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>that vaccines cause other medical problems serious enough to justify not using vaccines = talks about vaccines. >this minority group will give you a disease if you let them near y…

What bothers me about the ban is that anti-vaxxers - at least the ones I've read - are not Luddites. I've never heard an anti-vaxxer say things such as "It's God's (or Gaia's) Will…

I appreciate Rick Steves and always enjoyed his shows. But reading recent posts on HN about how tourists are ruining Europe (and other places) makes me wonder if his message has be…

Cui bono?

Is the Second Law dead?

Interesting photo. One Q shirt and a bunch of red baseball caps. Looks like a typical guilt-by-association tactic.

As someone who has bought a couple of houses, a buyer's agent mostly provides convenience because they can access the property just as easily as the listing agent. While agent fees…

>“There are real concerns with a private company determining truth or falsity,” I can think of several US news orgs who dabble in the truth business.

>In fact, more wealthy people are moving to California than leaving, research indicates. It’s the poor and middle class who are departing. The LA Times must be so proud. And who wi…

I would argue that as a way to describe a selection process, "Meritocracy", warts and all, works great. By warts, I mean that merit, as shorthand for "assessment of skill, talent, …

I think I'll wait for the sequel - called "Surviving Prison." Should be quite engaging.

I'm a regular college grad, but always liked working on my own car (and didn't always trust professional mechanics.) That lead me to consider becoming an auto mechanic at one time …

I think we're past the point where differences in political opinion can be aired without fear of violent retaliation.

>Hand outs and taking people's money at the point of a gun is what the heirs do from those who work and create wealth. Larry Page talks about how the police encircled the auto plan…

>About 75 percent of Americans favor higher taxes for the ultrawealthy. I would ask that if 75% of the population favor something, how many election cycles should it take to instal…

And the defining characteristic of that decision is the social status of the location.

Another alternative is reducing energy consumption. I'm sure the people of California have no problem with the consequences of that.

If you liked this, you should read Art Spiegelman's Maus.

FWIW, my tastes in military attire run a bit old-school. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_S... Oh, and the illustration of the poor peds being mowed down …

OSHA? That should go straight to The Hague as a crime against humanity.

Sounds like a perfect complement to the Green New Deal - use social credit scores to deprive deplorables of transport, energy, shelter, and food.

As someone who worked at a pawn shop, I can tell you it's not so much that the interest rates are high, but that the loans are small, and costs to the lender are fixed at a certain…

The funny thing about a 20-year cap is that at least for murderers and rapists, some vengeful loved ones of the victim(s) may still be alive to take retribution. For which they mig…

I think the main problem with biased-by-intent news is that has less credibility, and therefore (usually) less utility. If you must cross-check every statement (assuming the cross-…

>"Merced, Fresno, Bakersfield and communities in between are more dynamic than people realize. The valley may be known around the world for agriculture but there's another story re…