ravenscrow

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by ravenscrow 8y ago
> So it's pretty obvious by now that we are actively at war with China and Russia on the cyber front. We are actively fighting a cyber war with every country. The nations who we spy on the most are our allies. And the nations who sp
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by ravenscrow 8y ago
> this is the time to apply the principle of charity, this is the time to remember the good things he's done, and not the bad. It's silly to ignore the war crimes and the deaths of hundreds of thousands just because a war crim
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by ravenscrow 8y ago
That has never been the point of an opinion piece. The point of an opinion piece is to lie, cajole, trick, etc people into accepting your opinion or viewpoint. That's why newspapers separate news from opinion. The point of the opinion
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by ravenscrow 8y ago
> Pensions are not inherently a problem any more than any other form of retirement account is. Sure it is. It's inherently problematic because it assumes perpetual growth of population and economy. Also, there is a difference betwee
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by ravenscrow 8y ago
> “The essence of this strategy is to take tax policy out of the hands of experts and entrust it to activists. These campaigns do not usually have much credibility with card-carrying economists. ” When it comes to economics and religion,
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by ravenscrow 8y ago
> I'm guessing the problem - as with most small retail stores in Manhattan - is rising rent. I think the bigger problem is jerks like me who go to bookstores to browse or use the restroom and then go home and order the books on amaz
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by ravenscrow 8y ago
> So one special genetic characteristic of Proto-Indo-Europeans is their capacity to digest milk A significant number of PIE were and a significant number of PIE descendants today are lactose intolerant. It is primarily northern european
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by ravenscrow 8y ago
That's strange considering we've been told that kids today are the best behaved. "Today's teenagers are the best-behaved generation on record" https://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5748178&#x2
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by ravenscrow 8y ago
> Is there anyone in HN legitimately using Facebook anymore? Yes. Most people on HN are on facebook. Most people in america are on facebook. If you really want to see the dominance of FB within social media. https://www.statis