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lsparrish (46)in #philosophy • 8 years ago
RE: Another word for "trust fund kid" is "gifted".
Well, that's not something I recall claiming. I concur that most people would prefer to live a comfortable or at least tolerable life instead of being homeless, to a degree that…
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lsparrish (46)in #philosophy • 8 years ago
RE: Another word for "trust fund kid" is "gifted".
Status is probably the wrong term to use for this (it can mean multiple things). The form of status given to intellectual accomplishment (or potential) is much more idealized…
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lsparrish (46)in #life • 8 years ago
RE: Can sleeping be one of our essential aspects of life?
Going to sleep can be tricky sometimes, especially if you have had too much caffeine too late in the day or your mind is too busy. I have a few tricks to help me get to sleep in…
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lsparrish (46)in #health • 8 years ago
RE: How to Cure Aging – During Your Lifetime?
Yes, let's cure aging. The sooner the better.
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lsparrish (46)in #philosophy • 8 years ago
RE: Another word for "trust fund kid" is "gifted".
Interesting that we are usually more tolerant towards being intellectually gifted than being gifted with a trust fund. We feel like having to work hard is a filter for…
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lsparrish (46)in #health • 8 years ago
RE: Gene hacking and decentralized computation
My understanding is that GM food is actually pretty safe. Safer in some ways than non-GM, because it is disease resistant and does not require as much pesticide use. GM…
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lsparrish (46)in #life • 8 years ago
RE: In a surprising result, Anti-Aging Stem Cell treatment shows successful results in human trial
Interesting to see results from stem cell therapies. Since stem cells are immortal (avoid the Hayflick limit) and can differentiate into any kind of tissue, it makes a lot of…
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lsparrish (46)in #solar • 8 years ago
RE: How Much Solar Energy Is There?
@originalworks
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lsparrish (46)in #solar • 8 years ago
RE: How Much Solar Energy Is There?
Thanks! Some people find the term Dyson Swarm less confusing, but it is worth noting that a swarm like "virtual structure" in the rough shape of a sphere is actually what "Dyson…
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lsparrish (46)in #politics • 9 years ago
RE: 'Illegal immigrant' is a screwed up tautology
The illusion of transparency at work? You mentioned ad hominem in your first comment, and I left it unaddressed because I thought it was a rhetorical flourish. (Which would…
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lsparrish (46)in #politics • 9 years ago
RE: 'Illegal immigrant' is a screwed up tautology
Hmm. Maybe we could employ them breaking windows and producing replacement glass. :P
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lsparrish (46)in #politics • 9 years ago
RE: 'Illegal immigrant' is a screwed up tautology
Can you be more specific about what prompted this response? trying to overwhelm people with word salad still is not logic. Pretty sure I didn't do that. Word salad is…
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lsparrish (46)in #politics • 9 years ago
RE: 'Illegal immigrant' is a screwed up tautology
You make an interesting point here having to do with the negative effects of rapid immigration overburdening the welfare system and potentially endangering the civilizational…
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lsparrish (46)in #politics • 9 years ago
RE: 'Illegal immigrant' is a screwed up tautology
I never said they did. Odd that you should make that argument. However, as a US citizen myself, and a taxpayer, I believe I may have some say in the matter of how the…
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lsparrish (46)in #politics • 9 years ago
RE: 'Illegal immigrant' is a screwed up tautology
I fully understand the explicit definition of the term you are choosing to use, so there's nothing to correct on that score. Read the article again if you don't understand what…
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lsparrish (46)in #science • 9 years ago
RE: Could Humanity Ever Really Build a Dyson Sphere?
It's not obvious at all that we need so much material. That's just one of those weird cascades of misinformation from people playing telephone with the facts... Dyson…
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lsparrish (46)in #science • 9 years ago
RE: Could Humanity Ever Really Build a Dyson Sphere?
The amount of resources needed has been greatly exaggerated in the media and in popular science fiction . In reality, a 1.0 AU bubble-type sphere would require around…
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lsparrish (46)in #science • 9 years ago
RE: Could Humanity Ever Really Build a Dyson Sphere?
A Dyson swarm is a subcategory of Dyson sphere. The swarm is oriented around the Sun (or star) in a spherical shape. The idea of a solid spherical object or single 'Ringworld'…
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lsparrish (46)in #meme • 9 years ago
RE: Which Annoying Internet Meme Do You Wish Would Go Away?
I think it would be cool if we could go back to "meme" being the general term for self replicating ideas instead of image/text combos and such. "Internet meme" could just be the…
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lsparrish (46)in #life • 9 years ago
RE: The Crap I Put Up With (as a Woman in Crypto) Because You Say You're "Not a feminist"
I think what @joelkatz and others think is going on is called a Motte-and-Bailey argument. A term is given two meanings; one innocuous and defensible, and another that is…
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