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by jmcqk6 6y ago
>setting mpv as background how does one do this? Just replace the Feh call with mpv?
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This is one of those shortcuts we use to cut out complexity, but in process, we create blind spots for ourselves. It is not reasonable to expect things to either have opinions or not. An adult should have the sophistication to read somethi
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
So they're not responsible for their own dumbassery? They made a choice, and I really hope there are consequences for their decision.
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Some of these are fantastic, and definitely chuckled while reading this comment.
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> most people ~involved in a criminal event~ have something in their past that can be cast in a negative light Fixed it for you. If you are looking to condemn someone, it's not difficult to do.
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
Another way to look at it is that many people who were previously ignorant regarding most things we know about viruses are learning quickly and because they are novel to them, they find them sensationable.
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So we have a disagreement about the fundamental facts, and your solution is to stop the conversation. Thank you for perfectly illustrating the problem I'm talking about.
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>The fact that they're not creates the appearance they are dishonest or have alternative agendas. What are you talking about? They are constantly trying to engage. Your comment about universities doesn't ring true to me either
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
The problem is that people are believing things that are factually false and that leads them to cause problems for the entire group. Nothing that you described will fix that problem at all. How, exactly, are we going to fix that problem?
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Are you done editing your comment yet? None of those options have been particularly successful, have they? You're editing your comment so much, it's hard to know what to reply to. The bottom line is that I don't know what th
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
First of all, talking about "the press" as though it's some monolithic entity is just wrong. "The Press" is made up of thousands and thousands of uncoordinated organizations and people. There are still honest and
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>More insidiously, it's another drumbeat for the idea that we need classical media gate keepers to invade people's personal space and "correct" any wrong-think. Very dangerous and unwelcome idea for a free society. We
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The public schools are only one part of our civilization. The ineffectual and incompetent national response has left no good options on the table for public schools. No matter what happens now, we're sacrificing some children because
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Everyone knows money laundering is against the law.
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>Are there situations where one could conceivably have a different outcome than abuse? That is missing the point. I'm not the GP, but I don't think anyone is denying that there are people with DMs open that do not get abused.
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
I've thought about how systems like this could be used to greatly enhance the world of RPG's. Being able to generate a full back story and personality for every NPC would be fantastic, but only a start. Then there could be an ide
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
>In reality, most of us aren’t at risk of going bankrupt from a health care emergency. Again, I fully agree that too many people are at risk of going bankrupt from a healthcare emergency, but it’s not the norm for the average American li
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
There might be some truth in this, but it's also true that we're really bad at avoiding risks. The pandemic is a good example of that. Nearly everyone in the US, nearly every business in the US, was almost completely unprepared f
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
>And, let's be honest, games that try to teach you math or science are just not as fun as Fortnite or Minecraft. Only if you try to do it very naively. Most of the time, these "games" are "lets put blinky lights arou
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
Charles Munger says it really well: "Show me the incentive, and I'll show you the outcome."
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
>Objective beauty is measurable. There's for example a definable, codifiable way of determining what we consider to be a beautiful face (it's about symmetry and averages). >Nature is objectively beautiful. Symmetry. Harmony,
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
I'm not the person you're replying to, but I thought I would jump in. Just the fact that there is a disagreement about what is and isn't art points to the reality that there isn't an objective standard for judging art.
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
When I've looked into people who commits crimes and why, they rarely are considering the judicial system and the possible consequences of their actions. Harsh punishments do not seem to actually function as a determent in real life. F
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by jmcqk6 6y ago
There isn't a single path out of depression. There are many paths. Unfortunately, they don't all work for all people. For me, mindfulness was key. I understand that doesn't work for others. Just like some people like cilan
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>There really are unrepentantly awful people in the world, and sometimes we need to save innocents from them. As we have seen, more than a few of them work in law enforcement.
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Shading the sun like this opens the door to a very dystopic future where sunlight itself is commoditized.
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in the first case, you're merely abstaining. In the case you describe, you're passing judgement on the other person. People who pass judgement on other people are unlikely to be much fun to talk to at dinner parties.
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I took it as a clumsy way of saying "order of magnitude", which is accurate.
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I think we're seeing quite a few top level athletes who demonstrate extreme competitiveness and aggression, but are able to compartmentalize it very well between "on the field" and "off the field." I think Patrick M
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> We need drone deliveries. Yes, obviously that will solve the problem that family faces.

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