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by atlantic 11y ago
I don't think truth can be crowd-sourced. It's as simple as that. I don't think the majority is always right, or even that it's right most of the time. Which doesn't mean I'm anti-democratic because (and I&#x27
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by atlantic 11y ago
I'm aware of Kuhn, but I think Popper's Logic of Scientific Discovery is more germane to this discussion, particularly his distinction between logic of proof and logic of discovery. Going back to your opinion poll example, there i
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by atlantic 11y ago
I don't follow your argument. Take something like Newton's theory of motion. It stands or falls on its mathematical and experimental foundations. It doesn't matter if Newton belonged to the gentry, if he treated his servants
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Precisely. The only thing this study tells us is that no galactic-scale civilization in the 100 or so closest galaxies fits the pattern imagined by the America of the 1950s. I find that strangely reassuring.
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There is a great deal of anecdotal evidence that it is indeed destroying relationships. I suggest you browse the pornfree subreddit and see what people are saying. I know it's not science, but it's suggestive nevertheless.
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Excellent. This is the crux of the question. Ideas have to be evaluated on their content, not according to the identity of the authors, otherwise civilized discourse is shut down.
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Maybe he has an agenda, maybe not; it's not important. His arguments stand or fall on their own merit. You haven't engaged with his argumentation; your simply trying to discredit him.
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What he's saying is that all oppressed groups suffer from prejudice before all else. Prejudice is the facilitator for all forms of oppressive behaviour. And prejudice against the supposedly privileged is a prejudice like any other. No
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by atlantic 11y ago
The prerequisite for civilized discourse is that arguments should stand or fall on their own merits. To evaluate opinions on the basis of the sociopolitical identity of the author, and to shout down those who do not pass this test, is pure
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by atlantic 12y ago
Keep in mind that, if you are a beginner who was taken on for a big project, then your client hired you to get a much cheaper deal than with an experienced developer, against the risk of a delayed or unfinished application. If it doesn&#x27
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by atlantic 12y ago
Which deceased is that? This person was convicted of robbery, not murder.
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Actually, no. The same federal agents that stole large sums of Bitcoin from Silk Road also seem to have tried to frame DPR for murder. http://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahjeong/2015/03/31/force-and-...
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by atlantic 12y ago
If somebody steals your savings, one person is affected - you. And while pointing a gun to one person's head will work, it won't scale. But if somebody works out how to steal an electronic vote, such a solution is likely to scale,
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by atlantic 12y ago
Snowden would not have been safe from kidnapping in South America. Once his location was known, he would have been as good as captured. Only Russia or China have the kind of military might that could deter the US from attempting to take him
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by atlantic 12y ago
I looked through some of the questions. Simple things like being able to read a chart or to calculate an interest rate. How would this not have any bearing on productivity?
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by atlantic 12y ago
Your efforts in burning the midnight oil are laudable, but becoming a good developer takes time and experience; there is only so much you can do to speed up the process. And you also need some work-life balance, especially at your age. Noth
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by atlantic 12y ago
What you could have done from the beginning was to sell on the debt to a debt collection company. It's something you can still do now, and you will sleep easy in the knowledge that the collectors will not let the matter rest until they
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by atlantic 12y ago
The title does seem to imply that. What the article in fact says is that the free upgrade is being offered globally, but the motivation behind it is to re-engage with Chinese Windows users who have an unlicensed OS.
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Because of the way data can be cross-referenced in this case. You can create connections between a license plate, a photograph, a specific time and location, and possibly the package you send (image some system inside the postbox itself to
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by atlantic 12y ago
I was in the same kind of situation as you 5 years ago. Decided to resign, sell my apartment, and move back to my country of origin, with a wife and kids, and no prospects of work. Just a leap in the dark. Went through a rough patch, eventu
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by atlantic 12y ago
A good algorithm is useless unless you have enough capital to work with. You might have to spend years just building up enough capital to make a decent income off your trading; or, lack of capital might well induce you to trade at high leve
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by atlantic 12y ago
And here are the rules that formed the core of the AI (in case you missed them): Score provides a move score based on the following: first, the "To" position results in taking of a piece. Second, the "From" position is a
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It's not the chemical. It's the dosage, and the way the body knows how to regulate it.
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And the etymology of dis-aster is astrological: a negative event caused by an unfavourable planetary configuration, by "bad stars".
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I think the point being made is that the law is enforced selectively and with varying degrees of enthusiasm, to further the interests of specific political groups.
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Well, something has to give. Pick up your family and move to a more interesting location.
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Violence and war are not unusual historically. But the speed and thoroughness with which a whole continent was cleared of its native inhabitants, and the survivors were subject to all kinds of institutionalized abuse until their culture and
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by atlantic 12y ago
So presumably, if some foreign power invaded the US next week, violently exterminated most of the population, and herded the survivors into a few tracts of land, you would be fine with that? After all, land changes hands continuously.
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by atlantic 12y ago
Honest question: what exactly is the benefit of of allowing civilian gun ownership, which you imply balances out the "collateral damage" of accidental death? From a European point of view, it looks absurd. Most criminals here do n

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