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by stmfreak 9y ago
Public shaming where criminal charges are not forthcoming typically reinforces the defense of the accused. Was it rape or was it regrettable?
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Sea levels have risen a couple millimeters in recent decades, but Jakarta has sunk (according to this article) 14 feet in some areas. But keep on beating that climate change drum! Sea level rise is global, but it seems wherever we can find
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by stmfreak 9y ago
I think most people would be in shock to find out how much time is spent banging the proverbial head against the wall, without interruption to blow off steam, get a drink, go see a movie, etc. most people don't have the will power to m
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Complaining that rich benefit disproportionately from tax cuts while ignoring the negligible taxes paid by those under median income is politics as usual. It is the opposite side of the "fair share" argument when demanding more ha
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by stmfreak 9y ago
It is one thing to claim transit is succeeding by cramming people into cars and another to wonder if all those people would choose private cars if the costs and time were equivalent. It seems most city planners have assumed transit is the o
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by stmfreak 9y ago
If the USA would stop outlawing importation of same drugs for resale, these price disparities would disappear overnight. Let's not pretend this is some bizarre problem that needs more money to solve. Congress only has to erase one law.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Yes. But proportionately less as the commute worsens.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Exception handling. Speed control, lane keeping and basic rules are fairly simple. But recognizing a red light when the sun is behind it? Or the bulb is burnt out? Or power is down? Or your windshield is cover with water from a deluge of ra
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Humans require little training, but lack attention. Computers have the attention, but require near infinite training.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
We should not use biometrics to unlock anyway. I keep waiting for apple to combine biometrics with passcode, but they don't and seem unwilling do offer that as an option... why is that? To be clear: face ID should authenticate you are
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Using bad science to influence gullible people is a great way to end up with terrible policies.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
I suspect this works in a homogeneous culture where everyone has the same concepts of queues, taking turns, and aversion to line cutting. But in a heterogenous culture with a mix of people who prioritize self over taking turns and regularly
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Insurance is a red herring. The true problem are the runaway costs. Costs which are protected by government regulations. So we do need a government intervention of sorts, but the correct answer is to reduce regulations and cost protections-
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Elongated is not a very natural shape for rocks in space. It is going to get real interesting if this thing starts slowing down.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
This article tackles death from hundreds and thousands of individual choices as if it were death by accident which a few regulations could cut in half. Everyone knows smoking kills you quicker, but still 11% of U.S. adults choose to smoke.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Money is not a market demand signal, it is a medium of labor exchange. I buy your labor with my labor. Some labor is more in demand than other labor, some is in short supply. Money bridges all the divides between these. Where UBI fails is t
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by stmfreak 9y ago
This is confirmation bias epitomized. Rich people mean? Or do rich people simply have a different view of the world than not-rich people? My kids think I am mean. They are not rich by comparison. The differences in our behaviors are the maj
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Who classifies people who cannot work with others as "top talent?"
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by stmfreak 9y ago
I had to quit NextDoor after my neighbors demonstrated all the vile hatred we've come to expect from the anonymized Internet, but with the added benefit that people know who you are and where you live.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
The insurance industry loves this idea. But who benefits? How do you calculate the payouts? And what about criminals using stolen guns? How do you get them to pay for insurance?
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Sympathetic support I'd fine for people interested in kicking a habit. But when the addict doesn't want to quit? What then?
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by stmfreak 9y ago
You are reading this right. Emotional arguments are free of reason.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
If it becomes okay to exclude people because of their beliefs, we may feel that sanity has prevailed and a sense of victory. However, the loss of freedom can become perverted in time and AirBnB just set a precedent for deciding which belief
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Julian May spun one of the best fantasy/sci-fi series I've ever read, beginning with The Many Coloured Land.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
LOL. Trump supporters are totally fair game in the valley.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Everybody loves a big spender. Spending like there is no tomorrow is how you appease children--not how you should run a household, let alone a business or country.
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by stmfreak 9y ago
> The myth in Venezuela is that there’s enough oil revenues there to support whatever government is in power and whatever that government wants to do. This is the myth of Socialism: that there is enough money to support whatever the peop
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Rich is as vague a term as "fair." To the 50% making $50k per year or less, yes, anyone making over $100k is "rich." And who isn't going to vote in favor of a tax when they lack the historical perspective and imagin
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by stmfreak 9y ago
There are a lot of so-called "needy" who are also supported by these social systems. Where are the calls to get them to pay their "fair" share?
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by stmfreak 9y ago
Comparing the momentary release of coal combustion with the 10,000 year waste management issues of nuclear in the way only "science" journalism can.

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