GunlogAlm

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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
You'll find the same level of cultural variation in almost any country. It's nowhere near the same level of variation you find between countries of Europe. For example: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each have
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
In real life, unethical = I don't like it Do you think there is some ultimate arbiter of what is and isn't "ethical"?
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
> Tellingly I have seen that fallacy used overwhelmingly when it comes to sexual misbehaviour. This is because unlike most other categories of criminal conduct, allegations of sexual misconduct are particularly damaging to the accused, o
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
I'm not suggesting that is my standard. I'm suggesting, before declaring an individual to be a "rapist" and discussing their alleged crimes as if they were the unimpeachable truth, we ought at the very least to require
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
No, I mean formally accused. See mickronome's comment below.
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
I think you, in turn, are mistaking the legal concept for the general principle. We have the legal right to be presumed innocent – true. However, most people would additionally advance the principle that we, outside legal proceedings, oug
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
Are we to accept all allegations levelled against others as unimpeachable truth by default? If so, what legitimate means do the accused have to clear their names? You are calling a man a "rapist" solely on the basis of allegations
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
"Rapist"? Has Applebaum been charged or formally accused of any crime? Is there any concrete reason we ought to believe the allegations against him?
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
Not throughout the brain. It's only known to occur in two regions, the dentate gyrus and a part of the subventricular zone.
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
What's wrong with the Independent? Their scientific reporting is usually on point.
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
Lag spikes -- yes, definitely, and they're annoying. But are you sure the 'input lag' you're referring to isn't the small (by design) delay between moving the mouse and the snake moving?
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by GunlogAlm 10y ago
Yes. Reading the associated site ( http://legalnamefraud.com/ ) I'm confident whoever is behind the billboards is mentally ill, or certainly very deluded. I feel sorry for them. I'd be very interested in learning wh
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by GunlogAlm 11y ago
Always attend scheduled eye exams -- all Type 1 diabetics (in the UK, where I am) are given diabetic retinopathy screenings annually, regardless of when they were diagnosed (it's rare for retinopathy to occur in those who've bee
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by GunlogAlm 11y ago
Hopefully this will turn out to be true, and something detrimental to the NK regime, and not one of the many false, ridiculous stories about North Korea we've been hearing over the past few years -- everything from "he was fed to
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by GunlogAlm 11y ago
How does that comment break HN's guidelines?
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by GunlogAlm 11y ago
You borked the URL a bit there. :) http://massie.house.gov/press-release/press-release-house-pa...
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
Do you know he's an alcoholic? Not everyone who drinks, even heavily, is necessarily alcohol dependent.
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
Isn't that because he had no credit card attached to his account, and needed one before anything could progress? In addition to the high demand they're going through, right now, I'd say it's understandable.
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
Assange is well within his rights to apply for asylum, and Ecuador is well within its rights to accept his application. Assange is inside the embassy legally. It's the UK who are choosing to monitor the embassy with police officers (ri
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
That explains it -- a great many sites have been returning 504s, for me.
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
Agreed completely. The BBC certainly aren't without their faults, but at the end of the day they're the most impartial news service I've come across. I'm glad we have them!
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
> every newborn's DNA is stored digitally What?
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
> I watch the pop-sci channels regularly, and even they fall victim to this anthropomorphic trap about species "evolving-by-choice". I think this is, in part, due to their attempts to explain things to viewers by analogy, which
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
He unfortunately suffers from mental illness - schizophrenia - and so has a tendency for profanity-laced "rants" among other oddities.
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
Right about what, specifically?
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by GunlogAlm 12y ago
You don't have to like them -- I don't either -- but the poor man clearly suffers from mental issues. He can't help what he says, and I think people ought to be more understanding.
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by GunlogAlm 13y ago
Yes, it's a big issue here. From the Royal Mint: The Royal Mint regularly conducts surveys to estimate the level of counterfeit £1 coins in the UK. A survey undertaken in November 2013 found that the rate of counterfeit UK £1 coins in
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by GunlogAlm 13y ago
> it might in fact be the British version. Correct, we call them sliproads in Britain, and I believe in Ireland too.
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by GunlogAlm 13y ago
Maybe not here, and I suppose my comment was more of a reaction to the people who are completely ignorant of the "porn block", but I've heard people go as far as making comparisons to dictatorial countries. I agree it's
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by GunlogAlm 13y ago
> in England where the government decides what you should be watching ISPs voluntarily (yes, voluntarily) agreed to ask new customers if they want to block certain categories of content (gambling, violence, adult material, etc.). This is

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