A lot easier to do when there's one political party that you compete to be a part of, instead of two parties competing for the lowest common denominator.
Not saying we should be like China, just maybe we wouldn't have these problems if "Get all the uneducated to vote for me" wasn't a winning strategy.
No one is arguing for disarming the military and police, so maybe stay out of adult conversations.
You bring up a bunch of terrorist attacks which are far far less frequent than mass shootings. And I'll note that in the ones you bring up, changes were made after a single tragedy.
The OKC bombing? They started regulating the fertilizer and other materials used for the bombing.
9/11, they locked the cockpit doors and did a ton of other stuff.
Nice attack: they started regulating heavy trucks more and put up barriers
Hundreds of mass shootings? We've done jack shit.
Your own examples prove that it's a fucking travesty we haven't done anything about guns.
(Gikondo was part of the Rwandan genocide and aided by police, so that's not exactly applicable)
I'm struggling to understand WHY it required an internet connection.
It sounds like it serves as a remote control for the TV right in front of you and also a bunch of stuff you should be able to use your phone for.
Wiki page: Devices that can be controlled with Harmony include TV's, cable boxes, game consoles, smart lights, smart thermostats, smart locks and other connected devices with Wi-Fi
I guess it can turn a dumb TV into something you can control with your phone, though there are cheaper options
Why would you control your game consoles through something like this? Just seems like it would add latency and an extra step to fail.
Is there a smart thermostat or lock you can't control from your phone without this thing?
None of that seems like it needs an internet connection.
The surgeries were done at those times you mention. The skin healing and coming to an equilibrium would take months after that. To confirm it was growing as normal would take more months after that. Tests on samples collected after several months would themselves take months after that. Writing the paper would take months after that. Review would take at least one month. And that brings us up to the present day. Doing the surgery and saying "Well we healed him permanently" the next day would be premature.
This isn't some app some douche made that takes pictures and adds new filters, this is real science, and real science takes time.
If it seems that so many people who are in favor of free markets are against the government getting involved in markets its because a business in a free market is able to fail, freeing up the labor it used for other uses
That's a compelling argument, I've never thought about it that way.
Two points though:
One: Saying "Government doesn't create jobs" is a fucking lie then. The statement should be "government doesn't create jobs that go away," except that would of course make it sound like a good thing.
Two: That's a pretty big generalization that doesn't hold up. Government funded scientist jobs get cut all the time. Many government jobs, including municipal broadband workers don't go away because the need doesn't go away. And government budgets go up and down, leading to people being cut. It's not as ruthlessly efficient at laying people off, sure, but I've yet to see the proof that benefits anyone except for the elites who don't really need much extra.
I'm a white dude. We're not villified. Unarmed black people are still being murdered by cops. White dudes aren't being villified. Grow a thicker skin if you feel triggered.
You're suggesting bribery, but I think a lot of state legislators are/were simply motivated by the religious belief that government cannot do anything useful beyond police and military. "Government no make jobs! GOVERNMENT NO MAKE JOBS!!!"
In some ways, that's worse. Bribery is at least logical, and can be outlawed. The cult of the free market on the other hand cannot be reasoned with, nor can you jail someone for it.
Most of us voted for Trump. After the shitshow that has been the republican dominated government the past few months, almost none of us said "You know what, I really fucked up last November."
Slashdot is obviously mainly white dudes and has been for some time. I don't think it's Slashdot has simply become infested with new trash, I think we as a demographic are simply becoming okay with being stupid, ignorant, selfish, and mean, and are letting it out more often online, in the voting booth, in alt-right marches, and in crowds of people with guns.
You're following the wrong people then. There are a lot of scientists on twitter: I'd say twitter has been more useful to me professionally than linkedin or any other website aside from pubmed or google.
It should steady out eventually. For instance, we won't have to worry about nuclear proliferation much longer. At the rate we're going, by this time next year, Iran and Saudi Arabia will have thermonuclear weapons on ICBMs. Trump-style diplomacy at it's finest.
Name one PR problem that could cause people to leave Facebook? Evidently showing propaganda for hostile governments trying to destroy us from within didn't generate much heat. But if there's one thing Americans get upset about, it's boobs being shown.
I'd imagine FB is smart enough to realize they might actually get in trouble for letting nude pics they were trusted with slip.
My opinion might be different if anyone at all WANTED to see my nude ass...
The same thing was/is said about corporal punishment in children. Spanking and beatings cause anger problems. You're sure kids can handle intentionally terrifying videos on youtube without negative effects based on extensive research? Or do you just enjoy laughing at people being pointlessly victimized?
Many journals are cutting the print editions. It's kind of weird they lasted as long as they did. Many resources aren't available in the print version anyway. Online supplementary figures are very common, movies and programs are obviously not printable, and some journals are even putting additional text in "Supplementary" sections. Which makes no sense whatsoever in the online-only versions.
Also, you're assuming libraries have full access, which is nonsense. Why would journals give all access to public libraries?
