adamsea

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811.
by adamsea 7y ago
Nice - simple, clear, and effective. One small piece of UI/UX feedback. Using different colors for "selected" and "hover" (maybe gray?) for the list of countries on the right might be good. When you click on a count
812.
by adamsea 7y ago
> if you're building hundreds of them Where is the waste being stored and how safe is that location against the drastic climate change which is now beginning to occur?
813.
by adamsea 7y ago
"Bet" is the operative term here. Maybe, maybe not.
814.
by adamsea 7y ago
I think its more about what do you want to leave behind you ....sure, a given defense technical discovery or innovation may, in the right circumstances, used by the right people, prevent suffering, but, if your goal is to help others it see
815.
by adamsea 7y ago
> Commonly known in NYC maybe. That view is antiquated in the rest of the US. Respectfully, I doubt it. People may not _like_ NYC, but ... - Wall Street - Carnegie Hall -MOMA, etc - As the other poster mentioned, the U.N. - Still tons of
816.
by adamsea 7y ago
> So long as the intent is genuinely to serve a compelling interest "Your honor, of course my intent was genuine ..." Therein lies the rub ;)
817.
by adamsea 7y ago
In principle I agree with your point but imho our current president is an exception to that rule. How often does a self-confessed sexual abuser get elected president? And the sad thing is that comment of mine is not even slander - it’s a st
818.
by adamsea 7y ago
Not to poke too much fun but a non-STEM background could mean significant coursework in history, political science / theory, philosophy, and sociology or anthropology (which although sciences are usually mor colloquially implied by ST
819.
by adamsea 7y ago
I believe the process to which you refer is called "democracy" ;)
820.
by adamsea 7y ago
> Determining the periphery of political speech,as a result, would be inherently political. And, choosing not to determine the peripherey of political speech, is also political. Inaction is a choice, which by its nature supports the stat
821.
by adamsea 7y ago
Like she, manthedudeguy, said, its not a big deal ;)
822.
by adamsea 7y ago
FYI sleeping with earbuds could damage your ears long-term; not certain on that but very much worth investigating / confirming.
823.
by adamsea 7y ago
“ But many of the questions related to software embedded internally in Google’s Chrome browser that employees worried was designed to monitor large gatherings. The software engages when employees try to create meetings for 100 or more worke
824.
by adamsea 7y ago
I would argue the ones lusting for blood are those who, like decision-makers at Amazon, create abusive conditions for the people who work for the companies they manage. I'm specifically referring to the disgraceful way workers are trea
825.
by adamsea 7y ago
Also the World Health Organization (WHO) is cited: https://www.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pr208_E.pdf "Lyon, France, May 31, 2011 ‐‐ The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer
826.
by adamsea 7y ago
So as to help me best evaluate the validity of the article, what is your background? Are you familiar w/that field? That would help me assess the usefulness of your critique of the backgrounds of people linked to in the article.
827.
by adamsea 7y ago
> “I might stumble a bit and touch her in ways she doesn't like, but overall we get the job done and nothing is broken afterwards.”
828.
by adamsea 7y ago
If search engine results are a "public space", can you yell fire in a crowded theater?
829.
by adamsea 7y ago
To quote someone quoted in the article, "As a commenter identified as "casiotone" observed, "If your values aren't used to inform who you're doing business with, why do you bother pretending to have values at a
830.
by adamsea 7y ago
I personally enjoy the New Yorker and liked the article. And in college I read “Politics and Modernity”, which does indeed use Nietzsches thought to investigate, well, the politics of modernity. The author studies political science at Johns
831.
by adamsea 7y ago
That zerohedge site is a bit nuts when it comes to politics. Not that WeWork doesn’t sound scammy.
832.
by adamsea 7y ago
At least at my liberal arts school checking out books for research for papers was common. To be honest I pity college students who never have the need - or even worse, the desire - to get books from their college library.
833.
by adamsea 7y ago
Let's also bear in mind that if we want to think of teaching as a high-skill profession equivalent to doctor, lawyer, software engineer, etc, then we should be looking at the upper end of professional salaries when evaluating teacher s
834.
by adamsea 7y ago
Society decides the laws which regulate the labor market.
835.
by adamsea 7y ago
It’s also up to the law
836.
by adamsea 7y ago
IMHO the beginning of the article wasn't about bootstrapping research in Africa, but was about how researchers there are unable to get visas or afford to travel to AI conferences.
837.
by adamsea 7y ago
Ensuring all citizens got a great education would do so much more than guns to prevent tyranny. Especially since most forms of power and dominance are subtle and maintained through law, propaganda, systems of communication, and with economi
838.
by adamsea 7y ago
Tell that to Syria.
839.
by adamsea 7y ago
Maybe because TEPCO lies? And the history of other nuclear companies or agencies supposed to have fidelity to the public and not betray their trust is also poor?
840.
by adamsea 7y ago
The UN thinks 68% of the global population will live in urban areas by 2050 so it makes sense to focus on urban areas - rural areas could probably be the exception to the rule and still use cars, etc? https://www.un.org/deve

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