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by ap22213 10y ago
But, if everyone uses throwaway accounts to say what they really want to say, then it just helps perpetuate the same political correctness that they dislike.
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by ap22213 10y ago
Not sure where you live, but it helps to live somewhere where the female / male ratio is high. For example, much of CA has a lot of males to females. I would probably never be able to get a date there, especially with all of the overly
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by ap22213 10y ago
Except for the IP sections of the TPP, which are quite controversial, the TPP is a great piece of work. It improves labor standards, provides mechanisms for contract disputes, eliminates a ton of tariffs, and aggressively promotes protectio
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by ap22213 10y ago
The problem with having access to massive amounts of data and information is that it's too easy to see patterns and connections where there may only be noise. 20 years ago, I imagined that access to endless amounts of information would
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by ap22213 10y ago
41 here and totally agree. I got into a long term relationship at 20, and because of that I missed a lot of opportunities. I eventually got a divorce at 30 (unrelated), and I had some great sex for a while but then got married again. While
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by ap22213 10y ago
Sex: I regret not having a lot more intimacy and sex during my twenties. Friendships: I regret not keeping closer ties with my old high school friends. Since then, we've taken very different paths, but I still feel like they're th
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by ap22213 10y ago
Makes sense. So, the only fuzzy part seems to be: what is property, and I guess that's up to social norms?
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by ap22213 10y ago
What evidence are you using to claim that laws against 'stealing' are one of the basic laws of society? I assume you mean after codified laws and surely after agriculture. And, probably post-enlightenment, right? But, at that poin
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by ap22213 10y ago
Excuse my ignorance, but how can one then have a concept of property without implying the use of force?
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by ap22213 10y ago
With regard to neighbors, there is hard-wired reciprocity involved. And, if one doesn't reciprocate, they may eventually be cut off from future generosity. On the other hand, many people genuinely get pleasure out of helping others. An
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by ap22213 10y ago
By that description, it sounds like a Bogeyman [1] to me. Anyway, I live in a mostly Capitalist system, and it's also authoritarian. The only thing that seems to keep it from spiraling into complete evil is that a democratic Leviathan
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by ap22213 10y ago
If I remember correctly, the pottery wheel came later.
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Streets happen naturally when there's enough population density and permanent structures. Of course, those things require agriculture first (or at least plentiful, permanent food sources like fish).
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I've lived in a lot of cities through the 'rust belt', and I'd estimate that half if not more of pre-1970 houses had no insulation at all.
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by ap22213 10y ago
Isn't that the problem with Internet discussions in general? It's so rare to find a person whose opinion has changed after reading a different perspective on the Internet.
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I'm really hoping that yours isn't a popular viewpoint. Having access to this type of information encourages people who have the curiousity to learn about it. If I didn't have access to PubMed or arXiv or pretty much every t
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by ap22213 10y ago
Do we really need genetic modification to address this though? Humans have had an effective history of inventing tools to scale their performance by magnitudes. For example, a Human was quite ineffective at digging the land so they invented
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by ap22213 10y ago
Different canals to be used by different boats One can spend a lifetime trying to build the perfect canal that works for all boats and spans the longest distance over the most varied terrain. But, if one only has one boat to get through, an
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by ap22213 10y ago
So, assuming that you've thought a bunch about this topic, what kind of policies would you recommend to address it? That is, given the genetic influence and subsequent lower quality of life, should it be considered and treated as a di
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by ap22213 10y ago
I skimmed it, but I didn't see much of a point except that he seems to be implying that poor people are more likely to be less intelligent (or rich people are more likely to be more intelligent). So, let's say his analysis is corr
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by ap22213 10y ago
Even with your analysis, the numbers look pretty bad. I get it if you're being critical of the journalism. But, if you're trying to suggest that rich and poor have equal (or even relatively equal) opportunity, you'll have to
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by ap22213 10y ago
Can you suggest ways in which 'barely wealthy' people can help new potential entrepreneurs? For example, I don't have enough money to be an angel or involved with an incubator or VC, but I have enough money to subsidize someo
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by ap22213 10y ago
For me, it's the History of Mathematics archive: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/
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Fascinating stuff. I have never pondered the arbitrariness of musical tunings (probably because I am not a musician). However, if these tunings and notes vary so much, what does it mean when one claims that they have 'perfect pitch&#x2
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by ap22213 10y ago
That's a bit too much hyperbole for me (and the top comment!). Sure, the US has its issues (and, if you're not taking direct action to change it...well). But, live outside the US for a while, and you'll see the difference. Fo
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Wouldn't that knowledge be accounted for in the individual stock prices?
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That's pretty harsh and a little bit rude, honestly. When someone buys a house or condo or whatever, they usually don't expect it to be turned in a hotel / motel. Most people don't like when their neighborhoods turn into
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by ap22213 10y ago
You're being way generous. It's more like 15 years. But, anyway, moving to another company won't help. Unless it's something that is specifically prohibited by contract (and not unilaterally editable), companies will eve
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In many jurisdictions in the US it is a felony to wear a mask in public.
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How would this even be possible, though? A few months ago I had an old friend joke to me that she knew that I had attended a youth sporting event with my son. I thought, 'That's creepy - how did she even know that? She lives in a

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