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  1. Comment on Crime prediction software promised to be free of biases. New data shows it perpetuates them. in ~tech

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    But following that logic, aren't lower income and people of color even more distrustful of police? It's fascinating to me that white victims would actually report crime at a lower rate. Maybe the...

    But following that logic, aren't lower income and people of color even more distrustful of police? It's fascinating to me that white victims would actually report crime at a lower rate. Maybe the wealthier victims are mostly facing property damage and they don't bother to report it, like you say. (Whereas more of the crime in poorer neighborhoods is violent and therefore gets reported?). It confuses me and I can't find where they get the percentages in the little bar graph. The special report they cite does support their argument but has different figures as far as I can tell.

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  2. Comment on What's wrong with social science and how to fix it: Reflections after reading 2578 papers in ~science

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  4. Comment on I need a good text editor on Windows 10 in ~comp

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    Vscodium?

    Vscodium?

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  5. Comment on United Methodist Church to debate LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings in ~lgbt

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    This is absolutely not true and it's ridiculous to paint these denominations as "ignoring" or "explaining away" parts of the bible that they interpret differently. There's a huge range of belief:...

    This is absolutely not true and it's ridiculous to paint these denominations as "ignoring" or "explaining away" parts of the bible that they interpret differently.

    There's a huge range of belief:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_homosexuality
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bible_and_homosexuality

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  6. Comment on Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video and audio in ~tech

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    Finally! It seems like I'd been reading about this for months.

    Finally! It seems like I'd been reading about this for months.

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  7. Comment on ‘It was getting ugly’: Native American drummer speaks on his encounter with MAGA-hat-wearing teens in ~news

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    This story was from a couple days ago but there have been updates: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/nathan-phillips-covington.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage...

    This story was from a couple days ago but there have been updates:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/nathan-phillips-covington.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage

    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/viral-clash-students-and-native-americans-explained/580906/

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  8. Comment on What are some of your favorite co-op games? in ~games

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    Overcooked is awesome!

    Overcooked is awesome!

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  9. Comment on Steam Awards finalists in ~games

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    I agree and I played a lot of Pubg when it came out... disappointing developer.

    I agree and I played a lot of Pubg when it came out... disappointing developer.

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  10. Comment on Sega Dreamcast at twenty: The futuristic games console that came too soon in ~games

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    I remember buying a used Dreamcast after it was discontinued and downloading games and then burning them to CD-Rs on my computer. It was really simple to copy and pirate the games.

    I remember buying a used Dreamcast after it was discontinued and downloading games and then burning them to CD-Rs on my computer. It was really simple to copy and pirate the games.

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