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I think part of it is if you want a genetic sample you have to puncture the amniotic sack, which can cause complications.

It's much, much, less likely. Half of women with down syndrome are infertile. If they do get pregnant they usually end with a miscarriage and there is a 50% chance the syndrome won't be passed down.

Homosapiens are a result of chromosomal fusion, so I would approach the claim of "accruing defects" with great skepticism. Nature is still selecting as evidence by inflicting a high miscarriage & infertility rate.

https://www.ndss.org/resources/sexuality/

https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/children-s-health-issues/c...

The claim isn't that the Koch brothers deny climate change, but that they funded climate "skeptic" think tanks. They knew full well what they were doing.

And to bring this back to the topic at hand, the Koch brothers helped fund that lawsuit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_(organization)...

Ahh yes, Tucker Carlson "I have the evidence but it was lost in the mail" totally wouldn't allow another to present a one-sided account without challenge and would certainly present evidence in context.

The dossier is a mixed bag in terms of accuracy and rigor, but I find it interesting most people focus on "no collusion" but ignore all the rest of the claims. Like:

> The Mueller Report backed "Steele's central claim that the Russians ran a 'sweeping and systematic' operation ... to help Trump win".[7] James Comey said:

    The bureau began an effort after we got the Steele dossier to try and see how much of it we could replicate. That work was ongoing when I was fired. Some of it was consistent with our other intelligence, the most important part. The Steele dossier said the Russians are coming for the American election. It's a huge effort. It has multiple goals ... And that was true.

Weird how a social conscience or civil rights hurt certain businesses and get interpreted as anti-capitalist.

Yet code is meant to conform to specifications. Removing the specifications doesn't make the code any more clear.

Courts are made up of humans. Good lawyers put time into jury and judge/jurisdiction selection. Good firms hire former court staffers that know the judges presiding over the case. It's not meant to be easy to game the courts because it's a privilege.

"Workers aren't putting themselves at risk when they go to work" is a myth.

I wonder how costly it is to fill your walls entirely with water pipes.

Also, one currently ensures there is a stud or lack of electrical when putting nails in a wall. I guess you gotta hang things up differently.

The model intentionally guards against data harvesting. I think that is great but unless users are willing to pay for that the existing "free but we collect data to manipulate you" will receive more capital.

Sounds like a binary search problem, problem is we would need larger samples >:)

Sounds like he is also saying there is more social distance involved in buying groceries than ordering Amazon and the latter is more risky to human lives.

We have a plastic container of bleach water & paper towels by the door side. Bags are set down outside the home and unloaded from there with a wipe down before going in the house. As always, wash hands afterwards.

A group of people stressed by the lack of basics are more likely to make a mistake in choosing strong leadership.

I believe context is needed, so here is Bill Gates:

"Eventually we will have some digital certificates to show who has recovered or been tested recently or when we have a vaccine who has received it."

Either that means a biometrics being signed by 3rd parties or a chip being signed by 3rd parties. At best there are major privacy concerns.

But things get weird elsewhere when you have developers talking about "anonymously" tracking people for purposes of identifying contacts. Just because you swap IDs with something random doesn't make it anonymous or safe.

"Shit like this is why im a developer." - we have plenty of talent and a plethora of bad ideas

Or we could provide universal healthcare, but that would be crazy.

Bingo. All this talk about market shares is not about monopsony.

Arguably Android is also monopsony.

They probably got more of their aspirations from sitcoms featuring black families and less from advertisements.

If you haven't already I would recommend watching "Climate Grief" from PhilosophyTube.

Climate change isn't just a single issue, it intersects with immigration, right to protest, and as mentioned in the article, inequality.

Lastly, inequality is rather a divisive subject on HN. Just yesterday there was an article applying game theory to the topic. Unfortunately the majority of the discussion revolved around "Communism Bad", "Elon Musk Good" leaving little room for nuanced discussion. So here's some advice: worry first about how we got here and less about who is responsible.

Or maybe atheists want to concentrate more resources on the upbringing of the child so that they have a competitive advantage.

Then also consider that in 3,000 years I'll probably be ancestor to all (this holds true for others, I am by no means special). Don't really need to go through the hassle of rearing 6 more kids to secure my genetic future.

You are being downvoted and yet the new PG&E CEO is to get twice the pay: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/04/16/new...

But that would be more akin to free speech and the marketplace of ideas. If the internet has taught me anything, when you're on the clock the employer/baron owns your speech.

If you can't convince your own union to fight for higher wages then how will you convince your boss?

Show me a school where "the teacher is always right", it has largely been replaced with "the parent is always right".

The movie you link "Waiting for Superman" spends allot of time talking about the charter school movement which is not mentioned in your post. Arguably charter schools are an extension of "the parent is always right" motto as it is touted as giving the parent more choices. To talk about the decline of education and this movie without mentioning the role of charter schools is a disservice to the movie and the discussion.

Says unions are only needed when there are monopolies. Proceeds to say teachers unions are bad yet it operates under geographic monopolies.

Wouldn't mind a programmers guild that could vet developers and also act as a union/agency.

Agreed, preferably one with a union to match your preference.

When someone tries to describe unions but defines capitalism instead.