The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

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Post by jacksonm2 » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:00 pm

dualstow wrote:
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The history of math and science is interesting. Still, in *math* class, I suspect math majors (graduates) would prefer to just teach math.
My first-year college calculus class had a "history of math" extension (one hour a week in the evenings) as part of the honors program. I found it very interesting to hear how a lot of math was "invented", and the root of the problems looking to be solved.
That’s pretty cool, despite my obvious disdain for the K through 12 proposal above. I’ve read some of the history outside of school.
I was never good at either math or science in school and felt inferior to other students. It just seemed to challenge my brain too much.

Eventually I found one thing I was very good at and that was solving Algebraic equations. And in all humility I was VERY good at it.

This talent led to a very successful career as a software engineer, without ever having any formal degree at all. Go figure.
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Post by dualstow » Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:57 pm

I love algebra. I’m not a software engineer but algebra was the one flavor of math that i was really good at.
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Post by Kriegsspiel » Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:29 pm

Kriegsspiel wrote:
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I can't help but wonder if the zeitgeist is starting to turn on the SJWs.
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Please let it be so.
Still, I think this brushfire has a ways to burn.
MAYBE
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Post by dualstow » Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:14 pm

Bravo! I have no idea who Michael Che is, but I applaud him. I’m glad Chappelle and Gervais were mentioned, as they never really stopped. So in their case it might not be pushback so much as just doing what they’ve always done.

Have you heard Ricky Gervais’ routine about visiting Bruce Jenner in a time machine? Gold.
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I can't help but wonder if the zeitgeist is starting to turn on the SJWs.
dualstow wrote:
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Please let it be so.
Still, I think this brushfire has a ways to burn.
MAYBE
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Post by sophie » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:15 am

Oh my lord....please tell me this is a joke.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/perspect ... index.html
As president, I will establish a Department of the Attention Economy that will work with tech companies and implement regulations that curb the negative effects of smartphones and social media.
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More bureaucracy! Yay!
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Post by Kriegsspiel » Sat Nov 23, 2019 4:19 pm

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The audit determined that more than 1,000 units of housing approved through the measure could exceed $600,000 apiece, partly due to“the high level of soft costs,” which “indicates that developers are spending large amounts on non-construction activities such as fees, consultants, and financing costs.”
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Post by dualstow » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:08 am

Not the Onion -

Oberlin College Students Erect Memorial to Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terrorists

https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/11/24/o ... errorists/
... does not accord with casualty tolls shared by international observers and the involved parties, including those in the Gaza Strip, which largely acknowledge that a majority of fatalities were members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed terrorist organization that is blacklisted by the United States, European Union, and others.
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Post by Kriegsspiel » Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:13 pm

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I didn't intend to imply that I agreed with the tweet (I didn't read it), just wanted to share the video. I don't know about banning masks and "criminalizing" Antifa, but governments have a responsibility to protect their citizens. Antifa, especially in Portland, is blocking streets, intimidating people, and assaulting them.
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Post by dualstow » Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:54 pm

Hah, i saw that the other day. Scary and yet somewhat satisfying at the same time.
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Post by dualstow » Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:01 am

An NPR reporter used "Latinx" as if it's in the dictionary and not a totally made-up word to satisfy the P.C. police.
If you can't say Latino, maybe use Latin.
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Post by Xan » Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:28 am

dualstow wrote:
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An NPR reporter used "Latinx" as if it's in the dictionary and not a totally made-up word to satisfy the P.C. police.
If you can't say Latino, maybe use Latin.
How is that pronounced out loud? Does it sound like "lynx" or like "DirectX"?
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Post by dualstow » Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:57 am

The latter. Latin-ex. I had wondered myself until yesterday, only having seen this aberration in written form.
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Post by dualstow » Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:11 pm

MangoMan wrote:
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The latter. Latin-ex. I had wondered myself until yesterday, only having seen this aberration in written form.
And what exactly is the meaning of Latinx vs Latino? And why can't you say Latino? Is that now the "L" word or something? Jeez, I can't keep up with all of the PC nonsense. :P
Anyone care to guess? O0 Try to think crazy.
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Post by Libertarian666 » Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:26 am

dualstow wrote:
Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:11 pm
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Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:42 pm
dualstow wrote:
Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:57 am
The latter. Latin-ex. I had wondered myself until yesterday, only having seen this aberration in written form.
And what exactly is the meaning of Latinx vs Latino? And why can't you say Latino? Is that now the "L" word or something? Jeez, I can't keep up with all of the PC nonsense. :P
Anyone care to guess? O0 Try to think crazy.
Oh, that's easy. "Latino" is obviously sexist.
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Post by dualstow » Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:39 am

Techno gets a cigar O0

(In the original Spanish, it is still kosher. In English, sexist).
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Post by Xan » Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:06 pm

In Spanish and other Latin-derived languages, an "-a" suffix indicates the feminine. A group consisting entirely of Hispanic women are said to be "Latina".

