pop8row9

Isn't that what you do?

If you have deals with many strangers do you not expect to get your hands dirty in some way?

This reply seems a little unhinged in comparison to the preceding comment.

I disagree that this is implied by his comment.

The Windows version of Transmission-qt does not allow one to completely disable seeding. Little bellwethers go a long way in identifying poor applications.

Be careful who you tell this to. Or be prepared to vehemently defend yourself from charges of incompetence at the next important political decision you face.

Propaganda based on the intellect can and does happen more routinely than is healthy in any society.

Sorry if this is a downer. I have your best interests in mind.

The Wikipedia article seems very biased in their favor.

You guys can be real dicks to people who express slightly alternate opinions.

I have a serious question: why can't bridges be rebuilt instantaneously, similar to a reset in the diplomatic sphere? If it is within the best interest of all parties involved, it can and should happen... Westphalia comes to mind.

We should keep in mind that fates don't have to be sealed, that redemption is always possible. After all, the goal is peace.

I like the party idea.

I don't think there's anything wrong with refutations of pop-science. Thanks for posting.

> It's just the audience that HN draws.

The content of this thread seems to contradict this claim.

Grace is definitely a factor to consider.

The question I have is: should someone be required to work in order to live reasonably well?

One entrepreneur, JK Rowling, is worth USD 1 bil. She did not require many resources to attain this; a savvier setup could have allowed digital-only publishing. Value can literally be created from the mind.

Given this, should it not be an acceptable profession in society to provide mind-workers the space and time they require to produce works unique to them? Should they not have comforts if required?

Can not any individual create in such capacities, and is it not only our fear and reliance upon the tales of a dark history and historical slogans which keep us from thinking the problem through to completion and from the very consideration that such new ways of working are indeed possible at a civilization scale? Are we afraid of success?

I believe that no one is beyond rehabilitation, with the right conditions. Further, I believe this belief to be fundamental to any functionally human rights-oriented, pan-state democracy.

I also wish to know this

It is unfortunate that large amounts of money are not made available to reform the prison system. It seems that society is on autopilot, with people being led into a meat-grinder. Moral activation seems necessary.

Ethics is changing: living species do have an inherent right to exist, I assert.

The only item which is an absolute good is the end of human killing and torture in all its forms.