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I don't understand is this is meant to be an index of crime-reports (public information) or of news-stories. It sounds like the latter, but if you're only focusing on the media and not the u…

Doctors have taken an oath and have a public responsibility. They are liable for bad medical behavior (particularly if deliberate) [malpractice]. So let's not quibble over semantics.

Could you site some sources for this? I just assumed the news was covering it more heavily because money and there are no big wars going on right now.

What is going on? Are people really afraid that neo-Nazism is gonna make a comeback? Can't we just acknowledge the situation as a bunch of angry kids saying hurtful things for attention ("I …

you think compile times are so slow that they're saving time by writing a whole language? I'd like to see the numbers on that...

That's my exact point, Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, but we all got so emotional we couldn't question. If you look at the civilian deaths it really becomes a big "Wait... are w…

And this is the merit of Tor, that is content neutral because it has no other choice. This is good design. When you're in an incredibly emotional place, you'll wish you had infinite power to…

I almost wonder if they're hoping people will misread the article, think it was an email, and share it on that mistake. It's strange to contrive hypothetical headers.

I entirely disagree on the "Motivated reasoning," point. Making that suggestion serves to discredit an argument without providing evidence (and complicates the debate) and it's doubly u…

For those making the "public company it's their right" argument, it's worth considering what that logic might imply. Does it mean food stores could deny selling you food, based on …

Well, should we be taking down Alqueda websites? There seems to be an implicit assumption in this whole philosophy that if you prevent people from speaking their socially-backward beliefs (online, in …

Is anybody else worried that this "Shut off from the world" approach might not solve the problem at its root? I'd worry that it wouldn't resolve the underlying tension but would on…

- Trying to "create a buzz" around the office, asking for a "sense of urgency," and other things that result in an illusion of productivity. - Focusing on fixing problems, rather t…

Why would you write something like that? I would only write something like that if I was trying to provoke somebody. I can't tell if you think my questions are trying to offend you, so you are re…

Probably better to do this at the nginx level

It feels to me that you're treating this as more of a power game than a mutual pursuit of truth.

Well for context, having lived in SF for 5 years before leaving, yes 80% probably plan to leave, probably 80% do leave, but only after many career years. It's where I cut my chops because I could…

>> First off, saying 70% nurses are women does not indicate discrimination. Totally agree. As for 70%, that's a completely contrived number in this case. Think of it as 90% or whatever line…

I don't know what you're arguing anymore. I'm thoroughly convinced you either haven't read the relevant sections or have forgotten them since this discussion started. Please show m…

Except no, he did not say google "had to lower the bar." If you read the memo, he says : "Google has created several discriminatory practices: ... Hiring practices which can effectively…

So, honest question. Suppose you work at a hospital, and 70% of the nurses are women. And you're coming under fire, and a lawsuit is pending, because this indicates discrimination. Now suppose a …

Do you understand what's happening here? Whether or not google "lowered the bar" (i.e. had distinct hiring criteria for men or women) is a fact and only a fact. It may be a true fact,…

That's fair

I think a vocal minority (10%) has bullied the silent majority into a position of "If you're not on our side you're hurting us and should be fired." They did this by controlling th…

>> Nope. My dad's tech workplace in the '70s was hostile to black people even though there was almost no visible action. What do you mean? They didn't hire, fire, promote, or spea…

Did the memo piss them off, or did a non-existent "Sexist manifesto" created by click-bait sites piss them off?

Well, by the same token, being fired is a completely different beast than having to suffer the tragedy of being afraid a coworker might think a negative stereotype about you. I know who I think the vi…