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I realize that this is completely speculative correlation buuuut... Part of me wonders if Trump was briefed on the Russian law going into effect last month : Nov 2019 - https://www…

That seems like the kind of oversight one expects from a junior dev just joining a team, that's where ones job as a senior dev to push them through the process comes in.

Seems to be misfiled, trip reports generally should be under https://www.erowid.org/

From the pdf intro you can download off the authors site : " Those who claim to care about a livable climate for the future should strive to understand the mechanisms by which indu…

Why?

"Bye bye mainstream, hello ghetto." Yes, because your use of deprecated software is no longer supported is TOTALLY the same thing as being relocated into the Ghetto in Warsaw.

They're not a startup.

I don't know how you got warm fuzzy from that ending, but I'm not clear on why giving alcohol to someone living on the streets makes you angry. Does being homeless imply that someo…

"Main exclusion criteria consisted in I'd be really interested to hear the participants (who weren't given the placebo) describe their experience and what, if any, lasting impacts …

Yeah, but it's really funny clickbait

Clickbait misrepresentation of a study on worms, which reinforces dubious and harmful stereotypes. I wish it was just an issue of terrible journalism on epic levels, but it looks l…

The immediate and generational trauma and pain that's being caused by this violence is fucking horrendous and something that enrages and saddens me. I choose to focus my ire on tho…

You don't have to, but doing so is a strategy to prevent yourself from going down that same path. When you cast people into the realm of inhuman monster, you're also telling yourse…

TL;DR; DoD Manual says subordinates have an obligation to question morality of orders. Lack of empathy is a severe handicap and liability for a soldier. The DOD is pretty clear on …

I'm inferring from your statement that you believe that the only justified use of deadly force is a situation where someone is themselves at risk of physical harm, is that accurate…

> you can stuff Node and that ridiculous dependency system where the sun don't shine. You're really taking embedded computing to the next level

Does this only apply to the Swiss government, or is Facebook sharing any pictures that hit their filters with law enforcement agencies of whatever country you happen to be living i…

Precisely! Soldiers in an active military zone would almost certainly not be subject to any scrutiny or investigation for fatally shooting someone who they believed to be armed in …

That's an excellent question, I'd say that's the kind of assessment that most likely needs to be made in the moment. I'd prefer the people whose job it is to make those assessments…

I think the process of dehumanization occurs on all sides of the equation, and it's something to be questioned and examined whenever it happens. Engaging in the same process and be…

It doesn't matter how much care was taken in making the initial judgement if the information using it to reach it is flawed, or if the situation changes in the time between the dec…

Do you believe that there is ever a justification for taking human life?

I'd argue that the main objective of the job is to achieve the strategic objectives of the country engaged in armed conflict. Indiscriminate killing completely devoid of a moral or…

I don't think that's the argument the author was making: "Further, there needs to be proper counselling and supports for pilots following use of lethal force. While such pilots mig…