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by jshevek 7y ago
> And Steve Jobs had particular views that were also myopic. What is the "myopic view" in this situation? That poisoning the well is a good strategy for deflecting criticism of your dishonesty?
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by jshevek 7y ago
I see a lot of love for Legere in this thread, but I remember him as the guy who influenced his devout followers to attack the EFF just because the EFF rightly criticized one of his moves. Edit: The move being lying about throttling. His e
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by jshevek 7y ago
> Does any change count as "evolution" or is someone quantifying which ones actually improve fitness? I think it's helpful to get distance from the idea of "fitness" in discussion with laypeople, as it is often
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by jshevek 7y ago
I agree. I comfortably assert that evolution is fact, and evolution is science. This is independent of various social / cultural phenomena surrounding the discussion. As a skeptic and contrarian I've encountered the "evolu
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by jshevek 7y ago
Thank you. We can't solve a problem if we cannot discuss it accurately. The Chinese regime is invested in controlling the narrative, and is taking advantage of our deep concerns about racism to convince people to assist them in that c
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by jshevek 7y ago
> > China, is responsible for this whole thing. >Please leave the racism at the door. Making spurious accusations of racism does not help the conversation.
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by jshevek 7y ago
> China's 'authoritarianism' has nothing to do with the origin of the outbreak. China's authoritarianism has normalized silencing of dissent, independent thought, open communication with murder or threat of murder.
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by jshevek 7y ago
I agree with your post, and I've marveled at various perceived hypocrisies on both sides. I acknowledge that in some cases there is no actual hypocrisy, just nuanced views that don't fit a simple mold. But I also believe that part
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by jshevek 7y ago
Like so many ideas that persist, the "strong" form is wrong, and the "weak" form is useful. The parent's point stands.
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by jshevek 7y ago
The culture and character of this site is being increasingly damaged by attempts at humor in a style common on another popular site, but the site rules discourage us from discussing this.
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by jshevek 7y ago
> see the man who died after heeding Trump’s assurances that chloroquine was a possible answer to coronavirus >Who are these conservative bad actors you’re referring to? Obviously there’s Fox News... This article strikes me as partis
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by jshevek 7y ago
Reflecting on how my relationship with death has varied with my life experiences, I don't think you know enough about his particular experience to call him a coward.
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by jshevek 7y ago
Originally, I thought he meant "caring about workers in the US is not a valid reason for preferring both Trump and Bernie over Biden." But his intention is probably more nuanced, since that would be an argument from popularity.
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by jshevek 7y ago
> It is indeed a false dichotomy What do you think 'false dichotomy' means? How does it apply, here?
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by jshevek 7y ago
I think you understood that I wasn't describing my opinion, nor my perception of reality, but a hypothetical opinion combined with a hypothetical perception of reality, so thanks for that. Biden does have wide support in the working c
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by jshevek 7y ago
> Besides, it is a false dichotomy. There will be an economic collapse either way. In what way is the fact that there will be two different levels of economic costs in two scenarios a 'false dichotomy'? Edit: I think this is wo
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by jshevek 7y ago
"sacrificing millions for the sake of the market" This is an unfair way to characterize this difficult issue.
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by jshevek 7y ago
This is the trolley problem. If we don't keep the economy moving, people will also die as a result. Should we try to calculate how many in various scenarios with various degrees of shutdown? Should we try to reduce harm, numerically?
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by jshevek 7y ago
If one's main value is 'workers in the US', I can see this breakdown. Also, if the main evil you see is 'DNC corruption'.
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by jshevek 7y ago
> This reeks of Dunning-Kruger: you don't even know enough about what you're talking about to realise how badly little sense you're making. I strongly suggest you familiarise yourself with a topic before opining about it.
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by jshevek 7y ago
Please don't use that style of quotation for non-code. It is awful on mobile.
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by jshevek 7y ago
Not all of the outcomes of our actions give evidence for the motivations for our actions.
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by jshevek 7y ago
Being honest about their utility can create the motive to ramp up production and improve distribution. This already happened in Taiwan.
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by jshevek 7y ago
If you set "showdead" to "yes" you may see a lot more. It can give insight into the culture of HN, as well as the Overton window.
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by jshevek 7y ago
> so any contamination their masks "stopped" is just waiting for the next use to infect the wearer It's true the virus may linger and infect later, but it might also be destroyed in the meantime. The odds depend on vario
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by jshevek 7y ago
I wear a mask and it doesn't increase my face touching. In fact, it reduces my face touching because it serves as a perpetual reminder of the situation. It may also signal to other people to keep their distance from me.
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by jshevek 7y ago
I'm not a huge fan of HN links to tweet threads, but if they are going to happen then here is a far more readable format of the above tweet thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1242894378441506816.html
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by jshevek 7y ago
Worse, I'm getting a pop-up requesting I allow notifications. No, thank you. It seems that if I don't allow notifications, I can't view the site - and I'll keep getting the pop-up. This is one of the more intrusive
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by jshevek 7y ago
> is used by China to round up dissenters Where are these dissenters? China, Taiwan, or elsewhere?
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by jshevek 7y ago
> The point is that "discover an animal that doesn't breathe oxygen" is purely a word semantic game. I still don't understand your point. This species is an animal, according to accepted taxonomy.

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