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by lexcorvus 11y ago
There's a broader political context, of course, which naturally attracts interest from outsiders. It's apparent from the article that this decision is motivated, at least in part, by progressive ideology. This might sound good, es
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
Assuming that you actually want to understand my position, I'll expand my answer one more time. You don't need to agree with me to see that my view has nothing to do with the literal-minded (and admittedly amusing) observation tha
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
Their guidelines are hypocritical, i.e., bad. To spell it out explicitly: the -isms rule is probably fine as far as it goes, but if HN is going to be inspired by the Recurse Center's policies, it should go a step further and officially
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
The first three rules are fine, but the fourth ("No subtle -isms") strikes me as rather hypocritical given the Recurse Center's policy of offering financial support only to favored minorities. They write [1] We want the Recu
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
This looks fantastic. One possible wrinkle: I predict that, although top-performing Starfighters will be a diverse lot, they will lack "diversity". I hope the Starfighter founders have a plan to push back against the carping compl
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
The observation that a characteristic exists on a spectrum, and the observation that the vast majority of individuals fall on one of two extremes of that spectrum, are not mutually exclusive. For the overwhelming majority of organisms, incl
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
The answer can be summarized in two words: asymmetric warfare . More accurately called symmetrized warfare , USG's policy of binding itself to different rules of engagement than its enemies, in such a way as to ensure that the two si
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
The secret to this is not genetics or something in our drinking water. We’ve had an environment that encourages investment, welcomes immigrants, rewards risk-taking, hard work, and radical thinking, and minimizes impediments to doing new
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
is HN really so humorless? The verdict is in: yes, HN really is so humorless. Such a pity.
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
Not one but two (nearly identical) references to "The Princess Bride" have been flagkilled. I understand not wanting to devolve into reddit, but is HN really so humorless? This is life imitating art, people. In this context, suc
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
What a rich combination of condescension and sophistry! You write as if having confidence on some subjects is the same as thinking you know the truth about them all. And you guess that those with the temerity to express the belief that, e.g
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
How in the world do you plan to be able to figure out what is true and what is not? Some people have a knack for it, but even then it takes practice. The tools are logic, reason, and evidence. Does that sound trite? It should. But we live
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
The key issue is that there could be a link. Because of this possibility, you need to control for genes to reach any strong conclusions. For example, you could check to see if the verbal ability of adoptive children more closely resembles
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
The only mind antibiotic I know of is the undiluted truth. Its taste is unmistakeable, but it doesn't always go down easy. For example, learn evolutionary biology, and then evaluate the bipedal ape Homo sapiens as you would any other
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
Compared to other parents, highly verbal parents both talk more to their children and pass on genes for higher verbal ability, so it's impossible to reach a firm conclusion on the value of "chattering" (or reading, etc.) from
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
There's a lot of data on this subject; if you're actually interested in evaluating it as a scientific hypothesis (rather than dismissing it as heresy), this should get you started: http://isteve.blogspot.com/2014&#
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
More diversity…would certainly help It's far from certain. For example, Harvard social scientist Robert Putnam has (tentatively and, I think, somewhat reluctantly) suggested the opposite. Here's an interview he did for National
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
Many a sincere person will answer: "Our attitude towards Negroes is the result of unfavorable experiences which we have had by living side by side with Negroes in this country. They are not our equals in intelligence, sense of respons
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
I'm reminded of this quote from Joseph Campbell: "The schizophrenic is drowning in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight." Terry Davis seems to be treading water—stuck somewhere between revelation and oblivio
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
The new highlighter may be faster, but is syntax highlighting frequently a bottleneck at GitHub? That seems unlikely.
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
I'm cautiously optimistic about this, but the reference to "inappropriate comments" gives me pause. I'm reminded of this analysis [1]: We have such labels [for heresy] today, of course, quite a lot of them, from the all
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
Yeah, people who think Moldbug is opaque should try reading a little Carlyle. A few years back I spent a week powering through Carlyle's main political works ( Chartism , Latter-Day Pamphlets , Shooting Niagara , and the Occasional
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
Before accusing someone of being a "Hitler-reboot type of person", perhaps you should, you know, actually read what they have to say about Hitler. For example: Since most people are neither historians nor philosophers, the fact
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
I'm just speculating, but the HN upvote/downvote arrows are tiny, and it's easy to click on the wrong one accidentally. (This is especially true on tablet devices.) Your comment clearly doesn't deserve a downvote, though
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
Indeed, it's a good general principle: Defensiveness never works. What does work? Counterattack. With this post, the foundation has been laid for a counterattack. One way to do it would be to publicly name and shame any credentiale
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
I doubt very much that the average person wants to…fly their own airplane You don't think the average person would want to fly their own airplane if it were as easy as driving a car?
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
It's refreshing to see an article address the distinction between what might be called "tolerance of expression" and "freedom of expression". The latter, at least in the US, is protected by the First Amendment, but
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Moral Panics and the Death of Fun(paxdickinson.wordpress.com)
42 points by lexcorvus 12y ago|20 comments
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
If you really want to appreciate "The Simpsons", be sure to seek out the original episodes. The syndicated versions have been edited to squeeze out extra time for commercials, and some of the best jokes ended up getting cut.
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by lexcorvus 12y ago
No, they aren't saying 'we need fewer people like you' Suppose a conference has 50 speaking slots, 40 of which last year went to white men and 10 of which went to women and "people of color". This year, the organi

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