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New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM"

M3L0NM4N — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:15:47 +0000

Okay, I do agree with this. IQ probably correlates with effort a little, but my anecdotal experience is that the most successful people in my school were primarily smart as opposed to being hard workers. Of course, there is a lot of overlap and exceptions.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM"

M3L0NM4N — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:11:47 +0000

There's no IQ correlation with zip code? Think again

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM"

M3L0NM4N — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:10:34 +0000

This is laughable. Most children (sampled randomly from the United States) could absolutely not score 145 on a WAIS assessment. Your perception of the average children's intelligence is likely skewed by being surrounded by above average intelligence children (maybe in school). It's not eugenics to acknowledge the strong genetic factor of human intelligence.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM"

M3L0NM4N — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:04:17 +0000

This is far from proven fact. There are studies that show this effect, and there are studies that disagree. I can certainly see the argument for it being true in extremely Low-SES evnironments, but I don't believe this is true for the vast majority of Americans, and certainly isn't why California schools have such poor outcomes.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM"

M3L0NM4N — Thu, 28 May 2026 15:12:28 +0000

The number 1 predictor of educational outcome is IQ by a long shot, which is hardly affected by any of the factors you listed. Yes, high IQ kids usually have high IQ parents who are likely to prevent those things, partly because they are likely high income, but none of those are as important as how smart the child is.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "UAE to leave OPEC"

M3L0NM4N — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:21:45 +0000

Oh yes, Trump famously lets people tell him what to do. It's always the "Zionists"

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership"

M3L0NM4N — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:10:49 +0000

Experience is probably (at least should be) the differentiating factor.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+"

M3L0NM4N — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:07:35 +0000

It will probably increase total global oil production, which is good for the US consumer (what Trump seems to care about more), but not US producers.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good"

M3L0NM4N — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:47 +0000

I would probably have a stronger gripe with the ridiculousness of the tariffs than Tim Cook's refusal to bribe the president. Also, to say that not bribing would make him an "honest businessman" is slightly unfair. He has a fiduciary duty to the shareholders, and if he is aware that lobbying to the president personally to avoid tariffs is what it takes to avoid tanking Apple's profit and share price, he is required to do that.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good"

M3L0NM4N — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:29:48 +0000

I'm aware of the open bribery by the administration. That has nothing to do with my comment.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good"

M3L0NM4N — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:48:24 +0000

Yes, the reason Apple was so successful at Cook's helm is because he gifted Trump a plaque.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "ChatGPT Images 2.0"

M3L0NM4N — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:20:18 +0000

We would need a larger sample size than just myself, but the raccoon was in the very first spot I looked. Found it literally immediately, as if that's where my eyes naturally gravitated to first. Hopefully that's just luck and not an indictment of the image-creating ability, as if there is some element missing from this "Where's Waldo" image, that would normally make Waldo hard to find.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "F-35 is built for the wrong war"

M3L0NM4N — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:29:28 +0000

This is laughably false. The leadership in Tehran is smart, and they know that nukes are the most assured path to the regime's self-preservation. (see: North Korea). They've been trying to build nukes since the 80s.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "F-35 is built for the wrong war"

M3L0NM4N — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:41:12 +0000

> Also seems that having a very capable military that lets you project power around the world also invites that power to be used.

I assure you that is a much better problem than the alternative.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Stop Flock"

M3L0NM4N — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:30:06 +0000

I'm not arguing the necessity of him having to shoot, but there is absolutely enough reasonable fear for it to be legally justified.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Stop Flock"

M3L0NM4N — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:51:43 +0000

Thanks for the chuckle. I'm sorry you feel that way

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Stop Flock"

M3L0NM4N — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:31:13 +0000

I'm not concerned about "privacy" on public roads. If law enforcement illegally detaining and murdering people is a concern, I'd rather increase accountability for the law enforcement officers engaging in illegal activity, instead of removing their ability to police actual crime.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Stop Flock"

M3L0NM4N — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:19:43 +0000

I'm actually not surprised. As a conceal carrier, I think that most people that conceal carry a firearm are woefully under-trained and potentially a liability. I still absolutely encourage people willing to put in the effort to do it, given the potential to save lives. Pretty much every single active shooter situation only ends with the suspect shooting themselves, or being shot - I want every chance to end the threat possible.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Stop Flock"

M3L0NM4N — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:57:14 +0000

I'm going to provide a bit of nuance here, but would like to clarify I am not a fan of ICE's tactics in the slightest. Yes, the ICE agent was stupid for standing in front of the car, just as Renee Good was stupid for hitting the gas while he was standing in front of her car. At that moment, he became 100% legally justified to shoot. The limits of human cognitive performance significantly limit how fast your brain can send the signal to your hand to stop shooting, and the stop-signal happened when he was standing by her side window. In a split-second, he was shooting to defend himself against a reasonably perceived threat of being run over. Yes, it could have been completely avoided by both individuals, but "shooting through side windows of cars driving away" is misleading. The Alex Pretti incident, completely, totally unjustified. Just wanted to provide a bit of nuance from the perspective of someone who studies self-defense encounters.

New comment by M3L0NM4N in "Stop Flock"

M3L0NM4N — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:48:23 +0000

I prefer people to be held accountable for their actions while driving, actually.