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Why/when do you encourage diversity of opinion?
I sort of want to casually throw this discussion out there, because I feel like this is something people sometimes mention in the same conversations without agreeing on it's fundamentals....
I sort of want to casually throw this discussion out there, because I feel like this is something people sometimes mention in the same conversations without agreeing on it's fundamentals. Especially when talking about sites, like Tildes, leaning too much towards one particular worldview.
What is the goal of having diverse opinions? Why do you think it is necessary or desirable? Is it for a practical reason, or for a more ideological/principal one? What is the barometer by which you measure whether or not the level of achievement of a such a goal? And do you think it could produce undesired secondary effects?
To perhaps give a concrete hypothetical: do you think Tildes would benefit from it if we had more members who are of the opinion that the Australian Bushfires were caused in large part not by Anthropogenic Climate change but by, deliberate malicious actors (arsonists)?
Or if you disagree with the example what would your hypothetical be?
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Pokémon Direct - January 9, 2020
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Too much combustion, too little fire
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A condemnation of time - Discussion of how to tell a linear story in a medium that is inherently nonlinear
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How to fail at democracy 101: The Weimar Republic
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Would you eat lab grown human meat?
This question popped up between my friends and I when we were discussing the possibilities of lab grown meat. When discussing lab grown meat, one of the arguments for it is that it is far more...
This question popped up between my friends and I when we were discussing the possibilities of lab grown meat. When discussing lab grown meat, one of the arguments for it is that it is far more ethical to consume as it didn't originate from a living, conscious being. But if you replace the meat being grown in a lab to human meat rather than fish or beef, is it still less ethical? Or is it something that will be seen as incredibly taboo to the point where it should be outlawed?
I would be curious to read your thoughts and points of view on this!
For me, it's going to be a hard no that it shouldn't it be done. But to be honest, I feel like my feelings regarding it come from an emotional perspective rather than a logical one.
Edit: Let's throw in lab grown human organs as well. Say these are the organs that aren't suitable for transplant, but are perfectly edible.
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What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
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The AnitaB.org Pass It On Awards Program - Applications are open
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Bots are destroying political discourse as we know it
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Ukranian Boeing 737-800 plane with 176 people on board crashes near Tehran, Iran with no survivors
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Barry Hearn: Snooker's elite can 'go or pass' on Saudi Arabia tournament
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Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads. Don't forget to format your code using the triple...
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads.
Don't forget to format your code using the triple backticks or tildes:
Here is my schema: ```sql CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse ( article_id INTEGER , warehouse_id INTEGER ) ; ``` How do I add a `UNIQUE` constraint?
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The dognapping of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's dog Flush in 1846, and how she negotiated for his safe return just before secretly eloping with Robert Browning
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Alienware’s Concept UFO prototype imagines a gaming PC that’s shaped like a Nintendo Switch
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Design systems, mistakes, and the sea
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The restorative pause of Silent Record Week
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"The Ego of Metrics" - Ben Grosser - Podcast - Twitter Demetricator
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Cory Wong // "Golden" (feat. Cody Fry) (2020)
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Men are scamming crisis hotlines to masturbate on calls
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The Dead South at Paste Studio NYC (live from The Manhattan Center) (2020)
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Mayor Pete's invisible black police
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Information, photos, and demo of Intel's first discrete graphics card: the DG1, based on Xe graphics architecture
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Mad Show Boys - Ja Nie Khodíl Na Karaté (I Didn't Go To The Karate Class) (2011)
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Billionaire’s company in talks to buy electric grid on Lanai
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Style your Google Docs to look like WordStar
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How a mysterious seismic hum led scientists to the birth of an enormous undersea volcano
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Prince Harry and Meghan quit the Firm - Couple step back as senior members of Royal Family
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British Board of Film Classification discussion of "Gremlins"
https://bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/gremlins I found the notes written at the time to be interesting: https://bbfc.co.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Gremlins.pdf
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Looking for drive backup/image program recommendations
Just want to back up my Win 10 drive to another local drive. Free options preferred. Thanks in advance.
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What creative projects have you been working on?
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on. Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just...
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on.
Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just ideas.
If you have any creative projects that you have been working on or want to eventually work on, this is a place for discussing those.
A list of all previous topics in this series can be found here.
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Garmarna - Herr Mannelig (1996)
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Greenland is not used to being the centre of attention – as the ice melts, it considers its future
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Tricky phish angles for persistence, not passwords
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NASA's exoplanet-seeking satellite TESS has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable zone
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CES 2020: Uber and Hyundai created a flying electric taxi
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The Chinese paddlefish, one of world's largest fish, has gone extinct
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Magic: Legends | Gameplay trailer
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I’ve studied the ‘weirdos’ Dominic Cummings is talking about – I’m not sure he really understands who they are
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Langjökull – Thirty-nine tourists got stuck for hours in a blizzard at an Icelandic glacier, but are now safe
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The "Devil's Horns"
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Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway, 1940–1945 – Tony Insall
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Doctor Who S12E01 'Spyfall'
What did you think of this week's episode of 'Doctor Who'?
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Twitter will put options to limit replies directly on the compose screen
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Finland's family cafes are helping solve one of parenting's biggest problems – loneliness
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What are you doing this week?
This topic is part of a weekly series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss their week. If you have any plans, goals, accomplishments, or even failures, whether they be personal or work...
This topic is part of a weekly series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss their week.
If you have any plans, goals, accomplishments, or even failures, whether they be personal or work related, I'd love to hear about them. This is a place for casual discussion about your week, past, present, and future.
A list of all previous topics in this series can be found here.
So, what (or how) are you doing this week?
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Swedish rapper Yasin Mahamoud has been arrested in connection to the murder of a former friend
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Australia's bushfire emergency is being exploited on social media, as misinformation is spread through cyberspace via hundreds of thousands of posts.
News article: Fires misinformation being spread through social media This includes a prominent local billionaire, Andrew Forrest, who has pledged $70 million for bushfire relief: "I think there's...
News article: Fires misinformation being spread through social media
This includes a prominent local billionaire, Andrew Forrest, who has pledged $70 million for bushfire relief: "I think there's a multitude of reasons why the fire extent has bene so devastating. I think a warming planet would be part of that — [but] the biggest part of that is arsonists," he said.
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The bot scare
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Assessing the US Climate in 2019 - Warmest year on record for Alaska, second wettest for contiguous US
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