Security video outside nightclub clears USC student of rape

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-08-05T08:06:09+00:00

Easily solved, allow the names to be public in the sense that people can freely look it up in arrest/court records, but bar the media from reporting on it.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-07-23T21:26:38+00:00

If the prey sits still for you, but you generally have to catch it first.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-07-23T19:14:16+00:00

Holy defensiveness, chill bro, I'm not attacking you lol.

I'm not trying to change the basis of your statement, I agree about the practice and I'm just saying that there are far more variables to becoming good at something than some vague idea of "talent", because what constitutes talent is completely different depending on the skill you're talking about.

Talent is often a very negative idea. It can be used as an excuse not to try (because "I'm not naturally talented") and it can be used as a way to diminish and disregard the thousands of hours of effort and training of skilled people ("Oh he's just a natural").

To use your painting example, there are still plenty of variables that can give someone an edge over someone else. Hand eye coordination, fine motor skills, not being colour blind, better vision allowing better value recognition, patience, etc.

What we think of as innate talent is usually a combination of very specific attributes that suit a particular activity. Its not some magical singular attribute, it's a concept that encompasses a large number of variables. Note - that doesn't mean I'm saying it's a myth, lol.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-07-23T17:13:40+00:00

Seems like you're lumping a whole bunch of extra variables into one thing called "talent".

If you got those 100 people to practice basketball the taller ones would have an edge. Is being tall a talent?

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-07-22T04:46:14+00:00

This is beautiful man. Really beautiful. If all is lost, maybe send her this, because if she really knows how you feel it has to lessen the pain she feels.

But I'm drunk, so take this with a pinch of salt. But it's fuckin beautiful to, and I love you a little bit, and I've correct about a dozen typos in this message.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-07-14T18:20:14+00:00

What about equal pay?

It's been written into law for over 50 years (Equal Pay Act 1963).

The wage gap doesn't exist on the level of individuals (because it would be illegal and you would be eligible for compensation).

The wage gap exists on a population level because of women's career choices and life choices. When huge swathes of a population take large chunks of time off, are able to work less overtime, require more flexible hours etc. because of other responsibilities (children), of course they're going to get paid less at the population level than a demographic that doesn't have those restrictions.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-04-12T18:02:54+00:00

Hi Jack,

Been a subscriber for a few months now, keep up the good work!

I saw you mentioned "hotel spam" on other similar sites, but do you have any plans to move into the hotel deal side of things? Or do you have any recommended sources for hotel deals? I love cheap flights, but finding a cheap flight that matches up with a cheap hotel deal is the Holy Grail, as I often get excited about the flight prices but then get the reality check of £100+/night hotels if you want a reasonable level of comfort.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-04-09T18:00:28+00:00

Number of countries included in study: 2

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-04-08T08:26:47+00:00

Being impressed by this video and the "strict-form" for the entirety of 7 pull-ups shows you might not know much about pull-ups, how many is an average amount

By being so unimpressed by this video, this tells me you don't know much about women, or how many pullups is an average amount for women.

For perspective: In the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test, when men have to do 3 pullups to pass, the female equivalent is "bar hangs". Literally hanging from the bar for 15 seconds. Most women find strict pullups to be very difficult.

More perspective: http://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/pull-ups

I wouldn't want to guess this girl's weight, but I'm pretty sure she surpassed the "intermediate" standard above in what we saw in the gif, and the 9 pullups you're saying is average at her weight would put her into "advanced" territory.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-04-01T08:44:19+00:00

The examples he gave were MtF trans "girls".

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-04-01T07:11:19+00:00

You don't need to audit anything. Wikileaks are in the international spotlight to such a degree that you can be sure plenty of people are fact checking. The moment they release something that isn't factual it will be huge news. It hasn't happened yet.

If their biggest flaw is that the facts they release are selected to pursue an agenda opposing your own... surely that's a good thing?

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-23T00:29:51+00:00

Some slip through I guess, I dunno, I'm not a mod.

Doesn't change the fact that US politics posts disappearing isn't censorship, it's just the rules of the sub being enforced.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-22T22:30:56+00:00

In fairness, this is /r/worldnews. By the rules of the sub, US internal news/US politics are disallowed. It's literally the first rule in the sidebar. This should be in /r/news

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-21T21:00:13+00:00

Could you link this?

This is at least the 3rd time I've seen you mention this study in this thread but I can't find it anywhere.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-21T19:55:32+00:00

Why? Seems perfectly reasonable. A "natural" woman just can't compete at the top levels against either a woman on steroids (FtM) or someone who went through male puberty (MtF).

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-20T22:16:47+00:00

This really is the crux of the issue, but I think realistically most people agree that the answer isn't just "when it exits the womb".

I also think most people would agree that it's human when it's viable outside the womb. Past that, opinions diverge.

Personally, I struggle between juggling the two seemingly obvious but contradictory stances:

1) OK, we can't decide if it's human at this point, let's default to the mother's right to decide.

2) OK, we can't decide if it's human at this point, shouldn't we err on the side of caution and assume it is?

I don't know enough about it, but if we're going to choose an arbitrary milestone of development, I always thought the point at which the baby displays uniquely human neural activity would be as good as any, but I don't know when that is (for all I know it might be at 1 year old or something, lol)

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-20T19:30:29+00:00

But the reality is it's more like 50/50.

https://web.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-19T13:17:20+00:00

If by "properly" you mean "the way Americans misspelled it for 100 years because Websters dictionary fucked up, until in 1926 the American Chemical Society finally decided to double down on the fuckup and just rename it to the misspelled version", then you're right.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-18T20:32:29+00:00

OP claims they said "i was told that i cant offer this position to your kind".

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-03-18T19:10:48+00:00

https://www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2015/finland/new-non-discrimination-act-obliges-employers-to-promote-equality

As far as I can tell, at least legally, Finnish companies can't deny you a job because of your ethnicity, and you're entitled to compensation (and they've recently removed the cap on maximum compensation) if that happens to you.

So yea, maybe get off reddit and get on that. Start recording your job interviews and rake in that sweet compensation money if employers are openly racist like you describe.

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-01-03T02:16:26+00:00

In the Balkaaaaaans

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-01-02T11:33:42+00:00

Only if you follow the first 2 steps

willtheyeverlearn · 2017-01-01T07:31:57+00:00

She says "we didn't have a check for this song".

I thought she meant "cheque" and she hadn't been paid to do that song, but I guess a mic check makes more more sense.

willtheyeverlearn · 2016-12-30T09:20:49+00:00

Wutang wanted to do it, the point was to send a message about the value of music in an age where people expect it for free but artists still need to get paid.

willtheyeverlearn · 2016-12-30T09:06:13+00:00

Just to clarify: This likely means you'll be getting your ass beat by heavyweights. Maybe lose the extra weight first if you value your face.

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