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Yemen missile

mardi 7 novembre 2017 à 01:00

The Houthis in Yemen fired a missile at Salafi Arabia.

How many thousands of bombs has Salafi Arabia dropped on areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis?

Size of the universe

mardi 7 novembre 2017 à 01:00

The size of the universe, compared with the tiny part that humans occupy for such a short part of its existence, is an argument that there can't plausibly be a god that cares particularly about humans.

This is not a precise mathematical proof, but it is a strong philosophical argument nonetheless.

Digital busywork

mardi 7 novembre 2017 à 01:00

"Stop doing companies’ digital busywork for free." Many companies offload their own bureaucratic work onto their customers.

The same systems also snoop on users, which I consider nastier than merely using some of my time. They also typically require running nonfree software. So I generally reject those platforms. Even for medical companies, to which I have to give my name, I still refuse to talk to their web platforms.

Car software

mardi 7 novembre 2017 à 01:00

"Stopping terrorism" is a new excuse for stopping you from changing the software in your car.

Since terrorism is insignificant as a cause of death or injury in the in the US and Europe, this would be the tail wagging the dog.

Climate assessment

mardi 7 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Part one of the US National Climate Assessment has been published, and reports honestly on how human actions are causing global heating.

Apparently the troll's saboteurs were unable to interfere. I wonder what stopped them. Were heroic scientists quietly at work? Did a bureaucratic structure protect them?