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by mikeash 7y ago
“Note you aren't penalized for false positives....” I spot a critical flaw in this methodology.
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by mikeash 7y ago
If you think that just clicking a link is so dangerous that it needs to be a firing offense, then you should probably lock down the computers so that the browsers cannot view anything besides approved domains.
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by mikeash 7y ago
We expect tiny people making minimum wage to ask thieves to pay for the cheese they’re shoplifting. This seems pretty minor by comparison. I wouldn’t expect any physical force to be used. If asking politely doesn’t work, call security. If t
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by mikeash 7y ago
How do you know I haven’t tried it for myself and come to my own conclusion? When talking about the rediscovery of religion, I included the word “known.” This fact can be asserted quite easily. It’s possible that it happened and was lost to
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by mikeash 7y ago
Index funds are passive by design. In your scenario, allowing 10% ownership to exert control seems like it’s functioning as it should. The alternative is that control is held by the advisor that the index fund listens to.
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by mikeash 7y ago
Can they vote half of their shares yes and half no?
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by mikeash 7y ago
“who carefully considered the qualifications of all the candidates” This whole comment is massive sarcasm, right?
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by mikeash 7y ago
How about energy per kilogram?
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by mikeash 7y ago
So, I’m just assuming, people can say anything they want, and you can’t trust them when they tell you how they decided to convert. But I’m supposed to believe you? I’m not just assuming, here. For example, there’s the fact that nobody any
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by mikeash 7y ago
There aren’t many Christians who tell prospective converts to go out on their own and ask God either. That sort of thing is in a minority everywhere. Of course you believe anyone would come to the same conclusion. And the fervent Hindu&#x2F
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by mikeash 7y ago
The trouble is that many Buddhists and Scientologists and others would say exactly the same thing.
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by mikeash 7y ago
The difference is that science trains people to be skeptical and challenge all claims, whereas religion leaves people ripe for being taken advantage of by training people to believe weird and unverifiable claims from people with the right t
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by mikeash 7y ago
The average interval between tornadoes for any given point in the most tornado-prone areas is still a couple thousand years. Building all houses to withstand such a rare event doesn’t seem likely to be cost effective.
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by mikeash 7y ago
As far as I can tell, the preferred scientific term is "non-coding DNA," with "junk DNA" being a sensational term that gets more traction in the media.
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by mikeash 7y ago
Yes, thanks. Brain no function beer well without.
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by mikeash 7y ago
I think they’re saying that a single fusion event produces 3-4x more energy than a single fission event.
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by mikeash 7y ago
I hate it when movies try to portray foreign language speakers as speaking accented English. That’s not how any of this works! If they want to go for accuracy, the actors should speak the actual language. Provide subtitles for outside audie
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by mikeash 7y ago
We’re talking about Canada here, where Facebook does have offices.
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by mikeash 7y ago
Of course. Facebook should feel free to ignore this subpoena. In exchange, Canada should feel free to bar Facebook from doing business in their country.
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by mikeash 7y ago
Let’s talk about the real Facebook, which has physical offices in Canada and sells products in Canada. The question of whether a company should be subject to legislative summons like this when that company is only incidentally involved with
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by mikeash 7y ago
Does it count as “compelling” if it’s a requirement for doing business in that country?
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by mikeash 7y ago
I think most of us accept that democracy is imperfect. There’s a reason for the popularity of the quote that “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” The main, perhaps only, advantage of democracy is that it i
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by mikeash 7y ago
It seems perfectly just and reasonable that the legislature is able to compel testimony. Calling this a “show trial” is silly. They’re not going to toss him in prison afterwards.
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by mikeash 7y ago
I don’t see what's unreasonable about a legislature compelling the appearance of a CEO that operates in their country. If it’s logistically impossible for a large multinational operating in many countries to comply, then maybe its unre
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by mikeash 7y ago
Having all of your descendants born into slavery is definitely a success?
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by mikeash 7y ago
I’m not sure chicken desires are quite that simple, nor that many humans would accept your deal. But even if we take all of that at face value: would you describe the result as “successful”?
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by mikeash 7y ago
A flying saucer lands in front of the UN. The aliens’ speech to the General Assembly is the most watched live broadcast in history. The world listens to this speech and learns: - The UFO craze of the mid 20th century was real. Aliens really
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by mikeash 7y ago
This particular video is from a FLIR, which as far as I know is a passive system. How does it determine range?
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How certain is that speed?
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by mikeash 7y ago
It always strikes me when these stories mention the UFO’s speed and altitude, usually presented as confirmation that the object is beyond known technology. You cannot determine the speed or altitude of an unknown object visually! Close and

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