wissler
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"In [corporate] religions as in others, the heretic must be cast out not because of the probability that he is wrong but because of the possibility that he is right." - Edsger W. Dijkstra
Has it occurred to you that getting your own property back (i.e. justice) should not be regarded as "stealing"?
I don't see how the "burn it to the ground" solution works, given that the reason why the system has the nature it does, is that people think the way they do, and so it seems inevitable to me that if you "burn it to the…
Here's some consolation for you. An admin came in, downvoted all the nested comments of mine in this thread, and then slowbanned me. Or at least, the slowban and the jump down in karma (due to someone downvoting all my…
When I point out the fact that science does not mean "just trust the experts, they are experts", and the scientific method does not mean "peer review by the anointed institutional authorities", the typical reaction is…
Every time you mention "science" it's always with the tacit assumption that because something has been anointed by government institutions then it's "science." This is an extremely dangerous attitude. It is of course…
Furthermore, the scenario here is where someone is informed of the risks/benefits, and they want to take part of a treatment plan you disapprove of. The first thing you do is dishonestly preemptively categorize it as…
I ask about the case where someone actually does know better than the status quo and you switch the example to a self-serving one. You are blatantly dishonest.
As I said, this is a very complex issue, I can't hope to address all your points here but let me try to address an important one. You are equating science with government enforcement of majority opinion. Think back to…
I don't think you know what scientific rigor is. If you did you'd realize it doesn't operate well under threats of force by bureaucracies. In any case, this is a complex issue that can be examined and debated from…
You didn't merely make the bald-faced assertion, you were very rude about it with your snide "ftfy". I've studied this stuff for years. I understand your status quo view, that thinks that good intentions are a…
Which is why you make moronic assertions unsubstantiated by logic or evidence.
Useful idiot.
Unfortunately, medical technology is not even remotely advancing exponentially. Which is why we desperately need the government to get the boot off the necks of potential innovators and customers.
Because telcos are in bed with government. We don't really have a free market, it is virtually illegal to compete with the telcos. Some cities have tried and have been sued over it. Yes the free market should decide,…
I always cringe when someone famous gets attacked by the political correctness Nazis -- usually the reaction by them is appeasement, which only makes the general cultural situation worse.
Some "science" is just warmed over religion.
Nothing on that page gives the impression that it's more than proposed feature enhancements (which in themselves may be wonderful of course), as opposed to a fundamentally novel approach to operating systems.
Most innovation is driven by at most a few individuals, but the bar is so high for a viable practical modern operating system that individuals are going to tend to take their innovation elsewhere. This is not the ideal…
" Strict libertarians are all about keeping our nose (and military) out of other people's business." That depends on whether you're referring to Party Line Libertarian or a "libertarian" who is actually pro-liberty.…
Then what really happened here?
A Geiger counter is a simple, inexpensive device, and several should be present at all significant military installations and turned on at all times. Why wasn't that the case here?
It's obviously not the same thing. The volume of gold we can mine is virtually unlimited. And then there's the fact that in principle we can synthesize gold, who knows how good we may be come at it:…
It's interesting how gold is getting compared to BTC, since really it's nothing like BTC. If gold goes up in relative value, then that creates a strong incentive for creating more gold mines, which then drives the price…
OK, this explains part of their plan: http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/16/rethinkdb-grabs-8m-to-show...
What is their revenue model?