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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
https://www.cbinsights.com/research-downround-tracker
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
Slaves could walk away by 'purchasing' themselves. Or by escaping and not getting caught. Or by being freed by masters/authorities for various reasons. > "And don't bother to make the argument they can't
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
Yes, that's a great point. It's a vicious cycle.
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
Not true. Slaves are a cost to the owner, so they get food, accommodation, clothing, transportation paid for by the owner. In modern day, owner doesn't pay for you directly, but does it by giving you the money, so you get yourself all
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
The definition you've offered is an abstract definition, but it's not the one used in experiments and in everyday life. What these experiments with animals are designed for is to check which animals can do things in a similar way
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
Bravo. You can understand that only if you offer an abstract definition of terms like 'computer', 'computation', 'calculation' etc. If you define 'computing' as something these clusters of regular mat
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
It is just me or do these startup hubs also happen to be hipster hubs as well? San Francisco, Portland, Austin, Seattle etc.
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
Twitter popularized those URL shortening services. It is now kinda like Chinese foot binding tradition(making feet shorter to conform to social expectations) - was popular for some time, but then it went away. The same could happen to URL
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
No, no... I didn't write that most people are stupid (where did you read that?). I wrote that there are certain people who, when given the opportunity to study something for free, will pick really bad majors, like sociology, anthropolo
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by realitycheckxxx 10y ago
1. College is not free. It is paid for by parents/grandparents/relatives/friends of the end consumer through very high taxes. It's really a marketing trick - kinda like how these startups call something 'sharing (ec