raceyT

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by raceyT 11y ago
There are lots of automatic ways to make money like this, even more so on the cost side of a business. They are always going to look great on a spreadsheet but what you're missing is the opportunity cost of all the people that are tur
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by raceyT 11y ago
Fragile not for limiting the powers of government but for the tyranny it can enable. "it is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism" Benjamin Franklin
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by raceyT 11y ago
Sure but how does that change the fact that making it a industry scales it up to today's profiteering system of justice?
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by raceyT 11y ago
Why didn't Kristof help this guy? It's not a systemic failure when a congenital alcoholic ruins his life, it's a human one.
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by raceyT 11y ago
It's mind boggling that a centuries old weapon is a supposition for any problem, let alone such a terribly serious one. It's likely that dog catchers are more advanced in their approach.
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by raceyT 11y ago
I would consider it not only reprehensible but absurd, as these examples are. I can't think of any advantages a racist bank would have, can you? The approach by this lender is rather to dig deeper into individuals and give them an oppo
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by raceyT 11y ago
Are you saying that if one uses a criterion that incidentally correlates with race that is racism? And wouldn't a correction for this itself cause a much more disturbing racist exercise ie; profiling every possible data point against r
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by raceyT 11y ago
This article seems to be instigated by a US policy to control worldwide maritime traffic, likely with an eye towards China. The foundational sources are from the US government and the implied solution is hegemony. Even camera surveillance