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by reflexive 10y ago
Maybe this is part of why a lot more popular bands come from the US than from Europe? Not to be glib, but when I lived in Europe I was shocked at how many unknown American bands they would fly out to play at tiny venues (bars, "und
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by reflexive 10y ago
It's always possible to revisit a decades-old project and pick up where you left off. If you don't have the time or motivation to finish it today, you can hardly blame your past self for making the same decision. Leaving your aban
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by reflexive 10y ago
> Why is it that some lack the discipline to just do things that they want to do? If I find myself unable to do the things I want to do, I have to ask: do I really want to do these things, or do I just want to want to do them? Let&#x
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by reflexive 10y ago
Failure to understand the relativity of value is perhaps the primary logical fallacy I see every day. There was an article on this site recently about someone doing their part to "promote equality" by helping someone receive an &q
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by reflexive 10y ago
I do appreciate that perspective, but I'd like to see "here's a 3,000 sqft house built for the same price, that's tasteful and has a consistent style" as a counterexample.
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by reflexive 10y ago
That's true but Europe is full of large houses that are hundreds of years old, so there isn't as much need for new building. Plus if you look at neighborhoods in say, Belgium or the Netherlands, people value (ahem) architectural
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by reflexive 10y ago
This reads like old-$ "highbrow" East-coast hate for the nouveau riche. What is the alternative for someone who wants to build a house for a large family while spending 6 (or low 7) figures, as opposed someone with Larry Ellison m
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by reflexive 10y ago
Excellent distinction... how about these: "Birds of a feather flock together" but "opposites attract". "Respect your elders" but "wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning". "Fai
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by reflexive 10y ago
> I would give a lot to live in a world where there was no risk of getting some illness or accident that could cause intense pain or suffering, yet otherwise everything else was exactly the same. Wouldn't you? Not really. I would ar
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by reflexive 10y ago
You're a little out of date. "new analysis suggests that the world’s population will keep rising through 2100, and not flatten around 2050 as has been widely assumed". https://www.technologyreview.com/s/5
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by reflexive 10y ago
That's a good point, I'll just say that no one will perceive themselves or their friends as intelligent, except relative to their competitors.
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by reflexive 10y ago
> You are beautiful, intelligent, and charismatic, as are your friends, co-workers, lovers. Aren't all of these qualities measured relative to our neighbors? I.e., each of us is a genius compared to our ape forebearers, but if every
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by reflexive 10y ago
As I recall, the argument was that the main breeding grounds for mosquitoes were horse stables and swamps. The horses would be replaced by cars, and the swamps would be drained to make room for highways and factories, thus leading to the mo
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by reflexive 10y ago
> below replacement in some places And in other places, the total fertility rate is over 8x. > Global population is expected to peak then decline ORLY, "expected" by whom? Is it the same people who expected mosquitoes to be
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by reflexive 10y ago
> I'm critical of all wisdom sayings. Wisdom is knowing which saying applies to the situation. "Many hands make light work" but "too many cooks spoil the soup".
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by reflexive 10y ago
If i̶t̶ ̶a̶i̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶ it's on Sourceforge, don't fix it
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by reflexive 10y ago
Try making pizza crust with almond flour.
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by reflexive 10y ago
> I've come to call people who harp on these two books while ignoring everything in between, "Bookenders". It applies to just about anyone who is either obsessed with end-times prophecies or the idea that Genesis itself mu
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by reflexive 10y ago
There's one wave that provided 98% of the genes in modern humans outside Africa. Probably a single traveling group that represents a historical choke-point in the gene pool.
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by reflexive 10y ago
Thank you. The key point of Genesis is: be fruitful, multiply, and allow your descendants to enjoy the blessings of God. Getting involved in quibbles about the status of other species is exactly the anti-pattern of how to not to get a good
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by reflexive 10y ago
Denisovans (Homo Altai / Homo sapiens Denisova). You make a good point that the emigrants did mix in a peppering of genes from their early-arriving distant cousins. But overall, only a tiny fraction of the available gene pool made it o
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by reflexive 10y ago
Africa is home to the tallest (Sudanese) and shortest (pygmy) humans. You can think of the entire non-African population as a little inbred offshoot of the main stock. I recommend E. O. Wilson's "Social Conquest of Earth" as
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by reflexive 10y ago
The idea is to interpret the larger point the text is making, and not get hung up on interpreting each detail literally. As for your point, saying "After all, we're all children of God" means essentially the same thing.
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by reflexive 10y ago
> Ruby on Rails was built by engineers from Chicago Interesting, but do you have any examples of positive contributions to the tech world?
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by reflexive 10y ago
The original "Gojira" (Godzilla) in 1954 has been regarded as an expression of the impotence and powerlessness felt by many Japanese after being forced to surrender to the Allies in WW2, and the subsequent American occupation. ht
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by reflexive 10y ago
> an existing culture of cannibals, a society entirely hostile and dangerous to outsiders and yet somehow brought to heel by Sam's super amazing charisma or work ethic or whatever else is the criteria by which cannibals choose their
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by reflexive 10y ago
Paul's meaning was to say "a completely alien group of people" and made the assumption that nobody reading his blog was a cannibal. If he had said "Sam would even impress a group of people of color", that might be
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by reflexive 10y ago
> an English-speaking primarily Western audience Fair point, although it hinges on the assumption that HackerNews is mainly of interest to Westerners who are primarily English-speakers. When it comes to casual assertions of racism - most
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by reflexive 10y ago
Yes, Pitcairn and Roanoke come immediately to mind. Notice also that Paul writes "an island full of cannibals", not "an island of cannibals", so you may want to avoid making subtle and potentially misleading distortions
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by reflexive 10y ago
> using people of color as ideological puppets You assume if they practice cannibalism, they must be "people of color"? Edit: context: parent states that PG's use of the phrase "an island full of cannibals" is &q

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