casefields

6 ms·

121.
by casefields 5y ago
That's neat. I would love to return to duels for Congress. Just look at this gerontocracy: Among congressmen 80 and over, 9 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans Among congressmen 70 and over, 57 are Democrats and 19 are Republicans Amon
122.
by casefields 5y ago
Time flies and we are all here for only so long. Yet, cloudflare thinks taking "up to 5 seconds" of my life is completely fine. It's a damn time vampire. As long as we suck it slowly, they won't notice!
123.
by casefields 5y ago
You see this in organ donation. Opt-in is abysmal, but it's the reverse when they switch to opt-out. I get the utilitarian reason for the change but it's ethically and morally dubious. Informed consent is the gold standard, except
124.
by casefields 5y ago
Which is a slightly better outcome. Had it gone through Verizon would've bought Sprint leaving us with a real duopoly.
125.
by casefields 5y ago
For a huge portion of this country it's apparently too difficult to acquire an ID. How on earth are they going to open any bank account?
126.
by casefields 5y ago
https://www.promethease.com/
127.
by casefields 5y ago
This is the world we are heading towards. All those law professors getting called racists when teaching old case law that has n-bombs is where it's started.
128.
by casefields 5y ago
Wait, if she did get the original wrong and only presented the correct answer on her third solution, where's the proof? This whole thing would be a waste of time if that's true.
129.
by casefields 5y ago
I don't see the problem. We are still doing this today. Pick a hot button topic that has some "consensus" then watch how outliers get treated. For example, COVID and climate change. I'm not saying people going completely
130.
by casefields 5y ago
You still can! You just need to find someone willing to give you a shot. If you're financially able to, definitely tell them your story and offer to work at a reduced "probationary pay" for some months to show you're dea
131.
by casefields 5y ago
3 states would work best. 1 NorCal which would be heavily blue. SoCal which would lean blueish-purple which Orange County and SD. Then you can carve out a Central Valley state which would be red. In effect we'd be adding 2 new senators
132.
by casefields 5y ago
I was right on top of the Northridge quake which was a 6.7 magnitude but more interesting is the horizontal acceleration: Nisqually: .3g Northridge: 1.82g At the time we were told to head for the door frames which was like trying to run in
133.
by casefields 5y ago
>The most recent summer games, held in Rio de Janiero in 2016, drew in an audience of 3.6 billion viewers. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287966/olympic-games-tv-...
134.
by casefields 5y ago
Look how many of us fell for it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22111560 This is a wild story that's somehow fallen through the cracks.
135.
by casefields 5y ago
Naming the production company doesn't get the outrage and eyeballs that Netflix does. Which if you want to get this to stop, Netflix as the studio, could put in a call and get this changed. It all depends on how bad the press gets befo
136.
by casefields 5y ago
You know who else is a well-off white guy who knows what's best for others? https://streamable.com/1v4dmm
137.
by casefields 5y ago
We can trace this paternalistic pattern towards blacks: https://streamable.com/1v4dmm
138.
by casefields 5y ago
Here's the DNC serving Wikileaks over Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProcessServiceC/status/10279609725044572...
139.
by casefields 5y ago
At first I didn't mind, but it seems to be popping up more and more. Like a little vampire sucking up to 5 seconds of life each time, that I'll never get back.
140.
YouTube declines to ban video with anti-Asian lyrics amid staff outcry(nbcnews.com)
5 points by casefields 5y ago|0 comments
141.
by casefields 5y ago
Using the words equally effective is a lie though. An uncharitable take being government propaganda being repeated because bureaucrats/politicians see it as a noble lie. If these studies only produced a pass/fail then that would
142.
by casefields 5y ago
It's a fair criticism that we can't really know the truth on. If a nation state wants to railroad you—a single person—with the resources of the NSA/CIA at their disposal, how are you going to defend yourself? You could live o
143.
by casefields 5y ago
Former Qwest CEO says refusal to comply with NSA spying landed him in jail: https://www.rt.com/usa/qwest-ceo-nsa-jail-604/ NSLs are alive and real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_secur
144.
by casefields 5y ago
Yes, that's why they used the active voice with counterterrorist operation. It's essentially the same debate of enhanced interrogations and the ticking time bomb. A lot of the time it's mentally ill people like this: https
145.
by casefields 5y ago
>I wouldn’t be surprised if these are the same people who complain, “Why does Microsoft spend all its effort on making Windows ‘look cool’? A few years later they released Vista. Stones and glass houses.
146.
by casefields 5y ago
Throw in Bertrand Russell's Liberal Decalogue and we have a great foundation: 1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. 2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light. 3
147.
by casefields 5y ago
A trans activist is a fantastic hire to brag about how diverse we are! Yes I'm being cynical but why else hire someone with such a history for a social media company?
148.
by casefields 5y ago
Click the link, you'll see who shared it. They are suggesting that Apple should have an option to withhold that info.
149.
by casefields 5y ago
Enterprise Rent-a-car used to have commercials all the time about how they're one of the largest employers of college grads. Why on earth does someone at a counter handing out car rentals even need a college degree?
150.
by casefields 6y ago
Sounds like OnlyFans with extra steps. You can have a brilliant idea but if you don't have the right PR, the icky factor will turn people off.

More ›