selllikesybok

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by selllikesybok 9y ago
Turtles, all the way down. ---- Or to be less glib, that's a great question, and like many, not simple to answer well. Mostly, it seems like a lack of positive reinforcement and role models (leading to self selection out at early ages
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
Why is equality of outcome terrible, per se?
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
You can absolutely underpay your employees, sell goods to employees of others firms who do not, and profit. There is a clear benefit to a single company doing this. It is not clear the benefit is greater than increasing wages, but that&#x27
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
There have been many open submission conferences with speakers who are all male. And all white. And a few both. Are there any open submission conferences which have had speakers who are all WoC? It seems like a distraction to discuss hypoth
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
>I'm not arguing that the definitions exist. I'm arguing your assessment that only using a particular one stifles discussion. You said, if I understood correctly, that the definitions meaning "there are essential qualities
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
>Yep, that is good and I agree with that, I'll let it pass that i wasn't what you were saying earlier giving the context. But it is what I said. >But it still doesn't justify postponing/cancelling something just be
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
Let me know if that ever actually happens. I'd be happy to discuss when it does.
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
If you assume I mean, contrary to my intent, that the units are individuals rather than groups, perhaps. To restate again, for clarity: 1 type + 1 type = 2 types 2 types > 1 type 1 type = 1 type How is this false? --- I am not sure what
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
Again, how so?
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
But how is saying "we want a more diverse group" a snub?
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
>That you don't see it is framed as a question. To restate: "I'm not sure how saying that a non diverse group is inferior to a diverse group is equivalent to saying that the specific elements making up the non diverse grou
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
To clarify, it's not about you. Poor word choice? My bad. The sailing through life bit was specific to the context of being untroubled by the need to examine ones relative privelege or lack of, and the structures affecting same. Not to
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
Straight to Nazis, huh? I'm not talking blood and soil here. I'm talking about benefiting from structural inequalities that favor certain groups over others. And to the degree one benefits, and takes that for granted, and perceive
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
No.
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
I'm not sure how saying that a non diverse group is inferior to a diverse group is equivalent to saying that the specific elements making up the non diverse group is inferior? Like, saying all-white is inferior to mixed is not the same
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
>>>I live in the Netherlands, a very open-minded country with same-sex marriage, equal rights and were women seem to me to be even slightly more dominant over men (but this is just my perception). I can't comment on the presen
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
Maybe if people stopped flipping out a out having to think about injustice and their relative complicity in institutional inequality... Like, freaking out about having to think about it. About not being able to sail through life without eve
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
?
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
Is there evidence of that? Not clear from the discussion of the list how much diversity of thought there was. Also, generally, the amount of diversity in thinking that is possible when you are talking about a conference for the discussion a
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
This is a common reaction, and it started from a misunderstanding of the terms. I recommend reading https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism And then https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary&
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by selllikesybok 9y ago
Who has 65k cash to toss around like that? :) If the doctor can't effectively predict what benefit said scan or pill regimen will provide (50% chance of 10 year life extension,90% chance of 2 years...? not even getting into quality of
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
In my local calling area, the motives and reasoning were simpler. Some of us just wanted more TW2002 and LoRD instances. Some of us needed to cut the phone bill. And some of us did it to, well... 'do it' (cause there is nothing qu
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
Kimono was good for this, but were acquired and shut down last year (IIRC). Not sure why their exit didn't lead to someone else moving into the space?
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
My son has done a few of these for me. :) Smaller sites, one time grabs. But yes, persisting AFTER a direct request that you stop is usually both uncool and legally risky.
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
Depends on the scraper. I buy data dumps when I can, if possible. Plus, it can actually be cheaper to enter into a business relationship with the target site than it is to play whack a mile with their anti scraping development efforts over
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
Same. Of course, my mom used to catch hell for it too, from her parents. Addictive patterns and compulsive behavior are interesting. Especially our mores about them. Binge watching is good, binge drinking is bad. One of the best things you
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
Not in the sense of the word that you seem likely to be using, no.
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
Generally speaking, no. It can escalate to the point where other criminal statutes apply (harassment, stalking, assault). But on its own, I don't think the US has any criminal penalties specifically for sexual harassment?
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
Not to single you out or anything, but this comment is representative of a class I regularly see in threads about alleged illegal activity. Simply put, that is not how the legal system works. Whether that is how the legal system should work
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by selllikesybok 10y ago
It's more like a class signifier. People who have certain educational backgrounds, or read a lot of certain types of writing, are more likely to use it.

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