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by sachdevap 7y ago
And if those secrets are all there are, what good is a democracy. A democracy can't function in the darkness. What restraint would you advocate in not leaking all secrets? Where would you draw the line? Who should be vetting these pape
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Your world view is terribly idealistic from a govt perspective. We are in the midst of a whistle-blower leak right now where an army colonel no less is being threatened to the extent that the US military is looking to take that person to a
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by sachdevap 7y ago
> Eating bone marrow played a key role This conclusion is a big leap, even as per the article you shared. "The strength required to access the high calorie content of bone marrow may have played a key role in the evolution of the hu
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by sachdevap 7y ago
I understand the title used on HN tries to follow what the article title is, but it is thoroughly useless in giving me any information on the link. Why should I even open this link?
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Actually my reading says that the context there is stating the assumptions on the basis of which the rest of the document is based. And I don't think "accelerating inequality we’re witnessing is not the natural inequality of compe
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by sachdevap 7y ago
> "self-evident" is inappropriate because it presumes perspective of the reader I don't think that is the reason for it being inappropriate. In my opinion, such phrases are a result intellectual laziness, of which I am als
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by sachdevap 7y ago
I would suggest that your perception of his use of the phrase is just your perception. I have listened to him often, and never found him to be arrogant. He is not passively asserting that the listener is uninformed. He is just saying that t
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by sachdevap 7y ago
It is actually quite nearby on astronomical scales. For reference, the milky way is 105,700 light years in diameter.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Is it really? 99.9% of the people who read the news do nothing to use that in any way to fight for the weakest in our society. For most, news is nothing but a list of topics for small talk. A few work towards using it to understand topics a
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by sachdevap 7y ago
While this is a possibility, North Korea does have motive in looking to gather nuclear program info via hacking.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
The study talks of rate of subsequent cognitive decline post retirement. There's no fixed state, which once reached, people start retiring. I think the study does control for reverse causality. It is not a correlational study.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Is there a reason you believe that the causality should be reversed? The article suggests they did tests post retirement and observed the rate of decline.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
The Indian nuclear program has a long history of being thwarted by intelligence agencies. Not unexpected, considering the ramifications of nuclear military power. In the past, it was the scientists of the program who were targeted, and were
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Good faith implies intent of the entity is measured, not necessarily of the way the law is written. Textualists like Gorsuch would actually not read into the intent of the law writers and interpret "good faith" how he pleases caus
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Hah. I'm flattered, but I have never been remotely associated with law either through education or through work. :)
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Actually, law does not always use intent. Intent is the primary basis for one of the philosophies of jurisprudence, not every judicial body/judge follows that. See textualism for an example where intent is irrelevant.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Retreating in bits and pieces is a choice made by Facebook. No one forced them to do this. It's their choice as a company trying maximize their visibility/profits. I don't think people would have left FB if FB just decided to
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by sachdevap 7y ago
This is yet another example of you just dodging the problem. FB is arbitrarily demarcating a line of their choosing with no consistency. Politicians are no different from people, and should not be treated to a special "free speech pass
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Facebook is already doing moderation of political content posted by non-politicians. See the latest news about content removed about Lindsey Graham. Facebook is choosing not to stay on the sidelines themselves already. They are just doing s
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by sachdevap 7y ago
I've seen you repeat these arguments over and over in this thread, without suggesting any solution. I am guessing you are content with the status quo of Facebook.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
It would not make the GOP politicians happy who wield their administrative power over FB, and have a lot of political capital invested in blatantly lying to the public.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Very much this. The top comment on the thread is just ignorant of the situation.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Dark skies require a pretty high radius of dark landmass. For an estimate of the extent of this, try seeing the areas around major cities here: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/
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by sachdevap 7y ago
A UI is more work, and a CLI can be piped into all sorts of personal projects/workflows. I sure would like this.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
I'd like to see this guide too, please.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Not necessarily. You could mix it in processed sewage. Assuming processed sewage is appropriately disposed off in the sea at limited locations with precautions, this should work. One concern may be the sheer volume from desalination might o
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Ah, I see. That makes it so much better. I am glad he'll only destroy them without crushing their bones.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Does knuckle cracking have anything to do with cartilage? I suspect it is not a related process. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/259603.php
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by sachdevap 7y ago
The "One-China" policy is way beyond just geographical. It has very strong cultural ambitions too. You cannot talk of the geographical policies in isolation.
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by sachdevap 7y ago
Thank you for the advice!

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