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I've spent a lot of time in Paris and NYC but have found it very hard to find a randomly good croissant; less so a randomly good slice. I've tried many of the foodie favorites for …

I can see why you thought that but, no, I was assuming he was black because I followed the link for a different person. I hate to beat a dead horse about this or to seem to contrad…

Thank you for the lesson, but I'm not exactly clear on what was racist-looking about my text. Please explain if you can, I would like to know so I can avoid unintentional apparent …

That's an honest mistake. There are several links floating around in the HN parent thread and quotes without attribution. I mistakenly thought we were talking about this man linked…

Maybe you are having a problem with managing your energy. What time do you get to work. I found that I can no longer work well into the night like I used to but that starting first…

I wasn't saying he's lying or not lying, just that it's hard to take what someone in this position says at face value. When considering the words of an inmate on death row (or pris…

Could be, but I hesitate to say that suggests he's deeply mentally ill. It seems pretty natural that one would develop a relationship with the warden. His position is somewhat pate…

This is just cynical and wrong. School is about ideological indoctrination and conditioning the political subject via propaganda during childhood development away from the prying e…

You're right, they've suffered a terrible injustice. They are the real victims. We should probably free all violent criminals at once. What could go wrong?

It's a lot older policy choice than Hinckley so maaaayyybe a little more to it.

That doesn't sound like someone particularly mentally ill. Just your common dark triad who can't take responsibility for his actions.

And? That describes lots of people who don't go out and commit heinous crimes.

Recidivism

+1 for retribution and social benefits mentioned. Should be obvious. People don't watch enough gangster movies. Or, hell, visit one of the regions of the globe with blood feuds. No…

Don't even try to reason with HN downvoters. They're not interested in your reasons.

To be fair. The decades of stays that separate his crime from his punishment were his choice.

I read something like this and am reminded that many people in prison for violent crime are sociopaths or psychopaths. I'm not saying there aren't exceptions or even innocent convi…

That's true for most nonfiction with the caveat that you miss out on the lingering mood of a full book if all you get are the executive summaries. It is definitely not true for wor…

A business asking this question without a corollary question about how to recoup the cost somehow (e.g., through market access, product positioning, brand value, or subsidies) is s…

That's nice to hear. I think you may end up surprised at how many of the certainties of life turn out, on inspection, to be full of qualifications. I can say that's been my experie…

Good news for Elon that all his crimes will be forgiven one day.

Does National Socialist collaboration influence your opinion on wanting to buy a Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen, or Audi?

Forgive the presumption, but I really think you should abandon that model of self understanding. Fatalism is a kind of disease that can be treated if caught early but is deadly if …

Yes, I think that is one idea. But without true symbolism, where is the ground of understanding that would allow for synthetic generation going to come from? Right now, it has to b…

I can't agree with you although I can understand why you believe these things. Human instinct is, as I say, insufficiently-determined for survival. Is "free will" mostly an illusio…