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811.
by starkd 5y ago
The use of mercury laxatives may make for a rather funny scene though. Much like the scene in Blazing Saddles where they are sitting around a campfire eating beans. Not that Lews&Clark expedition would make a great comedy.
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by starkd 5y ago
Are people with means able to bribe the "baoan" ? I wouldn't be surprised if some sort of black market economy were developing.
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by starkd 5y ago
It takes constant vigilance and a high degree of discernment to see through such a narrative. They know its hard to keep up over long term. That's why the maintenance of alternative news sources is so important before it gets that b
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Ukrainians use ‘Find My’ to track Russian troops who stole devices(cultofmac.com)
17 points by starkd 5y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 5y ago
>> Germany could have diversified it's suppliers if the Iran deals weren't killed by Trump, but even then not a good solution. How does diversifying away from one totalitarian government only to depend on another totalitaria
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Study: Childhood surroundings determine adults' navigation abilities(upi.com)
2 points by starkd 5y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 5y ago
Controlling language is how you control thoughts. It's the chief function of propaganda.
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Dr Steve Peters: How to Overcome Anxiety and Build Confidence(youtube.com)
1 points by starkd 5y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 5y ago
Sadly, it is infectious. That may be why traditions have tended to marginalize it when it happens. The evolutionary psychologist Steven Pinker discussed it in one of his books by noting that when a prominent suicide happens and is televis
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by starkd 5y ago
The sad reality is that they roll them out the door like that with suggestions to find an AA group is that there really is no other solution. ER staff are busy and can use their time more wisely by helping the ones they can help. We like
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Ukraine Just Captured Part of Russia's Most Capable Electronic Warfare Systems(thedrive.com)
16 points by starkd 5y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 5y ago
Wouldn't vouchers address that very problem? It would ennable poor children to go to wealthier schools.
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by starkd 5y ago
Pinker is still an excellent writer. One of those writers its a pleasure to read. But I have not read that particular book.
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by starkd 5y ago
Perhaps in high school level. But little kids, grade-school level, need in-person. They also should not be scared witless by mandatary rules that do nothing but leave them psychologically scarred for years to come.
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by starkd 5y ago
A fair point. But the unions have been anything but reasonable on this issue. True, some have opened up to charter schools, but many have rescinded that option as soon as it was politically feasible. True choice can only happen when a dif
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by starkd 5y ago
While private union participation has sharply declined, public unions are still quite powerful and present a virtual lock on substantial changes. Witness the teachers' unions. Particularly, their obstinance during the pandemic and re
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by starkd 5y ago
Perhaps that's true. But the ability to know where those points are with any degree of certainty, we are utterly in the dark about.
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by starkd 5y ago
The West was wholly unprepared for this scenario. Even though they led them to believe NATO would be there for them (without specifically offering it). When you wage a campaign with the intended effect of bringing it into NATO, something y
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by starkd 5y ago
The article literally starts out condemning the Russia's invasion as illegal. That doesn't mean the West did not bungle this or should be exempt from criticism. When you lead a country with promises of NATO protection, when you K
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by starkd 5y ago
It's interesting you read that as blaming the West. The article literally starts out calling the Russian invasion of Ukrain illegal and condemns it unequivocally. That doesn't mean the West's actions were not escalatory. W
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by starkd 5y ago
No that's not what he's saying. They were led with the promise of NATO/EU membership with no intention to back it up. https://mate.substack.com/p/by-using-ukraine-to-fight-russia...
832.
by starkd 5y ago
I think he's referring to the Maidan revolution pushed in the region back in 2014. They led them with promises of NATO/EU membership, and then left them hanging when war finally broke out. You can reasonably conclude they had n
833.
by starkd 5y ago
Same here. No idea what I'm supposed to do with it. I think it's just an MVP at this point.
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Gravity is not uniform. It varies geographically(bigthink.com)
1 points by starkd 5y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 5y ago
It was all somewhat veiled before. Russia has now dropped any pretentions to being anything other than a totalitarian state.
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Putin's mind, is he mad(youtube.com)
7 points by starkd 5y ago|0 comments
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The Craft of Artisanal Computer Manufacturing(spectrum.ieee.org)
2 points by starkd 5y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 5y ago
Thank you for this. One approach I find missing in your blog is that of distance-based indexing. It's an approach that indexes vectors according to distances from chosen vantage points from within the data set. I've done some p
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by starkd 5y ago
This platform is definitely more awkward to use, but, in many ways, I find it to be a feature. I rarely comment, but even the upvoting/downvoting/flagging I find to be a distraction. NOtifications are definitely convenient, but
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by starkd 5y ago
Maybe he's looking to get a more thoughtful analysis than can be had in the twitter verse. It is a common problem and might be aided by better UI or custom features to encourage better discourse. It's also a question of lifestyl

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