drak0n1c

41 ms·

601.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Statistics can be misleading. The vast majority of incidents aren't reported, and if they are filed they are filed under generic labels.
602.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Having both the serious possibility of prosecution while offering the alternative of entering a drug treatment facility and emerging with a cleared history is a good compromise. People who committed petty crimes due to addiction and were co
603.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
A wall would ensure that far fewer economic migrants are backing up the court system that asylum cases must also go through, and resolve the facility overcrowding issue. The problem is not with the facilities (which are on par with other de
604.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
It's myopic to blame the enforcement of existing laws on Trump. Laws make it clear that stepping foot on US soil without authorization requires federal detention pending a court date. The court system is clogged due to the ease of entr
605.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Interestingly in 2008 Hillary Clinton won the popular vote to be the Democratic Nominee but did not become the Nominee. The Democrats criticize the EC, but also don't mind using a form of it internally. https://en.wikipedia.
606.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
From the perspective of systems security -- there are too many security vulnerabilities regardless of whether or not they are being actively exploited to centralize national elections to a couple heavily populated states. These are states t
607.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Assuming that people can't get IDs based on their demographic is also a form of discrimination. Weak ID requirements disenfranchise voters of all backgrounds by enabling the possibility of diluting their votes with fraudulent registrat
608.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Thankfully, recent lawsuits are at least forcing counties that notoriously have more registered voters than they have age 18+ citizens to clean up their voter registrations. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/20
609.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
If you're interested in Singapore's story with Lee Kuan Yew here is an in-depth review of his book. https://old.reddit.com/r/TheMotte/comments/ceajmw/book_revie...
610.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
China has always had incredibly high tariffs on US goods, strict nationality limitations on investment and ownership, and many industry-wide bans that prevent US companies from even competing. Latest moves by the US, despite the bluster and
611.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Gas flaring ensures that its methane content is burned and not leaked into the atmosphere. Raw methane natural gas is 30x more potent of a greenhouse gas than the CO2 and water vapor products of its burning. Banning gas flaring would be ext
612.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
An accusatory and pushy street preacher does not win people over, rather the opposite. Self-righteous crusaders have historically failed to grasp this fact of basic psychology.
613.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Every major media group, from popular newspapers to television hosts, has on a regular basis committed the same sins you list - from bias to selective quotation to making statistically misleading “racist” pronouncements to facing litigation
614.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
What does it matter if he believes the moon is made of cheese or if he emulates Ilhan Omar on Twitter? He provided documents. Shoot the messenger all you want but the substance of what was exposed can’t be denied. He provided way more docum
615.
Google Insider turns over laptop and 950 pages of documents to DOJ(saraacarter.com)
11 points by drak0n1c 7y ago|0 comments
616.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Kenya has relatively lacking landfill and garbage collection infrastructure - such a policy makes great sense given those conditions. Bag bans have less utility in developed countries where more than 99% of trash is safely sequestered into
617.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
It's not a blind spot. They are not conservatives, they do not believe in liberty and God-given individual rights. Actual alt-righters oppose capitalism and believe in economically socialist and communitarian ideas. Similarly but to a
618.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Even if Canada is not likely to become an enemy, their metal industry could dissipate due to any number of other causes (just like how ours has dissipated). It's like using software dependencies - in the long term it can be better to c
619.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
They are sourced, the researchers and universities behind each of the figures are named and it is easy to look them up. Are hyperlinks necessary? The findings are published in journals, not on websites.
620.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
For what it's worth, there are many interesting tidbits sourced from scientific studies in this article: "they found that organic dairy farms cause at least 30% more soil loss, and take up twice as much land, as conventional dairy
621.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Always good to hear that software has a role in progressing hard technology.
622.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Andrew WK has great segments on Fox's "Red Eye" (late night banter-based comedy show) which can be found on Youtube. He's very good at navigating wildly different social circles with ease.
623.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
There is a dichotomy in the government between elected representatives and unelected bureaucrats. The "deep state" exists but it is not nearly as malicious as popularly portrayed. At worst, those who make their careers as unelecte
624.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
It’s so plainly exploiting massacre as a partisan tool. The Dayton Ohio shooter, STEM school shooter, and Congressional baseball shooter were all active left-wing activists but there is no equivalent examination and hand-wringing in the med
625.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
Here are some examples of excessive policing and prosecution: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4075328/Man-jailed-... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-47638527 https:/
626.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
You’re right about the demonetization effects, but to clarify the Maza-Crowder tiff - Maza previously spent years mocking Crowder and making inappropriate sexual references involving himself and Crowder. Crowder responded inappropriately, t
627.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
It’s not so odd when you see countries with laws labeling and controlling “hate speech”, such as the UK, end up prosecuting people for blaspheming religious prophets and critiquing religion. There are obvious pros and cons to nebulous hate
628.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
A related finding - a group (not Mayan, but not quite the Aztecs either) imprisoned an entire Conquistador convoy (Spaniards, Africans, and American Indians) for months and gradually sacrificed and cannibalized them. So the "anyone and
629.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
What qualifies as "same sort of crowdsourced intimidation tactics"? Yesterday, a Trump supporter was actually beaten bloody by a crowd in NYC based on the hat he wore. Are media and political figures who demonize Trump and his vot
630.
by drak0n1c 7y ago
There are small family restaurants that I never would have discovered or thought of going to if I hadn't received a postcard ad in the mail.

More ›