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by bsanr2 7y ago
Okay, but there are two responses inline with mine that show physics literature as easily bullshit-able. Also, no, it's a really bad analogy, for the reasons stated.
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by bsanr2 7y ago
That seems to be more a case of the topic being a foregone conclusion to the point of triteness than anything else, considering that the only instance in which a future for white children isn't preserved is one in which everyone else i
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by bsanr2 7y ago
That's a bad analogy, though. In one case, you have a group who has to examine, and a group that has to discover. They both employ high-level critical-thinking and creative-thinking skills, but their output of novel work under even nor
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by bsanr2 7y ago
Well, sometimes subjectivity is necessary. Our systems of justice are loaded with reasonability and community standards tests, because the ultimate arbiter of right or wrong in cases of harassment or morality often is, "Did it make som
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Japan.
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by bsanr2 7y ago
The problem with the TPP was that it stomped on consumer rights in a very China-like way. It was also very NAFTA-y in that it supported business and US natsec interests thoroughly while completely avoiding accountability to the average Amer
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by bsanr2 7y ago
That's not what's happening. People are being de-platformed for carrying out or inciting harassment and violence. The only thing that's changed is that we've decided that it's unacceptable to hide behind passive spe
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by bsanr2 7y ago
Yes, without outside influence. That's called deflation, which many consider bad because it incentivizes saving over using money, slowing the economy. We would have seen that after the crash in 07/08, but the federal government st
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by bsanr2 7y ago
>We shouldn't be prioritizing anyone's interests via an institution with the right to licit first use of force. Right. We should leave it to individuals with power and influence accrued during the current era, where we... prior
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by bsanr2 7y ago
Money as it currently exists isn't personal property, it's an instrument for managing debt incurred by economic activity. Higher taxes on you are just society shifting their priorities away from your interests. Sucks for you, but
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by bsanr2 7y ago
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Satoru Iwata or Satoshi Kon yet. Both were fairly high-profile losses because of their reputations and how suddenly they left us. Kon's farewell letter was also somewhat remarkable because of the
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by bsanr2 7y ago
It's simpler than that. If legacy status can influence your ability to enter university, then whether or not your parents were barred entry has a direct effect on whether or not you will be able to get in.
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by bsanr2 7y ago
It shouldn't be. Admission should be a lottery passed a base SAT score. That score should be based on analysis of how capable of Harvard's existing course load a student who receives a given score is, rather than, say, calibrating
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by bsanr2 7y ago
Because Harvard admits on legacy status.
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by bsanr2 7y ago
Unfortunately, they are also subject to the bigotry native blacks are subject to - one of the wealthiest majority-black counties in the country, whose population has swelled recently with highly-educated African and West Indian immigrants,
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by bsanr2 7y ago
You're making the mistake of projecting the deterministic nature of "machine level" causality onto the ability of the scripting language that is human agency to interact with the world in ways that can be characterized as &qu
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by bsanr2 7y ago
>This is assuming the current incorrect findings aren't being used as justifications for infringement of human rights currently. ...No, it doesn't assume that. The notion that circumstances are imperfect doesn't doesn&#x27
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by bsanr2 7y ago
I noticed this while experimenting with VR and hand-tracking. Without tactile or precise auditory feedback, the experience was hollow, even with relatively high-fidelity visuals and tracking. You can never feel like you are somewhere else -
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by bsanr2 7y ago
That would be because sufficiently controversial conclusions in the social sciences can upend social stability (endangering the ability of social science work to be performed) and serve as the justification for the infringement of human rig
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by bsanr2 7y ago
I understand that HN's demographic is likely to be skeptical of this, but I submit as proof the changes to these laws and conventions that happen when they begin to effect white communities. The most infamous of late is, of course, the
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by bsanr2 7y ago
They're both colloquialisms that are somewhat inappropriate for the topic at hand.
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by bsanr2 7y ago
>I don't think it's unreasonable to say all participants in a crime that leads to a murder, even if the participant didn't personally kill someone, are equally guilty. I do. A murder verdict requires action, effect, and ma
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by bsanr2 7y ago
It's a biological fact that's recognized in our having a separate system for juvenile and adult defendants. We can't leave it behind, it would be cruel and unusual.
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by bsanr2 7y ago
Every seemingly irrational law or socioeconomic convention that you may find in the US can ultimately be tied causally to the bleeding of contempt for people of color into the design process. It short circuits our logical faculties and resu
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by bsanr2 7y ago
I did 2160 out of 2400 (1490 on the 1600 scale), which got me Merit Commended and an Achievement Scholars Candidacy. No test prep, save for basic instructions and having taken the PSAT twice. AFAIC I bombed the math portion and would have s
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by bsanr2 7y ago
>But they can - and will - find other procedures. Not making enough money from that doctor's visit? Well, we better do some tests, then, just to be sure there's no lurking problem. Oh, there was a spot on that X-ray - more test
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by bsanr2 7y ago
I'd counter that in many cases it doesn't even try to be fair. It privileges the ability to craft an argument over bare facts, which immediately privileges those who can afford professional representation. At the core of the fear
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He's not wrong though.
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by bsanr2 7y ago
I have, and that is what he said. I'll be happy to hear another basis for anti-union sentiment that is not inclusive of being afraid of the rich or spiteful of some perceived outgroup. I'd actually wager that that covers the bases
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by bsanr2 7y ago
They're not equal if the baselines built on greater or lesser degrees of correctness or ignorance.

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