rustynails77

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by rustynails77 9y ago
This is an amazing discussion and it really needs to occur. What scares me is how much this conversation is being ruled by an angry emotive mob, at the expense of democracy and free speech. There is almost no fact in any of these comments
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by rustynails77 10y ago
While everyone discriminates, I think the older generation is more in touch with egalitarianism than your generation. I'll give you a few examples, Today, people refuse to acknowledge that domestic violence has male victims. This has
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by rustynails77 10y ago
Let's look at it another way. Ban all hate groups, or don't ban any of them. However, don't pick and choose. I don't agree with Neo Nazis. I hold Neo Nazis with the same contempt that I hold feminists. Why not apply
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by rustynails77 11y ago
That's not the half of it. This author deserves no respect based on that article. She is typical of "me me me" and the continual flow of sexism we see from Australian journalists. The last few decades in Australian media ha
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by rustynails77 11y ago
>The society where "elders" were regarded as wells of wisdom probably never existed. Historically, the Greeks (as one example) respected the opinions of wise elders, "Monarchies in ancient Greece were not absolute because
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by rustynails77 11y ago
Pulling apart appliances is a great idea. I've had that in the back of my mind but pushed it back for too long. Thanks for the reminder. This article reflects some of my own views. I moderate my kids' access time to electronic
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by rustynails77 11y ago
I don't discount this theory, i've wondered it myself a few times in recent years. However, i'm not sure of the data to back that theory. The article itself says that the job situation has improved in the US. The question
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by rustynails77 11y ago
No one should get away with abusing anyone else. Yet, this term (domestic violence) has been coined as a man's thing. It also neglects mental abuse that are very destructive. If you search Google, you'll find plenty of links re
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by rustynails77 11y ago
I will never change my perspective about Facebook. They sell data to the highest bidder and almost certainly use that data to exploit Facebook users. (this contradicts my positive post about respecting Mark for posting the letter). It&#x27
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by rustynails77 11y ago
There are at least two sides to this. Mark is speaking openly and stating his view to set an example to others. I applaud that. There may be better ways to achieve this, but I feel this personal approach is a very positive gesture. On th
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by rustynails77 11y ago
Most of these things can be achieved, but I really don't understand what most people expect from equality. For example, does equality mean that if I sit on my ass and do nothing, I get the same as the person next to me who works their
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by rustynails77 11y ago
At 5, one of my kids loved to flirt with the girls. My other son played with a girl who was a tomboy because they liked rough and tumble and both gave as good as they got. There are so many ways that young kids can identify strong characte
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by rustynails77 11y ago
I used to be a leader in the scouts. Before I joined, our scouting group tore itself apart because the previous leader felt that girls should be in girl scouts rather than boy scouts. When he finally relented, the mothers moved in and aske
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by rustynails77 11y ago
>with insufficient PC-ness As far as I can see, PC just replaces one form of prejudice with another - I would never encourage PC from anyone. However, tolerance of the tolerant and equal respect regardless of differences (which is NOT P
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by rustynails77 11y ago
I think someone else said it in this thread. You either make it work, or you will be replaced by someone that can. So... the engineers comply. I once had an engineer come to me saying that he was being victimised by other engineers about a
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by rustynails77 11y ago
I'm not a fan of Satya, but you are trying to start a flame war. This is what Satya is on record saying "I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work. And when it comes to career advice on getting a raise when you
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by rustynails77 11y ago
This thread is very interesting and I deeply appreciate the comments people are making, including FoS, fear to comment on FoS, etc. I personally respect freedom of speech, except hate. For example, HN strongly discourages attacking another
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by rustynails77 11y ago
I also believe that Lions that rest near gazelles is a different scenario. If the Lion becomes hungry, it will almost certainly chase the gazelle in the right circumstances. The article made it clear that the wolves are not attacking thes
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by rustynails77 11y ago
Or my personal favourite of nature v/s nurture, the domestication of the Russian Silver Fox, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_silver_fox
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by rustynails77 11y ago
Speaking of interviews, there's an interesting event in Australia at the moment. A program on the ABC called Q&A invited a person suspected of terrorism onto the program. That in itself isn't fascinating (at least to me). Th
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by rustynails77 11y ago
That's a really insightful post. It's difficult to determine what is acceptable and what is not. I often find myself at odds, particularly around political correctness - where there seems to be a free pass for some people to be
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by rustynails77 11y ago
Your comment is excellent and the truth. By selling a person's secrets, you control them. Spending habits, political beliefs, sexual preferences, gambling/drinking problems. You are owned when you reveal this data. Facebook tra
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by rustynails77 11y ago
It's irrelevant if you worked on the team. Facebook is a profiling tool. Its users have traded their privacy for convenience. Please tell me that Facebook doesn't track people using the Facebook banners/IP address combinat
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by rustynails77 11y ago
I was reading a summary of Macbeth with my kids this morning and came across several "lost in translations" from English to English - mainly through changes in pronunciation and meaning of words changing over time. For example, t
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by rustynails77 11y ago
" a lot of pontificating and observation and doesn't really interest modern readers" Can you be clear about what DOES interest modern readers if it's not to understand human nature and the world around us? Or are you se
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by rustynails77 11y ago
If you're interested, look up Mary Beard. She is extremely knowledgeable on ancient Rome without the sexist attitude. I've spoken to her a few times, she's a lovely woman who I hold in high regard. Mary did a wonderful ser
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by rustynails77 11y ago
Ars has largely lost its way over the last year. There's been a strategic change behind the scenes from their management. Their articles (which used to be excellent, and a few still are) are now usually tabloid fodder. The previous
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by rustynails77 11y ago
I am not a professional psychologist or therapist. My son has been diagnosed as an Aspergers - which is in the DSM. I know it's a term that's no longer recognised, but Aspergers describes a specific set of behaviours associated
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by rustynails77 11y ago
Thank you for sharing your story. I always really appreciate hearing about people's insights into behaviour, esp their own. Earlier today, I read five different sources on MPD/DID. The general consensus from authoritative source
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by rustynails77 12y ago
If you don't standardise testing for students, you can't benchmark them. If you look at the relative performance of different countries, the US is WAY down the list of performers - and the relative scores of the US are significa

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