MikeUt

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> The payments feature works through Bluelink, Hyundai’s branded connected car system that gives users control over various vehicle functions and services. Bluelink, which requires a subscription, is offered in three different packages t
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Sorry if the scare quotes made my question look hostile, but I am genuinely curious.
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> When she worked, you knew she was working. In subtle and not-so-subtle ways, she'd make sure everyone knew how much she was busting her ass. I can't imagine any of these "ways" - could you give some examples?
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It's easiest to debunk the theory making the most extreme claims, then pretend that's the only version of the theory.
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> President Joe Biden’s top appointees have called white supremacists the greatest security threat to the country Easy to do when you pull tricks such as not using per-capita statistics or refusing to consider other hate groups because t
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> According to slides Google shared with Motherboard—from a presentation given after the publication of that paper—its deep learning system was 87.9 percent accurate at identifying skin conditions for Black patients, the highest of any e
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> To give just one example, despite paying Israeli taxes for decades, Diana Kurd, a Palestinian widow from Anata, was stripped of her pension because her deceased husband had slept on the wrong side of their bed. I found this so unbeliev
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Yes, let's look at that quote again: Said defines [orientalism] as the West’s stereotyped perception of the Middle East – based in Western domination, both colonial and postcolonial, of the East How can he tell which parts of this
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From the accompanying pre-print "The New York Times Distorts the Palestinian Struggle: A Case Study of Anti-Palestinian Bias in American News Coverage of the First and Second Palestinian Intifadas": Said defines [orientalism] as
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> However, companies that have diversity goals have not been found to be discriminatory as it’s been argued that the diversity goals create a multicultural environment that benefits the business. Is there an "it's okay if it be
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How do Facebook's actions differ from censorship, then? What would have to be different so that you would consider it censorship?
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I want to highlight the very common, very dishonest debate trick you just performed. You skipped right past calling the thing for what it is (censorship), past admitting it's a problem, and you're now arguing against a hypothetica
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So were those white people exploited to develop Twitter's algorithm? Did the use of their faces raise concerns about the ethics of data harvesting? Google exploited homeless black people to develop the Pixel 4’s facial recognition AI
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But according to the new filing [by the DOJ], Munchel and his mother took the handcuffs from within the Capitol building — apparently to ensure the Capitol Police couldn't use them on the insurrectionists — rather than bring them in w
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Is anti-ethno-nationalism still racism when applied to other countries, or just Israel?
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> certainly doesn't seem sufficient evidence that we should disregard what he has to say. No, we should disregard what he has to say because even his arguments against the century-old studies he attacks (while carefully avoiding mod
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Oh, I meant why "real" pay isn't done - why they are paid a pittance.
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Gould is known for placing ideology ahead of science, so it's refreshing that he admits as much. Stephen F. Blinkhorn, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, wrote that The Mismeasure of Man was "a ma
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Why it's done.
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While it may seem minor, I think it's noteworthy, as this is not an isolated case [1]. It highlights the risks of streaming, and makes me wonder how many other works are being censored and altered, without any notice to the viewers. h
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Why Final Destination Is Missing a Vital Scene on Streaming Services(screenrant.com)
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> The pay rate does bother me... I can see why real pay isn't done Is there a reason other than "because they can get away with it"?
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Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin (1995)(en.wikipedia.org)
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This will be hell for any non-mainstream code hoping to take advantage of GPUs. As if GPU performance debugging isn't hard enough already.
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> So does this confirm that what you're claiming is not applicable in the US? In the US, yes. But there is no reason similar laws couldn't be enacted in the US. > Non-competes are a different animal from transferring ownersh
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Buildings that jarringly clash with the local style are the mark of a great architect.
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A 'transfer' means the party the rights were transferred from no longer has them, so from their point of view, it's not much different than a waiver. And there are numerous rights that cannot be transferred or waived. For exa
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There are rights that cannot be waived. Ultimately it's law, not contracts, that is supreme. Although this is under attack, such as the proliferation of mandatory arbitration clauses, and the unwillingness of courts to invalidate them.
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Penalties for Illegal Streaming Shoehorned into Covid Relief Bill (2020)(forbes.com)
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> On the negative side there was no correlation between ACT scores and college graduation (2) The study you cite does not support that claim. See https://dynomight.net/are-tests-irrelevant/ for a close examination o

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