ithilglin909

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by ithilglin909 8y ago
I don't disagree, but I'm sure that users will also flag stories as false that are most likely true, but that don't reflect well on their side of an issue.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
> their knowledge of the fact is going to be based on what third-party sources they trust (including those acting as fact checkers), which is tightly correlated with viewpoint. But that's true of nearly everything. On anything contr
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Maybe I’m overly pessimistic about how people collectively behave. But seriously, imagine an article posted on Facebook stating that Planned Parenthood sells body parts of aborted fetuses (or something similarly likely to elicit reactions).
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
And I'm certain a story that touches on any controversial issue would be more likely to get flagged as false, regardless of whether the content is factual.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
By "agree with the content", the author clearly doesn't means "believe that the content is factually incorrect", rather that they disagree with the viewpoint expressed in the story.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Professors aren't paid terribly -- adjuncts, lecturers, and teaching assistants typically are. That's because there are far more people jockeying for teaching positions than there are positions available. But saying college is e
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Look, it sounds like you had a longer commute than I have now -- I traded a 10 minute commute for a 45 minute commute. It also sounds like you also work near somewhere you can go fishing, whereas I work in the middle of a major city. If you
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Not everyones' feelings about their commutes are the same. I've also traded a short commute for a much nicer home and neighborhood. I always listen to audio books and usually look forward to that part of the day. I actually sort o
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
> In GENERAL, it seems like it takes a lot more money and resources nowadays to do this, relative to other benefits you can have. If you're talking about small ticket items, this seems true, but it certainly doesn't hold for mo
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Does it filter out existing business names in any way?
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
You might consider looking up the word "sarcasm", while you're at it.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
If it was under circumstances in which a typical person ought to have been able to avoid being shot, it would say a lot (not that that justifies the action of the shooter).
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Considering that this is a politically charged topic and psychological studies in general seem to have low reproducibility rates, this is the kind of research that, without any disrespect to scientific research in general, is worth taking w
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
And probably safer!
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Public transportation is related issue, but it hardly solves all the same problems as automated vehicles do -- and eventually, I image, buses and such will be automated vehicles as well.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Can you elaborate? In the near future, it seems unlikely that passenger vehicles are going to be fully driver-less legally in many places, regardless. But I might be misunderstanding what you have in mind.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
I absolutely agree that it's a tall order, but it seems at least possible that development could happen in tandem, and some kind of standards could be agreed upon for what kind of technologies would be used across the board. I'm
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
It seems like self-driving cars may not (and maybe should not) become commonplace until the roads are built for self-driving cars – that might be a better thing to focus on, instead of systems that mimic human judgment.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
I'm certainly not suggesting that jailing people is always (or even often) the right course of action, but that some non-violent crimes are arguable more serious and harmful than some violent crimes, and ought to be punished accordingl
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Why isn't it appropriate to "cage" someone for a seriously harmful, non-violent offense?
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
I seriously doubt that, unless otherwise stated, the FTC would do anything other than appropriate the funds for itself.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
Exposure to siblings might not be helpful, since those children, particularly young ones, are probably subject to the same environmental factors/presence (or lack thereof) bacteria and viruses.
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by ithilglin909 8y ago
I’m sincerely at a loss for how most/many of these could have influenced the election. Part of me think that Congress is making mistakes and Putin is scrolling through these, laughing hysterically that we actually think he’d pay for th
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Total Political War(amgreatness.com)
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by ithilglin909 9y ago
I'm just curious -- where do you think the puck will be? I've had a number of younger acquaintances ask for career advice. Pursuing some kind of data science seems like an obviously smart direction now, but I've wondered if t
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by ithilglin909 9y ago
Thanks? I really don't know why I would have the expectation that the views expressed on HN would be representative of the views of a group other than "People who comment on Hacker News". Same goes for any other site that peo
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by ithilglin909 9y ago
I'm not sure how that's answering my question...?
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by ithilglin909 9y ago
Sincere question: what do you mean by "other populations"?
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by ithilglin909 9y ago
No, I'm saying that in the paragraph in question, she's half-admitting that she is selectively presenting information. That is all.
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by ithilglin909 9y ago
Yes, I read the article. If anything, those paragraphs support what I just wrote.

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