graemep

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by graemep 1mo ago
Some people think it matters, mostly politicians and political activists. That does not mean its actually important.
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People change. A change may or may not be the result of mental illness. I know many people who have changed greatly for the better because of life experiences or their own choices, and many people who have changed for the worse. We all do i
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by graemep 1mo ago
> Lawyers and diplomats and politicians and bureaucrats are humans, that only generate text. You think they have no lives outside their work? You think even their work has no interactions that are not written?
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Why does the size of a county's territory matter so much? Russia is much bigger than the US or China, is it more important? Australia has about three quarters of the land area of the US, is it as significant?
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Yes, if virtually all countries sign a treaty.
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I think the problem is that some people do genuinely have a great childhood, or another phase of life (university is another one), while others have a terrible childhood or another phase of life, and people who have one fail to understand t
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by graemep 1mo ago
That lead me to a number of good sources, especially this: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/24/automattic-vs-wp-engine/ which links to a lot more I already knew Matt was throwing a tantrum and refusi
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by graemep 1mo ago
I think you are right about it being miserable people. People who have forgotten how to have fun and just enjoy life. I think its linked to the hustle culture, and the need to constantly do something (even if its just doomscrolling). There
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by graemep 1mo ago
That is a circular effect. Its true because people assume it and behave accordingly. A self-fulfilling prophecy.
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No, I want evidence that this means they have a "biological instinct" to regard the mother as the primary parent. One is a instinctive physical behaviour, the other is emotional, but you are claiming that the first proves the seco
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Very few women breastfeed for years. When breastfeeding they can express milk and keep a bottle in the fridge. The father can do literally everything else. Other than that, what evidence do you have that there is a "biological instinct
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A mono laser is a good fit for that. The up front cost is higher but the cost per page is tiny.
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My 10 year old mono laser printer requires a cartridge very two years or so. This is despite being a lot more heavily used than the average domestic printer.
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IIRC in Capital in the 21st Century Piketty argues that the world wars reduced inequality, so while some interests may gain, others lose.
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by graemep 1mo ago
I made the same point in a less snarky way in my previous comment in this thread. It is a very deeply embedded assumption that women are primary parents. Any man who has been an equal or primary carer for their kids will tell you that.
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Their own mother or father. This is important for multiple reasons. Some fathers are better parents (I undoubtedly was), if you assume mothers do childcare it limits choices for both men and women. It is a barrier to equal childcare which
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by graemep 1mo ago
> If you mean your skills stagnated 10+ years ago and have not advanced since then, then... yeah, you might be the only one ;). Unfortunately, definitely not. There are lots of people still doing the same as they did a decade ago who hav
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by graemep 1mo ago
There are many such because the Church's own belief is that a bishop always remains a bishop (even if removed from their diocese) and can make others bishops.
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You are right and that history is another reason: the starting point was that. However, even when popes started claiming greater authority there was a practical constraint on centralisation.
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There are a number of more clear cut examples in the article. A pond is not as dangerous as a pool unless the child is likely to swim in it.
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You can get parasites from animal faeces too.
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The question being what text to whom? The original text in the context of the culture of the original audience or an English translation interpreted as though addressed to a contemporary audience?
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Argument between Paul and others that Paul won.
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I disagree. What changed was that the Roman Empire stopped persecuting Christians. There are still places where Christians are non-conformist to the point of execution. Christianity is often in conflict with governments. One example is the
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by graemep 1mo ago
> Catholic Church is notoriously top-down and hierarchical It has a hierarchy, but it has multiple hierarchies. It is not all that top down. Bishop's ave a lot of autonomy, and most decisions are made at the diocesan level. Dioceses
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by graemep 1mo ago
> so many local organizations have gotten hacked or data exfiltrated because "why do software and hardware updates when everything is working" They have a lot less information. Consider my too examples. What do they record elec
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by graemep 1mo ago
Given what Jesus had to say about the rich, yes, definitely. Thiel called one of his companies Palantir which is weird too.
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Sounds rather like a statistician's way of saying it.
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£70 ($94) in the UK so is US prices exclude sales taxes $14 is VAT, what about the other $10? GP says its $105 in the EU. I do not think VAT is high enough to explain that anywhere in the EU?
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by graemep 1mo ago
Do you like the intent, or the implementation and enforcement? Politicians have a tendency to think that passing legislation fixes problems, where is its only the start of the process.

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