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Russia and British politics

mardi 7 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Russian influence in British politics must be investigated. Some of the same people that were involved with the bully's campaign were also involved with the campaign to leave the EU.

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.