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New comment by pmdulaney in "California Flood Risk Map"

pmdulaney — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:25:07 +0000

Amazing! Thank you. I live at a local maximum, so little risk. But nearby places that ARE at risk per your map totally agree with my intuitive sense. The granularity is quite impressive!

New comment by pmdulaney in "American Cancer Society calls for prostate cancer screening in guideline change"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:06:05 +0000

Good points.

New comment by pmdulaney in "The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men (2009)"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:23:11 +0000

Amen to that. As a Christian it makes me happy to know that there is one Being who will remember me throughout eternity.

New comment by pmdulaney in "Jensen Huang's China Spy Controversy"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:20:36 +0000

Whether Huang should have been fired for being a dupe of China apparently was a baffling question for Nvidia. On the other hand, that he should be fired for dating a subordinate was a slam dunk, with all the coverage they could possibly hope for.

New comment by pmdulaney in "Trump says Apple's Tim Cook should take over Nvidia"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:13:48 +0000

I doubt Cook wants the job.

New comment by pmdulaney in "A priors-based argument for psychadelic skepticism"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:11:24 +0000

If anything, those enamored of psychedelic (the correct spelling, btw, at least in the US) are likely to engage in motivated reasoning and conclude that these substances are beneficial whether or not they truly are.

New comment by pmdulaney in "People Wouldn't Rather Have Higher Relative Income in a Poorer Society"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:04:41 +0000

If you're of the mind that "a rising tide lifts all boats," then you find Hanania's conclusion gratifying; otherwise you don't.

New comment by pmdulaney in "People Wouldn't Rather Have Higher Relative Income in a Poorer Society"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:01:43 +0000

I certainly think that homelessness should be dealt with on the federal level. Why should California bear the brunt of the homeless problem, just because it has a nice climate?

New comment by pmdulaney in "American Cancer Society calls for prostate cancer screening in guideline change"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:54:46 +0000

What were thought to be the potential harms of getting a blood test? Sounds like a pretty disingenuous explanation for the change in protocol.

New comment by pmdulaney in "Helsing unveils Clarity, an EU sovereign platform for military intelligence"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:49:56 +0000

I always thought Clarity was a clever name for the Tom Cruise character's drug of choice in Minority Report.

New comment by pmdulaney in "The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men (2009)"

pmdulaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:44:22 +0000

In this empowered age I suppose we can update DeGaulle to be saying, "The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men and women."

New comment by pmdulaney in "Report shines light on what drives Australians to post hateful content"

pmdulaney — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:47:07 +0000

"Women use their sexuality to manipulate men." Well, yeah -- you use what's at your disposal. Nothing earth-shattering there.

New comment by pmdulaney in "The secret retreat being built for the ultra-rich in the Arctic wilderness"

pmdulaney — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:16:40 +0000

The Finns are an admirable people! As a high school distance runner many years ago, Lasse Viren was one of my heroes. And apparently today they are exceptionally entrepreneurial.

New comment by pmdulaney in "Found studies to show my parents: Waymo's robo-cars are safer than human drivers"

pmdulaney — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:11:27 +0000

Yes. But what is difficult for us humans to deal with is the fact that when Waymo does fail, it will be in a way that a human in the same situation would not have failed. Your father will be able to say, "I never would have made that mistake!" and be entirely correct. (Never mind the fact that there are far more errors your father is prone to that AI isn't.)

New comment by pmdulaney in "Henneman's Size Principle"

pmdulaney — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:03:51 +0000

You learn something every day.

New comment by pmdulaney in "The secret retreat being built for the ultra-rich in the Arctic wilderness"

pmdulaney — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:27:33 +0000

Well, dang, it ain't a secret now, is it?

New comment by pmdulaney in "After Ten Years: An Account at the Turn of the Year 1942–1943 [pdf]"

pmdulaney — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 03:23:30 +0000

Editor's footnote on page 20: "The pejorative reference to 'Pharisees' reflects the theological anti-Judaism of Bonhoeffer's era."

This is blatantly incorrect. Christians throughout the history of the Church have rightly identified the Pharisaic leadership as being antagonistic to Jesus and characterized by dead formalism in their religious practice.

New comment by pmdulaney in "Which hobby do you think is most diverting and pleasurable?"

pmdulaney — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:03:05 +0000

I love a good quotation, and when I come across one I will often write it up in my own rudimentary and imperfect calligraphy, usually on a 4x6" card. I enjoy creating the cards, and actually end up flipping through them pretty often. On the back of a card I will write the date, along with some notes about how I came by the quote and what seemed compelling to me about it when I wrote it up.

New comment by pmdulaney in "Cult of the Emperor Augustus Might Have Created the Template for Christianity"

pmdulaney — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:11:05 +0000

Did Augustus live before Isaiah 9:6-7 was written?

New comment by pmdulaney in "Elon Musk is a 'real genius', Putin says after satellite talks"

pmdulaney — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:41:02 +0000

It's forward-looking brown nosing.