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miemo··on In Amazon Go, no one thinks I'm stealing
all black people have the same experiences?

heyooo

miemo··on The Case for Making Cities Out of Wood
ever played jenga?
miemo··on Elon Musk’s Ultimatum to Tesla: Fight the S.E.C., or I Quit
This reminds me of the heart surgeon student who avoided jail time for attacking her partner with a knife because she 'showed potential'.

People are perhaps sympathetic to Elon because he shows more potential than other CEOs, no? Did the judge in the case above show leniency because 'he liked her'?

For b) rather than selectively enforcing rules, this would be an example of discretionary punishment, which is absolutely a part of justice and ethics, as in the case above. Some could interpret your argument to support mandatory minimum sentencing, which many don't believe works.

miemo··on Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
the cost of power is a political mismanagement unrelated to our minimum wage
miemo··on No, I will not debate you
while this is one of the worse political commentaries i've read, you have a point in that the education system in the US has been so mishandled for so long a significant number of people can't critically analyse language
miemo··on Inside the Dramatic, Painful, and Hugely Successful Return of Reddit's Founders
>specific enough values that its users can debate each other in good faith

you agree with me? great. wonderful debate thanks guys

miemo··on Ask HN: Data diff tool for tabular data?
whats that
miemo··on Richard Bellman on the Birth of Dynamic Programming (2002) [pdf]
is that pejorative?
miemo··on College May Not Be Worth It Anymore
i'm sure he wasn't intending to give you an exhaustive list
miemo··on A paper about eye damage in astronauts got pulled for “security concerns.” Huh?
do you have a cat?
miemo··on Proton-size puzzle deepens
It's like finding out your friend since childhood is 3 years older than you always thought.

People care because it's jarring that something so 'known' and basic might be different.

And yeah the cancer part was more a 'holy grail' thing. replace it with 'cures poverty' and his point still stands

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