When there's at least one man in a group, it goes to the default "Latino".

This means that there isn't a way to describe a group entirely comprised of men, but there is for women. However, this is cast as sexism in that a single man changes the sex of the entire group to the masculine.

"Latinx" apparently is the PC way to say "Latin of any sex".
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Post by Maddy » Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:07 pm

Xan wrote:
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In Spanish and other Latin-derived languages, an "-a" suffix indicates the feminine. A group consisting entirely of Hispanic women are said to be "Latina".

When there's at least one man in a group, it goes to the default "Latino".

This means that there isn't a way to describe a group entirely comprised of men, but there is for women. However, this is cast as sexism in that a single man changes the sex of the entire group to the masculine.

"Latinx" apparently is the PC way to say "Latin of any sex".
All that to avoid having to say the word "Mexican."
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Post by stuper1 » Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:22 pm

A Mexicanx would be a Mexican of either race.

I could be wrong, but I think the Latinx thing is also considered useful for the growing number of people who don't know whether they are male or female, or whose conception thereof may change frequently, perhaps even daily or less. Speaking of tripe.
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Post by dualstow » Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:25 pm

stuper1 wrote:
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I could be wrong, but I think the Latinx thing is also considered useful for the growing number of people who don't know whether they are male or female,
Sometimes the truth lies somewhere between




and that's where they should peek.
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Post by sophie » Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:11 am

Seriously, everyone is now afraid to assign gender to a person based on appearance. We got a "sensitivity" training where something like that is a reportable offense (which could result in fines or even firing), if the person referred to disagrees with their gender assignment. Scary stuff. We all now have to be careful to use words like "they" or "their" to refer to one person.

It's kind of funny that this is going on even while NIH is trying to push sex as a biological variable, e.g. you now have to replicate all experiments done with male mice with female mice. And, it's well known that there IS some gender specificity in risk factors to certain diseases, clinical course, response to treatments etc, so we are supposed to record gender in notes. Typically, we do this without asking patients because, well, it's kind of obvious. I wonder how long it will be before there's a misguided lawsuit or government regulation about this.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by dualstow » Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:17 am

sophie wrote:
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It's kind of funny that this is going on even while NIH is trying to push sex as a biological variable, e.g. you now have to replicate all experiments done with male mice with female mice. And, it's well known that there IS some gender specificity in risk factors to certain diseases, clinical course, response to treatments etc, so we are supposed to record gender in notes.
...
tsk tsk tsk. Who is standing up for trans and non-binary mice?!

Btw, there is a flood of genderless emoji out now for roles like policeperson. Fine, but...it constitutes most of the new emoji.
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Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Post by drumminj » Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:11 pm

dualstow wrote:
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...it constitutes most of the new emoji.
Moral of the story: stick with IRC and text-based web browsers! (and no emojis)

On topic: trying to remember from first-aid training...aren't heart-attack symptoms(where pain manifests) different in men and women? If the Red Cross starts telling me I need to ask someone their gender identity before triaging whether someone is having a heart-attack or just having gas from the Chicago-style deep-dish pizza they had for lunch, I think I may have to volunteer for one of the first manned missions to Mars. Or not to Mars - just anywhere but here.
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Post by dualstow » Sat Dec 07, 2019 5:15 am

drumminj wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:11 pm
dualstow wrote:
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...it constitutes most of the new emoji.
Moral of the story: stick with IRC and text-based web browsers! (and no emojis)
...(on-topic stuff)...
Moral of the story? No, LOL, that’s throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
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Post by Kriegsspiel » Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:52 pm

dualstow wrote:
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Not ‘The Onion’, tech:

https://twitter.com/peterboghossian/sta ... 45248?s=20
IIRC that guy is the one who got the fake studies published by academia.
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