moate

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1711.
by moate 9y ago
DA's have to walk a tightrope, because if they push too hard in an investigation on a cop, they now find the well of police cooperation drying up on them. It's worse for their career to undermine their own ability to get convictio
1712.
by moate 9y ago
Does he though, or does he care about HIS privacy? I have no clue where he stands on the world at large based on his actions, just that he really didn't want to be outed (which is a reasonable request)
1713.
by moate 9y ago
Yea, but like, acid and mushrooms don't require any effort.
1714.
by moate 9y ago
Do you have a medical degree? Then you're probably too stupid to properly make decisions in your best interest regarding medications/medical treatment. This does not mean that Doug the village doctor isn't in Novartis' p
1715.
by moate 9y ago
Flagged for an egregious false equivalency. To pretend that the basic understanding of a tire and it's function and a understanding of the mechanisms of most prescription drugs is a stretch that will tear the fabric of credibility. &qu
1716.
by moate 9y ago
I have a theory, backed by evidence, that supports the exact opposite. Things like McDonalds and others adding expanding the healthy options in their menus, listing calories/ingredients more visibly, switching from frozen to fresh grou
1717.
by moate 9y ago
Also: most waiters think your jokes are funny, and every stripper thinks you're very handsom.
1718.
by moate 9y ago
So you feel it's unethical to go into a store and compare prices? Disregard the ethics of 2 different sales channels being able to compete on pricing because of different distribution set ups, but in what universe is it the consumers j
1719.
by moate 9y ago
IDK man. "Free market will decide" is great, but the issue is becoming that the free market has decided that low wage, non-skilled jobs are low hanging fruit to cut. Replace someone with a kiosk or a robot or just outsource the wh
1720.
by moate 9y ago
Not really. People have been "window shopping" or "just browsing" in retail locations since...well the dawn of retail locations. Now they're just able to be more efficient about it.
1721.
by moate 9y ago
No matter how much you love a law, limiting someone's ability to do something peaceful* is limiting their freedom. *Peaceful here means there ability to do something that doesn't harm others. We can start deep diving on the value
1722.
by moate 9y ago
Because that's how humans are. We're terrible with statistics and great with stories. This is reflected in every aspect of culture and human decision making (it's why the field of Game Theory even exists, to demonstrate bette
1723.
by moate 9y ago
So what I said, but with more words. Okay, Got it. If you can't see why art is useful, I'm not going to try and waste time debating you. Good luck fighting the capitalists.
1724.
by moate 9y ago
Why not? If someone is talking about a personal experience, why can't that be valuable to see another perspective? You can get Zimbardo talking about how Evil people aren't always evil, but sometimes evil due to their environment,
1725.
by moate 9y ago
Not trying to twist you words, just trying to understand your POV: was it more acceptable to you when it was being deployed to kill people in other countries?
1726.
by moate 9y ago
Well there's the problem. Why is that a goal. http://www.sehinc.com/news/truth-about-speed-limits-explaine...
1727.
by moate 9y ago
They do discourage competition. Here's why that's important: Amazon has more money than god. For whatever reason, they decide that your thing is valuable to them, and is extremely easy to create but also extremely novel in its inc
1728.
by moate 9y ago
Or, since you're hiring Junior devs, someone could like, take 10 minutes to explain why what they did is wrong and point them towards some resource to help them get on the right track. This whole thing is part of the circular logic pro
1729.
by moate 9y ago
This really feels like the 21st century Warhol Vs Campbell's Soup battle. Until the courts rule, both sides are going to say "obviously we're right because...". It doesn't matter what makes sense, only what has bett
1730.
by moate 9y ago
Don't want to wind up in an Xzibit moment. "Yo dog, we heard you like ransomware, so we put ransomware in your ransomware so we can steal when you steal!"
1731.
by moate 9y ago
This was a worthwhile usage of time, money, and energy!