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jpovenden··on U.K. Police Have a Message for Crime Victims: Hand over Your Private Data
You are absolutely correct, cuts is just their goto excuse this time around.
jpovenden··on Meditations on Moloch (2014)
I agree in part, it seems more apparent however that this cursory and throw away philosophy is the trend in modern intellectualism; the idea that in two lines one can convey a sense of authority, provide an accurate and irrefuteable conclusion, and then solve for x.

It is unfairly simplistic, to give people their own soundbites and bolster their already established opinions, when carefully approaching any one of the things listed would properly require an entire volume and much study.

jpovenden··on The misunderstood consequences of electroconvulsive therapy
ECT has been shown numerous times to improve cognition in the short-term with little to no long-term decline from baseline.

Much like the effects of having a seizure in those with epilepsy.

itt: people who don't know what they are talking about.

jpovenden··on Psychiatry’s Incurable Hubris
Thank you for bringing some light into this cavern of ignorance.
jpovenden··on Doomed Jets Lacked 2 Safety Features That Boeing Sold as Extras
when you buy a car do you just buy a tank or apc?
jpovenden··on Zero Hedge Says Facebook Banned Users from Sharing Its Posts
>ZH is a primarily contrarian financial news site.

*was

jpovenden··on Zero Hedge Says Facebook Banned Users from Sharing Its Posts
ZH, circa 8 years ago was half decent, lots of conspiracy nonsense but also lots of market rumours, since then it has become a Russian propaganda page full of nonsense.
jpovenden··on Tapering of SSRI treatment to mitigate withdrawal symptoms
Tapering to mitigate discontinuation syndrome is standard practise in country of publication and has been for a long time, why is this news.

The suicidal ideation listed as a side-effect on packets of SSRI's is almost entirely due to people deciding to go "cold turkey".

jpovenden··on Introduction to Algotrading (2011) [pdf]
https://www.academic-quant-news.com
jpovenden··on Should Mental Disorders Have Names?
Definitions are much too narrow, there is so much overlap, ultimately though therapeutic methods don't differ quite so wildly. The handful of conditions he was displaying are common differential diagnoses with very similar treatments.

However, there are stigmas attached to certain diagnoses and not their differentials so some people prefer less negative labels.

In my experience with world class psychiatrists your views are a little outdated, generally the more academic practitioners are much more like Dr Barron.

jpovenden··on Money Machines – An Interview with an Anonymous Algorithmic Trader
Algo trading isn't exclusively hft.