xenophanes

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Multi-Factor Decision Making Math(criticalfallibilism.com)
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by xenophanes 13y ago
My position: Milton Friedman had basic economic literacy but chose to ignore it at times, caring more about some other things (like moral and social issues – an area where he made some serious mistakes). Many other people don't have ec
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by xenophanes 13y ago
sorry. basic economic literacy precludes a Basic Income see Ludwig von Mises
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by xenophanes 13y ago
ok that's a bit less bad but i still think i'll pretty much quit :/
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by xenophanes 13y ago
censor-by-default is such a bad approach. if people are passive (very common) then HN censors. defaults matter, like with mailing list opt-ins, etc, b/c ppl frequently don't want to bother changing the default.
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by xenophanes 13y ago
So if I write a comment that people don't want to endorse – let's suppose it's actually bad – then it's pending forever and I can never post again?
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by xenophanes 13y ago
RIP HN. gg :( was fun while it lasted.
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by xenophanes 13y ago
It Is Time For Basic Economic Literacy
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by xenophanes 13y ago
250k fine is very misleading: > OSHA has subsequently forced Dish to pay $157,024 in back wages, $100,000 in compensatory damages, as well as the former employee's legal fees. so 157k was paying a debt, not really a fine.
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by xenophanes 13y ago
isn't top 5 per category way too little? if you wanna know what colors are popular in a category, shouldn't you look at like a couple hundred icons?
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by xenophanes 13y ago
I ended up thinking it was not a scam but being uncomfortable. It's possible I had originally put a fake address for my whois info, possibly triggering this, I forget. I'm not 100% sure. Here's the people, i spoke with them o
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by xenophanes 13y ago
Well their SSL cert on their website was invalid (just expired) and there was some kinda mention of them on some government site somewhere that wasn't quite clear enough IMO. they got bored of trying to prove their identity and just sa
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by xenophanes 13y ago
I got email from the people who run .us domains demanding a photo of my driver's license to prove I'm American. They did not understand why I might think they were scammers and want them to verify their identity first, nor did t
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by xenophanes 13y ago
If you buy most stuff with a bitcoin VISA, what's the point of bitcoin?
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by xenophanes 13y ago
One thing the anti-speed-reading folks never take into account is comprehension per time . They always look at comprehension for one reading of the material. My regular reading speed is around 220 wpm. But I can speed read or speed listen
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by xenophanes 13y ago
That's interesting. It's hard to tell what the actual reason is, which is bad. I'm skeptical of UN treaties in general, but I think if the US doesn't sign it should say why, clearly and proudly. It's tricky, though,
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by xenophanes 13y ago
happyscrappy was being sarcastic.
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by xenophanes 13y ago
The death penalty and the death penalty for children are different issues. I'd bet you that if allowing death penalty for children was polled, it'd do a lot worse than regular death penalty, and be a minority view. Also, note
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by xenophanes 13y ago
Actually I think the US's inclination towards local authorities controlling things, and not being controlled much by broader authority, is very good. It's a more decentralized approach that allows for diversity. The thing about st
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by xenophanes 13y ago
Did you bother checking what else it says and what the U.S.'s stated reason for not signing is? Or do you prefer to post ignorant sarcastic criticism?
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by xenophanes 13y ago
If you think they are doing something good in this case, I recommend not complaining in discussions about this case. Also, Google is a big complicated thing with many different people and parts. Don't expect total consistency from anyt
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by xenophanes 13y ago
What you've argued is faulty logic was actually sarcasm. One major clue is that the previous paragraph also contained heavy sarcasm.
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by xenophanes 13y ago
Something bad happened. Some people are sad. Let's bring up the topic of suicide and make sure they are all aware of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111 And then feel good about how kind and helpful we are. People already know suicide hotl
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by xenophanes 13y ago
Well I can listen to text to speech at ~550 wpm anyway. You apparently think that's impossible, all a jam of syllables. I have friends who do similar. no respite is a matter of practice. time to parse the content is not that hard if yo
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by xenophanes 13y ago
Blinking might explain why I strongly prefer 2-3 word chunks, instead of 1 word chunks, when I read with RSVP. Interesting. I can read some texts at 800 wpm with 2 word chunks but find it a lot more problematic with 1 word chunks so it&#x27
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by xenophanes 13y ago
FAQ says: > Next, let’s talk about subvocalization. This is the process whereby, whenever you read, you talk to yourself, repeating every word in your head. The issue here is that most people can only speak at about 180wpm, maximum. Incr
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by xenophanes 13y ago
Retention with spreeder is a matter of skill and practice. Don't give up easily. I've read difficult non-fiction in it with very good retention at 500 wpm. That requires a slower speed than I could read a simple novel (800+ wpm),
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by xenophanes 13y ago
This is called RSVP. It is easier (for the same WPM) with 2-4 words at a time than 1 word. I really hope this catches on more and allows different chunk sizes. 500 wpm with no training is an exaggeration. wpm also depends a lot on which boo
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by xenophanes 13y ago
I said authority doesn't work, not science doesn't work. I think science works in a way other than authority. Being right more often does not mean you're right in any particular dispute, so how exactly does it matter? Every d
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by xenophanes 13y ago
Previous HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3188816

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