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Presence of an Earth-Like Planet Around Our Nearest Star Confirmed

corrupt_measure — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 02:32:37 +0000

Article URL: https://scitechdaily.com/presence-of-an-earth-like-planet-around-our-nearest-star-confirmed-evidence-of-a-mysterious-second-signal-discovered/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23375014

Points: 8

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New comment by corrupt_measure in "A collection of videos of police brutality"

corrupt_measure — Sun, 31 May 2020 23:05:20 +0000

That video is a 5 second long anecdote. Regardless, the woman was probably told to move and was refusing. When you disobey riot police in a riot situation that's what happens and I absolutely side with the police.

Data literally supports what I'm saying. A distorting narrative is what's driving all the recent calls to action and solidarity. People are being lied to and misled, either that or they are just using the narrative to push their own agendas.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "A collection of videos of police brutality"

corrupt_measure — Sun, 31 May 2020 22:54:04 +0000

Genuine unprovoked and unnecessary police brutality incidents are incredibly rare (relative to all police interactions) and hardly an epidemic. When someone is breaking the law and resisting arrest the police have no choice but to be violent with the resistor. Unfortunately these incidents often get categorized as "police brutality" when they're really just a necessary use of force.

More broadly, the entire narrative of police brutality and killings of minorities is basically nonsense. When controlling for violent encounters with police and crimes committed, blacks (armed and unarmed) are actually less likely to be killed by police than whites.

Sites like this and an irresponsible media simply exaggerate the issue and needlessly inflame tensions without providing proper and necessary context.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "Analysis of 200M tweets discussing coronavirus suggests 45%-60% come from bots"

corrupt_measure — Sat, 30 May 2020 15:00:10 +0000

I actually am trending towards the view that once a social network reaches a certain size, all users must register their real identities with the network owner to maintain their accounts.

This information would not need to be stored, it would just be needed to verify an account as belonging to a real person.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”"

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 18:47:30 +0000

Except it wasn't glorifying violence. Like at all. He was not saying that if looting continues then police would start shooting, that's a twisted and strained interpretation.

He was stating simply that looting begets violence, meaning that the looting must be stopped before things become more violent. It is a call to action to those who appear content to let the looting run rampant as if it's somehow OK or justified.

In such an escalation both protestors and counter protestors would be shooting, so bringing the situation under control quickly is in the best interest of the protestors and the community as a whole.

It is a clear example of the dangers of allowing Twitter to moderate when such an egregiously bad interpretation of Trump's tweet triggers moderation.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "US customs and border protection is flying a surveillance drone over Minneapolis"

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 18:39:42 +0000

The government doesn't appear to be breaking any laws though.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]"

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 18:37:21 +0000

You're assuming that a single variable is being changed, but the far more likely explanation is that, given the high complexity of the situation, there are some other variables that you're not accounting for.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]"

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 17:06:04 +0000

The New York Times appears to me and many others misguided on the issue of race.

The 1776 Wikipedia page does not appear to be slated for deletion, I'm not sure what you're talking about there.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]"

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 16:39:59 +0000

Perhaps chaos isn't the best word. Hightened tension is more appropriate.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]"

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 16:37:30 +0000

> "when the looting starts the shooting starts"

That's simply a recognition that looting begets violence, meaning that the looting must be stopped before things become more violent, and a call to action to those who appear content to let the looting run rampant as if it's somehow OK or justified.

In such an escalation both protestors and counter protestors would be shooting, so bringing the situation under control quickly is in the best interest of the protestors and the community as a whole.

Trump's tweet was just a recognition of that.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]"

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 16:24:48 +0000

While it may be tempting to jump to a racial interpretation of the arrest, it appears that the CNN reporters were just standing in the wrong place and in the chaos of the moment were arrested.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]"

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 16:21:45 +0000

What is far more disturbing than a reporter ignoring police orders and facing the repercussions is that a city is burning from mindless violence, this violence encouraged by a media and other prominent figures that relish in stoking racial tensions by selective reporting and misrepresentation of facts.

Utah Data Center

corrupt_measure — Fri, 29 May 2020 15:21:35 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23350986

Points: 40

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New comment by corrupt_measure in "Trump signs executive order targeting protections for social media companies"

corrupt_measure — Thu, 28 May 2020 23:12:43 +0000

Staying focused on the actual details of the tweet that spurred this order, Twitter's response highlights the problems inherent with content moderation.

There are hundreds of documented cases of people being convicted of mail in ballot voter fraud. In Paterson NJ there was an all mail election recently that is causing significant problems. I shudder at the thought of that playing out on a national scale.

Yet in spite of those facts, Twitter feels that Trump's warnings are somehow wrong. In light of the facts I think his fear is justified.

Twitter is a private company but we restrict the activities of private companies all the time. I see no reason why we shouldn't have a serious conversation about placing special restrictions on internet platforms' ability to censor users.

TSMC’s Latest Hire Signals Intent to Cooperate Closely with American Officials

corrupt_measure — Thu, 28 May 2020 22:47:07 +0000

Article URL: https://wccftech.com/tsmc-nicholas-montella-arizona-fab-5nm/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23343890

Points: 4

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New comment by corrupt_measure in "SpaceX NASA returning human spaceflight to United States today (canceled)"

corrupt_measure — Wed, 27 May 2020 20:07:33 +0000

We need to bring down our national BMI.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "Maximator: European signals intelligence cooperation"

corrupt_measure — Wed, 27 May 2020 16:35:17 +0000

Because many of us come from the US and Germany and are what many consider the "good guys". Even if we don't come from the US or Germany our political and economic systems are more aligned with those countries than some other countries.

New comment by corrupt_measure in "Roman mosaic floor found under Italian vineyard"

corrupt_measure — Wed, 27 May 2020 16:33:04 +0000

I can look online now and see beautiful art whenever I want. In magazines and books beautiful imagery is ubiquitous.

Art is just a thing we expect to see now and is easily reproduced. We are surrounded by it. This is why I chose "commoditized".

New comment by corrupt_measure in "Roman mosaic floor found under Italian vineyard"

corrupt_measure — Wed, 27 May 2020 15:54:49 +0000

We take beautiful art for granted today, but imagine how breathtaking and inspiring it must have been for an Ancient Roman to see these mosaics, in a time when beautiful art and artistic form had not yet been commoditized as they are today.

Corruption Allegations Keep Growing in Paterson NJ Vote-by-Mail Election

corrupt_measure — Wed, 27 May 2020 15:18:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/corruption-allegations-keep-growing-in-paterson-vote-by-mail-election/2416111/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23324634

Points: 2

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