k3d

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by k3d 8y ago
why are you trying to apply your irrelevant experiences with other groups even as you complain about americans doing so to you?
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by k3d 8y ago
The thing is "a little" might be on the order of 10 bucks a month.
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by k3d 8y ago
literally none of that meaningfully indicates that "most [american] poor people actually have high incomes". minimum wage means nothing without considering cost of living which outpaces a 40 hour work week at 7.25 (or even the pot
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by k3d 8y ago
> most poor people actually have high incomes what is your evidence for this? take america as a "developed country"
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by k3d 8y ago
It's absolutely fatuous to assume that this has to be a symmetrical relationship. No inherent contradiction exists between the two statements.
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by k3d 8y ago
If a feature is working in reverse it's probably a bug though- it might be intended to force independent thinking, but in reality all it does is serve as a gameable goalpost, no thought required.
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by k3d 8y ago
For folks who are interested in the what went into designing it, the devs published their emails over the course of development. It's a pretty neat glimpse into how a game's design evolves, as well as the effort it takes to come u
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by k3d 9y ago
How do you know that this is a massive health issue? What pure logic brought you to that conclusion?
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by k3d 9y ago
There are countries where it's normal and expected to pay bribes to every governmental official you interact with, America the worst offender nor is not unique in any respect.
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by k3d 9y ago
It’s clear that the environment we evolved in lacked much penicillin, therefore studies showing use of penicillin is healthy should be taken with a grain of salt.
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by k3d 9y ago
Hunger is not perfectly tied to caloric intake- part of the problem with, say, sugary sodas is that they won't fill you up no matter how much you drink.
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Encyclopedia of Mathematical Tilings(tilings.math.uni-bielefeld.de)
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by k3d 9y ago
I might be misinterpreting you, but Opus Magnum is "alchemy"- it makes no attempt to reflect real chemistry, the components are simply abstractions. I can't tell if that would be a pro or a con in your book, but it's a p
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by k3d 9y ago
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by k3d 9y ago
defrauding isn't synonymous with stealing- he did take the money under false pretenses. if I come to you for investment in my cool new startup that does distributed crypto machine learning ai for entertaining bored housecats on the blo
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by k3d 9y ago
Is it possible that you perhaps have an engineering or physics background (or one sympathetic to the same- say mathematics or computer science) and pay more attention to others who are like yourself? Would you make similar statements regard
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by k3d 9y ago
I do not generally measure the effective "success" of a scientist by their brand name recognition.
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by k3d 9y ago
> It's amazing -- well not at all amazing really! -- that the most successful people in any scientific field come from an engineering and physics background. This seems like a pretty wild claim to me- what is your basis for it?
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by k3d 9y ago
Have you tried out weighted blankets?