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by rbecker 6y ago
> Using a PCA to prove an intrinsic point A what point? > You're aware the vectors in a PCA are just linear combinations of the observed features, right? Yes, I am. Do you have a reason to think that means PCA is bad at represent
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Racism against, and in favor, of who? Princeton vs US demographics (in %), from most to least represented: Princeton US ratio Asian 20.9 5.3 3.94 Jewish 8.0 2.15 3.72 Black 7.7 12.7 0.61
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> Their ideas of ethnicity are fundamentally lies Looks real to me: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Principal_compon... Or are you thinking of some ridiculous weakman* version of ethnicity where no ances
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by rbecker 6y ago
Same story, different outlet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24506844
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by rbecker 6y ago
If Twitter had been around back then, would claiming that Nariyah lied when she falsely testified that Iraq took babies out of incubators and left them to die [1], or that the Holodomor happened [2], also cause them to ban you? Not the only
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by rbecker 6y ago
Sources on the deaths per joule claim: https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/deaths-per-twh-by-ener... https://energycentral.com/c/ec/deaths-nuclear-energy-compare...
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by rbecker 6y ago
Of all the things the EU does, unified international policy makes the most sense to me - only way to avoid getting picked off one by one. It's the attempt at unifying countries internal policies that I don't see the point of.
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> A common effect I've observed is that diversity training often seems to trigger defensive behavior. > During a Zoom meeting with hundreds of students, the interim dean and dozens of other faculty and administrators each declare
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by rbecker 6y ago
> I don't think that's up to the page owner. Not if they choose to use facebook, no.
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> Audible has sucked the oxygen out of the room > I don’t think this is true. In fact I people are listening to more books than before Are you deliberately misinterpreting what the parent poster wrote? It sucks the oxygen away from o
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by rbecker 6y ago
"You must log in to continue." One would hope encrypted email providers would know better than to force logging in to facebook to read their posts.
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by rbecker 6y ago
Or like a grocery store that'll send security guards into your home to prevent you from eating their bread with cheese you bought elsewhere. Since, you know, DRM is there to actively prevent you from doing something, so comparing it wi
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London Mayor: too many Londoners don’t see their histories in our public spaces(twitter.com)
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> genetic variants for dark hair were relatively common among Vikings. Relative to what? "Common" could mean anywhere from 10% to 80%, and the article somehow never manages to explain.
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I'm sure their regular price increases will quickly make up for that discount. They charge what the market will bear. So it'll soon be more accurate to say they charge a $5 premium for the ad-free version.
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by rbecker 6y ago
Does a single illiberal position disqualify one from being liberal, despite their other opinions? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_J._K._Rowling says she leans left overall.
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Plan de San Diego (1915)(en.wikipedia.org)
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I would if I could - my posts were rate-limited. It seems to only take 1-2 downvotes to get rate-limited to 2 posts/hour or less.
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It is, but it is myopic not to consider other factors. Especially when those promises were given on the condition the other party keep theirs. "At least we virtuously upheld our promises" is very cold comfort as your industries wi
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by rbecker 6y ago
> There is a term "whataboutism" which is applicable here and which is used for negative description. I think it's less whataboutism and more like self-defense. If someone punches you, it's not whataboutism to mention
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by rbecker 6y ago
Did the WTO ever rule on China's protectionist practices? The wikipedia page on those reads like a joke [1], and doesn't even mention the forced partnerships, technology transfers, and bureaucratic measures to prevent access to do
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by rbecker 6y ago
> Racism is hate speech, and hate speech is not a form of protected speech. You mean in the US? If so, which Supreme Court case are you basing this on? Edit: As dextralt pointed out, I ask not because I expect HN posts to adhere to scien
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by rbecker 6y ago
True, but it still means the current status is: Several countries that reached prominent economic positions with protectionist policies, and zero countries that reached such positions without them. Now perhaps those countries would have suc
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James K. Galbraith has stated that "free trade has attained the status of a god" and that " ... none of the world's most successful trading regions, including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and now mainland China, reached their
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by rbecker 6y ago
You don't need much tech and screening to tell if someone is white (with a few widely publicized exceptions).
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Can you explain further?
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This woman, for example: https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/young-mother-24-shot-de...
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by rbecker 6y ago
Even if the child porn allegations are true, that doesn't necessarily mean his claim about the CIA is false: Immediately after the anthrax attacks, White House officials repeatedly pressured FBI Director Robert Mueller to prove that t
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by rbecker 6y ago
I see that, unlike the US, Ethiopia has yet to learn how to draw strength from their diversity. A lesson the Balkans likewise failed to learn before their run in with ethnic cleansing and, later, splitting into separate countries.
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by rbecker 6y ago
Regarding the disappearing children, are you referring to https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/29/us/immigration-refugee-ch... ?

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