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by syzar 4y ago
It leads me to think about writing a polynomial function that I know will have complex roots because I was taught the answer to that is "no solution", By the time one reaches calculus they have been taught that complex solutions
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by syzar 4y ago
It is clear you are not a mathematician. When we write something like: x^2 + x + 1 = 0 And say solve it we are definitely not asserting that the two expressions are the same. Indeed they are not the same polynomials and if your view were
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by syzar 4y ago
0x is the same thing as 0 so it appears my example is a good one in that you yourself don’t fully understand the concepts involved. This isn’t pejorative. Suppose I said solve x = x+1 You then subtract x from both sides and end up with 0 =
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by syzar 4y ago
Not everyone can learn calculus or even basic algebra. A person with a severe intellectual disability isn’t going to be able to learn these subjects. Between severely intellectually disabled and Einstein is a boundary between those who ca
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by syzar 4y ago
Students don’t fully grasp concepts at the early stages and they never will. Very few students who master the quadratic formula understand that this formula allows you to factor second degree polynomials. Many students will correctly solve
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by syzar 4y ago
I think it’s clear what is meant by the title. In case it’s not to you then “aftermath” refers to: aftermath of the start of the war and the accompanying sanctions and ongoing global realignment.
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by syzar 4y ago
I have no medical expertise but I do know that overwhelmingly those who do have expertise took the “vaccine” and the booster shots. It does not matter to me what word you use to denote the COVID vaccine. I do hope anti-vaxers become rare.
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by syzar 4y ago
I agree with your overall point but at this time there are, thankfully, few believers of Scientology. Hopefully at some point in the future encountering an anti-vaxer will be as rare as encountering a Scientologist.
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by syzar 4y ago
Let’s say we are in base 3. Typically the symbols used to construct representations for numbers using the standard positional notation would be the numerals {0, 1, 2}. We could use any 3 symbols but these three work well since most people
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by syzar 4y ago
Don’t have to take off your shoes with pre-check and I’ve found that the probability of being groped during a secondary screening is far lower with pre-check.
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by syzar 4y ago
So Gazprom is a monopoly within Russia. Germany is not solely the reason for the EU sanctions. Other countries were involved in the sanctions decision. The Baltics and Poland, etc. have been far more vocal about wanting sanctions. The fa
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by syzar 4y ago
Russia’s economy, from what I’ve read, is contracting much more with sanctions than without them. I think it’s clear and obvious that the EU did not impose sanctions on Russia for the purpose of increasing prices of food and fuel for poor
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by syzar 4y ago
Which other Russian companies supply Russian gas to Europe in significant quantities? I thought Gazprom was pretty much the only company doing this but I have only a cursory knowledge of this matter. The point of sanctions is a combination
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by syzar 4y ago
It is meaningful to point out. As the poverty rate declines worldwide more and more people will start consuming like Americans do. There aren’t enough resources in the world to sustain that long term unless we start mining asteroids and f
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by syzar 4y ago
Russia’s economy is contracting so in what sense are sanctions not working? They aren’t 100% effective but they do appear to be having an effect and long term the effects, if sanctions remain, will force Russia into a pseudo vassal client
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by syzar 4y ago
You have it backwards. The general statement by Fry is justly questioned by an example which, if true, suggests the general statement might be false.
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by syzar 4y ago
The point OP made was that speech patterns can influence thoughts/ideas. The point wasn’t that their kids don’t have any biases or don’t have a new set of pejoratives they use. It was an argument being made that perhaps political cor
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by syzar 4y ago
But what does this have to do with the point made in OP’s comment? They gave an instance of changed attitudes based off of language usage. They weren’t saying their kids don’t marginalize anyone.
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by syzar 4y ago
I don’t understand your point. The person you responded to isn’t generalizing to all people based off of school age kids. They noticed something about attitudes and speech in their kids versus when they were growing up and this observatio
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by syzar 4y ago
I’m interested in the reasons for downvoting this comment. What is written is thought out and done in good faith. I don’t like regulation of word usage but it is true that propagandists can be effective at changing thinking patterns by ch
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by syzar 4y ago
Removing pejoratives involving sexual orientation still leaves quite a few left. Are you asking because you think his kids might not have a sufficiently rich vocabulary with which to insult someone? Is this a version of “think of the kids
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by syzar 4y ago
Loan servicers are paid a fixed amount per loan they service. The repayment pause has not hurt servicers. https://thecollegeinvestor.com/36556/how-much-do-federal-stu...
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by syzar 4y ago
Capping material quantity is a fix for overconsumption provided the political system in place is robust enough and has the will to enforce the cap. What I address is solely quantity of material possessions.
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by syzar 4y ago
This is a good argument for not allowing people to accumulate so much wealth. There should be a cap to how much a person has.
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by syzar 4y ago
If it’s not the implementation that is to blame then one should use an argument that consists of more than one example provided by the highly corrupt governing structures common in India.
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by syzar 4y ago
You missed the point that was made. The point wasn’t that government is efficient or good but that the experiences with the IRS and DMV don’t account for the sentiment toward government services in the country. The person I responded made
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by syzar 4y ago
I’ve worked in government for over 20 years and have never encountered anyone getting mad because someone worked too hard. I’ve heard people say what you are saying but have never had it backed up with stronger evidence than you have provi
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by syzar 4y ago
I think you are oversimplifying things. People interact with government services when using water at home. They interact with government services through the local k-12 school system; through the Post Office; and they know roads are large
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by syzar 4y ago
One can find examples in support of either position. What is the overall benefit of one side vs. the other? I don’t know the answer and it isn’t clear to me which is the better option. There are pro and cons to both positions.
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by syzar 4y ago
From my perspective for every large innovator like Apple there are several like Comcast. While Apple would not exist in the hypothetical world where max size exists for companies who knows what other innovations would exist or would not ha

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