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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread Barbaric.There is no such thing as a system that can't produce an error. Nor should there be because the only way to truly guarantee no errors...
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LLoren Pechtel replied to the thread Barbaric.Unfortunately, having a 6.8% growth rate actually says you have a problem. Developed societies do not have 6.8% growth rates. Growth...
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ZiprHead replied to the thread Climate Change(d)?.https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22102026/fossil-fueled-warming-drives-surge-in-european-heat-deaths/ -
Not in the same, or even a similar, sense that people having a broad and varied education is good for society. The analogy is rendered... -
LYou clearly do not know the meaning of the word "possible".
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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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spikepipsqueak replied to the thread What are you reading?.Just started How I Won A Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto. University providing a sanctuary for all the rejects of woke society, provided... -
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bilby replied to the thread MCATs, Affirmative Action, and DEI, Oh My.Not in the same, or even a similar, sense that people having a broad and varied education is good for society. The analogy is rendered...
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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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bilby replied to the thread California Doing California Things.Would you prefer: "... because sucky bosses infantilise their workforce, and genuinely believe that collective punishment (and indeed...
