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by lgvln 11mo ago
It should be said that he is not advocating for a “we need to hear both sides” sort of disingenuous argument common among right wing rhetoric but a sense of balanced intellectual humility (even if I believe the behavior and evidence strongl
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by lgvln 1y ago
New genius product by Elon Musk: Hardware as a Service!
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by lgvln 1y ago
Ok an authoritarian regime allegedly being cyber-attacked by another authoritarian regime whose economy is significantly dependent on trade and renegades from that regime
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by lgvln 1y ago
This sort of mindset is typical of the oppressed population in Singapore - oh hey nevermind it all, this police state is awesome.
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by lgvln 1y ago
Na. GDP pp is meaningless without accounting for inequality and civil liberties.
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by lgvln 1y ago
Singapore is an interesting case because it looks great on paper but it’s arguably one of the worst/best form of authoritarianism. For example, ~80% of Singaporeans live in public housing, which they don’t technically own (99 year leas
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by lgvln 2y ago
Who or what is this bill trying to protect??
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by lgvln 2y ago
Singapore is addicted to cheap foreign labor so this seems like the natural progression. It does make one wonder the kind of data required for such models to have a chance of success. Most Singaporeans live in public housing with police sur
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by lgvln 2y ago
Fun fact: ~80% of Singaporeans live in public housing and all the entryways to those buildings are filled with (offical) police security cameras, including two in each lift. The cameras extends to the nearby carparks, carpark gantry (to ID
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by lgvln 2y ago
This is sad to hear. I guess Trump’s values (whatever they might be) resonated more with them than Harris’s progressive liberal values.
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by lgvln 2y ago
Calling him a fascist would be an understatement
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by lgvln 2y ago
I think calling it mere stupidity is a little too reductive. There are genuine grievances among his supporters, such as rising inequality, loss of opportunities/jobs and an economic system which is not working out for them. But expecti
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by lgvln 2y ago
What about using the tariffs on Chinese products to support American companies/interests?
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by lgvln 2y ago
Singaporeans work the longest hours in the world, are the most sleep deprived and have the highest rates of depression in Asia. On top of that, an authoritarian regime, a lack of civil liberties, high cost of living and inequality. Maybe th
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Cybercriminals Are Targeting Digital Identity of Singapore Citizens(resecurity.com)
3 points by lgvln 2y ago|0 comments
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by lgvln 2y ago
Here’s a book that argues for the same. [0] Makes one wonder whether such articles (OP’s) are part of a spin campaign.. [0] https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691211411/sp...
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by lgvln 2y ago
Who are these people that you speak of/for?
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by lgvln 2y ago
What I mean is Singapore is hardly the ideal city to be measured against if we take into account the non-materiale aspects of life.
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by lgvln 2y ago
There are probably better examples to be found. The "competence" comes at a price - extremely high levels of inequality, utter lack of civil liberties, a one-party authoritarian regime and so forth.
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by lgvln 2y ago
In this political climate: Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson
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Chinese visitors allegedly barred from Airbus German military plane at airshow(bbc.com)
4 points by lgvln 3y ago|0 comments
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by lgvln 3y ago
Credibility matters. If someone is equivocating genocide with “making Germany great again”, it deserves to be pointed out and their testimony taken with a huge grain of salt.
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Anthony Bourdain always wanted to punch Henry Kissinger over Cambodia(washingtonpost.com)
4 points by lgvln 3y ago|0 comments
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by lgvln 3y ago
The idea of surviving a nuclear war is analogous to a “who can stay in a tub of boiling water for the longest” contest. You might win the contest but you’re sure as hell still going to die. The nuclear winter that follows a nuclear war will
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by lgvln 3y ago
“Black hole” is probably the wrong metaphor here, supernova might be more appropriate - repulsing investors/data, not attracting them.
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by lgvln 3y ago
https://archive.ph/IUMdQ
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Self-Silencing Is Making Women Sick(time.com)
1 points by lgvln 3y ago|0 comments
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by lgvln 3y ago
A previous rumor involving the same class of submarine: Chinese submarine crash rumor unsubstantiated: MND https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/08/22/...
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Severe Crash Is Coming for US Office Properties, Investors Say(bloomberg.com)
4 points by lgvln 3y ago|0 comments
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Top European Court to hear landmark youth-led climate case(dw.com)
2 points by lgvln 3y ago|0 comments

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