Anyway, our tax dollars pay for the research. Researchers like those that access most of the journal articles volunteer time both in writing and in reviewing the research papers. Why the fuck shouldn't researchers be able to access the papers? The internet has made most of the useful functions of for-profit science journals obsolete, they're almost entirely parasitic now. There's no function they serve that outweighs researchers being able to access papers at our convenience.
I don't remember the first time I was exposed to the concept of death, but it must have been before I was 4, when I buried my dead cat with help from my grandparents.
Yes. With your grandparents or another adult right beside you. Not some anonymous asshole from 4chan who gets off on scarring you. Context.
We don't live in a democracy. Most voters voted for someone else. Before you go whining about "that's the rules", sure, no one is disputing that, no one is disputing that Trump is the president.
But you don't get to pretend it was the "will of the people" that Trump be put into office or I'm disagreeing with "democracy" in disagreeing with the president.
Moreover, I was arguing for leadership. Half the problem with the right wing today is no one is leading anywhere but more anger at most of the rest of the country.
I will gladly admit I'm jealous of billionaires with power and the means to escape a country that is going down in flames, yes! It is probably a very nice position to be in!
That's not WHY I think libertarianism is stupid or WHY I think fleeing the country after fucking it up is cowardly.
So true, although it's important to note that still reasonable applies to both sides of the aisle nowadays.
That seems like false equivalence to me. The left seems willing to compromise on most issues. The one notable exception is whether or not police should be able to shoot black people consequence free, but the elected left-wingers aren't really doing much about that either, and left-leaning voters aren't bothering to elect those that are.
At the very least, you can't tell me that there's the same AMOUNT of irrationality on the left as there is on the right.
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A lot easier to do when there's one political party that you compete to be a part of, instead of two parties competing for the lowest common denominator.
Not saying we should be like China, just maybe we wouldn't have these problems if "Get all the uneducated to vote for me" wasn't a winning strategy.
No one is arguing for disarming the military and police, so maybe stay out of adult conversations.
You bring up a bunch of terrorist attacks which are far far less frequent than mass shootings. And I'll note that in the ones you bring up, changes were made after a single tragedy.
The OKC bombing? They started regulating the fertilizer and other materials used for the bombing.
9/11, they locked the cockpit doors and did a ton of other stuff.
Nice attack: they started regulating heavy trucks more and put up barriers
Hundreds of mass shootings? We've done jack shit.
Your own examples prove that it's a fucking travesty we haven't done anything about guns.
(Gikondo was part of the Rwandan genocide and aided by police, so that's not exactly applicable)
There is a perfect alternative to guns though, it's simply banning them. They serve no purpose.
They'll use knives or clubs if they can't find a gun.
There won't be mass shootings. Do you get all your arguments from bumper stickers?
We're going to discriminate because safety is more important than being politically correct?
Cool, looking forward to banning white guys from owning guns.
His name's actually spelled "Moore."
I'm struggling to understand WHY it required an internet connection.
It sounds like it serves as a remote control for the TV right in front of you and also a bunch of stuff you should be able to use your phone for.
Wiki page: Devices that can be controlled with Harmony include TV's, cable boxes, game consoles, smart lights, smart thermostats, smart locks and other connected devices with Wi-Fi
I guess it can turn a dumb TV into something you can control with your phone, though there are cheaper options
Why would you control your game consoles through something like this? Just seems like it would add latency and an extra step to fail.
Is there a smart thermostat or lock you can't control from your phone without this thing?
None of that seems like it needs an internet connection.
The story came out today because the peer-reviewed article came out today.
The surgeries were done at those times you mention. The skin healing and coming to an equilibrium would take months after that. To confirm it was growing as normal would take more months after that. Tests on samples collected after several months would themselves take months after that. Writing the paper would take months after that. Review would take at least one month. And that brings us up to the present day. Doing the surgery and saying "Well we healed him permanently" the next day would be premature.
This isn't some app some douche made that takes pictures and adds new filters, this is real science, and real science takes time.
If it seems that so many people who are in favor of free markets are against the government getting involved in markets its because a business in a free market is able to fail, freeing up the labor it used for other uses
That's a compelling argument, I've never thought about it that way.
Two points though:
One: Saying "Government doesn't create jobs" is a fucking lie then. The statement should be "government doesn't create jobs that go away," except that would of course make it sound like a good thing.
Two: That's a pretty big generalization that doesn't hold up. Government funded scientist jobs get cut all the time. Many government jobs, including municipal broadband workers don't go away because the need doesn't go away. And government budgets go up and down, leading to people being cut. It's not as ruthlessly efficient at laying people off, sure, but I've yet to see the proof that benefits anyone except for the elites who don't really need much extra.
I'm a white dude. We're not villified. Unarmed black people are still being murdered by cops. White dudes aren't being villified. Grow a thicker skin if you feel triggered.
