tertius

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by tertius 9y ago
I'm asking a question, not making a statement or "talking of" as you say. Stop telling people what to do.
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by tertius 9y ago
> It allowed the people Let's remember that it was not against the law of the EU or the UK... So yes I think it should have.
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by tertius 9y ago
Your opinion on what Catalonia will actually need to do to gain independence. Is civil war (however unlikely) the only way?
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by tertius 9y ago
And beyond cheating we have a lot of bad science. * Reproducibility project.
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by tertius 9y ago
Let me be frank. > that is why things like terms of service are held to the more objective letter, and not the highly subjective spirit. I replied. > You mean as in the case that we're discussing? Clearly your objection is that t
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by tertius 9y ago
> The constitution makes him the commander in chief and delegates war authority to congress. So yes, in deference to the constitution. > Commander in Chief ≠ Command of Twitter. A private entity doesn't have to indulge him and su
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by tertius 9y ago
> POTUS has no more rights by law than any other citizen to make violent threats. > POTUS has _authority_ to enact those threats in certain cases whereas one typically doesn't. The first quote deals with the threat. The second de
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by tertius 9y ago
> Some of the hardest working people I know are tenured professors. Some of the harder working people I know are post docs...
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by tertius 9y ago
> doing work that really satisfies you is a big privilege This is also quite rare in Academia. Much of the work is still just as unenjoyable as a normal job.
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by tertius 9y ago
Ah, so a corrupt democracy.
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by tertius 9y ago
> No one has the 'right' to make violent threats on twitter. I never claimed this. My argument hinges on the fact that he has the right, in certain circumstances, to make violent threats as opposed to normal citizens. The TOS i
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by tertius 9y ago
Yes, competition is good. But as you say, the incentives are not aligned correctly. And yes, it's very difficult for reviewers to make the best decisions. So instead, they reject and request preliminary data. Which requires money. Bu
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by tertius 9y ago
We're talking about Russia right? Not North Korea?
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by tertius 9y ago
> His being the president doesn't make these things more allowable, only our deference to hierarchy does. You mean the constitution right?
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by tertius 9y ago
> Grants are extremely difficult to come by these days Only because of competition. It's still vastly better in the U.S. than any other country. Competition is good.
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by tertius 9y ago
> - click logo to try and get to main site > - sent to blog.flattr.net instead This is everywhere. FAQ pages, wiki pages, blogs etc. I hate this trend.
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by tertius 9y ago
@jack doesn't own a particularly large stake in Twitter.
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by tertius 9y ago
> You still let the President threaten war I for one think the President should be allowed to do this. It may be illegal for a regular citizen to do this, but not for the President. The letter of the TOS vs. the spirit of the TOS. He&#x2
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by tertius 9y ago
> What if it’s still bad for society? I think we can both agree that we don't want @jack to be the arbiter of that...
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by tertius 9y ago
> be a little more thoughtful about his proclamations to the world. Censoring the speech of the President is probably not something that they want to get engaged with. He's a special case. So I would argue that some of the terms sho
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by tertius 9y ago
Yes, and more organizations than RT do this.
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by tertius 9y ago
If the action is taken because of political pressure then it's not about being reasonable. If they were being reasonable they would be listing a lot more organizations that spread propaganda than just RT. This looks completely reaction
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by tertius 9y ago
Have you read the rule that was proposed?
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by tertius 9y ago
I wonder if they'll do the same for American propaganda abroad.
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by tertius 9y ago
As long as competition is not outlawed.
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by tertius 9y ago
Assuming a 'no trespassing sign.' Closed gate with no lock, can't pass. Closed gate with locked lock, can't pass. Closed gate with unlocked lock, can pass.
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by tertius 9y ago
> Are you saying I should go to jail if I type the wrong website No, I'm not saying anyone should go to jail. The person in question did not do this by mistake though. In general I'm in agreement with you. I'm just making
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by tertius 9y ago
Acceleration may be dwindling... And given population (of age that uses twitter) increase, the rate of increase in twitter usage may actually dwindle even if it goes up (which I doubt.)
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by tertius 9y ago
Or making an inventory list of everything inside. "Oh, here's a filing cabinet, I'll just pull the inventory. Just peeking in..."
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by tertius 9y ago
So he downloaded a list of files. That's like going in the door, opening the refrigerator (or filing cabinet) and making an inventory. The list itself could have private and protected information.

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