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Cry me a river about the 6 trillion Jews but please don't mention the 10 million Ukrainians that Jewish Commissar Genrikh Yagoda killed, because that would not be PC and it makes t…

Ah, thanks for that. I can accept that argument and stand corrected. Also, thanks for letting me know about HN not letting you reply to my other comment. HN is very much into contr…

I don't see anything inflammatory about their style. They are just being straightforward and laconic. HN down-voters (the old-timers) are such a sensitive bunch. Students in Mizzou…

Not according to the dictionary. Conspire, verb. 1. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act 2. (of events and circumstances) seem to be working together to b…

> Looking back to the NAZI times, extermination of entire races was very a well-hidden agenda No kidding. It was so hidden, people are now in jail for not having seen evidence for …

Thanks for bringing Dummont up. All the Wright Brothers built was a glider that could fall from a pillar. Dummont created the first motorized airplane, which is a look more like a …

> For that matter, something can taste fragrant (eg rose lemonade). Or any whisky younger than 12 years whose name starts with "Glen".

In your "conspiracy theory", who is Amazon conspiring with? Themselves? Do you know what "conspiracy" means? Do you think a "conspiracy" can be achieved by fewer than two different…

> I try very hard, everyday, to practice my pronunciation, and I still fail. You're missing some realization. Get a pronunciation trainer to help you. Anyone can overcome their acc…

cs702 said: The root problem is not government. The same thing happens in the private sector. jerf said: This is not, strictly speaking, a characteristic of "government". Large cor…

It doesn't really matter that eyewitness testimony is unreliable, seeing as the vast majority of people will believe a witness' testimony over contradicting evidence. Look up Dario…

Cash has existed for a lot longer time than cash-with-a-serial-number.

I'm the next person and to me you don't seem such a big fan of freedom as I am. The reason I am for anonymous money is that it is of no one else's business what I do with my money.…

The reliability of Psychology throughout the 20th century is covered in depth in the book The Culture of Critique, where the exact persons responsible for fostering in Psychology a…

I knew a guy that grew his own opium to manage his pain. He went to work every day, was never late, did his job, was good to his family. He managed his doses well. Was he addicted?…

Dang, I'm trying to get in touch with you via email and you are not replying. Please let my posts on thread 10485012 go through. Thanks.

Vacri, please email me (see my profile) as my polite replies to your posts are not coming through somehow.

You argument is a non-sequitur. How an idea started bears no relevance to what it represents today. IQ is not what is used to be, as you correctly point out; it is now considered t…

AI research has nothing whatsoever to do with Psychometrics so you are not qualified to opine.

I'd like to address some of the claims you are making. First of all, you are defending a law that abridges free speech in Austria and Germany. I must say this surprises me: I never…

The majority of citizens in a democracy are fooled into thinking they have any influence in their government's decisions: "Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and …

In other news: Top 1% singers better than the remaining 99%. Top 1% sprinters better than the remaining 99%. Top 1% producers better than the remaining 99%. Where's the surprise he…

Similar levels of intelligence have been seen even in switched-at-birth twin cases where one twin is raised by one family and another by another. The IQ between the twins was in ev…

Yes, it's called a button, many pharmacies have it beside the electric shaver or other expensive items. Just put buttons next to items that call for staff.