mmirate

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by mmirate 8y ago
Being logical and brutally callous, is not the same thing as lacking emotional intelligence. Quite the opposite, in fact; if I'm understanding the material correctly, it is emotional intelligence which grants the ability to "manag
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by mmirate 8y ago
Indeed, the need for that extra term is part of the sloppiness that I identified in another comment here.
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by mmirate 8y ago
> things that are important to human beings If they were important, then there would be economic value to them. (And to some extent this is in fact the case: even once the de Havilland Comet's metal-fatigue issues were compensated-f
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by mmirate 8y ago
More Money = Good! Yes! Exactly! How do people fail to grasp this!?
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by mmirate 8y ago
> Isn't this just true by definition? Don't break the law while doing the best thing for yourself. Yes, it is. The comment I was responding to, appears to assert that there is something more to it; some kind of "morality&q
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by mmirate 8y ago
I don't see how that answers my question. That logic is exactly the rational thing to do, provided that settlements are the only consequence of that flaw. If, on the other hand, this being the real world, there is some probability
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by mmirate 8y ago
> You didn't study for years just to end up making the world a worse place. You are correct, I didn't study for years just to make the world a worse place. I'm not some cartoon villain. But I also didn't study for y
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by mmirate 8y ago
Consider some action to be taken. The action is under consideration because it causes some benefit, worth $ A . The action may cause some public-relations fallout, which in turn will cause some amount of lost business (or analogous malus).
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by mmirate 8y ago
And if you are an unemployed engineer, you should seek out these companies in anticipation that their employees heed your comment.
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by mmirate 8y ago
I apologize for my imprecise diction. I should have said, "disability that holds each of us back from doing his/her best". I have edited my previous comment accordingly.
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by mmirate 8y ago
It is, if the goal is to be the next Roman Empire. That goal, of course, is quite dubious, since it involves illiberality, authoritarianism, etc.
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by mmirate 8y ago
> complete lack of empathy. For all I know, empathy might well be a disability that holds each of us back from doing his/her best. Why do you think it is so essential? (EDIT: changed diction; changes are marked in italics )
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by mmirate 8y ago
> exist in their society. Which I think every human being is very much entitled to. What? No! Maintaining the very existence of each human, requires resources and labor. Obtaining others' resources and labor means you are either pur
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by mmirate 8y ago
It takes far more than one anecdote to outweigh the evidence in support of Piaget's model.
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by mmirate 8y ago
> ...who told you that lie? An educational psychologist? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaget%27s_theory_of_cognitive... Fine, I was off by one year.
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by mmirate 8y ago
Functions? Algebra? How is comprehending any of that, possible without the sort of abstract/counterfactual thinking that develops around age 12?
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by mmirate 8y ago
Mars being the god of war, calling something a Martial art denotes that it is suitable for conflicts that have escalated all the way to war/violence. My previous statement meant to imply my hope that martial arts are not suitable for
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by mmirate 8y ago
According to that page, Easylist uses specifically the CC-BY-SA, which doesn't include the Non-Commercial features.
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by mmirate 8y ago
When the desirable outcome is the hope of avoiding a war, the word isn't "tribute". It's "appeasement".
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by mmirate 8y ago
The nickname was American and a symbol of fear/dread, thus I presume it was a result of the American deaths, not the Afghan deaths.
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by mmirate 8y ago
> 42 American soldiers and many more Afghans were killed in the "Valley of Death" before it was finally abandoned, written off as more trouble than it was worth. Only 42 to get that nickname? After the World Wars happened? Wow.
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by mmirate 8y ago
Quite easily: Star Trek being a work of fiction, its contents are unconstrained by any aspects of reality other than the limitations of its medium (in this case, live-action television).
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by mmirate 8y ago
Unfortunately, it is quite likely that stochastic motion would be an effective defense against any simple ballistic weaponry. Airburst munitions (i.e. flak) would be a more robust solution.
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by mmirate 8y ago
> conflict in daily life and the suitability of these arts as a way of dealing with them Good grief! I can't imagine the amount of paperwork that would accumulate if fighting was a day-to-day occurrence in my life (except in Army du
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by mmirate 8y ago
(a) Then how should Sun Tzu have entitled his famous work, if not "The Art of War"? (b) Krav Maga is clearly a highly time- and energy-efficient tool for hand-to-hand combat; why should any martial art strive for any different met
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by mmirate 8y ago
> Reading the discussion here, I get the feeling that many seem to think that practitioners of Aikido somehow think that it's for fighting. Okay, I get it, Aikido is not for fighting. Given this information, however, why do we still
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by mmirate 8y ago
Well of course. The popularity of web-based SaaS is in no small part due to the fact that having AGPL dependencies is a much more avoidable situation than having GPL dependencies. (cf LLVM) If only the AGPL had been invented along with the
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by mmirate 8y ago
B-2 can do that because it is purpose-designed to avoid radar detection, and because it can remain a considerable distance above the target, letting gravity and aerodynamics do the last bit of the work in guiding the bomb to the target, whi
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by mmirate 8y ago
Propaganda for gun laws that are even more restrictive than the U.S.'s current situation, is indeed bad. (And arguably worse than propaganda for drone laws, on account of the 2nd Amendment and the reasons we have it.) What's your
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by mmirate 8y ago
Right, in military aviation that's just the dichotomy between bombers and fighters. Of course your enemy won't send unescorted bombers if they know you have fighters. That's why victory requires that your own fighters maintai

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