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> Very recently as in 'in the UN assembly resolution authorizing the creation of Israel' (1947) or the 1985 basic law etc. You are correct. I'm sorry. I was misremembering the news…

> the idea of Israel being a Jewish state That was only very recently codified and was very controversial inside and outside of israel. > They use it in very specific circumstances…

on the subject of using accusations of anti-Semitism to stifle political debate inside the labour party, I'd recommend watching "the lobby" episode 3 [1]. Ironically the documentar…

> Taliban refusal to hand over Osama bin Laden for his central role in 9/11 terrorism If we put in mind what we know post hoc about the torture and inhumane interrogation technique…

What's kinda creepy in the Tunisian situation, is the amount of false information being spread on social media, especially Facebook. For example, there are several posts of a scree…

I just watched this video a few hours ago because youtube randomly recommended it to me. I wonder if it's just the Baader–Meinhof effect or if the post was caused by the same youtu…

I would also recommend Bit Twiddling Hacks By Sean Eron Anderson [1] and Hacker's Delight. [1] - https://graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html

Another stain on NYT's history is this: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43144/did-an-un...

that was not my question. and wearing a giant cross is not mandatory in christianity.

- I mean freedom of religion is a human right. - So In a majority christian state, is it ok to discriminate against jews?

The underlying assumption is if you wear a hijab, you're not integrated. I honestly feel like this is just religious discrimation with extra steps.

A thing I want to stress, is that you pay for the "complexity" just once, and it gets amortized over all projects that use this code. This is a standard technique, that is often us…

I feel like these are poor choices. * linked lists shouldn't be used anyway. and if they are used, you should use the standard implementation * directly applying fibbonacci is triv…

if masks don't make things worse, then they can only help. (to explain more: there is a mechanism by which they help. so for them to not help (in total) , there must be a way in wh…

so you're saying that the gaps are so wide that almost no contaminated particle (getting in) will get stuck on the mask? but somehow (some of the) particles going out will get stuc…

I feel like I have a wrong model of how things work. I'm thinking that for each virus there is a chance that it will infect a cell. The higher the viral load, the higher the number…

just to make sure that I'm understanding: - If using X reduces the probability of contracting P. then X protects you from X. right? - If a mask prevents you from touching your face…

just supporting your point: Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified [1] [1] - https://hbr.org/2014/08/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless...

another factor is the desire to separate ideas from their author. for example, double-blind peer review.

*then

> Don't you have sociology classes or political education in school? yes, I've had an overly technical education but I fail to see how that's relevant. > I just looked up the word …

> I do not have any sympathy for immigrants refusing to integrate? what do you mean by integrate? are immigrants allowed to speak their native tongue, dress differently or act diff…

I think we call things rights only if someone potentially wants to take them. If no one ever took or would ever take a specific right from anyone, I don't see what's the point of c…

but as opposed to "offensive suggestions", there is nothing wrong with showing-skin.