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Congrats to Lambda School on finding a way to get companies to pay for employee training.

I haven't read the paper and I probably won't, but it seems suspicious to me that the 1940 to 1970 timeframe mentioned just happens to coincide with WW2 and the aftermath and recov…

I think this was intended to be a customer support channel and they had to be able to delete the messages containing bank info after a certain amount of time. I had read something …

I chose the 50-year interval to make it difficult since the last 50 years have been pretty stable and comfortable in anglo countries, relatively speaking. Here is something ethicis…

In order to precisely define the term useful I'd have to wade into the murky depths of philosophy, which I don't want to do. I was suggesting that philosophers would like to reason…

I guess if you count logicians as philosophers then philosophy is useful. It is probably just "ethics" that deserves my scorn. If ethicysts were really out there studying good and …

2018 - 1935 = 83 Also, in particular, see the segment from 0:45 to 1:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbzWYjVrvpI

These scenarios are idiotic. If you want to wank off about self driving car ethics, here is a much more realistic scenario: should all self-driving cars report their location to 91…

Never explain never apologise. My advice to anyone would be don't make even the slightest effort to please people who hate you.

It's the french system: 10M, ten thousand 10MM, ten million 10MMM, ten billion here in sec. 3: https://www.druide.com/fr/enquetes/abréviation-de-million-et...

Also as a white guy, my ancestors have been in North America for quite a while, are mixed between and culturally disconnected from European identities since before the current NA c…

I don't think pro-gun vs anti-gun groups are even having the same discussion. Anti-gun is safety/medical arguments: Guns are a clear hazard to personal safety, and removing them fr…

At least on the point of pity of the rich versus government organized relief, I'd definitely support closing the charity and religion loopholes that let the rich escape huge taxes.…

I'm not really considering incentives. I think most people will basically spend their whole lives working, even if you take half their money and throw it down a hole -- maybe espec…

One project I think is interesting is LeBron James' school. When I looked at what the biggest changes are between his school and a normal school, it all looks to me like surrogate …

I think this article sets up the paper against two incorrect worldviews: 1. America is a genetic meritocracy -- you achievement is based on your potential. My interpretation of "tr…

Can anyone recommend a good book on the period before the American Civil War? Not the war itself, just the wind up. I'd also be interested in something similar but for the Yugoslav…

Thanks, that is close to what I had.

I had a bookmarklet that did this that I've lost ... I'm interested in it if anyone here has it.

I think the phrasing of the line you quoted is too strong, but the same effect can be created without any kind of ringleader or secret cabal arrangement. You only need the right pr…