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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st January 2024, 10:08 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 6,834
Posted By rdwight
My favorite part of Ackmans defense of his wofe...

My favorite part of Ackmans defense of his wofe was that MIT didnt specifically outline Wikipedia as something you could copy verbatim at the time. As if the whole generation didnt at minimum receive...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th December 2023, 10:53 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,798
Posted By rdwight
I know this fell into gun control but these kind...

I know this fell into gun control but these kind of things always remind me of how many people value life so little and are willing to extinguish it for the smallest slight. I can give my oldest...
Forum: USA Politics 1st July 2023, 07:51 PM
Replies: 245
Views: 6,880
Posted By rdwight
I believe that is how New Jersey does its...

I believe that is how New Jersey does its funding. And we spend an incredible amount on education. It works in the sense that proficiency is high but there is still a substantial racial gap. This...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd February 2023, 12:13 PM
Replies: 3,064
Views: 256,765
Posted By rdwight
I understand but dislike the specific time frame...

I understand but dislike the specific time frame they choose for covid-19. It included the 7 months with the highest death toll of the whole pandemic. Which can be good to illustrate the worst we...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th December 2022, 08:58 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 3,354
Posted By rdwight
Pregnancy poses a higher risk for both developing...

Pregnancy poses a higher risk for both developing blood clots and death overall. That would be comparing it at 1:1 for a pregnancy year/post partum vs a year of birth control usage (different bc...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd December 2022, 03:05 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 3,354
Posted By rdwight
Since this is not a widespread program I am not...

Since this is not a widespread program I am not sure if you are referring to this specifically or access for teens in general. I could probably be persuaded on consent but not on notification. That...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd December 2022, 08:50 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 3,354
Posted By rdwight
A family history of blood clots and DVT for one....

A family history of blood clots and DVT for one. As would be a worry with my daughter, and extra worrisome if us, the parents, were unaware of her being on it. You've been in the field long enough to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st December 2022, 11:39 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 3,354
Posted By rdwight
I'm sorry but what other risky behaviors do...

I'm sorry but what other risky behaviors do schools currently shield students from parental involvement? Kids can generally be unaware of family medical history that could increase risks, especially...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 28th November 2022, 10:32 PM
Replies: 3,638
Views: 314,159
Posted By rdwight
Where? Wouldn't such a price drop and the current...

Where? Wouldn't such a price drop and the current insolvency question of exchanges make the proposition of putting money on an exchange to short quite a bit riskier than the payoff?
Forum: USA Politics 9th September 2022, 10:36 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 3,289
Posted By rdwight
Protection is going mean different things...

Protection is going mean different things depending on location of the person. Rural areas have more wildlife threats to consider, as well as extremely long response times from police. High crime...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st August 2022, 08:29 AM
Replies: 3,175
Views: 194,561
Posted By rdwight
Hmm, personalizing might not be the best wording...

Hmm, personalizing might not be the best wording but you did cut off the 'their classmates' portion which is my point. They can each do the exact same exercise.. by themselves. There is nothing to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st August 2022, 07:58 AM
Replies: 3,175
Views: 194,561
Posted By rdwight
Do you believe there is no way in which to do so...

Do you believe there is no way in which to do so without personalizing it to their classmates? To me this is more like bringing your rich kid over to a poor section of town to show them how good they...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th August 2022, 01:45 PM
Replies: 3,175
Views: 194,561
Posted By rdwight
It does sound like an incredibly stupid exercise....

It does sound like an incredibly stupid exercise. By mixing in a number of different factors as it did you could very easily end up with results that would distort the intended outcome. What would...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th August 2022, 09:00 AM
Replies: 3,175
Views: 194,561
Posted By rdwight
I don't think it is that difficult to distinguish...

I don't think it is that difficult to distinguish between teaching about a subject that invokes empathy and teaching in a way that prescribes guilt.
Forum: USA Politics 19th July 2022, 01:51 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 5,169
Posted By rdwight
He has voted in line with Biden's position 90% of...

He has voted in line with Biden's position 90% of the time according to fivethirtyeight (https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/joe-manchin/). If that variation is too far a bridge...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2022, 11:49 AM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 181,611
Posted By rdwight
Cute. I thought you were uninformed but its your...

Cute. I thought you were uninformed but its your decision to stay that way to continue arguments here. Have fun with that.




But that was the actual plan. The mother was subsidizing the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2022, 08:52 AM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 181,611
Posted By rdwight
Also since I can no longer find the...

