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kant_adorn_arts

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About kant_adorn_arts

Ethicist

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    Comment #30280418

    I think the technology is there to facilitate online learning. The teacher training and practices are another thing altogether. So a big need for basic computing education for all!…

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    Comment #30280242

    Thank you for the numbers. To me it looks that there is not really a 'great resignation'.

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    Comment #30280071

    I've seen more advertisments for major brand products, targetted at kids through Tik Tok than I have seen political propoganda. If anything, Tik Tok just reinforces the current "we…

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    Comment #30280027

    And this is where the conversation derails - when someone asks for evidence.

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    Comment #30269034

    I've developed a new policy of emailing companies from a "no-reply" email address.

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    Comment #30269006

    It's a serious question. Many people question whether their industry is 'good'. People such as accountants and some lawyers. But that doesn't make them 'bad people'. I am saying th…

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    Comment #30268950

    The ting is, money is all a scam. This is just new money. So what else do your work friends / bosses do? Are they into hookers and crack? Or do they help out in the soup kitchen on…

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    Comment #30268872

    or is it not a biofuel? are they using the Sabatier reaction so they just need energy input (could be solar)?

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    Comment #30268789

    There is, its the first half of PIHKaL. It about the experiences and the society, not the chemistry. The second half of the book is the chemistry. Often in free dls they dont inclu…

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    Comment #30268700

    My practice is that if I'm paid, I'll use company software. In the real world (my own time)... not a chance

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    Comment #30268655

    Is the manufacture of biofuels actually carbon neutral? What about the massive deforestation of Indonesia - caused by Germany's biofuel mandate?

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    Comment #30268634

    I think it is worth having a conversation about the actual numbers for carbon cost for launches, vs cost of other internet deployment technologies. Starlink is really cool but I wa…

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    Comment #30217757

    Though it purports to address some of society’s worst crimes, in reality, the EARN It Act will do far more harm than good. It will jeopardize the privacy of every American, fundame…

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    Comment #30217572

    >"Upgrade Treadmill" is a very nice way to put it I think "Red Queen Race" is the term from philosophy I'd use - the faster you run (from the Red Queen in Alice) the more you stay …

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    Comment #30217513

    > fault is it? Bad software that lacks basic NLP? Compliance officers who don't understand English? Isn't this a bit discriminatory? It is the fault of an AI doing its job, and a b…

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    Comment #30217460

    > * credit card billed for telehealth * short text journal on dropbox * friends may have discussed me/topic in their chats * a friend asked on Messenger why I disappeared, I said s…

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    Comment #30217178

    MIGHT kill you, if it has its babies with it. But lets hope they don't get a load of Jet Li movies to practice with.

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    Comment #30200808

    They talk al ot about "coding" at primary school, but what they mean is making the turtle follow simple instructions - inputed via tablet. These lessons are teaching children how t…

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    Comment #30200660

    great idea - but I think there needs to be much more refinement. On the front page when I landed there were all kinds of books, like "Trumped" which is not a kids book. So maybe lo…

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    Comment #30186318

    What a great website. I'd been thinking of how to find such info. We buy lots of kids games, and this is a great 'cheat sheet'. It is great that you spell out the dark patterns. Wh…