dennis_jeeves1

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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
16. Have relationships with functional/reliable people who will help you in a crisis. ( easier said than done)
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
The headline can be rewritten/generalized as : "The boiling frog of freedom"
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>we're forgetting the basics of civilization, like, what are ownership rights? Most people always had poor memories, George Orwell make that observation. It's unfortunately one of the human conditions.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
Flip the gender in the headline and there will be more comments. lol.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
True, let me also include the ritual of shaving. It ain't fun.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>But while we are fine with different genetic groups having different incidences for hair color, nose shapes or skin pigmentation, For most people differences among different groups stop at the brain ;)
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>Needing to be your own scientist now is like needing to be your own farmer: completely unnecessary for most people. I wish I could tell that you were right. But you are wrong. This tell me more about how much you have spent time on a e
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
You have a fair point ( though I wasn't quite referring to that) , in the sense that we all make decisions based on best evidence that fits our own best analysis rather than be paralyzed by “we don’t know” stand. My guess regarding mos
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>Yet despite your inability to independently and directly verify it (which actually you could do) No you cannot, unless you are willing to spend a few years on it. I can tell right away that have not explored any subject in depth.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
Correct, I cannot verify if the earth is round, flat or trapezoid. (I'll give some credence to astronauts, pilot, astronomers etc. who have relatively direct evidence that someone like me with a desk bound job)
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>but has fallen into the propaganda trap. How about the other way around? My point being, for a subject like this, either you or your friend cannot verify the 'science' except take someone's word.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
And now if only someone funded an ALS cure... As far I know, I don't don't think mainstream medicine is close to solving _any_ chronic condition, except managing it.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
The tragedy is - why do the young care about technology? Look like they have to find some meaning in their un-fulfilling lives.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>It's polite. Sorry you have a chip on your shoulder about it though. I would tell you to cut that shit out, if you dealt with me in person. I really would.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>Education, however, consistently leads to better outcomes So, if everyone had 2 phds ( assuming phds are the pinnacle of educational heights) almost no one (or very few) would be left behind?
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
> 3) What is the root cause? This really is an easy ( but not popular) answer. It's collective stupidity or more formally low IQ. A quote come to mind: “If at age 20 you are not a Communist then you have no heart. If at age 30 you
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>I took it at face value as a good story about animals running a farm. I think adult 'socialists' ( as opposed to capitalists ) are in that league. A quote come to mind: “If at age 20 you are not a Communist then you have no he
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
That's a good way to put it. It's very accurate to the extent I understand most humans.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>You seem to be throwing the baby with the bathwater and being too cynical if you conclude No, I didn't disagree with the scientific process per-se. But don't put too much faith in it either if there are things at stake for you
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>Do you believe that reality doesn't exist? 'Reality' isn't something that different people can easily agree on. Most people including professional scientist have little or no inclination to investigate their beliefs.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>the _is_ a fact of the matter that eventually people will recognize, Wrong, very wrong.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>Employees have realised we are equally as effective working from home and simply do not want to waste 2+ UNPAID hours of every day travelling to a corporate building for the sake of it. Most were effectively fools to not realize that be
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
Better that fixing a kubernates yaml configuration for sure.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
Now that we know what the problem is, here is one potential solution that I can think of besides the obvious 'find-a-good-dentist' . Take dentistry and medicine into your own hands to the best possible extent, yes I know it&#x27
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
Very strange indeed.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>If that had happened to me, it probably would have radicalized me. One can just get 'radicalized' merely by observing what going on around, like Ted Kaczynski. Version 1.0 of humans collectively don't meet the bar of sta
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>> competence is often inversely correlated with charisma >Source needed Experience and observation. When one is deeply involved in solving hard problems, one has less time for pleasantries, superfluous stuff ( but important to peo
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>I'm a physicist. I'm deeply concerned about the reproducibility of my results. By way of comparison, biology and related 'sciences' ( psychology, medicine, nutrition, microbiology etc.) will appear to be nearly a sc
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
>and the entire team gushed with praises for each other Lol, you should add that this is a sarcasm.
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by dennis_jeeves1 3y ago
Another thing that one can also be reasonably sure, is when when things stop working ( for the ones where it was working for a time, and they were talking about it), is that they are going to be very quite about it.

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