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Probably refers to epistemology, a branch of philosophy related to theories of knowledge

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This was the generally accepted approach nationwide in the past, until we realized it fuels systemic transgenerational inequalities, a bit like economic, racial, residential, etc. …

Windows 10 home blocks the installer for some reason... Is this new behavior for Windows?

I have been following my dreams for... perhaps the past 16 years, since late adolescence. It's always been a part of my makeup to chase after what seems most desirable while being …

I received a notification, I had to open the app and upgrade for free by pressing a button. I have an annual family plan.

As far as I know, AWS is not an ISP-- it's a business, a bit like the one not selling cakes to homosexual individuals.

How could it easily be better?

A thousand or so vocal Facebook users found on anti-mask groups were surveyed... Not exactly the epitome of representativity... 94% of them say they will refuse to be vaccinated ag…

Sacrificing oneself for a chance at exposing a story may not be worth the risk? We hear of anonymous sources all the time that make it, don't we? Perhaps there are other ways to br…

I wonder if this subscription model can be sustainable for web applications that have recurring expenses like server and storage costs. Does anyone know any successful examples?

> Of course, but not sure how that's relevant here. The relevance is fairly obvious in my previous comments. See the child who knows of squirrels example. Here is an excerpt from t…

The contextual backdrop is never negligible, but it's the powers that be that change the course of the world. Secularization has been seen as the step forward. So has quality initi…

There is plenty of evidence indicating socio-economic status correlates with educational outcomes. Wouldn't you agree victims of disinformation are those least equipped to tell apa…

Pro-democracy votes also go a long way, for your distantly involved citizen.

Helping those in need overcome their difficulties and become ready to learn is a part of accessibility to Education. It's a part of offering equal opportunity to all.

If I tell a child who knows squirrels are usually white, brown, grey or black, and say "hey look! A purple squirrel!", chances are the child will think I'm fooling around. If I say…

The patch to gullibility is critical thinking. Rudimentary critical thinking in any field requires general knowledge of it. Citizens of democracies need to think critically on many…

If memory serves, the policy mandating the removal of the appendix before travel to Antarctica was born after the sole physician living there had no other choice than to perform an…

Similarly, the despair and agony is really what hit me most. Last autumn, my father began experiencing occasional cramps in one leg after a regular 75k bike ride. During the follow…

I was a special education teacher for a decade in both private and public settings. I worked with children of all school ages who had difficulties keeping up. I'm also a parent. A …

Look at how similar products were sold... OSS combined with cloud offerings seem to be an established approach

From memory, it's absurdism that embraces absurdity, referring to the conflict between the human tendency for meaning attribution and the inherent lack of universal meaning. Absurd…

Makes me think of "Enterprise plans" or "support" with "custom" pricing. Perhaps a third option in your pricing to target businesses in addition to developers? I imagine consulting…

I remember some software VC lady explaining this tactic among others for OSS businesses on the software engineering daily podcast. Her world seemed so inherently competitive, yet h…