eBooks be free? How would the authors be compensated?
How does it work with borrowing physical books from the library and me not paying a late fee?
School's curriculum and grading system being connected to email alerts + doing standardized testing 3-4 times a year.
It takes a lot of energy to raise children and be a good partner. The anxiety introduced by constantly getting notified of what is being taught, what the grades are, what is missing EVERYDAY is not only overkill, but I think harmful.
My philosophy is that school (elementary, middle, high school) is a time to explore, be a kid, make mistakes, and do your best to navigate puberty.
The constant reminder of grades, grades, grades puts too much emphasis on my more school-inclined child to be obsessed with their identity as an "A" student, and my art-inclined child to rebel at every turn with us constantly stressing if she's "missed" anything.
fmitchell0 commented on Show HN: I help LGBT people to find LGBT homes mygayflatmate.com/... · Posted by u/adrien248
It just makes it sound like you want it to be exclusive doesn't it? How many black people are going to feel comfortable in a 'white friendly place'? It's kind of 'you don't belong here' in the most explicit but not threatening way possible.
If I (white) saw 'black friendly cafe' or something, I don't have a problem with that to be clear, but I would absolutely assume that I'm not exactly welcome, that it's intended to serve that community - as in perhaps even specific to a particular country/region people are from (or have heritage) locally.
If what you want is actually a hyper-inclusive mix, I don't really know what you can actively do, but I do think you need to not mention any particular groups or categorise people like that.
That's not the same thing. The big piece you are missing is context. Making an argument devoid of context means that you are ignoring how people understand something given a generalized heuristic.
"Pro-black" is not equivalent to "Pro-white" mainly because of the context within the US. "Pro-black" however is equivalent to "Pro-Italian" or "Pro-Irish" because of the historical context of how those phrases relate to generalized heuristic (cultural celebration usually involving commerce).
> If I (white) saw 'black friendly cafe' or something, I don't have a problem with that to be clear, but I would absolutely assume that I'm not exactly welcome, that it's intended to serve that community
If your lived experience is that you haven't been welcome to a 'black friendly cafe', then that is unfortunate. That is not my experience and I can't find any data or historical context that reinforces that narrative. I'm not saying it doesn't happen or that if it did, it would not be wrong, but that statement reinforces my point.
You are using the context of how you would feel as an equivalency to the intent of the person who puts out the message. If you don't allow for nuance, then you will have missed the point.
"Pro-white" or "White friendly" messaging historically has been extremely overt as being anti-Black, so much so that we have entire amendments in our US Constitution that exist in an attempt to combat them.
fmitchell0 commented on Show HN: I help LGBT people to find LGBT homes mygayflatmate.com/... · Posted by u/adrien248
Is this legal in the United States? If these listings constitute "housing" then you may fall afoul of HUD regulations[1] regarding discriminating against anyone regardless of sexual orientation. i.e., if I am straight you may not be able to prevent me from using your platform to acquire housing.
I'm curious to know what advice you've gotten from your lawyer on this.
[1] https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/h...
> The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing and housing-related discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), familial status, and disability.
How is a site helping LGBTQ people discriminate against straight people?
It clearly states it is targeting people who want to live or post a LGTBQ+ friendly place.
fmitchell0 commented on · Posted by u/fmitchell0
Saw this request for donations in a Slack community I'm in. Did some research and figured to share with the Hacker News community.
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I agree that focusing on 'equality of outcomes' is not a good fit for our American culture and it should be about 'equality of opportunity'.
From wikipedia (which quoted Harvard): "Affirmative action is intended to alleviate under-representation and to promote the opportunities of defined minority groups within a society to give them equal access to that of the majority population."
If focus is illiberally applied to the outcomes, then those at the edge of the bell curve are denied opportunities that likely work for them, i.e. the slashing of gifted programs as a gifted student.