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by stvswn 11y ago
In what world is Google's top line shrinking? I think you mean the top line's growth rate is slowing.
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by stvswn 11y ago
Are you suggesting that Fox News should be censored? And how do you decide what is a cult vs. what is a religion? "Hate speech," btw, has no legal definition in the US judicial system. The term doesn't exist in First Amendme
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by stvswn 11y ago
Not a rocket scientist -- but I remember reading this: http://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ You're right, it's about lateral speed.
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by stvswn 12y ago
Agreed, and this point is often misunderstood by gun control advocates in the US (it's completely unfathomable outside of the US). Saying "I don't like that guns are used to kill people, therefore I'm okay with guns mea
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by stvswn 12y ago
"Non-automatic rifles" is a misleading term because it's technically correct but should also include the set "semi-automatic rifles" which are also non-automatic. I think your point, however, was to weigh in on the
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by stvswn 12y ago
I think you're correct in recognizing that inanimate objects like guns or software do not have agency and cannot have moral value. The actors who use them should be judged on the morality of the ends to which guns or Tor are the means
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by stvswn 12y ago
Semi-automatics are not designed and engineered to kill humans more than any other firearm. "Semi-automatic" simply means that you don't have to "re-cock" after every shot. You're probably conflating the term
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by stvswn 12y ago
Deficit: flow. Debt: stock. It is meaningful, because even if you can service it forever, the cost of servicing it could have been spent elsewhere, forever. The present value of all future debt servicing payments, taking into account the
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by stvswn 12y ago
Wharton grad here -- I have to reply to your characterization. Wharton still has a strong finance background, but we've also applied the same ideas towards all disciplines where a quantitatively based, structured approach to problem s
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by stvswn 12y ago
Shouldn't Chrome and Safari simply block this behavior? Google, for instance, is now presented with a rare situation: users' privacy and their own business concerns are aligned (since audience segmenting is a core product of the
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Strange gmail bug: I'm sharing an email address with a stranger(techbynumber.com)
6 points by stvswn 13y ago|2 comments