tungstenfurnace

14 ms·

91.
by tungstenfurnace 18y ago
Agreed. Most of the little actions are pieties, designed to make people feel and look virtuous. Many of them aren't thought through. e.g. Leaving a light on at night is a good idea. You're less likely to trip and fall. Breaking a pelvis (co
92.
by tungstenfurnace 18y ago
Yup. Bullying is one of the worst features of the abysmal society which exists inside schools. Plus the piece doesn't go very far in describing the micromanagement (that would give away the punchline). What kind of boss tries to control wha
93.
by tungstenfurnace 18y ago
Yup. Also done in the name of education.
94.
by tungstenfurnace 18y ago
True. And they went further: "They were traumatized, but we wanted them to be traumatized," said guidance counselor. Because if people really had died they'd all be, erm, traumatized? This seems a clear declaration of intent to hurt peopl
95.
by tungstenfurnace 18y ago
I'm pretty sure I'd die of electrolyte imbalance long before I managed to drink 237 cups of instant coffee.
96.
by tungstenfurnace 18y ago
Agreed. Much writing which is self-consciously 'literary' in nature seems knowing and deliberately obscure. There's a problem too with long-winded SF authors: they leave too little to the imagination. Most of my fave authors write fairly su
97.
by tungstenfurnace 18y ago
Depending on the circumstances, I am happy to use either men or women as role models. Where role models fail, I must be myself. If colleagues harrass me, then I must confront them directly without flinching or being mean in return, and with
98.
by tungstenfurnace 18y ago
My goodness, if he'd advertised his thoughts as "The Cholera Diet: a great way to lose 20kg" they could hardly be less attractive. If he could discover why he desires cheeseburgers so much then perhaps he could find a way to _want_ to eat l
99.
by tungstenfurnace 19y ago
Two more theories consistent with the data are: (1) neither affects either; (2) eating more calories creates more girls No. 2 might seem weird but consider the fact that using the brake pedal creates fewer car accidents despite the strong
100.
by tungstenfurnace 19y ago
Adam Smith said something about trusting the selfish motives of the businesses he bought stuff from. Many bad deeds are done with good intentions (by charities and NGOs), and many profit-seeking deeds are done competently (by corporations),
101.
by tungstenfurnace 19y ago
Yes, and looking at purpose another way: if something is worth doing it's worth doing at a profit, because non-profit enterprises are always underfunded.
102.
by tungstenfurnace 19y ago
Nice article. Not sure if it's significantly different from DH6, but Karl Popper's style of debate might be termed DH7. It's similar to DH6, but first you patch up the opponent's arguments to make the best possible case. Then you find the c