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  1. Re:They should tell the EU... on EU Tells Internet Archive That Much Of Its Site Is 'Terrorist Content' (techdirt.com) · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter. They use EU implementation to achieve their goals.

  2. Re:Not democracy on Europe Passes Controversial Online Copyright Reforms (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    So the parliament cannot initiate laws? LOL Why is there in the first place, to wink things through?

  3. Finally Open Access :) on Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users' Passwords Exposed Online (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    there, it says it all

  4. Trump and the 3000$ Iphone on Apple Unveils iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone Xr (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    MSN title a few days back: "iPhone prices would rise up to 20% if Apple assembles in US like Trump wants".

    Well, they did it without Trumps help. In Sweden, the maxed out XR, or whatever they call it now, ist over 2000â.

    I say let Trump have it. Apple will increase the prices no matter what, so at least Apple should produce them here.

  5. Did Thinkpad die?

  6. Re: They did explain where he was wrong on Google Fires Author of Divisive Memo On Gender Differences (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Women score almost two thirds of a standard deviation higher on Neuroticism. What are we even talking about here? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p...

  7. Re:Done with Tesla! on Tesla Model 3 Test Drive: Car Has Bite and Simple Interior (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Volkswagen, is that you?

  8. Re:Lights on vs someone being home on First Evidence For Higher State of Consciousness Found (neurosciencenews.com) · · Score: 1

    It if was actually productive, evolution probably would have made it available to us without drugs.

    this is just post-hoc evolutionist talk. "if telepathy or esp would be productive I am sure evolution, god, whatever, would have made it available". Except not. Evolution does not make things available, the mutations are random.perhaps not enough time has passed for evolution to sort it out. Perhaps, in the future LSD will be naturally produced by the body.

  9. Re:Jesus on Scientists Discover Sawfish Escape Extinction Through "Virgin Births" · · Score: 2

    And this is exactly why I don't enjoy being around some atheists. Just the same old proselytism, and vitriolic attacks on religion started by some interesting nature fact. You are just on the opposite part of the fundamentalist scale, with both being bat-shit crazy. You must be the soul of the party wherever you go....

  10. It was secure, alright on Clinton Regrets, But Defends, Use of Family Email Server · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Secure from the privy eyes of accountability.

  11. Perhaps Rhomann Dey was right all along on Game Theory Calls Cooperation Into Question · · Score: 1

    "Well, I don't know if I believe anyone is 100% a dick..." Rhomann Dey

  12. I think i agree on Why Pluto Still Matters · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The arguments in favor of Pluto are purely subjective, and are mostly related to the core-self identity of the writer. The funny part is that I subscribe completely. And perhaps this psychological factor should matter in this case alone.

  13. Re:show me the cold hard facts on As Amazon Grows In Seattle, Pay Equity For Women Declines · · Score: 1

    So you are already counting in some controls. YAY for SCIENCE! Now add some more (tenure etc) and those 6000 $ will disappear.

  14. Re:show me the cold hard facts on As Amazon Grows In Seattle, Pay Equity For Women Declines · · Score: 1

    It is not even that! I would be happy to see some correlations here and there, but they are comparing means FFS. If they would only TRY to control for other variables like, hours worked, education and so on, they would find NO differences, but that would make feminist lady in the corner sad.

  15. I don't believe it. on CHP Officers Steal, Forward Nude Pictures From Arrestee Smartphones · · Score: 0, Troll

    Pics, or it didn't happen!

  16. Women in the drivers seat`? on Online Creeps Inspire a Dating App That Hides Women's Pictures · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They are already there (in the dating game). And they were always there.

  17. Re:Density on Study: Multimedia Multitasking May Be Shrinking Human Brains · · Score: 1

    EDIT: *smaller* than this - i know, preview button. sorry.

