Loren Pechtel's latest activity
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread Barbaric.Most cases, certainly not. But I think it has value in cases where no other meaningful punishment exists. If somebody is doing life...
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LNever mind those wrongly convicted, or the moral implications of execution. Expediency and cost takes precedence. Stalin, eat your...
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread Barbaric.It's basic statistics if you have enough data. Once again, I suggest reading Freakonomics. You look for likely variables. You build a...
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread Barbaric.Because socioeconomic status is to a large degree passed culturally from parent to child. And to some degree genetically passed. Look...
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LDamn. Early Voting? Trump is killing it!
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread Climate Change(d)?.Why would you call it a whalloper?? Overheating makes for stupidity. It's clearly been demonstrated in animals. It also makes for...
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread AI and the economy.If AI lives up to the hype we will have to go to some sort of either universal income or subsidized jobs program. I favor the latter as...
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LAI is apparently a highly useful tool for finding security flaws in software. Whether that is a good thing depends in part on who is...
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LLoren Pechtel reacted to Emily Lake's post in the thread England headed for A Caliphate with
I Agree.
I find it interesting how many people point to Project 2025, done independently of any actual party (even though it's definitely closely... -
LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread England headed for A Caliphate.Just read the news! The rule has been no flight crew from nations that do not recognize Israel. However, enforcement wasn't adequate...
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread England headed for A Caliphate.I'm not being dystopian, I am recognizing that people will respond to incentives. You're putting everyone in a use-or-lose situation...
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread England headed for A Caliphate.Total human population at zero. Humanity is in a very precarious position, we are so dependent on the interconnections. And when those...
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread England headed for A Caliphate.No diplomatic recognition = no ability to check. If the rule had been being properly enforced the FlyDubai incident would not have...
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LWhen you eliminate the incentive to create wealth while turning the incentive to consume it up to eleven, the total amount of wealth...
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread England headed for A Caliphate.You could still have a social safety net but there's nothing to be gained from not spending your whole paycheck. Thus everyone will...