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by cfadvan 8y ago
Yes. Take the political rants to a site that encourages rather than strictly bans them. The internet is full of politics, is it so wrong that this one corner of it not be?
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by cfadvan 8y ago
This is a horrendous article, clearly written by someone who doesn’t grasp the basics. I gave up when they conflated how the double-slit experiment demonstrates wave-particle duality with a demonstration of superposition. I can’t believe ho
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Cynically, they’re playing from big tobacco’s book, and this is like putting filters on a Lucky Strike. The product is the same, it can still be used the same way, and they only make money when it’s used that way. But now they have a shre
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Maybe I’m getting cynical, but I feel like The author just posed questions, arguments and opinions but nothing substantive. is basically Aeon in a nutshell these days.
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by cfadvan 8y ago
I agree with the conclusion, but the problem with perception is that no sexually abused child or child of an addictt ever made a choice to be that child. 100% of the time, they’re purely victims. A lot of drug addicts are the same way, bu
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by cfadvan 8y ago
i can understand this sentiment, but there are many mental illnesses that bring pain to the people around the afflicted. why do we single drug addicts out for judgement? At some point a drug addict, predisposition and circumstances aside,
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Only if a debate is had in good faith, does it have any hope of being something other than a waste of time. There’s a reason that scientists don’t debate flat earthers and young esrthers. Sometimes the debate acts only to legitimize a viewp
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by cfadvan 8y ago
DADA actually sounds somewhat interesting. I think the art world is one that could genuinely benefit from Blockchain technology, if only the power consumption issue turns out to be practically solveable.
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Ireland here as well, and that had a lot to do with poverty and families needing their kids to work at a young age. The same was true in the US before child labor laws. I think a general “ambient” risk and a culture of,having your 9 year ol
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by cfadvan 8y ago
"AGW skeptics" just want a sincere conversation based on science. Twenty years ago, maybe. Today it’s like your racist uncle who always wants a “reasonable discussion about immigration” that would make a National Front member bl
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by cfadvan 8y ago
AGW skeptics, like evolution and spheroid Earth skeptics are their own audience, no one else is really bothering to tailor their speech to them. We’ve entered the casually dismissive phase of the relationship. The ROI for dealing with peopl
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Speaking for myself I enjoy the company in limited doses. HN is fun to visit, but fuck me if I’d live here. There’s a big world full of perspectives and ways of thinking that would be concern trolled and rules lawyered to death by a group o
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Resume Viewing Gotta earn those 15 million credits!
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by cfadvan 8y ago
I can’t be the only person who thinks that broadcasting with the intent of advertising our presence is at best, pointless, and at worse dangerous, right? Passive SETI is great, if unlikely to succeed, but this just seems like a bad idea.
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by cfadvan 8y ago
I don’t need to be granted a right to call someone despicable, but thanks for high-roading me so effectively, while avoiding adding any substance of your own. Rees-Mogg would be proud I’m sure.
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by cfadvan 8y ago
They mostly ascribed it to being chosen by god and descended from various noble families, and kings.
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Tech watchdogs call on Facebook, Google for transparency around censored content(techcrunch.com)
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Uber Thinks Its Self-Driving Car Killed Because It ‘Decided’ Not to Swerve(theverge.com)
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The Submerged History Surrounding Turkey’s Black Rose(atlasobscura.com)
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This Tiny Gadget Creates an Uncensored Mini Internet(fastcodesign.com)
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Three Decades Later, Mystery Numbers Explained(quantamagazine.org)
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What Does an Infamous Biohacker’s Death Mean for the Future of DIY Science?(theatlantic.com)
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How to Reconstruct an Ancient Meal from Dirty Dishes Alone(atlasobscura.com)
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How the Language of Self-Driving Is Killing Us(thedrive.com)
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Tesla Semi production version will have closer to 600 mi range, says Elon Musk(electrek.co)
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How Did This Bone Broth Company Raise Over $100M?(fastcompany.com)
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Just to insert the usual analogy, if a single collision is the proverbial smashing of two clocks, and then trying to discern their makeup from the wreckage, this is akin to smashing dozens of clocks at the same time. How can you tell where
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by cfadvan 8y ago
Many people on the internet want to chime in on a complex situation without knowing any of the backstory, and without understanding what is going on. Instead, they look for confirmation of their own beliefs and to demonize people who disag
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This Tiny Gadget Creates an Uncensored Mini Internet(fastcodesign.com)
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Troubled Times for Alternatives to Einstein’s Theory of Gravity(quantamagazine.org)
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