Also since I can no longer find the mother/owner's post I will spoiler the text she had in response to this.

part 1- Dear Philly Community,

My name is EJ Egghart, mother of Kate Egghart who is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2022, 06:46 AM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 181,611
Posted By rdwight
Their entire premise has nothing to do with wage...

Their entire premise has nothing to do with wage theft, even if they mention it in demands (along with, you know, having the entire business handed to them). Without specifying a single portion of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2022, 05:27 AM
Replies: 3,335
Views: 181,611
Posted By rdwight
What are you two talking about? I honestly can't...

What are you two talking about? I honestly can't understand how you can look at the information provided and come to the conclusion this is a wage theft issue. The only mention of this in their...
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2022, 09:07 AM
Replies: 3,384
Views: 346,013
Posted By rdwight
Using case rate charts from early in the pandemic...

Using case rate charts from early in the pandemic don't really reflect the reality though. Much like now we are missing so many cases because of home testing, we were missing cases from lack of...
Forum: USA Politics 11th July 2022, 09:13 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,658
Posted By rdwight
Much like near the end of Bush's term it seemed...

Much like near the end of Bush's term it seemed like the Republican party was not going to recover for decades. I believed that at the time, being younger and more liberal as my circle was generally...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th June 2022, 01:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 933
Posted By rdwight
Yes, those tricky landlords purchasing hundreds...

Yes, those tricky landlords purchasing hundreds of properties that no one sold to them.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th June 2022, 01:11 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 933
Posted By rdwight
So homeowners selling for higher prices and...

So homeowners selling for higher prices and landlords renting for higher prices are in no way similar and do no at all affect the cost of living in an area? Are all landlords that raise rates evil or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th June 2022, 12:51 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 933
Posted By rdwight
Don't think we are on the same wavelength here....

Don't think we are on the same wavelength here. When a neighborhood becomes more attractive, the cost of living there goes up for ALL the properties in that area. You can't make all of them...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th June 2022, 10:34 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 933
Posted By rdwight
I don't see how that is possible. You can't...

I don't see how that is possible. You can't replace all the housing that is affordable now with affordable housing after the average cost doubles/triples etc in an area. Everything can't be kept...
Forum: USA Politics 27th June 2022, 10:21 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 8,321
Posted By rdwight
I don't like how the description of what was...

I don't like how the description of what was happening, and the facts of what was actually happening do not match. For those that follow the court more closely, is this an anomaly or this happens...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 13th May 2022, 01:03 PM
Replies: 3,638
Views: 314,159
Posted By rdwight
International purchases that are not regular or...

International purchases that are not regular or large enough to bother with international wires. I've mainly run into the issues for buying from service providers from Russia, and btc, which is huge...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 13th May 2022, 08:19 AM
Replies: 3,638
Views: 314,159
Posted By rdwight
Know someone that 'lost' 6 figures in this luna...

Know someone that 'lost' 6 figures in this luna fiasco. They luckily got in near the bottom so in actual investment low 5 figures, and they have spent a certain amount so probably broke even. But 5...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th April 2022, 07:54 PM
Replies: 2,729
Views: 124,327
Posted By rdwight
You would first have to show that twitter...

You would first have to show that twitter currently enforces what you are talking about. Funnily enough I saw someone complaining about this exact thing being allowed.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th April 2022, 06:01 PM
Replies: 2,729
Views: 124,327
Posted By rdwight
I think people will be shocked to find out that...

I think people will be shocked to find out that changes will not be as extreme as they imagine or would like. Myself, I wonder how aggressive he will be with bots. If those people complaining about...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th April 2022, 08:02 PM
Replies: 2,729
Views: 124,327
Posted By rdwight
I haven't actually heard any suggestions from him...

I haven't actually heard any suggestions from him so far that sounds like something progs should be complaining about. I think the worst and most commonly overlooked thing about twitter is that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th April 2022, 07:48 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 4,665
Posted By rdwight
I agree with you but there is a level of victim...

I agree with you but there is a level of victim blaming that I see becoming more common in regards to crime. A couple of pairs of track pants are not worth giving a beating for. Taking a shoplifting...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th April 2022, 04:17 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 4,665
Posted By rdwight
I see the current penalties as plenty harsh. I...

I see the current penalties as plenty harsh. I would rather not give more leeway for prosecutors and judges to pick and choose who is worthy of dismissal/community service or 1 year in jail. As...
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2022, 04:15 PM
Replies: 3,384
Views: 346,013
Posted By rdwight
More great work by the CDC. Covid-19: US tracker...

More great work by the CDC. Covid-19: US tracker overestimated deaths among children (https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o831)



I get that coding errors happen and the system wasn't designed...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th March 2022, 05:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 677
Posted By rdwight
My kids have drank almost exclusively bottled...

