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by jazzyk 10y ago
The article referenced is an example of propaganda by selecting the facts that fit the narrative. The authors conveniently fail to mention that there some areas on Earth that are actually cooling (Antarctica being the prime example [1], but
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Hmm, I did not know "going to parades, events... and so on" was considered working? That's probably how Marissa Mayer was "working" 130 hrs/week :-)
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"regularly putting in 12 hour days 6 days per week" "Play hard" after 72 hours of working? They must be super-human. What about, you know, er, human contact? Like spending time with your family and friends?
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They have shifted over the past years, from small-business, fair/relatively-free market stance towards elitism/globalism. My subscription is up in January, and -for the first time in 25 years- will NOT be renewed.
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>And people which don't have money have less freedom and no choice about it So, what are you proposing? That everything is funded from taxes, so that people who make less money could enjoy the same things as people who make a lot? T
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The one quote I was able to get - $6K, labor only. No more than 2 days of work for 1 person. All plumbers based within 10 min drive.
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Closely followed by an army of "Deans of Diversity and Inclusion" and others like that, at around $400K/year.
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I want to say one word to you. Just one word: Plumbing. [quote from "The Graduate"] :-) Seriously though: I have been begging plumbers to come and work on a reasonably high-priced project at my house. I reached out to 10+, no on
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Also, some of the recent gains were driven by an unsustainable subprime auto loans - another mini-bubble about to burst. http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/09/30/losses-jump-for-su...
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Perhaps there are other ways of making money for the university, which are better aligned with the purpose of academia? One such example is cooperation on research projects with the industry (which actually works pretty well), but I am sure
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If they provide "lots of funds", why does it still cost $42K/year[1], then? [1] http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg03_tmpl...
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Yes, but they are in the wrong business, then. it is a sports business - what does it have to do with academia?
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I agree with you, but I also think living on campus has at least one big advantage - promotes exchange of ideas and discussion with fellow students. Think about it as Aristotle's Lyceum/Gardens ;-)
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>you fundamentally misunderstand what is actually happening at universities What is actually happening is that in many cases "researchers" chase fame and money, not academic excellence. They have no time to teach "idiot
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At least in CS, more expensive hardware/software is often either donated, or part of a research grant.
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This is another example of the law of unintended consequences. While the idea of helping people become more educated is obviously beneficial to both individuals and the society as a whole, government loans - which are supposed to "help
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Yes, biking is actually not that good for RSI - try weight lifting, though - and swimming. Does wonders.
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I would stress varied exercises. Push-ups are known to exert stress on wrists, you need to do a variety of heavy lifting exercises (if you already have RSI, start gradually and watch YouTube videos how to do it right) Also, stretch your a
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I think the problem here is that the word 'friend' in US English means someone you know, but are not necessarily really close to (should really be described as an 'acquaintance'). People usually use 'good friend&#
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It was a bit tongue in cheek, but pretty much most of the "mainstream" media discredited itself in this election, there is really no single source of information you can trust. Journalists have become cheerleaders, instead of of
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by jazzyk 10y ago
So you are projecting opinions of 0.0001% of Trump supporters (or trolls, who knows) to 60M+ people who voted for him? I see a bright career at WaPo or NYT for you :-)
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by jazzyk 10y ago
Another relevant quote, by Bill Gates: 'Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.'
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i would be wary quoting discredited outfit such as WaPo for proof. Of course they want Bannon to look bad - he is their political enemy. There is not much info in the WaPo article other than out-of-context, partial quotes and innuendo.
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People who frequent that subreddit do not even amount to 0.00001% of the Trump electorate.
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Wright received $762,000 in funding from Google for at least four academic papers, all of which supported Google’s position that it did not violate antitrust laws. He might as well be a Google employee.
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I agree, unfortunately there was no "honest man"/woman to pick from in the end (Bernie Sanders was eliminated early, and perhaps unfairly).
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The sad fact is that academics these days occupy themselves with chasing money and power, not science (at least the ones in "elite" schools). Check out the movie "Inside Job": - Glenn Hubbard (the Dean of Columbia Univer
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Sorry, but this article is racist. Starting with the fact that the author capitalizes "Black", but uses lower case "white". It is full of sweeping generalizations ("consistent overlooking of the institutional racism
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That's why we should avoid labels such as "extremist", "radical", "fringe" - they are deeply subjective. Fun fact: Austria' Freedom Party's (invariably labeled as "fringe") presidential
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>You are being sarcastic here but (imho) gossip, fake news, and echo chambers are really threatening democracy. What is threatening democracy is the absence of critical thinking among population (across the political spectrum). But hey,

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