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by craftsman 4y ago
The difference is not only in whether they are verifiable, whether they are verified, but also whether things which are produced from them actually seem to work. Religious claims fail at all three: they are not verifiable, they have not bee
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by craftsman 4y ago
See my sibling for my first reply. My second reply is that it’s important whether things derived from two different claims actually work. Make two hospitals: one which follows standard Western medical practice, and the other which does not
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by craftsman 4y ago
It would be more accurate to say that science corrects itself. At any given time there are ideas which appear to have been verified as much as possible, others which are near speculation, and others which are quite uncertain with evidence f
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by craftsman 4y ago
I can’t reply to the question I was asked, so I reply here: How many have I verified? I’m not sure of the #, but I’ve verified much of classical physics, chemistry, astronomical observations, and lots of things in electronics (some of which
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by craftsman 4y ago
If you can’t use the concept of causality outside of the universe, then the idea that there’s a creator outside of the universe who caused the universe is already out of bounds.
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by craftsman 4y ago
You seem to have a view that the world consists only of (a) people who claim things, and (b) people who believe them, and that there’s no difference between types of claims. The claim of someone who says they have the word of god is hearsay
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by craftsman 4y ago
The difference between the two claims is whether they are verifiable.
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by craftsman 4y ago
> Maybe the consequences of that in terms of individual wealth ownership are unpalatable to you, but the alternative would result in an option that is net significantly worse for society. The alternative? Surely there are more than two
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by craftsman 4y ago
The law can provide the authority to act, the boundaries of action, and define the intent. The agencies, by taking on the role of determining & implementing the details of Congress’ directive, reduce the overt political influence that t
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by craftsman 4y ago
That's true in exactly the way that disproves your point. Prior to the Federal Reserve era, there were so-called non-fiat currencies, that is, those convertible to silver or gold. Except when they weren't. There were many notable
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by craftsman 7y ago
The Mathematical Experience by Philip J. Davis and Reuben Hersh talks about the different ways of viewing mathematics, including this Platonic idea of it existing "out there". Another poster noted a quote--which I also think is fr
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The technology giants didn’t deserve public trust in the first place(librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com)
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> I don't know why / who said that pipenv is the official recommended way, if it is it should not be and I hope it is not. The Python Packaging Authority says that pipenv is the first "recommended way" for managing ap
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by craftsman 8y ago
For those interested in hearing more about TI calculators and hacking on them, this episode of the Embedded.fm podcast was really fun, and there are a couple interesting links in the show notes: https://www.embedded.fm/episo
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Greenland melt in July and August: Three spikes and out(nsidc.org)
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How to Build a Low-Tech Website(lowtechmagazine.com)
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Poll: How old is your current smartphone?
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4 years or more
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Riddled with Questions: Interrogating Your Technology(librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com)
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How to Reserve a Seat in a Library(librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com)
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Ethical OS and Silicon Valley’s Guilty Conscience(librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com)
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From Megatechnic Bribe to Megatechnic Blackmail: Mumford’s ‘Megamachine’(boundary2.org)
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The Courage to Be Afraid – A Review of Roy Scranton’s “We’re Doomed. Now What?”(librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com)
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by craftsman 8y ago
I'll admit to it being poorly worded. :) So yes, I know that small, embedded systems exist, so let me be more concrete in my questions, some of which you started to answer: * What languages are used on these systems? * What RTOSs would

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