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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Republican opposition to Biden

dimanche 1 août 2021 à 02:00

If Biden doesn't wake up to the fact that Republicans oppose by reflex almost anything he does to help Americans in general, he will be sunk.

16% more greenhouse gases

dimanche 1 août 2021 à 02:00

If the average male (in developed countries) causes 16% more greenhouse gas emissions, due to typical male spending preferences, what does that imply?

16% difference in the average does not mean that the typical male causes 16% more emissions than a comparable female. It could instead be that 20% of males emit 80% more each, and the rest act just like females. Averages over groups are meaningful for certain purposes, but judging individuals is not one of them.

If civilization survives to 2100, it may be a good idea to reduce pollution on Earth by moving polluting industry to the Moon, where solar energy is plentiful in the sunlight and undesired waste products will be stable forever stacked in the shade.

But that issue will not arise at all if global heating destroys civilization first.

Section 702 surveillance loophole

dimanche 1 août 2021 à 02:00

Explaining the "section 702 backdoor surveillance loophole", part of the surveillance imposed by the PAT RIOT Act 20 years ago. Congress is considering whether to shut the back door.

Informed consent

dimanche 1 août 2021 à 02:00

Arguing against the widespread assumption that demanding "informed consent" from users is an adequate solution to various injustices of online dis-services.

Stuck to misinformation

dimanche 1 août 2021 à 02:00

It is very easy for a human being to become stuck to a piece of misinformation. Many sorts of misinformation can do this.

To get unstuck requires taking a scientific attitude towards the possibility that a claim was wrong.