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by nostromo 3y ago
Listen, I'm pro-choice too for early pregnancies, but the framing of all abortion as strictly a medical choice like it's taking an aspirin seems very reductive.
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by nostromo 3y ago
There are lots of cases in Seattle. Like this guy who was arrested and released 18 times for shoplifting in Seattle over 15 months. And it takes a lot to get arrested for shoplifting in Seattle, so I can only imagine how many thefts a sin
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by nostromo 3y ago
> You sure about that ? Yes, China built six times the number of coal plants of the entire rest of the world last year. Six times! It's inexcusable. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160441919/c
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by nostromo 3y ago
I don't understand how people can be apologists for China's carbon emissions in 2023 still. Estimates are that only around 10% of Chinese carbon emissions are for foreign exports: https://www.sciencedirect.com/scie
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by nostromo 3y ago
What good is placement within a matrix if you can't see what the axes are?
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by nostromo 3y ago
Blood donation centers make money when they sell your blood. Blood is a profit center for a lot of organizations. That's a big reason they're always bugging you to give more.
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by nostromo 3y ago
I don't see the problem as long as everyone understands the risks they're taking. I'm also glad there are people willing to take some calculated risks so we can continue to learn about ourselves and our world.
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by nostromo 3y ago
Lots of people object to the idea of people paying for blood to stay healthier longer -- but they ignore the fact that it happens today with blood plasma, which is collected from donors who are paid. There is even a market for blood itself,
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by nostromo 3y ago
> Do talented individuals just not want the job? Correct. It's a job where you get very little done, you're constantly cutting ribbons and going to boring galas to fundraise, your life is put under a microscope, and the other
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by nostromo 3y ago
Give small loans to your extended family and friends instead. You’ll be surprised how many will pay you back, even when you tell them they don’t have to pay it back ever, or can when they’re able to. This is how financing worked for a long
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by nostromo 3y ago
> well what the negros need are trees and grass that will make it all so much better This is beyond ridiculous. Rare is a comment that can offend people from all backgrounds, but here it is. Flagged.
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by nostromo 3y ago
Context matters. Prices dropped because people had less money. They didn’t drop because people were sitting on piles of cash hoping for cheaper prices next year.
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by nostromo 3y ago
Nobody is going to wait a year to save 3% on food or energy.
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by nostromo 3y ago
Car registration shouldn't be based on the value of the car, it should be based on how heavy the car is. Because heavier cars cause more wear on the road, they should pay more for road repair. We should also ease a lot of regulation f
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by nostromo 3y ago
You missed the most common reason: * Drugs and alcohol are not allowed
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by nostromo 3y ago
Yes, I'm happy with their gigabit fiber product specifically. I can't comment on other products.
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by nostromo 3y ago
Meh... that's not really true. I used to support municipal fiber in my home town (Seattle) -- but after many years of dollars spent and zero progress, the city finally mothballed the effort. And now I have fiber to the home (Centurylin
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by nostromo 3y ago
Because inflation. Reminder: inflation hurts the poor the worst, as their wages tend to lag behind price increases.
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by nostromo 3y ago
Except in practice it certainly does. In 2023 the negotiations on the debt limit cut $1.5T in projected debt over the next 10 years. Both parties were unhappy but agreed to the cuts. Btw, $1.5T is not nearly enough. In 2033 we'll &qu
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by nostromo 3y ago
Except it's not. > Ratings Downgrade: The rating downgrade of the United States reflects the expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years, a high and growing general government debt burden , and the erosion of governance
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by nostromo 3y ago
People will complain about the debt ceiling -- granted, it's kinda dumb -- but it's also the only speed bump left to unlimited money printing. The core issue is the size of the debt. The US is constantly paying off old debt with
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by nostromo 3y ago
You really should read the whole work before citing it.
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by nostromo 3y ago
You'll need to read the book -- if you're looking for a soundbite you're doing yourself a disservice -- it's short anyway. But note that he's talking specifically about argumentation. The book is a response to Plat
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by nostromo 3y ago
People are constantly misapplying The Paradox of Tolerance - which is an argument for protecting free speech in all cases other than one: opposition of free speech. Somehow that got contorted by modern-day activists into "I can shout d
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by nostromo 3y ago
Smoking and drinking have been illegal for minors that entire time; this data does not show that prohibition itself has been effective (or ineffective).
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by nostromo 3y ago
Because all cooling (air conditioning) works by moving heat from point A to point B. Most heating works by directly generating heat, via electric resistance or burning a fuel source. (Heat pumps are the exception.) More details here if you
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by nostromo 3y ago
AC is much more energy efficient than heating. (Other than heat pump heating, which is not yet common worldwide.) And yet I always hear people fret about the energy use of AC but not heating. I think it's based in our naturalistic fall
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by nostromo 3y ago
Agreed. So let's go solve those problems directly and stop pretending the solution is to put underachieving kids into top schools to make ourselves feel better.
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by nostromo 3y ago
Perhaps it’s politically incorrect to say, but students learn best when they’re around students that are of similar intelligence and motivation to succeed. Taking a brilliant kid and putting them around underachievers doesn’t do anyone any
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by nostromo 3y ago
Well, it’s surprisingly effective at preventing things like scams and phishing, and also guarantees a paper trail. It wouldn’t be on my list of reasons to leave a country.

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