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541.
by troupe 8y ago
So if person A got a degree that they can use to get a job with $40k of debt and has worked hard to pay it off, but person B has incurred $40k to get a degree that isn't going to lead to a job, you seem to think we can just forgive the
542.
by troupe 8y ago
It isn't that the game is rigged. It is that it assumes rational actors are making wise decisions about their future. Someone who carefully selects a degree that they know will let them pay back their loans is who the system is designe
543.
by troupe 8y ago
It isn't just a matter of irresponsible people getting something for free that you had to work hard for. You'll basically be paying for their loans in taxes.
544.
by troupe 8y ago
> Finally they questioned the hours I was billing So you were getting an hourly rate--not salary?
545.
by troupe 8y ago
If food stamps are helping you get out of a tough spot, I'm glad it is helping you. > there is a feeling that this kind of intrusion is justified since I am apparently getting something I don't deserve anyway The idea that you
546.
by troupe 8y ago
I think most people that go into a restaurant assume that just as they were not coerced into buying a meal, the employees chose to work there from their available employment options.
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by troupe 8y ago
In the US, bail is used to make sure people show up for their court date. How does this work in the UK?
548.
by troupe 8y ago
> she suggests that poor mothers lose their privacy altogether if they accept public assistance, I'm not sure about the altogether part, but if I don't want people to know how much money I have, going to the government and say
549.
by troupe 8y ago
The ability to use 200Kbps all the time and the ability to use 50Mbps all the time are both limited to the speed they allow. Personally I'm fine with saying a plan is unlimited without requiring them to build infrastructure to host eve
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by troupe 8y ago
> It's immoral and unethical, but it's legal. Do you think it is reasonable for people in prison to work to offset some of the cost of their room and board or do you think it should all be paid for by taxpayers? (I have a probl
551.
by troupe 8y ago
Years ago I tried this and basically ended up proving that if Pi is random and you are "compressing" random data, on average the start and finish numbers together are at least as long as the numbers you are trying to "compres
552.
by troupe 8y ago
I think bail also serves as a mechanism to make sure they show up for the trail. Or if they don't show up, their family and friends who helped post the bail will tell the police where they are.
553.
by troupe 8y ago
> Those who can’t make bail are 13 percent more likely to be convicted, Is it possible that people guilty of crimes are more likely to be convicted and guilty people are less likely to make bail?
554.
by troupe 8y ago
If there was a difference, are you allowed to note it or will you get fired for it? Programming skill is hard to measure. Chess is an interesting area that is a bit easier to quantify.
555.
by troupe 8y ago
> Some people are left-handed, some people have red hair, some people are gay. This is fundamentally different. I'm pretty sure if the entire population of a species was left handed or had red hair it would still survive. > since
556.
by troupe 8y ago
So is it different if the lion or other animal is not killing for food?
557.
by troupe 8y ago
Is it a moral problem for a lion to kill its prey or another lion for that matter?
558.
by troupe 8y ago
>Humanity needs to abandon ... the fallacy that heteronormativity is more correct, rather than merely being more common. There is good reason to suspect that heterosexual behavior is strongly correlated with the ability of a species to s
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by troupe 8y ago
Agreed. It is an incredible book at getting you to really think about how you read. Only tangentially related: When it came out and became a bestseller, another book came out kind of making fun of the title. It was called "How to Read
560.
by troupe 8y ago
I still contend that the ability to access educational resources is more evenly distributed than it has been at any time in history. Motivated kids from supportive families have more free and inexpensive educational opportunities than the
561.
by troupe 8y ago
> gamed by parents paying for prep courses, practice tests, expensive tutors, mentoring, etc. Given the amount of free things like Khan Academy, MIT Courseware, etc. the distribution of access to resources to perform well is becoming mor
562.
by troupe 8y ago
> On the surface, borrowing money for culinary school seems like an objectively (very) bad choice Well that is kind of my point. I don't know any engineer that would go to an expensive culinary school as a way to enter another caree
563.
by troupe 8y ago
An aerospace engineer who decided to become a personal chef and went into deep dept at a culinary school. I'm guessing this individual is a bit different than the engineers I know.
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by troupe 8y ago
> the price of tuition includes a lot that has nothing to do with education, and a lot of this is stuff people wouldn't pay for if given the choice. This is a very good point. There are colleges that are quite a bit less expensive,
565.
by troupe 8y ago
If people were being abrasive to her then it would have been worth mentioning in the article. Instead she said that she felt like some people were being aggressive if they didn't seem interested in helping her.
566.
by troupe 8y ago
The article specifically said that she wasn't comfortable because people didn't look like her. The person you are replying to said they were in the same position where they looked around and no one looked like them.
567.
by troupe 8y ago
Did you ever find people who ignore you or who weren't willing to help you? Because the article makes it sound like you should blame it on your race/sex/religious beliefs.
568.
by troupe 8y ago
> I would also posit, don't most men As a man I can confirm that there are people who I'd like to have help me who aren't willing to help me.
569.
by troupe 8y ago
> I would vote legislation limiting the accident liability of 'qualified' companies developing self driving tech. I'm not sure I agree, but if there were something like this, I think one of the requirements for being &#x27
570.
by troupe 8y ago
> They frequently get shut down (or even ticketed). I do not think this is correct for any commonly accepted definition of the word "frequently."

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