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Comment on How 'fat shaming' from doctors is leading to misdiagnoses for obese patients in ~health
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Comment on No Man's Sky Next on PC: Brilliant visuals but performance is concerning in ~games
Klame Link ParentIn today's day it's the sane thing to do for almost every game launch. Bare a couple of developers, and Hello Games clearly isn't one of them, the industry now relies on customers to quality test...In today's day it's the sane thing to do for almost every game launch. Bare a couple of developers, and Hello Games clearly isn't one of them, the industry now relies on customers to quality test their products.
I'd plug patient gamers if I were on reddit, but anyway, giving a couple of months can only help.
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Comment on Let’s all stop shaming moms for showing emotion in ~life.women
Klame (edited )LinkI've never ever seen anyone shamed for showing emotions, maybe in a movie about the army ? The author doesn't even come back to the shaming aspect. People are taught to deal with their emotions in...I've never ever seen anyone shamed for showing emotions, maybe in a movie about the army ? The author doesn't even come back to the shaming aspect. People are taught to deal with their emotions in a mature way because this is a basic requirement of life in society.
What a bad article.
First, men should preemptively protect women from their physical superiority, and now an article with a passive-agressive title that implies that "moms are being shamed for showing emotions" ?
All parents, but mothers in particular, face so much pressure to do things right.
This is weird and nonsensical. I find the implicit and systematic victimization of any group misleading and inappropriate, whether it is jews, women, gays, straights, men or whatever. If these issues matter to the author, they should tackle them responsibely.
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Comment on No arrest in fatal shooting during argument over handicap parking space (Due to “stand your ground law”) in ~news
Klame Link ParentI find the 'anyone can arm themselves to protect themselves against anyone doing the same" mindset is flawed and costing a lot to the american people, and others visiting their country, but you...I find the 'anyone can arm themselves to protect themselves against anyone doing the same" mindset is flawed and costing a lot to the american people, and others visiting their country, but you can't use verbs like executing and murdering in this situation.
The guy that was assaulted was brutally pushed to the ground, for no reason. Talking to someone is not a reason to be brutally attacked. The assaulter keep approaching, and with a kick to the head or the chest could easily deal fatal damage to the guy on the ground.
You are being brutally attacked out of the blue, the aggressor is in no way defending themselves but came at you out of nowhere and keep getting closer after the first strike, and the second could be fatal. So you kill the attacker, or at least harm him with the risk of it in order to stop them at all cost.
In america where weapons are everywhere, the risk bar has to be set much lower than in other countries. It's absurd, but it's their law and culture. And in this context there was no murder nor execution.
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Comment on Is there any evidence whatsoever Wikileaks and Assange are propagandists for Russia? in ~misc
Klame LinkIt seems pretty well established in a series of articles based on different investigations yeah. Here is a couple of articles of the press. You can easily find more by yourself....It seems pretty well established in a series of articles based on different investigations yeah. Here is a couple of articles of the press. You can easily find more by yourself.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/19/trump-russia-inquiry-is-told-nigel-farage-may-have-given-julian-assange-data
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-did-wikileaks-become-associated-with-russia/
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/27/politics/trump-campaign-wikileaks-cambridge-analytica/index.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/25/politics/cambridge-analytica-julian-assange-wikileaks-clinton-emails/index.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/15/rohrabacher-reportedly-offers-trump-deal-on-absolving-wikileaks-assange.htmlSo it's far from stemming from Reddit.
It was also already pretty apparent before the american election that wikileaks was serving russian interests, although I don't have a compiled series of source for that right now.
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Comment on What are the limits of viewpoint diversity? in ~society
Klame (edited )LinkI don't fully agree with how you explain the difference between the classical and the relativist approach (saying that the relativist approach consists in considering the apple as stationary, you...I don't fully agree with how you explain the difference between the classical and the relativist approach (saying that the relativist approach consists in considering the apple as stationary, you could do it in the newtonian framework without any problem, and this wouldn't put you in a relativist framework), but in any case when you say things like
Math and physics are as technical as it can get and even in these fields things are never settled
you are not correct. Mathematical and physical results that do not lie at the border of our theories (meaning, that do not rely on cases or experiments that are not considered fully and well explained) are very stable and the science is actually settled.
Sure, you can consider the philosophical or epistemological aspect, but in terms of science ? As settled as it can be.
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Comment on Schrödinger's rapist in ~life.women
Klame (edited )Link ParentWell of course, and the large majority of victims of violent acts are men. There is this deeply flawed rhetoric that argues that as men are physically superior to women, they should take the...Well of course, and the large majority of victims of violent acts are men.
There is this deeply flawed rhetoric that argues that as men are physically superior to women, they should take the preemptive precautions not to scare women with this physical superiority.
Thing is, men are victim of other men's strength much much more than women. Just because in the same logic, it is assumed to be much more acceptable to receive violence because you are a man.
I believe the author missed all important questions on that matter, that tries to give a lecture to men on their behavior towards women.
It's like so many of these articles : it's aimed at those who think they are entitled to such precaution from others, nobody else can get anything from it I feel like.
