PurpleBoxDragon

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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>Estimating the number of pink cows in the world is a very simple problem. If by 'estimating' you mean a scientific study that tries to answer the question, then it isn't simple at all. First we need a rigorous definition
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
Depends on who is being hurt. Given the issue of drunk driving killing children, and given the current push to restrict rights to save children, I think informing the public of the number of children killed because of alcohol is important
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
It seems in this case we are comparing apples and apples for their ability to be made into orange juice.
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>You cannot argue that all studies of complex topics are invalid simply because their topics are complex. If you take a random sample of studies you can make a statistical analysis. You don't need to examine every cow to make an ar
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>Disclosing this as such was irresponsible How so? Is allowing a company a chance to patch a bug a responsibility that random people have to a company? What do those people get in return? Some companies will go as far as accusing the
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
Brakes aren't always applied, and I do have need to apply them many times every day I drive, and I can see the immediate consequences of not applying them. Also, I find the comparison of laws to brakes to be overlooking some key parts
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
Generally I take the stance that every regulation (and every other law) should have to justify its existence, and that it failing to do so would justify its removal. Yes, that is effectively a religious/moral argument given that deter
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>but the legal system is tilted to prevent people from being unjustly imprisoned, not to ensure that every guilty person is locked up. Not anymore. Now what happens is that once you are targeted all these laws that aren't enforced
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
This is basically how all laws currently work. The prosecutor gets to pick who to charge (or sometimes gets to pick which case to put in front of a grand jury, though generally the process is so one sided that the prosecutor effectively ha
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
And yet there are examples of regulations making things worse (the previous post), so given that you are talking about a host of regulations and many technology changes in the last half century, it can be very well possible that there are r
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
Only to the same extent those under 18 are taxed.
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>This concept of a "race", in terms of genetics, makes sense for classification purposes, just like all taxonomical classifications of living things. I could classify computers based on the case they are in, and I would see som
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>Its their fault they forced craigslist to shut down a section openly advertising illegal content? I love the contortions people make. Given how arbitrarily laws are applied, it is the fault of the people choosing when to arbitrarily app
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
Are you talking about sex trafficking, mass shootings, deaths from alcohol related accidents, deaths from drug usage, sexual assault from drug usage, crimes committed by those on probation, crimes committed by people from certain cross sect
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
One should look at the history behind why certain currently banned obscenity is banned, and what the goals of the groups were who originally pushed the ban. >Given that history, one could be forgiven for thinking that some of these group
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
But if you suggest to legalize and regulate it as a means of protecting those who don't wish to participate, you will be seen as a demonic entity who is advocating for sex crimes to be legalized. I don't think one can defend a cr
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>I can't imagine why reddit would ban strictly law-abiding communities while allowing illegal and toxic ones to flourish. To be cynical, why offer a seller access to a market for free when you can charge for it?
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
That's why you say no in a professional way. But I would still say no. If professionally saying no to such an unreasonable request burns a bridge, then it isn't just a bridge you shouldn't miss, it is a bridge that is bette
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
Strike it out and keep going. If it can't be striked out (such as online) just don't sign it. Probably start sending out your resume just in case they force the point, but I would not sign such an clause at all.
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
Even if it is close to zero, how do we decide if the lives saved from going from a .1% fatality rate to a .09% fatality rate is worth the speed reduction or not?
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>also can be accomplished at lower speed But what about an even lower speed? If 15 mph is good, then 5 mph is better. And if 5 mph is better, 1 mph is superior once more. I think we can agree there is a point where slow becomes too slo
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by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
>My understanding is that work is optional Its officially optional on paper, but in practice it can be held against you and result in worse treatment and longer prison time (such as being used against you in parole hearings). Also, slav