  18. Re:Density on Study: Multimedia Multitasking May Be Shrinking Human Brains · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but I had to login just to answer to you. At an r=.40 the variance explained by brain size is about 20%. Which is huge. May I remind you that politicians and other zealots forbade smoking in public locations (at least in Europe) for correlations than this ;)

  19. Re:Uber drivers in Germany threatend to get fined on California Declares Carpooling Via Ride-Share Services Illegal · · Score: 1

    that is because in our country ($DE), taxi companies are under the protection of the local governments. Somebody should just say it out loud: public cartel.

  20. Wow on Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "No, not the straw man that all men are constantly plotting rape, but that we live in an entitlement culture where guys think they need to be having sex with girls in order to be happy and fulfilled." I really don't know where to begin and which line of thought should i follow when answering this idiotic sentence. From the meta-level fact that we as a species need to have sex in order to survive? From the evolutionary point of view, where lust is a mechanism of encouraging and rewarding intercourse? From the psychological point of view where the need for intimacy self-fulfillment and for high self-esteem is highly entangled with need of finding a partner? So "what the fuck is wrong with us?". Maybe the correct question is: "what the fuck is wrong with him?"

  21. Re:Not so easy to do on Scientists Publish Letter Saying, "We Need More Scientific Mavericks" · · Score: 1

    Absolutely true, but it does not explain everything. Talking as a psychologist, I can unfortunately report that this letter has some merit to it, and I can back it up with at least an example: Zimbardo's prison experiment regarding the psychological effects of being a prisoner and a prison guard have deeply changed the way we perceive group dynamics, in-group vs out-group processes and so on.

    It is however impossible to replicate it, or do derivative work because the ethics guide of the APA forbid such treatment of individuals (except when torturing them for the "good of the country" - then APA has no problem sending psychologists to Guantanamo). Milgrams work on conformity would be another perfect example. The ironic part is that APA recently had a posting on their webpage celebrating 50 or so years since the groundbreaking experiment.

    Many other experimental designs are also not possible due to strict ethic codes, though this was not the case before the 70-80s.

    A bit of freedom is badly, badly needed and it does not involve financial aspects.

  22. Crater.. on Spectacular New Martian Impact Crater Spotted From Orbit · · Score: 0

    I wanted to post something about crater, but then i remembered the BETA is coming and that we are in a big hole as it is.

  23. Re:In other news... on Military Drone Lost Over Lake Ontario · · Score: 1

    Oh dear ...

  24. Re:Don't worry guys on Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Vanishes, Taking £2.5m of Coins With It · · Score: 1

    I logged in just to answer this knee-jerk reaction that i see so often pretty much where I am: at the workplace, with friends etc. Assuming we are not talking Anarchism (which we are hopefully not):

    1. A regulated currency does not protect from theft.

    2. You are implying that because of Free-Market ideas or rules and regulations, we as a society should not follow and punish theft. This idea is so false I really hope I don't have to underline the obvious, or do i?

    The customer should be free and invest in whatever place and idea he chooses to. Being the Wild West in currency terms as it is, Bitcoin exchanges are notoriously unsafe. This fact is and the associated risks/rewards are also known. Why do you want to interfere?

    And to your point - The Government in a Liberal (European perspective) - Libertarian (American one) has the RIGHT and is EXPECTED TO provide courts of LAW in which corporation /entities that deliberately conceal information may be sued for fraud. Individuals are NOT exempt from this obligation of a FREE society.

    May I ask you, in this big government orgy that protects us from theft, how much time has the HSBC management have done? Than at least i will take the small government, thank you.And why do some people always leave out the part where the desired small government is not a weak government?

    And yes, that is as a Liberal (as I live in Europe) what I wish for.

  25. Re:Repulsive! Government Waste! on Sweden Is Closing Many Prisons Due to Lack of Prisoners · · Score: 1

    I don't get these numbers because I am no economist. So AC says low debt/gdp is good because it doesn't incur further debt (A low debt-to-GDP ratio indicates an economy that produces and sells goods and services sufficient to pay back debts without incurring further debt) and gives sweden as an example. Wiki says the US is on the other side of the scale and that is, again... good?