random_pr

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by random_pr 11y ago
probably more fun to read a book on cognitive biases than it would be to read wikipedia pages: https://intelligence.org/2015/03/12/rationality-ai-zombies/
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by random_pr 11y ago
our best guess is that homosexuality is partly explained by genetics, not fully. there's lots of headlines saying "genetic link for homosexuality found", which is ambiguous, so it's an understandable mistake. by partly,
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by random_pr 11y ago
because it isn't obviously racist. you can't just say "more african americans and hispanics are arrested than whites or asians, therefore, police are targeting african americans and hispanics unfairly." that's not h
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by random_pr 11y ago
you should always write under a pseudonym: http://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/1993/10/msg00759.html
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by random_pr 11y ago
people know that it refers to the chinese government, rather than the people. you can be more specific if you'd like, but it is unnecessary.
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by random_pr 11y ago
The name sounds more like a rehabilitation centre than a school. I think the average person is going to mistake it for 'Recourse Centre' (which probably is a rehabilitation centre somewhere).
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by random_pr 12y ago
Well I'm glad that you seem totally qualified to be our great arbiter of racism. What would we do without you?
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by random_pr 12y ago
The word is separate from the political beliefs of the person who happened to come up with it (or popularize it) first.
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by random_pr 12y ago
Your post is very politicized. There is no use arguing politics. http://lesswrong.com/lw/gw/politics_is_the_mindkiller/
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by random_pr 12y ago
An issue with problems like this, that are obviously bad, is that only positive examples are tested, or only examples that would increase the estimate of the scope of the problem. I doubt the 'Walk Free Foundation' has tested equa
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by random_pr 12y ago
This is a good related article on the early days of WotC: http://www.salon.com/2001/03/23/wizards/