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by stvltvs 3y ago
Rather than worry, we need to plan for the devastation caused to the people and massive investments in infrastructure that lie within centimeters of the current sea level.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Alfred the Great et al. would beg to differ about Hastings being the beginning of the English monarchy rather than the beginning of the Norman monarchy.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Agreed, perhaps requiring companies who handle sensitive data to carry insurance and licensing engineers who build those systems, something like the PE.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
It should all be free, like getting credit reports is now. We need a robust and accessible way to manage our data personas, assuming that all of the supposed secrets are in fact public data.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
I have high hopes that we can provide enough energy by using already disturbed land without sacrificing our irreplaceable natural heritage.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
And destroy all that natural habitat full of biodivesity? Rooftop and parking lot solar for the win.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Prents want to hear from their children if - as they imagine the scenario - their child is about to die.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
There are lots of things that the government will do when individual market participants don't have market incentives. In the US, the Interstate Highway System and rural electrification are two examples. Even the Transcontinental Railr
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by stvltvs 3y ago
The King James Version of the Bible used "neighbor" in this same vague way when Jesus said to love our neighbor. Nothing new in that usage.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
AFAIK, Amtrak discontinued passenger service between LA and Las Vegas years ago.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
The meaning of the word lucky has shifted over time as we stopped believing that certain people have things go their way more often than average because fate, the gods, or whatever favors them.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Yes, and this has its limits. Many true experts in their fields would struggle to explain their field simply. I like to think I'm an expert in my work, but how many times have I explained to my wife what I do in simple terms, and she s
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by stvltvs 3y ago
I'm currently dealing with corporate dysfunction due to fast growth.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
My thought is that NDEs might occur before or after the cessation of neural activity. From a first person perspective, there would be no way to distinguish whether it happened when there was no neural activity. From an outside perspective,
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Most people believe one way or the other. We don't however know what is true (meaning in this case having a reasonably justified belief based on looking at the evidence as a whole and weighing alternate explanations). The evidence does
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Whatever Milton's intentions, it's undeniable that Satan is the most charismatic character. Everyone on Heaven's side is wooden and unlikeable.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
I'm saying that we don't know and should withhold our belief one way or the other until there is sufficient evidence to help us tell the difference.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
I don't dispute that people have NDEs and that they sincerely believe what they say. The problem is that that kind of evidence cannot in principle support the continuity of consciousness after bodily disintegration because 1) the body
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by stvltvs 3y ago
The most accurate thing we can say is that no one knows what happens to consciousness after death. The evidence we have, like NDEs, doesn't support a continuation of consciousness beyond bodily disintegration.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Skepticism is indispensable precisely because smart people believe dumb ideas all the time. It's our only defense against flimflam and bad reasoning.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Governments don't need to be profitable.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
That's called smurfing and is bound to get you flagged as a money launderer. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/smurf.asp
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by stvltvs 3y ago
> as deep as I wonder if this is affected by tissue types, e.g. bone.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Which could increase the risk for autoimmune disease. Current immunotherapy treatments for cancer that I'm aware of have to be carefully monitored so they don't kill the patient.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
A non-specific treatment that revs up the immune system increases the risk of autoimmune disease. It would have to be specific to the cancer AFAIK, so more of a treatment for an existing cancer than a preventative measure.
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Thank you sincerely for the concern. The alternative isn't giving up. It's doing what we can with what we actually know based on science-based medicine. That might include seeking a second, third, etc. credible opinion. Unfortunat
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by stvltvs 3y ago
To clarify, accepting that no answers might be available frees up our energy to focus on what we can do rather than trying out every dubious or fraudulent claim that could do us real harm. This is coming from someone facing a life-threateni
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by stvltvs 3y ago
There are lots of dangerous ideas floating around out there (remember drinking bleach to cure COVID?), and lots of predators willing to separate the desperate from their money. Of course the medical establishment isn't the only source
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Just because the medical establishment doesn't have answers doesn't mean that someone outside of the establishment does. It sucks, but sometimes no one has an answer, and it's better to accept that than to listen to whoever c
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by stvltvs 3y ago
Indirectly, if AI-generated CSAM materials flood the internet, it would provide cover for real CSAM which would get lost in the crowd making it more difficult for law enforcement to identify and prosecute offenders.

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