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by natmaka 5y ago
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/jou...
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by natmaka 5y ago
"hand over the thinking keys when someone else is better informed or better trained." implies rationality, as without it determining who is better informed/trained is difficult. Therefore we are back to square one. This appr
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by natmaka 5y ago
> 3. The US Military-Industrial Complex was happy for all this stuff to be lost, so it could be reordered ... and if some group (Talibans?) fetches it then become a foe, he will be a serious one, and therefore the Complex will sell more
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by natmaka 5y ago
To progress I have to learn then to practice. For any "applied" discipline practicing imperfectly lets me memorize bad form. Therefore a (as much as possible) more advanced practitioner than me must periodically check my practice.
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by natmaka 5y ago
Jacques Ellul wrote about all this since 1954, and his 'Le système technicien' book covers all the Unabomber's material (and more) quite clearly, and even more objectively. Nearly nobody cared, nearly nobody cares.
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by natmaka 5y ago
Why, adding an accumulator, can't the "output" be the number of steps before reaching 1?
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by natmaka 5y ago
Rickson Gracie also says interesting things about this, search "gracie breathing". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmwuraDlE4E
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by natmaka 5y ago
The 'Radium Girls' cases! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls "It is safe"...
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by natmaka 5y ago
Indeed. http://exiledonline.com/wn-38-ira-vs-al-qaeda-i-was-wrong/
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by natmaka 5y ago
I never advocated against any vaccine, only against mandatory vaccination. In my opinion it is for each person to decide for himself. > COVID is, in fact, a much bigger risk than taking the vaccine Maybe. Probably, in my opinion. But
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> Not getting the vaccine -> risk. Getting the vaccine -> smaller risk. This is not a hard fact but a matter of opinion, mainly of trust. Everyone is entitled to have one, and to chose for himself. Coercing some (for example to h
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by natmaka 5y ago
I understand this approach, however as there is no way to compare long-term risk induced by a new vaccine to COVID-related risk, I see no way to directly conclude that vaccination is the best path. Letting nearly all members of a population
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Some of those restrictions do not create any risk. AFAIK all other ones are disputed.
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"Deaths from COVID ‘incredibly rare’ among children" Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01897-w/
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by natmaka 5y ago
> Society has tradeoffs. Paying taxes is one of them. Getting vaccinated is another. Who decided all this, how, when, and why were they entitled to do so? > You're being asked to ... take a risk. As far as I know nobody guarante
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by natmaka 5y ago
As far as I understand this also plays the other way, because no one endorses each and every effect of the vaccine, therefore no one knows for sure that it cannot cause a problem, and consequently being vaccinated is taking a risk. Am I wr
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by natmaka 5y ago
French (at least in France): "c'est dans le besoin que l'on reconnaît ses amis" (nearest well-known English saying: 'A friend in need is a friend indeed').
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It probably depends upon the definition of "small-sized company" :-) In some companies a form of screening out is in place, barring access to some online material, however it is AFAIK done for economical reasons (avoiding letting
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by natmaka 5y ago
Isn't the underlying main problem (censorship), as (nearly) always, growing up along with the size of the society, that is to say mistrust? I have yet to encounter a small group of people, let's say less than ~15 people (all adult
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by natmaka 5y ago
Isn't it another case of asymmetric warfare? People infuriated by a journalist's lie/misrepresentation (either actively or by omission) cannot counter it on-the-spot (how could they address material printed or broadcasted by
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by natmaka 5y ago
> Physical storefronts ((...)) with time they added cameras which helped understand customer behaviours. R. Doisneau, a French photograph, may have in a way be a precursor https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4572128&#x
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by natmaka 5y ago
Such an optimization, if largely adopted, may create zoned clusters, "administrative/geographic areas were a given category of population is over-represented". This will boost any pertinent local commercial activity (and, rec
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by natmaka 5y ago
Many professors imbue their students with the idea that, after graduation, they will automagically, immediately and irrevocably be part of the elite. This claim is utterly false, however it adds value to the professor's job and doesn&#
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by natmaka 5y ago
The classic argument stating that tyrants try as early and hard as possible to confiscate weapons from civilians is another cue. An army pretty much knows the truism stating that occupying is more easy if the zone is gun-free. There is an o
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by natmaka 5y ago
Indeed, "thematic sparring", usually focusing on some weakness or simulating an ordeal (being cornered, being unable to use an arm/leg...), and the "don't spar to win" rule are key. There is IMHO no known way
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by natmaka 5y ago
Chechnya, on the contrary, clearly showed that armed civilians can deter even a hugely disproportionately powerful invader. During the first war (1994-1996) the Chechen had plenty of good weapons, and kicked the Russian army to the point of
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by natmaka 5y ago
> The person who drills 90% of the time and spars 10% will pretty much always beat the reverse person IMO this is true for beginners, then more and more the other way around. > Sparring is for practicing skills under real conditions.
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by natmaka 5y ago
~3% of the time for sparring seems very low to me, even for a beginner. 15% to 35% is AFAIK more common among competitors (I practice Thai boxing). Your first fight matchmaking may have been somewhat imperfect(?), or you are gifted :-) I&#x
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It isn't a deterrent against local abuses, however well-armed civilians are a deterrent against massive and nationwide attempts (a pure tyranny trying to establish itself, or some foreign invading force). The societal problem created b
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by natmaka 5y ago
... and, just like in Afghanistan (especially during the Soviet invasion in the 80's), rebels will ambush convoys/advanced bases and steal weaponry and associated material.

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