EpicEng

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by EpicEng 7y ago
Ok. So how would you deal with information that would be dangerous if made public? Weapon specifications, names/locations of military or other clandestine operation personnel, the names of intelligence sources, records of ongoing inves
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Well, that's one way to avoid answering. So what's your policy on classifying information as secret?
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by EpicEng 7y ago
So, specifically, you think that literally all information maintained by the government should be public? At som point, your vague philosophical statement has to be turned into real policies.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
That is just not in any way practical.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
>To people in general, what improvements are you making (not your country, but you personally)? Not something you've always done - what's your latest new eco-project, big or small? Voting for candidates with a good environmenta
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by EpicEng 7y ago
>And in my own opinion, many things about the way we live legitimately are worth abhorring. Sure, but how can you argue that people are free to accept anything that is forced upon them? I'm not sure any large number of have true &qu
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by EpicEng 7y ago
I'm sure Hare would be proud, but back in reality we have to find real answers to moral questions. There are actully objective truths in life. Whether or not people can accept oppression due to cultural influences is irrelelevant; it&#
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by EpicEng 7y ago
>I bet you an average Chinese would be offended if you said China and N. Korea are about equally bad, he'd also say "oppressive regime's stranglehold on its citizens". Who said China and N. Korea are equivalent? Certa
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by EpicEng 7y ago
I'd love to hear your criticisms of "freedom, human rights, and democracy [representative government]" in contrast to the authoritarianism and xenophobia of China.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Yet there are degrees of oppression, propaganda, and tyranny. It's not black and white and no country is perfect, but that doesn't mean we're on equal footing.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
The assumption being that most Chinese feel absolutely free to disparage their government...?
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Are you really equating the US (where I live) to China? I don't imagine anyone in this thread is dumb enough to see the comparison as "US good, China bad", but if you think they reside at about the same level on the oppressio
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by EpicEng 7y ago
>Most citizens don’t mind the Chinese government, or at least think it’s better than alternatives... Sure... because economically things are relatively good, and I imagine the constant attempt to brainwash every citizen from birth has so
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by EpicEng 7y ago
I imagine you understood what I meant by "not fun", but ok. I suppose my view is, if you can't plan ahead for your trivial purchases, I don't really care. I'd rather just shut the store down and let you bemoan the f
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Sure, but it's not great fun for the person on the other side of the counter.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Perhaps just plan ahead for your contact lens solution. I get that it's convenient, but working those shifts is miserable (I did it).
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Sometimes they pay it off, sometimes they extend. Defaults are rare, and we're first in line.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Yeah, it's a mortgage. Interest only though, so it's a flat 12% / 12
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by EpicEng 7y ago
This is a bit of a rant, so apologies in advance, but I just... don't care. After nearly 40 years on Earth I've learned that, if you consumer in moderation and mostly avoid the bad stuff (simple sugars/carbs) you'll be
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Not at all tech related, but my friend and I loan money for mortgages to people who likely wouldn't be able to get one from a bank. Mostly fix and flips, interest only, two year term. Make 12% on each one.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
What are you selling?
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Agreed, if someone asks me to use she instead of he, or they instead of <whatever>, I'm good with it. Anything else is actual bigotry as there's just no other reasonable reason to not comply. I also think we get worked up
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by EpicEng 7y ago
>Who's forcing folks to use gender neutral pronouns "at all times"? You only have to use them for people who have requested it. An excerpt from Monica's side of things: >Under some pressure I said I don't use
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by EpicEng 7y ago
You're not? Is the fed going to throw you in prison for doing so? Of course you're free to call someone at work a jerk. Your boss is also free to fire you. Freedom of speech is a concept that applies to our government, not private
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Not sure what sort of disruption btc and the like have caused thus far. Just another speculator's market.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
I'm glad we agree
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Go look say the budget breakdown. 20B can't "do a lot of stuff" in a country this size.
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by EpicEng 7y ago
That's a funny comparison considering doctors must pay outrageous amounts of money for malpractice insurance, but engineers are never held personally responsible for a bug (legally, at least.)
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by EpicEng 7y ago
It's context that makes no sense. How about this one?: "In my neighborhood last year there were also no vehicle fatalities." Is that in any way helpful?
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by EpicEng 7y ago
Tens of billions? No, it wouldn't make a difference, and I think it's highly debatable that those tens of billions would be better off in the hands of the fed. I imagine the people actually giving away billions of dollars don&#x27

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