discoursism

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   by discoursism 9y ago

   I don't think you can say, "hindsight," when the mitigation was actually recommended in reports that were made before the event. It's only hindsight when mitigations become obvious after a disaster.
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   by discoursism 9y ago

   I have recently had a question about this. When a foreigner owns a fraction of a corporation, what taxes do they pay to the US government on their dividends and appreciation? It occurred to me that if the answer is, "none," That w
3. 123.▲
   by discoursism 9y ago

   Presumably the "this is not so legal" refers to the "most of it isn't being reported to the relevant tax authorities," not the "is held offshore."
4. 124.▲
   by discoursism 9y ago

   I was not clear about what I was trying to reply to. I've expanded my quote and reworded. Thanks for pointing this out.
5. 125.▲
   by discoursism 9y ago

   > Do I understand correctly that ... moderate consumption of coffee leads to a reduction in the risk of CVD You do not understand correctly. :) Moderate coffee consumption is associated with a reduction in the risk of CVD. It is more l
6. 126.▲
   by discoursism 9y ago

   I don't understand why so many people in this thread are making claims about cursive's efficiency, when the article cites scientific investigations that say it isn't.
7. 127.▲
   by discoursism 9y ago

   I was talking about penance, and I also used the word penance, so we're good, right? The quoted section is what made me think about this aspect of the issue.
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   by discoursism 9y ago

   > Amends are really hard to do. I'd just once love to see one of these abusers make some kind of serious penance. I mean something that costs more than a few words written on a page. Donating x% of their wealth to organizations of t
9. 129.▲
   by discoursism 9y ago

   The supply constraints med schools impose most certainly are not to prevent "oversupply" of doctors. Depending on who you ask, there are two main reasons they exist. One view is that there's a finite amount of doctors willing
10. 130.▲
    by discoursism 9y ago

    I'll always remember him as the guy who wore his Google Glass in the shower, posted a picture of it, and then got mad when it broke.
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    by discoursism 9y ago

    I agree that the situation is bad, but I do want to call out a technicality here. You don't have to work with them. Everyone around you chooses to work with them, because they believe that doing so is safer than not. And this impin
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    by discoursism 9y ago

    > then more or less passive listening until you change the subject. The goal of a conversation is not to get to a subject on which you can pontificate. Quite the opposite! And there are options other than passive listening and oration. W