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by mpalmer 2y ago
Still haven't clicked it, huh? If you did you'd see that the link takes you to straight to the moment in the video where he starts talking about functional programming.
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by mpalmer 2y ago
I know you're sharp enough to pick up on imperfect analogies; picking mine apart doesn't really change the overall point. And the impact doesn't have to be fiscal, and I know you know this too. The public good intended by the
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by mpalmer 2y ago
> The Adderall shortage is 100% the governments fault. A balanced, reasoned view if ever there was one. New Adderall prescriptions _doubled_ in 2021 from the previous year. No one in favor of eliminating/increasing the caps seems ea
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by mpalmer 2y ago
I think we share the same opinion on Boeing itself. But what is the difference between Boeing's advantage in the US vs Bombardier's in Canada?
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by mpalmer 2y ago
> that makes them as responsible for the shortage as the telehealth companies, if not more so Completely ridiculous. You might just as well say that the government is responsible for a lack of wage growth because they haven't decrea
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by mpalmer 2y ago
C-Series is "better" in large part because its favorable pricing was heavily subsidized by the Canadian government. And I'm not sure you want to get into a discussion about China and protectionism, to say nothing of national
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Over-prescribed means people are receiving prescriptions who should not be, not that supply is artificially low. The caps were in place before the pandemic, so they are not a "fix". Did prescriptions skyrocket during the quarantin
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Think how long it would have taken to click the link!
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by mpalmer 2y ago
HN is almost certainly more than 70% white men, but I'm sure they don't assume either of those demographics for things like this. Or perhaps they do!
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by mpalmer 2y ago
I read the whole piece. It's interesting that you view this as supporting the point about irony. I guess if you're completely convinced that the caps lack merit, these paragraphs offer some weak support to the usual Reason anti-go
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Not that I disagree, but would you have commented if it were US jobseekers?
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by mpalmer 2y ago
> The government alleges that Done prescribed 40 million pills and generated $100 million in revenue since the start of the pandemic. Ironically, much of this alleged overprescribing took place as the U.S. experienced a severe Adderall s
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by mpalmer 2y ago
This question is answered immediately in the linked video.
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by mpalmer 2y ago
You misunderstand me. Everyone has different taste and cultural values. How is Spotify supposed to know what you want your kids to listen to? Use the services they provide that are specifically intended for kids under 13.
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Positive according to whose standards? According to which set of values? And what incentive do they have to do this?
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by mpalmer 2y ago
If passing along particular cultural artifacts to your children is important to you, don't delegate the responsibility to an algorithm managed by a for-profit business. Also: > Is Spotify appropriate for my child? > We have desig
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by mpalmer 2y ago
One of his songs was featured in the first season of Fargo, which has throughout its run distinguished itself with its off-kilter needle drops. I had no idea he wrote Nature Boy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sMqgetHxww
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by mpalmer 2y ago
I get that the gentle snark is the point, but I feel like a tiny shift in perspective would universally improve "take" posts like this. Add a "why I might be wrong" section, or "why this might not apply to you"
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Was expecting a little more analysis of or at least information about the content of the paper itself.
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by mpalmer 2y ago
I don't think I addressed the case of calling for mass murder at any point. My point is that "it will probably be used" is the problem. The power exists to be abused, so it's a matter of trust that it isn't.
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Appreciate the info. That it's not new doesn't change my opinion about it all that much. I'm sure that in practice it probably resembles a restraining order, and requires a certain level of likelihood that said harm will come
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Does Canada not already have a law against violent threats? > If someone “fears” they may become a victim of a hate crime, they can go before a judge, who may summon the preemptively accused for a sort of precrime trial. If the judge fin
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by mpalmer 2y ago
They're not even charging for these things, what's the objection exactly?
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Hah. "My" definition. Okay. That you don't see the purpose of NATO today, or the importance of smaller member states to the overall alliance, is reason enough to call it a day.
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Our "real" allies don't include NATO signatories? Germany isn't threatened by Russia? Absolutely hilarious and ahistorical. Anyone playing the silly rhetorical games you're playing isn't trying to convince an
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by mpalmer 2y ago
> [expansionism] is widespread and mostly none of our business. I know you understand how alliances work, so I'm really fascinated that thus far you appear to be studiously avoiding mention of the most consequential alliance in hist
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by mpalmer 2y ago
I mean...I have massive reservations about data privacy when it comes to buying cars manufactured in countries that aren't China.
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by mpalmer 2y ago
As long as we're talking about fallacious rhetoric, you set the bar at a country having to "be" Nazi Germany, instead of just having similar expansionist goals. You avoid mentioning NATO and the reasons Putin views it as a th
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by mpalmer 2y ago
/s is about as subtle as just saying "jk". It's a big old wink. Challenge yourselves to write something that 5-10% of people wouldn't spot as sarcasm. I'm sure you can manage that!
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by mpalmer 2y ago
Ah. Well I hope my answer was useful for anyone who didn't take it as rhetorical!

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