atypicaluser

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by atypicaluser 9mo ago
The author (Victor Mair) of the piece makes two errors: (1) Omaha and Council Bluffs are not twin cities. The former doesn't think about the latter, and the latter sees the former as workplace, shopping mall and zoo. (2) The residents
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by atypicaluser 11mo ago
> ... it turns out there aren't really any laws constraining the executive branch. There are, but the executive for decades (centuries?) has ignored law inconvenient to its goals, and the legislative has generally shrugged it off,
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by atypicaluser 1y ago
> I think the author, like many today who try to disparage democracy... Democracy as has been used over the past decade or so (as in, such-and-such is a threat to our democracy ) does a fine enough job disparaging itself. > ... get
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by atypicaluser 2y ago
Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but I was under the impression this is what most of the world wanted? And if not the world, then most elites in the US? I speak both from public and personal history: when American leadership signed its vari
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by atypicaluser 2y ago
Usually, but not always. Here you go—'cinch'. Could replace the first 'c' with s, but the second instance would be a little more difficult, as 'sh' has a softer pronunciation than 'ch' here, which its
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by atypicaluser 2y ago
While I agree with you regarding Toni Morrison, I'm not sure where you're going with the 'almost seem racist in this context' remark. When I read the article, I read the article, immediately jumping past the headline and
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
You might check out Zhuangzi (1). (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuang_Zhou
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
It appears I have to explain myself better. You've heard the phrase "read the room"? The OP added this article to HN, a site known for its detail-oriented minds (programmers, engineers, technicians, etc.) or, if you prefer an
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
> nobody wants to believe the headline/article Look at the headline— "'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months" and the article's very first sentence— "Renewables
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
The OP wrote— > of having an extremely mainstream Californian outlook One can have the outlook without the residency. And what is that outlook? Certainly not what CS imagines it to be, e.g. "uncritical technological boosterism and
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
> By being able to argue for/against Kritiques, you gain the ability to quickly call out the fucking bullshit and go straight to the meat. I'm not so sure about that. Because, if what Bodnick says is true, the judges never go
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
Genuine question--if one isn't willing to debate the question at hand, then why debate at all? Why not, as a point of pride or honor or authentic rejection of the topic, withdraw from debate and take the L? It seems the side bringing u
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
You wrote: >> Previous generations succumbed badly to gender essentialism... and as ever, left a mess for the next generations. Perhaps previous generations--thousands of them? millions?--realized there's more to gender than blan
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
You wrote: > Isn't iterative improvement what all science is about? Yes and no. There's more to science, but iterative improvement is a large part of it. My issue with psychology (and other soft sciences, e.g. sociology, eco
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by atypicaluser 3y ago
You wrote-- > It's decisions about market fit by executives, not a moral crusade (as we have seen, Hollywood execs aren't really the type for that). As a Criterion Channel subscriber, I take them at their word when they say in
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by atypicaluser 4y ago
The findings may validate the feelings of anyone oppressed or suffering long-term deprivation, but what does it really mean for their descendants? For example, what were the long-term effects, not just for black Americans, but for survivors
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by atypicaluser 4y ago
> Wise people existed then and wise people exist now. The new wise people's wisdom is much more relevant. Without discussing politics or political topics (e.g. the benefits of diversity in a group of people,) can you give examples
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by atypicaluser 4y ago
In answer to your second question: no, not really. The only thing to learn is that, like a certain North Pole elf, Tonto is a work of fiction. As is the Lone Ranger. As are all the bad guys they hunted, the sheriffs they met, the girls they
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by atypicaluser 4y ago
Well... yes . The main work described in the article is a work of fiction. i.e. a work of imagination, which means the author listens to his own inner muse. The protagonist is fiction, his experiences are fiction, his story is fiction. Lie
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by atypicaluser 5y ago
While I won't critique the article, I will critique this response: why bother being on a discussion board if you're not going to discuss or if you're going to ban discussion ? You post to a discussion board, you risk discu
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by atypicaluser 5y ago
As this thread has died, I'll leave off with a couple of parting comments--as I previously mentioned, the idea of 'reasonable' will change depending on who you ask. When you say 'We should figure out...,' rather tha
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by atypicaluser 5y ago
> Idk why you picked on the word reasonable. But your proving my point by attempting to shut down the discussion already I picked 'reasonable' because the word has different connotations depending on the participants, for examp
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by atypicaluser 5y ago
You'll note that, while 'there are many restrictions,' there is no outright federal ban on tobacco advertising--were it possible, why not do it? I also wonder if there's more to tobacco advertising then meets the eye: un
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by atypicaluser 5y ago
> American obsession with the 1st amendment is so odd. It doesn't allow for any reasonable discussion of nuance of speech. Who defines 'reasonable'? As the federal government can't involve itself (which is at the hear
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by atypicaluser 5y ago
While I can't speak for the UK, the US has a small hurdle to bans on particular kinds of speech: the First Amendment. Add to that the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment (i.e. the Equal Protection Clause.) Alcohol producers have
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by atypicaluser 6y ago
> Why don't we discuss the core issue at hand, instead of trying to derail the discussion using "Cancel Culture" battlecries? Perhaps because, to have a discussion, one has to have good-faith actors on both sides of the di
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by atypicaluser 6y ago
Yes. And even with them around. All depends on the context and the willingness to get one's nose bopped. I would, for example, encourage an actor to use overly offensive expletives, even repeating them ad nauseam in the presence of
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by atypicaluser 6y ago
You respond to the article (and to her) as if she's in need of absolution. If the article is true to Highsmith's character, I'd doubt she'd want that, or that she'd really care. Writing (and reviews of that writing)
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by atypicaluser 6y ago
> misinformation is itself an assault on free speech. Misinformation is a type of free speech. Whether purposeful (medical experts lying as to whether we should wear masks) or accidental (weather forecasting,) misinformation is merely
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by atypicaluser 6y ago
> They're [Parler] just too unsympathetic of a plaintiff, imho. I don't know that sympathy has anything to do with the merits of their case.[1][2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_v._Ohio [2]

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