Well obviously I disagree. I think cynicism is also sometimes a kind of dishonesty. But these are terms that have multiple meanings and it’s more important to be open about which meaning is being addressed, because making an argument about one and using it to demonstrate another is an instance of a fallacy of composition. I would describe the use of such a maneouvre, despite knowing it is not valid, as cynical (just to make this comment slightly recursive).
]]>That's an excellent choice even if they never get to own a vintage VW. (John Muir the Volkwagen guru was not the same guy as John Muir the nature guru - though I like to think they'd approve of each other's work.) Peter Aschwanden's art alone would attract the attention of lots of kids; it worked on the flower children of an earlier time.
How good a book is it? The first edition appeared in 1969 - and fifty years later the 19th edition is still in print.
]]>Suppose I were President-for-life of the Democratic Republic of Orsinia. And suppose I had identified an Australian MP who could help me get something I wanted (better trade terms, lay off my human rights record, help me stash my personal fortune in Sydney real estate, whatever.)
I could start by flattering them and telling them how much I and all the people of Orsinia admire them. And if that didn’t work, I could tell them how we admired them so much so much we were going to honor them by awarding them Orsinian citizenship. The passport’s already been prepared.
Which is more likely - that nobody’s thought of it yet, or that nobody’s had to follow through?
]]>Surely someone somewhere cares enough about the Australian government to sabotage it...
(Ob pop culture: "Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?"
]]>Going by the excited rant I got last night after making a joke about racist tweets, racism is something different from whatever Donald Trump just did. Also, there's no such thing as racism. Also, calling people out about being racists is racist. Also, he didn't say that. Also, yes he said it but it isn't racist.
]]>(Succumbed to con crud and exhaustion in a Helsinki hotel room instead.)
]]>Apologies if this has come up previously on the blog -- although I'm a long time Stross fan, I'm a newbie to the blog.
]]>Supplementary to this - If an Inner Clan member was the tattooist, would they be able to perform the work if the required design were active in the present timestream?
Do half the tattoo & cover it over somehow while doing the other half?
]]>I think so, at least basics. But it does have to be ALL children. It was because they only taught domestic skills to girls that the programs were eliminated as discriminatory in the first place.
]]>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competent_man
I can't do all of those, but can do most, and can add a lot more. I don't believe in the identicality of the sexes' abilities, but do believe that most people can do most things. Both basic domestic and basic DIY skills should be taught to (almost) all children - I will except the seriously handicapped, if their restrictions prohibit it.
If you grant me the boon of a calculator & math text books, I think I can do them all ... except for the "dying gallantly" ... won't know how well I'll handle that until the time comes.
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