sheepmullet

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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> Because one does not measure the quality of health care by the amount of time spent waiting for non-critical treatments such as hip replacements Why not? Most people are in serious pain and have their mobility severely compromised whil
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> Meritocracy, on the other hand, certainly threatens the SJW crowd. Yes, I think that’s true - especially in tech. Look at all the amazing open source contributions from people far worse off than even the bottom quartile of Americans.
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> So what do the pay and prestige look like for female fields, vs male fields? What is the payoff for pay and prestige and is it the same between genders? I think the overwhelming evidence suggests it is not the same and that women value
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
Why would that threaten them?
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> but by being a mediocre straight white male promoted and supported by other mediocre straight white males. That sounds kind of nice actually. If that was actually the case why would the mediocre straight white male feel threatened? Hon
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> You get what you pay for. It is more than that - it takes an incredible amount of time and effort to setup a good offshore team. It took my current company over a decade to get to a point where we can consistently get ~10% lower projec
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> but you never actually argue against the point you're trying to argue against Ok let’s back up a bit then: Why exactly, in the context of the metoo movement, is it important to consider that on average women have been historically
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> your argument that women aren't marginalized No. My argument is that some women have used their privilege to falsely accuse men in the past and that assigning privilege based on social justice groupings is both stupid and immoral.
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> despite the fact that the evidence and opinion is overwhelmingly in support of climate change being a real problem I still can’t convince many of my left leaning friends we should be using nuclear power despite the clear risks we face
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
The two sides in this context are men and women. Which group do you think black men belong to?
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here. The poster I am replying to claimed: > important to note that exactly one of the two "sides" I.e. they were making a mutually exclusive claim.
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
To expand on this for example in the US we have an interesting history of lynching black men based on the accusations of white women.
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> you are aware that women did not have the fight to vote until 1920. And? I didn’t have the right to vote until I immigrated to America. > Is your belief that women have never been marginalized? Throughout history lots of people have
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> I think it's also important to note that exactly one of the two "sides" of this movement has historically been a marginalized group According to social justice ideology.
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> I know for a fact, nobody has accumulated million dollars in cash. I agree, a million in a few years would be rare. In 10 years though? It’s certainly reasonable.
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> That doesn't mean that we shouldn't give it our best shot Can you unpack that a bit? I’d argue a fake solution like the the Paris Accord is actively harmful. It’s the equivalent of banning the use of guns for 4 hours on a Tue
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> In America you're more likely to get violently harmed As far as I can tell this is not really true. There are small areas in the US with extreme violence and it skews the overall statistics. > More likely to become truly poor A
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> Even with extreme level of penny pinching, 40% rate of saving is almost unachievable. Hah that’s a wealthy American point of view. When I first moved to the US I was saving 85% of my after tax income. Most (non-scam) Indian H1B holders
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> using Clojure for large projects and the feeling of how _maintainable_ that project will be in 2-3 years or longer Maintainable in what sense? And large in what sense? I typically work on 1-10 million lines of Java code solutions split
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> while no statically typed languages are going the opposite way. Static languages added dynamic capabilities with reflection and run time code generation a long time ago.
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> I just want to hear why you think it's true. Like any political opinion it is based upon thousands of observations and arguments over a period of many years. Would it convince you the Democrats are pro-war if I provide evidence of
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> The Obama administration warned about the Russian threat No. Obama mocked McCain in the 2012 presidential debates for claiming Russia was a major threat. “The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because the Cold
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> from experts with all sorts of political backgrounds. I think you have inadvertently stumbled upon the real fundamental change in politics over my lifetime - it seems a lot more of the younger generations have been brought up to believ
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> What was the public Republican position on Russia 10 years ago? And the Democrats? I remember the Democrats laughing at McCain talking about the Russian threat. > On trade and commerce? Deficits? Largely the same? > Military inte
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
It’s the start of a conversation. Which parts do you disagree with and what evidence would convince you otherwise? You can tell me the political party you support and I can show you how they have strong pro-war elements.
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
Both parties are pro-war, pro-big business, big government blood suckers. Neither party is concerned about privacy. Lots of other things in common as well.
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> One party's views have not changed dramatically with time, and still have arguments and discussions grounded in reality. Of course that is what everyone ideologically invested in their own side thinks.
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I like that as an independent I can’t tell which party you are referring to.
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> Would you accept a random number from your car mechanic when you bring your vehicle in the shop for repairs? So are you saying we should amortize the complex cases by overestimating how long the basic tasks take? That can work for a me
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by sheepmullet 8y ago
> you must realize that the potential of nearly half the population is completely wasted Umm you do realize there are important roles outside of STEM right?

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