askl56

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by askl56 2y ago
This is teleologically false. A teleological argument that assumes truth is contingent upon a specific worldview would indeed be flawed, because it would make truth an artifact of a given perspective rather than something independent of it.
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by askl56 2y ago
A scorpion, not knowing how to swim, asked a frog to carry it across the river. “Do I look like a fool?” said the frog. “You’d sting me if I let you on my back!” “Be logical,” said the scorpion. “If I stung you I’d certainly drown myself.”
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by askl56 3y ago
[1] I don't know how that's the republican's fault. Again, it's the constitution. [2] This is entirely incorrect. Garry Wills, A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government, Simon and Schuster, 1999, p.
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by askl56 3y ago
I'm not even Conservative (I happily live in a Communist country) but worked as a lawyer in a previous life. Your arguments do not hold water. [1] Citizen's United has benefitted Democrats more than republicans: https:/&#x2F
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SVB collapse could mean a $500B venture capital ‘haircut’(bloomberg.com)
202 points by askl56 3y ago|174 comments
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by askl56 4y ago
From the UK branch which also is in severe trouble[0] Jay Ersapah, the boss of Financial Risk Management at SVB’s UK branch, launched initiatives such as the company’s first month-long Pride campaign and a new blog emphasizing mental health
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by askl56 4y ago
So if a Boeing plane is shot down in Iran, it would make sense to say "Iranians shoot down American plane"? During the Iran/Iraq war would have made sense to say "American missiles hit American planes in Iraq"?
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Twitter's Crisis Misinformation Policy(blog.twitter.com)
4 points by askl56 4y ago|0 comments
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Facebook allows posts calling for violence against invading Russians or Putin(cnbc.com)
3 points by askl56 5y ago|1 comments
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by askl56 5y ago
Not even close to true. US GDP in 1965 was $743.7 billion[0]. NASA's budget peaked in 1964–66 when it consumed roughly 4% of all federal spending. The agency was building up to the first Moon landing and the Apollo program was a top na
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Mother of Marine Killed in Kabul Suspended on Facebook and Instagram(twitter.com)
8 points by askl56 5y ago|0 comments
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by askl56 5y ago
The EU can't tell each country's ISPs what to ban or not. That is a matter for each country.
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by askl56 5y ago
I use Dark Reader extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadp... Works pretty well for 99% of sites.
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I've Worked with Refugees for Decades. Europe Afghan Crime Wave Is Mind-Boggling (2017)(nationalinterest.org)
6 points by askl56 5y ago|2 comments
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by askl56 5y ago
It's a trapezoid!
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by askl56 5y ago
Yes, let's assassinate a world leader of the country with the most nukes in the world based on unfounded claims of election interference and a hack. Do you have any idea what America did in Russia in the immediate aftermath of the fall
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by askl56 5y ago
> The Author is not a physicist and is no longer an active academician, but is an Entertainer and host of The Portal podcast. This work of entertainment is a draft of work in progress which is the property of the author and thus may not
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by askl56 5y ago
The explosive eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 injected enough sulfur-containing compounds into the stratosphere to substantially reduce the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface. In response to the increased reflectivity of the
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by askl56 5y ago
> 'On March 9th, we added extra protections for this employee, including actioning content that mentioned the employee’s name or shared personal information on third-party sites, which we reserve for serious cases of harassment and
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by askl56 6y ago
You don't think they have the right to have an opinion? How tolerant. Everyone doesn't have to "live under" it, you don't have to get married. I suspect having Mummy and Daddy being together "until further noti
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by askl56 6y ago
https://twitter.com/TheQuartering/status/1354909724869853188 They already have
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Twitter Bans Republican Member of Congress(twitter.com)
3 points by askl56 6y ago|0 comments
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Privacy Labels and Lookalike Audiences(stratechery.com)
42 points by askl56 6y ago|17 comments
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by askl56 6y ago
My experience of Japan and East Asian govt/megacorps is that they are far more honest on the surface level but will stonewall and put up far more resistance if you try to dig deeper/follow up.
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by askl56 6y ago
The issue i find with viewpoints like this are these comments: > In the last few years, completely unregulated online speech has given rise to fake news and conspiracy theories that have actually killed people. It’s offered a megaphone t
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by askl56 6y ago
Likewise with the Jeffrey Epstein story.
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by askl56 6y ago
History has shown that the monopoly on violence always exists. If the government did not have it then someone else would. I would advise you to live somewhere outside of the West before you relish the possibility of the state relinquishing
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by askl56 6y ago
And they regularly allow material obtained illegally or without a clear source of origin, including Trump's tax returns. Which twitter included in trending for 4 days.
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Twitter and Facebook Censoring New York Post Article about Hunter Biden(twitter.com)
13 points by askl56 6y ago|0 comments
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by askl56 6y ago
Why is this relevant to Hacker News?

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