@NuclearAnthro is also very... interesting... on nukes and the north korean arms race.
There are a bunch of biologists I follow that would be interesting if you're a biologist.
@ASlavitt has some interesting if biased healthcare reform points.
Green mountain, you might enjoy @swear_trek and @NoContextTrek
You're suggesting bribery, but I think a lot of state legislators are/were simply motivated by the religious belief that government cannot do anything useful beyond police and military. "Government no make jobs! GOVERNMENT NO MAKE JOBS!!!"
In some ways, that's worse. Bribery is at least logical, and can be outlawed. The cult of the free market on the other hand cannot be reasoned with, nor can you jail someone for it.
65% of white men in voted for Trump in the 2016 election. Tonight, 63% of us voted for Gillespie.
Most of us voted for Trump. After the shitshow that has been the republican dominated government the past few months, almost none of us said "You know what, I really fucked up last November."
Slashdot is obviously mainly white dudes and has been for some time. I don't think it's Slashdot has simply become infested with new trash, I think we as a demographic are simply becoming okay with being stupid, ignorant, selfish, and mean, and are letting it out more often online, in the voting booth, in alt-right marches, and in crowds of people with guns.
You're following the wrong people then. There are a lot of scientists on twitter: I'd say twitter has been more useful to me professionally than linkedin or any other website aside from pubmed or google.
It should steady out eventually. For instance, we won't have to worry about nuclear proliferation much longer. At the rate we're going, by this time next year, Iran and Saudi Arabia will have thermonuclear weapons on ICBMs. Trump-style diplomacy at it's finest.
But do you really trust Facebook that much?
If I'm being logical about it, maybe?
Name one PR problem that could cause people to leave Facebook? Evidently showing propaganda for hostile governments trying to destroy us from within didn't generate much heat. But if there's one thing Americans get upset about, it's boobs being shown.
I'd imagine FB is smart enough to realize they might actually get in trouble for letting nude pics they were trusted with slip.
My opinion might be different if anyone at all WANTED to see my nude ass...
The same thing was/is said about corporal punishment in children. Spanking and beatings cause anger problems. You're sure kids can handle intentionally terrifying videos on youtube without negative effects based on extensive research? Or do you just enjoy laughing at people being pointlessly victimized?
Many journals are cutting the print editions. It's kind of weird they lasted as long as they did. Many resources aren't available in the print version anyway. Online supplementary figures are very common, movies and programs are obviously not printable, and some journals are even putting additional text in "Supplementary" sections. Which makes no sense whatsoever in the online-only versions.
Also, you're assuming libraries have full access, which is nonsense. Why would journals give all access to public libraries?
Anyway, our tax dollars pay for the research. Researchers like those that access most of the journal articles volunteer time both in writing and in reviewing the research papers. Why the fuck shouldn't researchers be able to access the papers? The internet has made most of the useful functions of for-profit science journals obsolete, they're almost entirely parasitic now. There's no function they serve that outweighs researchers being able to access papers at our convenience.
I don't see what that has to do with anything then. Is war4peace volunteering to foster kids out in the country to experience death in a safe context?
Most kids aren't going to see dead animals by the time they start navigating youtube.
I read it as "I saw dead things and it was NBD" which would be at least relevant.
The links I provided did that?
I don't remember the first time I was exposed to the concept of death, but it must have been before I was 4, when I buried my dead cat with help from my grandparents.
Yes. With your grandparents or another adult right beside you. Not some anonymous asshole from 4chan who gets off on scarring you. Context.
I have xfinity, am in denver, and it's been running slow all morning.
I connected to a VPN with the exit in Texas I think, and it seemed to run faster while my wife's was still running slow.
We didn't do side-by-side tests. It doesn't SOUND like something that would make sense, so maybe it was random.
We don't live in a democracy. Most voters voted for someone else. Before you go whining about "that's the rules", sure, no one is disputing that, no one is disputing that Trump is the president.
But you don't get to pretend it was the "will of the people" that Trump be put into office or I'm disagreeing with "democracy" in disagreeing with the president.
Moreover, I was arguing for leadership. Half the problem with the right wing today is no one is leading anywhere but more anger at most of the rest of the country.
I will gladly admit I'm jealous of billionaires with power and the means to escape a country that is going down in flames, yes! It is probably a very nice position to be in!
That's not WHY I think libertarianism is stupid or WHY I think fleeing the country after fucking it up is cowardly.
Did not know that. And they likely can't fix that without money they don't have.
Well then they need to acknowledge their goose got cooked years ago.
So true, although it's important to note that still reasonable applies to both sides of the aisle nowadays.
That seems like false equivalence to me. The left seems willing to compromise on most issues. The one notable exception is whether or not police should be able to shoot black people consequence free, but the elected left-wingers aren't really doing much about that either, and left-leaning voters aren't bothering to elect those that are.
At the very least, you can't tell me that there's the same AMOUNT of irrationality on the left as there is on the right.