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by starkd 4y ago
We place so much emphasis on what we believe as a prerequisite for belonging to a religious community. Maybe its enough just to be hopeful those beliefs are true and suspend our doubts for a little while.
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by starkd 4y ago
I think most people were intrigued because of the experimentation and just having that kind of knowledge (ability) at your fingertips. There's a very strong DIY mentality that gets spawned from information like this. I don't thin
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by starkd 4y ago
Did any of them involve sticking a banana in a car's exhaust pipe?
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by starkd 4y ago
In secondary school, I remember some people buying this book. You could not buy it off the shelf, but you could order it just fine. They were more interested in the drug recipes, but I don't think any of the recipes worked out or wer
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by starkd 4y ago
If it is not auditable and the source code is not open source, what would dispel fears of a fraudulent election? Virtually every other institution has lost credibility in public opinion polls. Why should elections be any different? The los
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by starkd 4y ago
Not necessarily disagreeing with your prescriptions, but attitude and psychological reframing can be tremendously beneficial. Just setting goals and clarifying what your motives are can do tremendous things. Humans are not just a machine
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by starkd 4y ago
Yes, more education that is honest about the effects, good and bad, would be the best approach. But that involves a cultural shift where celebrities, teachers and parents all recognize the dangers and preach/remind young people how bad
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by starkd 4y ago
In my understanding, it takes more to maintain such setups. Talking to the HVAC guys that do this for a living rather than just the scientists reveal more about the practical realities of these systems.
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by starkd 4y ago
Denying the legitimacy election is something both parties do now. With regular frequency. There was plenty of it in the 2000 election with Bush v. Gore. Its perfectly reasonable given we do not have auditable elections.
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by starkd 4y ago
Of course, people talking about violent means is a far cry from what those same people will actually do. Everyone has their own breaking point, but until it reaches a critical mass in enough people its not going anywhere. Where that poin
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by starkd 4y ago
Correct. In the same way a venture capitalist can still be successful if only 1 out of 20 of his ventures succeeds and 19/20 fail.
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by starkd 4y ago
Only a few feet deep? Maybe in select areas, but you generally have to go a lot deeper than that. It's been my understanding that the steep cost of geothermal involves the drilling. As much as $80K just to install a decent system, f
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by starkd 4y ago
The fact you are getting downvoted is simply amazing to me. It shows people are just not ready to look at reality of budgeting. People are honestly under the illusion that debt is just a number and can never get too high. Nothing is for
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by starkd 4y ago
Nobody was claiming CPI was for looking at personal financial planning. It is about the larger economy that in turn effects individuals.
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by starkd 4y ago
Does this factor in the energy loss in transmission?
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by starkd 4y ago
It seems these cutesy type names are more representations of proprietary code than open source modules. The name becomes opaque to its internals. I noticed when I switched form MS Windows to Linux, there was a marked difference in the name
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by starkd 4y ago
Some very good advice in this thread. I would only add one thing. Just do not resort to drugs (legal or illegal) in the hopes to improve performance. Drugs like adderall (or even anti-depressants like SSRI's, etc.) might show some b
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by starkd 4y ago
Well, policies that introduce a little bit of friction into the choice to do drugs would be a good start. Mostly, education that warns against the harms. But, your comment seems to indicate you are more interested in legal ways you can use
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by starkd 4y ago
Yes. I was not claiming prohibition did anything.
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by starkd 4y ago
I was being a bit facetious in using the term, but that was the image given to doctors once upon a time. Nevertheless, my point is that doctors are not mere technicians applying handbook remedies. They are generally given wide latitude to
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by starkd 4y ago
You just described my history on the subject. I once believed that too.
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by starkd 4y ago
I understand your point that most people who drink alcohol do not become alcoholics. But that is true for all drugs, really. I think the thing that separates alcohol is the long cultural acceptance.
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by starkd 4y ago
I just think you would enjoy the conversation more if your experience was not dependent on someone else's opinion. You are also assuming something about another person that is more than likely untrue. Sounds like a horrible way to li
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by starkd 4y ago
That might work if drugs were as easy to stop than start. Addiction treatment has a very low success rate with high relapse rate, and its incredibly expensive per user. The best treatment remains not starting in the first place.
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by starkd 4y ago
I suspect that once you start working in the field, there's no walking away. You will be a slave scientist. The cartls won't let you walk away from it.
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by starkd 4y ago
Traditionally, doctors, as men of science, have been given wide latitude to prescribe, since there is no one treatment that is good for everyone. Unfortunately, that seems to be changing, as doctors are expected to adhere to a standard reg
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by starkd 4y ago
oh, come on! I think you're right on this issue, but since when are opinions dangerous? He's giving his honest opinion of the issue according to his experience. You will be much more effective if you simply try to enjoy the conv
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by starkd 4y ago
I'm not so sure about that. If you've ever talked with a full-blown alcoholic, the allure of drinking is almost a reflex with no consideration for its effects. I don't think they even remember having to lie in their own vomi
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by starkd 4y ago
That's why it should be mostly about protecting the youth who are more likely to be uninformed about dangers. It is true that outright prohibition is pointless, but it can introduce a bit of friction that forces users to have to put i

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