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by fromMars 8y ago
I found this article to be an enlightening analysis of the "Gender Equality Paradox". https://www.thejournal.ie/gender-equality-countries-stem-gir... In particular, “Broader economic factors appear to contribute t
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by fromMars 8y ago
What I got from the first article you linked is that Thorium reactors produce less radioactive waste but are unproven technologies.
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by fromMars 8y ago
I posted further up thread, and I am not an expert, that thorium based nuclear power may be safer with less dangerous waste and potential for weaponization.
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by fromMars 8y ago
This thread on reddit had an excellent discussion on nuclear power. There was some especially interesting discussion around thorium based nuclear power which has the potential to be much less dangerous. https://www.reddit.com&#x2
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by fromMars 8y ago
I might quibble with the white part here. I see many people of Asian and Indian descent in STEM fields.
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by fromMars 8y ago
> Are you saying that no one on the left calls out particular racial groups and demonizes them? Again, that is why I mentioned phraseology versus intent. > Are you saying that no one on the left calls out particular racial groups and
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by fromMars 8y ago
Agree, it seems that people have their pet issues, around here, Facebook is bad, Google is evil, etc. Once we have these memes established we can blame things like extremism on them.
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by fromMars 8y ago
I think you have to separate phraseology from intent. From where I sit, it appears that many "alt-right" types espousing views on racial or gender superiority fervently believe these concepts. That's not the case for most on
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by fromMars 8y ago
Depending on whether someone tends to be more of a planner or more impulsive, the long game may or may not fit. As I tend to be more impulsive, I find pursuing the long game to be a grind. I follow my interests for the most part, at the exp
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by fromMars 8y ago
I lived without a TV for 10 years. But, when I got married, I could not convince my spouse that a screen free environment would be beneficial for our kids. I also sometimes think I should get rid of my smart phone. Do I really need it? But
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by fromMars 8y ago
"A 6 year old's brain has no chance against a team of trained data scientists. We all know this." What a glib statement. Although, a meme here on Hacker News, it doesn't take a data scientist to make addictive games and
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by fromMars 8y ago
Can we not differentiate these two, morally? Is killing a civilian who uses words to critique a government not different than killing an enemy who is at war with a government? Maybe drones are terrible way to accomplish the latter (too many
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by fromMars 8y ago
Wow. This is great. I play left-handed, in fourths tuning and these visualizations are amazing. Consider adding chords, too!
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by fromMars 8y ago
I am skeptical of the findings. I imagine that people who get their Tonsils and Adenoids removed are probably more predisposed to allergies to begin with. My brother got both removed when he was 10 as he was suffering from ear infections an
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by fromMars 8y ago
Go, is more organic in that structures tend to grow and die over the course of the game. Chess rewards calculation moreso than Go. Games are often won in a few tactical sequences. On the other hand, in Go structure and shape is more importa
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by fromMars 8y ago
Wow. I can't believe they are trying to patent this...
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Bitcoin Energy Wasting Ponzi Scheme(zocalopublicsquare.org)
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by fromMars 10y ago
I've happily relocated to suburbia since starting a family with small children. As others have mentioned, I enjoy the open spaces, lack of crowds, and lines when I want to go out and do something. I consider cities like NY and SF to be
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by fromMars 10y ago
I have studied a lot of mathematics on my own. I did study physics as an undergrad. But, I went back and studied Real Analysis, Measure Theory, Combinatorics, Topology, and Stochastic Calculus. I have found, though, that while I have a dece
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by fromMars 11y ago
I think the parent poster's original comment should also probably be marked as off topic, too, given that he inserted religion into the discussion. I personally agree with Jose Duarte, that his political beliefs should not be grounds f
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by fromMars 11y ago
I grew up in a red state, too, and as an atheist, I got tired of being told I was going to hell by peers and forced to pray at school events. As such, I have a lot of Christian friends but, it is understandable that some "intellectuals
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by fromMars 11y ago
Java's verbosity makes me want to puke. Go wins over java on this point alone. I wish go had generics, but, overall, I enjoy writing Go, because I can do most of the things I did in java while feeling like I am writing python. I like o
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by fromMars 11y ago
I am not sure you can claim with any authority that what you learned in first grade sabotaged your ability to understand abstract concepts. My son has neither developed a solid understanding of the concepts that common core emphasizes nor a
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by fromMars 11y ago
I don't know exactly what the standards are but the assignments and tests for first graders are poorly designed. Emphasizing understanding at the expense of mechanics for basic arithmetic skills is a mistake. Especially, for kids at th
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by fromMars 11y ago
You make an interesting point about visiting a site that you are unfamiliar with. But, for that really to be an equitable negotiation, IMO, these ad-blockers should send a header that informs the content provider that they will be blockin
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by fromMars 11y ago
I am also not a fan of annoying ads and maybe I am just a crotchety old guy, but, IMO, using an Ad Blocker and viewing content is theft. If one is concerned with privacy, there are alternative measures such as cookie blocking options, legis
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by fromMars 11y ago
I loved working with F# for windows development but it wasn't a viable option for most of my projects. Ocaml is also a great language but it had problems with poor standard libraries and concurrency support. I consider Haskell a beauti
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by fromMars 11y ago
I think the economic explanation is at the root of this. As they mentioned, long term employment is essentially gone. In addition, things like pensions are no longer common except in the public sector. Add to that, the rise in cost of livin
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by fromMars 11y ago
I find myself strongly dissenting with the article and the opinions of most here. As vonklaus states, ads subsidize many services that I use and value but am unwilling or unable to pay for myself. Advertising is a fair market exchange. Busi