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Comment on What are the limits of viewpoint diversity? in ~society
Klame (edited )Link ParentYou have to be careful here. Einstein's theory didn't change the vast majority of the results predicted by Newton's theory. On "simple" or "fully resolved" problems, it didn't change anything....“for simple problems or fully resolved technical matters there is little need for viewpoint diversity” but this is simply not true, just think back to when Physics were treated as a settled science for hundreds of years after Newton discovered his 3 laws of motions and how new discoveries of constant light speed and Einstein's theory of relativity uprooted all of its basis assumption
You have to be careful here. Einstein's theory didn't change the vast majority of the results predicted by Newton's theory. On "simple" or "fully resolved" problems, it didn't change anything.
Physics that deals with problems at classical scale remained the same after the theory of relativity, and you could reasonably argue that for those solved problems, "viewpoint diversity" doesn't bring anything as there's no real point of view or subjectivity when you have accurate observation and rigorous theoretical derivation, which we had for the majority of the physics covered by Newton's theory.
You could end up proving that string theory or many worlds theory are true, this wouldn't change anything in your description of how an apple fall from a tree. A large majority of physics is a settled science.
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Comment on Civility is on the decline and we all bear responsibility in ~life
Klame Link ParentIt's true that when disinformation or false information comes out of a fairly reliable media actor, it's not like poison that kills you instantly, and you should be able to have a decent spread of...It's true that when disinformation or false information comes out of a fairly reliable media actor, it's not like poison that kills you instantly, and you should be able to have a decent spread of good information even if it comes with a small amount of lies. It's not a reason to totally discard that actor.
So I agree again, when you say that you should not be to harsh, and desolidarising from all media is actually really dangerous.
There is just so much of it today. So much conditioning content which barely means anything in itself but aims at putting you in a context that favors someone. As I said in my first comment it's hard to distinguish, but I'm not giving up !
I just wish major media realized how sick they are and start working on getting better instead mostly capitalizing on the global (and local) political mess.
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Comment on Civility is on the decline and we all bear responsibility in ~life
Klame Link ParentYou're right, and I actually do keep looking for reliable sources of information and useful discussion. The problem I have is that all media, at some point in recent years and in a repeated...You're right, and I actually do keep looking for reliable sources of information and useful discussion.
The problem I have is that all media, at some point in recent years and in a repeated manner, have shown complete inability to control the quality of the information they deliver.
And I'm not talking about honest mistakes, that are inevitable and that everyone makes sometimes. I talking about massive pieces of wrong or even senseless information that the media I am criticizing participated in spreading.
They should be talking almost only about the validity of the information they sell, its context, its source, its validity. But I see this analysis nowhere.
Even years after we saw exceptional effects of disinformation on the largest scales possible (Brexit, Trump election), all we see in the news is the term "troll" being thrown here and there is no real analysis to follow through.
Fact based journalists exists, and I actually also enjoy reading opinionated articles when the discussion is lead openly and honestly, but journals and TV stations have to protect their integrity as institutions. If they regularly spread false information and foreign propaganda - even unknowingly - they're not worth much as a news source.
It's like a tomato sauce factory which 1% of production is actually poison and not tomato sauce. I wouldn't buy from it.
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Comment on Civility is on the decline and we all bear responsibility in ~life
Klame Link ParentToday's mainstream media articles and reports are hard to distinguish from opinionated blog entries from random people that thought they had to share their insight with the world.Today's mainstream media articles and reports are hard to distinguish from opinionated blog entries from random people that thought they had to share their insight with the world.
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Comment on Best twenty paid iOS games with no in-app purchases for iPhone and iPad of 2018 in ~games
Klame Link ParentI agree, as usually when we have genuine posts the discussion takes place in the comments instead of just serving a menu of app with prices. Also phrasing like "xxx yyy and many more ..." is like...I agree, as usually when we have genuine posts the discussion takes place in the comments instead of just serving a menu of app with prices. Also phrasing like
"xxx
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and many more ..."is like 100% commercial talk, you won't see that in any other context.
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Comment on Reddit suspends user for posting CEO’s position on hate speech in ~tech
Klame Link ParentYeah all major phases of decline in the recent years could be fairly precisely summarized as "optimizing reddit as a mainstream media platform".Yeah all major phases of decline in the recent years could be fairly precisely summarized as "optimizing reddit as a mainstream media platform".
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Comment on What game(s) had the best, or your favourite, leveling system? in ~games
Klame Link ParentI played more than height years of Eve between its launch and 2014, and I absolutely loved the learning system. It felt great with how the rest of the game was constructed, and to me was one of...I played more than height years of Eve between its launch and 2014, and I absolutely loved the learning system.
It felt great with how the rest of the game was constructed, and to me was one of most fundamental pillars of the game, along with "everyone "but chinese players" on a unique server" and "you lose your stuff when you explode".
I found the introduction of skill extractors/injectors was deeply conflicting with the game spirit, but I think the developers CCP have decided to change their business model by introducing a large number of micro-transactions in the last years.
Nevertheless, I found it unique and very well adapted to the game. And when it's true that it doesn't engage the player as actively as other leveling system, I spent many hours studying the various choices in skill training I had and how they would impact my gameplay.
Yeah this article is a good one.
I like how medical advice is being transformed as "being mistreated". If you can't face the fact that you are unhealthy as hell and that you should drastically change your eating habits to avoid a gigantic list of health issues, you shouldn't go and see a doctor and only live in your fantasy. Because it's going to be his job to tell you that.
I actually wonder what is the percentage of obese people for which their top health concern shouldn't be their weight and its secondary effects.