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Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction [pdf](equitablemath.org)
6 points by kofejnik 6y ago|3 comments
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by kofejnik 6y ago
Same as why vodka is legal but mdma isn't: deeply entrenched interests, on both sides. Listen, kids: All Steroids Are Bad, and anybody who disagrees is a Bad Person, and probably a criminal.
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by kofejnik 6y ago
> Steroid ladden/extreme body building one is probably not healthy. Steroids are not necessarily always bad, tho taking your body to the extremes of competitive bodybuilding probably is.
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it also means 'right now' in Ukranian
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> white men murdering random Black men. Funny how only certain colors are capitalized.
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... or Brendan Eich
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by kofejnik 6y ago
> That's easily available for remote people. Not easily at all, clients usually avoid working with offshore freelancers directly, and established freelance platforms tend to cap the overseas rates (because they want their cut and al
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by kofejnik 6y ago
Interestingly, I have this link open in another tab: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/do-elder-g... where they argue that Goths subculture manages to deal with aging very well precisely because t
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by kofejnik 6y ago
Banning intolerant behavior means that whoever screams 'Intolerance!' the loudest wins
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by kofejnik 6y ago
This is still on Twitter: "On September 17, 2020 we will lay siege to The @WhiteHouse for exactly fifty days. We need your wisdom and expertise to pull off a radically democratic toneshift in our politics. Are you ready for #revolutio
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by kofejnik 6y ago
Russia's censorship laws are formulated around 'preventing religious and ethnic hatred' (among other things).
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by kofejnik 6y ago
https://twitter.com/adbusters/status/1288193793267625984 is still up "On September 17, 2020 we will lay siege to The @WhiteHouse for exactly fifty days. We need your wisdom and expertise to pull off a radica
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by kofejnik 6y ago
You can watch performances on Youtube as much as you like, with perfect sound. Most of the time, you hire in-person Beoynce for prestige. Same with Yellen.
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by kofejnik 6y ago
> As far as I've been aware, legal censorship has never worked. "Cultural censorship" (a.k.a. "taboo") can be quite effective, but I'm not aware of any examples where the law has been in any way effective at
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by kofejnik 6y ago
they actually are, when we're discussing selective rule enforcement
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Imagine a TV news network with audience of 1 billion people which will give free airtime to one political party only, especially during the election cycle. How big of an advantage this is and how much is this kind of reach worth? Aren'
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by kofejnik 6y ago
yeah, let's put everyone out of work
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> without the exploitation of gig workers. I'm pretty sure that the people who decry 'exploitation' will be condemning robotic taxis for putting cabbies out of work altogether Also, the whole notion of 'exploitation&#
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by kofejnik 6y ago
there's already a country where the government is taking a very active role in promoting economic activity, specifically North Korea
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by kofejnik 6y ago
yeah, they should capitulate preemptively, to avoid conflict, you know. Way to deal with bullies.
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by kofejnik 6y ago
> putting american bases in your country is already capitulation. NOT putting American bases in your country is capitulation as history shows that Russia is bound to attack sooner or later. Ukraine is currently partly occupied, after man
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by kofejnik 6y ago
That's what defensive pacts are for, yes
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Being neighbors with Russia, this is long overdue.
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I am typing this on M1 Air, and it's noticeably smaller and lighter than our 2013 MB Air. I'd say that in terms of size it's quite close to 12" Mb which we owned previously, and maybe just a tiny bit heavier.
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Remind me again, how much power does a regular taxi driver Joe have under the previous system, where he has to rent a medallion from its rich owner?
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> I wish there was a better support framework in the US for people who want to quit their jobs and work on ideas. I really, really hate working for other people but the things I would like to work on instead are time-consuming and the co
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by kofejnik 6y ago
Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy states that in any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: First, there will be those who are devoted to the goals of the organization. Examples are dedicated classroom teachers
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by kofejnik 6y ago
> paid what they deserve how does one know what they actually deserve? Is there a number tattooed on their left arm, or something like that?
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by kofejnik 6y ago
Cars. Cars kill hundreds of thousands people each year. But we accept it, for the greater good of modern civilization.
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Doing "X" intentionally would be illegal, therefore it could be inferred that whoever did "X" wasn't doing it consciously.

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