jwarden

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by jwarden 4y ago
It’s a socio-technical problem. But technology definitely contributes to the problem: the algorithms determine what kind of behaviors receive attention and this determines the kind of behaviors dominate the platform. I have written more abo
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There is some confusion about the definition of "affirmative action". The original definition from Kennedy's Executive Order 10925 requires that government contractors "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants a
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In my experience, many people who consume a lot of news without taking the time to study any issues in-depth can be as a consequence less well-informed about the world than people that don’t watch the news at all. The reason is that the new
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Dinner is bribery? I can see how it would be bribery if the cancer researcher made a campaign donation after dinner, or left a suitcase of cash under the table, or even paid for dinner, but simply having dinner is not bribery. I agree that
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Interesting take. This reminds me of what I am working on: https://deliberati.io/truthtelling-games
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Agree, in almost all times and cultures I have read about or experienced, respecting your elders is a big deal. It is only in the last decade where it seems that attitude has flipped in popular liberal culture.
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That’s like saying “people” are great at creating problems. It is a true but unbalanced and unhelpful statement, since people are also great at solving problems.
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I think the truthfulness of media reporting is best evaluated based not on literal factual accuracy, but on what it causes people to believe . Factual accuracy is not sufficient without other information needed to put those facts into cont
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> Once you start exploring the intersection of 3 identities you’ve already kind of lost the plot and may as well start talking about issues on the personal/individual level. At the limit, intersectionality approaches individualism.
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Where do you get that number from?
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Twitter opposes Elon Musk motion to halt litigation(reuters.com)
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I see these efforts as an XY problem. The goal is X=Fairness. The solution Y=Help Disadvantaged groups. Giving things to people who have been treated unfairly seems fair. But each individual in the group is different. Do you want to help a
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Sure, and those groups almost always believe they are the good guys, fighting against some group that does and exists to do bad things. The point is, if you are going to write of a group (presumably, the other political party) as bad beyond
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I agree with you if you mean that the individuals that first do the targeted group violence are the bad guys. But not if you generalize blame to the group. Just about any large group of people, whether defined by by race, religion, nation
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The problems often start historically when one group comes to believe that some other group wants to “eliminate open society and civility” (or so some other evil thing), and thus feel justified in using any means to oppose them. Never for
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Bayesian Argumentation(deliberati.io)
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I'm working on applying game theory to the design of social media algorithms in order to help curb the spread of misinformation. https://deliberati.io/give-truth-the-advantage/
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Truthtelling Games(deliberati.gitlab.io)
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So CH4 breaks down rather quickly in the atmosphere. If we were to eliminate CH4 emissions completely, then within a decade there would be virtually no CH4 left in the atmosphere. Also when you say "reduce warming" do you mean &qu
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Yes but nobody is claiming that warming will be eliminated without methane -- just reduced. GP claims that warming will not even be reduced, but the article claims that it will.
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One bad thing doesn’t justify another bad thing. And where is the welfare return? It is a transfer of wealth towards a lucky and already privileged subset of the population, paid for by present and future taxpayers, many of whom are underpr
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That statement directly contradicts the claim made in that article: Methane accounts for half of the average 1.0 degrees C of warming the world suffered over the past decade and reducing methane is the fastest strategy available to reduce
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The statement from Nature has been very carefully worded. The quote in the parent comment seems to suggest that perfectly valid scientific findings should be withheld if there is a possibility that bad people would misuse them. The conseque
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What city are you in, out of curiosity?
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But housing is an investment, and a shelter. Discouraging housing as an investment discourages investment in housing. What I think you are trying to say is that it is preferable that the investment in housing be made by the people who ar
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I remember in the 80s cars would talk to you. “Door ajar”, “Lights are on”. It seemed so cool then, like something out of Star Trek. But it was an unnecessary use of a new technology. Touchscreens seem like the same thing. An article remini
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I wish I could remember who wrote the essay with the idea of tests as investment in protecting functionality. When after a bit of experimentation or iteration you think you have figured out more or less one part of how your software shoul
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It's correct that "debit" and "credit" don't have to do with "owing/being owed" money. But they do have to do with "OWNing/being owed". This apparently subtle difference provides p
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rahimnathwani is correct here and has explained himself well. I generally don’t think of equity as a liability, but if you think of it is money owed to shareholders, then a credit can indeed be seen as an increase in money owed. Since debit
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> most of the subsidy ends up pocketed by the sellers in the form of increased house prices This is true if the housing supply is inelastic. But the long-run supply of housing services is very elastic[^1]. Also spending money to build ho

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