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781.
by deciplex 12y ago
How's the constitution for the 6th one coming along?
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by deciplex 12y ago
So thinking about cause and effect gets people to examine their beliefs a bit more, and reduces extremism. But, why should anyone involved in law and policy, including voters, care about cause and effect? It has little place in our legislat
783.
by deciplex 12y ago
But, Albert doesn't know the day at first. If Cheryl had told him "June" he would not know that Bernard does not know her birthday.
784.
by deciplex 12y ago
sigh downvoting my post is not going to turn humans into Bayesian creatures. And, if you think humans are inherently Bayesian, I am very interested to hear your reasoning, since it would be: 1. wonderful news and, 2. fly in the face o
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by deciplex 12y ago
> 1. Using “guys” to mean “people”. I agree with the author that a guy is a man is a guy. Using 'guys' is a micro-aggression. A rather minor one, in my opinion, but if it's contributing to an unwelcome environment then w
786.
by deciplex 12y ago
> people (inherently Bayesian creatures) If only this were true.
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by deciplex 12y ago
Considering that his comment is getting justly downvoted and will likely be dead with 15 minutes, no, he really isn't. he's just a single sexist individual.
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by deciplex 12y ago
Perhaps, and furthermore Earth's surface-to-volume ratio would increase quite a lot more shortly afterward, as its shattered remains spread throughout the solar system. I imagine that the Earth would cool off rather quickly, or what&#x
789.
by deciplex 12y ago
The Earth is quite a lot smaller that 1/3000th the volume of the Sun. If it was producing 1/3000th the total energy output of the Sun, it would explode.
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by deciplex 12y ago
People need to know that results-focused thinking is important in the first place. Maybe you are overestimating how many people make this effort. For the most part, when you say "solved" most people will take that to mean "my
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by deciplex 12y ago
I've read enough of your other replies ITT to know you aren't exactly sticking up for the ESA, but rather playing your usual devil's advocate/contrarian role :-) You're not getting boxed in, at least not by me. Let&
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by deciplex 12y ago
Yes, culture will have to change . But the technological advances are coming an awful lot faster than cultures usually change, historically speaking. And even if we make it through to the other side, it's probably going to be painful.
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by deciplex 12y ago
I have read part of the ESA brief. I have skimmed through the rest. If I was going to be charitable to the EFF when reading their article here, I would say that there is so much ridiculous bullshit in the ESA brief that the person who wrote
794.
by deciplex 12y ago
For someone whose been flooding this thread with complaints about the EFF misrepresenting the ESA, you're being awfully disingenuous here. Here's the passage: > EFF’s discussion of “matchmaking” services and multiplayer-modes i
795.
by deciplex 12y ago
The way we do economics depends pretty heavily on there being enough jobs for everyone, or nearly enough anyway. And our culture reinforces this fact (a strong desire to work is honorable, a belief that most work is mostly bullshit is not)
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by deciplex 12y ago
> Brightwell said fears over the system’s integrity were being fanned by “well-funded, well-managed anti-internet voting lobby groups”. I think this is a bad attitude, but I would agree that it could be (and too often is) a lot worse.
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by deciplex 12y ago
Well, I can paraphrase my own comment from the thread about Australian elections: You can slander everyone who discovers vulnerabilities in your software, and you can even lobby to make it illegal to disclose those vulnerabilities, and thro
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by deciplex 12y ago
Because, you can slander everyone who discovers vulnerabilities in your software, and you can even lobby to make it illegal to disclose those vulnerabilities, and throw people in prison over it, and so on... and your software will go right
799.
by deciplex 12y ago
> Of course, back then Japan had or adopted cooler tech than most of the rest of the world. Key word being 'adopted'. I guess there was a time when Japanese culture enthusiastically adopted technology and culture from outside o
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by deciplex 12y ago
It's not that they are necessarily more susceptible, it's that they would be exposed to more of it, under this model.
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by deciplex 12y ago
That's not without cost, though. It could mean that poor become so inundated with ads that they waste their already limited budget on frivolous bullshit and junk food, and have to take out more payday loans to pay the water bill this m
802.
by deciplex 12y ago
It's a combination of "the ads subsidize the production of the content somewhat i.e. you aren't paying the full price" and "everyone is desensitized to ads now anyway so we might at well show them in every place we
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by deciplex 12y ago
I'm more concerned with the anthropomorphism of an entire industry. This line of reasoning ignores the fact that The Ad Industry is not A Person With A Memory And Coherent History but rather just an almost-random sample of people with
804.
by deciplex 12y ago
Well, since you've staked out your reply in direct and total point-by-point opposition to my own, bizarro-world style, there isn't much room for discussion. I will address one thing: > It is not generally the practice to commen
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by deciplex 12y ago
> That doesn't mean downvotes were for disagreement. Just because you intended it to contribute to productive dialogue doesn't mean that downvoters didn't think that it failed to provide a substantive contribution. > Yo
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by deciplex 12y ago
> I'm actually surprised to see people here complaining about downvotes being used to disagree with comments. It is quite common and gets really annoying after a while. Some of my comments in the past have broken the rules. Fine - d
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by deciplex 12y ago
Well, at the risk of adding "gratuitous negativity" to this comment thread, I'll say this: sounds like another way for people to rationalize downvoting posts they merely dislike or disagree with.
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by deciplex 12y ago
>Disturbing truth: A fixation on preventing death diminishes life Define 'fixation'. Total prevention of death obviously does not diminish life. If there ever comes a day when we truly conquer aging, it is going to be one of sa
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by deciplex 12y ago
> I don't need a faster iPhone, or more tech. I need computing power equivalent to several thousand million human brains within the physical space of my home by 2050, and fitting in my pocket by 2075.
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by deciplex 12y ago
A merchant will not always be in a position to pass along that cost. They may have to accept a decrease in profit margin per customer in exchange for increased business. They may also have to accept a decreased profit margin overall in exch

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