My kids have drank almost exclusively bottled water their whole lives, which does worry me about the lack of fluoride. They have regular checkups with fluoride rinse etc but not sure the impact...
Forum: USA Politics 4th March 2022, 02:11 PM
Replies: 3,384
Views: 346,013
Posted By rdwight
Are we really playing this game where only...

Are we really playing this game where only "experts" can judge?




You should actually keep track of polling on this stuff. If you think trust has only deteriorated from the people you are...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd March 2022, 07:21 AM
Replies: 289
Views: 9,618
Posted By rdwight
Harsh. Very well could be a family that is suing...

Harsh. Very well could be a family that is suing in hopes of increasing public pressure on Jeep to change its business model. An ongoing lawsuit can get into the news cycle easier than a one off...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2022, 02:09 PM
Replies: 3,384
Views: 346,013
Posted By rdwight
I keep forgetting how well the CDC did during...

I keep forgetting how well the CDC did during this pandemic. Definitely nothing to improve. Let's learn nothing , change nothing and carry on. Great plan. :thumbsup:
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2022, 01:04 PM
Replies: 3,384
Views: 346,013
Posted By rdwight
I dunno if you heard, but people do have the...

I dunno if you heard, but people do have the ability to call multiple things idiotic at the same time. And the hilite is the main issue with stuff like what I am talking about here. This is all...
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2022, 09:53 PM
Replies: 3,384
Views: 346,013
Posted By rdwight
This is causing another example of completely...

This is causing another example of completely idiotic mandate usage. Here in NJ, kids will no longer be required to mask on busses to school. They will continue to need to mask once they arrive at...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 27th February 2022, 09:42 PM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,363
Posted By rdwight
I understand that the full weight of the Russian...

I understand that the full weight of the Russian army isn't currently being utilized, but.. if they are faltering in a war with Ukraine, is the renewed military buildup of EU NATO countries really...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 26th February 2022, 09:39 PM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,363
Posted By rdwight
Seeing too many initial things I thought accurate...

Seeing too many initial things I thought accurate turn out to be untrue. Going to change my outlook and assume anything currently trending is propaganda in some form or half truths.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th February 2022, 07:00 PM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,363
Posted By rdwight
I am obviously wrong but doesn't the low casualty...

I am obviously wrong but doesn't the low casualty count so far give some hope of a diplomatic solution (Russian on top)? It's probably just a mindset issue on my part, but invasion on multiple fronts...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd February 2022, 08:49 AM
Replies: 324
Views: 19,990
Posted By rdwight
Truck owners are the worst. I'm sure the design...

Truck owners are the worst. I'm sure the design is the overall problem but the personalities drawn to purchase them are undoubtedly a contributing factor. No other kind of vehicle on the road has put...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st February 2022, 01:00 PM
Replies: 2,529
Views: 132,121
Posted By rdwight
It seems those present are being told to not...

It seems those present are being told to not cooperate with police. Also reported to have removed shell casings from the scene. If this did not involve PPD, would you find victims doing this odd? The...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st February 2022, 10:37 AM
Replies: 3,064
Views: 256,765
Posted By rdwight
Tried to rationalize it the same but the...

Tried to rationalize it the same but the uniformity of the numbers get to me. For that to be the case, likeliness to test would have to closely match protection level in near 1:1 relation. That's not...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th February 2022, 12:14 PM
Replies: 3,064
Views: 256,765
Posted By rdwight
Newest breakthrough data from NJ. Case to death...

Newest breakthrough data from NJ. Case to death rate basically doubled from 2 weeks ago with case volume down to around 1/3 for unvax/vax and 1/2 for boosted. Trend remains with case -> hospital ->...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th February 2022, 11:33 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 948
Posted By rdwight
How long was a 1 and 3 year old left alone in the...

How long was a 1 and 3 year old left alone in the backseat of a car? Even trying to picture a hectic scene, there is no situation where they should have been left long enough for the person upon...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th February 2022, 11:04 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,130
Posted By rdwight
Rising from what? I can already see the headline...

Rising from what? I can already see the headline for the next article.
"Applicants to white supremacist group tied to US military grows 300% Triples" - Rises from 6 total in 2020 to 18 in 2021.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th February 2022, 09:17 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,130
Posted By rdwight
87. Total applied. Of which a whole 18 claimed to...

87. Total applied. Of which a whole 18 claimed to be currently or previously 'affiliated' with the military. If you can't extrapolate that to deem the military overtaken by white supremacy I don't...
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