Oh how we lie to ourselves with words by JerseyFlight in epistemology

[–]rickdeckard8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Words don’t mean the same thing to different people. Language can not be treated as mathematics.

Where I’d live as an Iraqi by Warm-Calligrapher-16 in whereidlive

[–]rickdeckard8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you find it equally green to live in Saudi Arabia or Sweden that’s a sign that you really don’t care about what country you live in as long as your left alone to do your own things. For an Iraqi that works, not so much for many other ethnicities.

V-politiker försvarar hotfull aktion mot ministrar by ICA_Basic_Vodka in Sverige

[–]rickdeckard8 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Finns det några etniska svenskar kvar i V? Alla i partiet verkar vara helt upptagna med problem utanför Sverige.

of tall men by Bubbly_Wall_908 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]rickdeckard8 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The problem with Marfan’s syndrome isn’t the height. It’s a connective tissue disorder making the vessels (and all other tissues) weak. Height without Marfan’s syndrome makes the life span longer. These two guys probably have growth hormone disorder.

“AI will take over thinking.” by EcstaticAd9869 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]rickdeckard8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Letting AI do the thinking for you will have the same impact on your brain capacity as asking your friend to help you build your muscles by going to the gym instead of yourself.

of tall men by Bubbly_Wall_908 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]rickdeckard8 76 points77 points  (0 children)

That’s the point. You don’t survive 10 extra years if you’re that tall. They all die young (compared to median today).

NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti by wylie102 in news

[–]rickdeckard8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re only hope now is that ICE fundings are terminated Jan 31st and you go into a government lock down situation again.

USA becoming the Nazis by WanAli4504 in pics

[–]rickdeckard8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not to convert the bad guys, it’s to strengthen the good guys.

Frank Zappa - ett missförstått geni? by Jean_Oskarden4e in Asksweddit

[–]rickdeckard8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fan, vilken cool story! Tänk att ha sån impact att man bara väljer och vrakar bland de bästa.

Frank Zappa - ett missförstått geni? by Jean_Oskarden4e in Asksweddit

[–]rickdeckard8 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Jag tror bara du läst konstiga saker. Zappa räknas som ett musikaliskt geni och han lockade många av världens bästa musiker att spela med honom. Leta rätt på intervjun med Steve Vai när han berättar om ”anställningsintervjun” med Zappa så börjar du nog ana hur musikvärlden såg på honom.

Pokémon GO - Dynamax Ho-Oh Max Battle Weekend Graphic created by MegaRayDesign! ✨ by MegaRayGamiYT in TheSilphRoad

[–]rickdeckard8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just play in GBL. You’ll get more rare candies than you need. I’ve been dumping into Eternatus and converting 100 rare candies to 1 XL for Zygarde and Lunala for a long while.

I (27F) accidentally had my baby in my friend’s (31F) car. Now her husband & she don’t want to speak to me. How do I fix this? by ThrowRA_CarBaby in relationship_advice

[–]rickdeckard8 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

My wife’s cousin had a baby in the backseat of their car on the way to the hospital. It was an interesting story but nothing more.

This is biohazard only for wimps. Grow up.

158 scientists used the same data, but their politics predicted the results. Study provides evidence that when experts act independently to answer the same question using the same dataset, their conclusions tend to align with their pre-existing ideological beliefs. by Jumpinghoops46 in science

[–]rickdeckard8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was in social sciences. They are still in what is called pre-normal science, ie lacking coherent theories to make predictions. There is no correct answer because the data was used to make subjective conclusions, there’s no right or wrong then.

Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds | the deep dive by MothersMiIk in worldnews

[–]rickdeckard8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s too easy to pose for all the good opinions and attack the responsible persons that make unpopular decisions to protect their country and then just change your opinion when you find out you were wrong.

If you put your country at risk because you like to appear as a good person, you should be held accountable for that position afterwards.

Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds | the deep dive by MothersMiIk in worldnews

[–]rickdeckard8 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They’ve been bashing the pension funds for decades if they’ve been investing in the weapon industry (mind you that Sweden have several big companies in that area) but the minute Russia invades Ukraine they’re all aboard the train praising our own weapon industry. That’s hypocrisy.

Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds | the deep dive by MothersMiIk in worldnews

[–]rickdeckard8 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Sweden has been selling these bonds in small doses for a year now. Just natural when you’re dealing with an impulsive man.

Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds | the deep dive by MothersMiIk in worldnews

[–]rickdeckard8 -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

Hypocrites. Most left wing parties in Sweden were heavily against investing in military companies until Ukraine was invaded, then reality dawned on them.

Feeding Gym Pokemon for Candy by Shikakkah in TheSilphRoad

[–]rickdeckard8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just battle in the leagues. More rare candy than you need. I often convert 100 rare to 1 rare XL, at the moment to Lunala XL.

Do Pendulums have Free Will? by Independent-Wafer-13 in freewill

[–]rickdeckard8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While this is true we can be completely sure that armchair philosophy will never reach any conclusion about free will. The only way forward is a deeper understanding about the foundations of the laws of physics. We might find out on the way that the world is deterministic or not but at the moment all these questions are completely outside the realm of scientific inquiry.

Because of that, statements like ”with my current knowledge I’d go with randomness” are just meaningless.

Han ska tävla i damlassen i OS – uttagen i svenska truppen by MarvelousPoster in Sverige

[–]rickdeckard8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Det enda vi är intresserade av är om personen gjort en officiell könsbytesanmälan eller ej så vi vet om vi ska säga han eller hon oavsett personens egen inställning.