waterpigcow

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by waterpigcow 7y ago
the framing of this headline is ridiculous. corbyn's characterization as a "radical" is contradicted by this own article, which claims he wants to re-nationalize utilities. is nationalization of water really "left-wing&q
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by waterpigcow 7y ago
rich white guy who is exxon movile executive says please don't stop him and his friends from ruining everbody's lives by hoarding wealth.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
it seems unlikely that second place came from an equally or more disadvantaged background. chess in general is a pretty exclusionary. sure the kid (tani?) might not have been the worst off kid at the tournament but kids from higher income s
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Ice Age 'Unicorn' May Have Lived Alongside Modern Humans(livescience.com)
1 points by waterpigcow 8y ago|0 comments
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
I agree this is an opinion that i've held for a long time. making the space of conversation more welcoming promotes free speech, however i'm slightly skeptical of the trans example simply because i think there are more people who
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
This article is a little bit confusing to me, where did the 80% figure come from? is it just because those studies looked at one year? would the pay gap increase if longer term studies were done?
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
Well I'm glad Scott Hutchins is at least doing the bare minimum.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
I don't think it's a conscious choice. I would think its a psychological phenomenon possibly more common in those who are naturally attention seeking but i doubt they intentionally mean to seek attention. i do agree that if they a
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
I think this is fascinating, I think that ROGD could be a real thing but nipping science because it's politically inconvenient is not a good thing to do and has disastrous consequences. that being said i'm not sure that ROGD is ac
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
Just sort of baseless optimism on my part I guess.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
I don't see the government paying for my college... In my experience a majority of my friends have or are on track to have student debt from having to pay for college.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
While Fox News's twitter may not actively generate revenue i would think that it adds value to the company that's not easy to measure.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
It is my suspicion that the attitude of american students towards their professors is perhaps a function of the privatization of schools. since students are paying for their education they feel entitled to a good grade regardless of perform
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
I expected it to be the same in America, unfortunately this was not the case. I don't know what it is but nobody in my social circles seemed to even know that this was going on.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
Chess is a game that can be played perfectly. There is no perfect Hockey game. If you get two super computers to play chess against one another they will draw a majority of the time, I think it is a testament to the skill of both players th
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
as an american i'm a bit disappointed that Caruana didn't win, that being said i think Carlsen is definitely a better player.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
i really enjoyed this article and i think that chess players were a perfect case study for this sort of thing, i wonder though how applicable this is to other games or every day life.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
It was always my assumption that the name "Koch" was pronounced like "coke", with a hard c and silent h as opposed to the ch in church.
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by waterpigcow 8y ago
I would consider supporting limiting anti-vaxxers free speech on the grounds that it endangers people.