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Tracing violent male bigotry

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

Tracing violent male bigotry to a root in men's violence against women.

The theory is interesting and could be true, but the article doesn't try to demonstrate it; instead it seems to say, "Too bad you don't pay any attention to this," which is not helpful and somewhat unfair.

The article also says this connection leads to ways of acting to prevent both of those kinds of violence, but it only hints at what those might be. I am curious to learn more, from some article that would try to inform readers rather than rebuke them for not knowing.

Assange and embassy rules

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

An Ecuadorian court ruled that Julian Assange must obey the rules that the Ecuadorian embassy placed on him.

I think it is entirely reasonable to require him to clean his space, feed his cat, and pay for his laundry. The other rules I've read about seem legitimate too, including that he clear visitors with the embassy staff in advance. He is the embassy's guest, and he should act like a good guest.

Schools and social networks

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

A non-free social network program for schools, which invited students and teachers to enter students' personal data, demonstrated how much it violates students' privacy by allowing everyone to see that data.

Of course, that flaw will be fixed -- but all that data will remain accessible to some parties, including some companies. That's what parents should really object to.

Human impact on environment

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

Humans have eliminated 60% of the world's population of wild vertebrates since 1970.

Papua New Guinea election rigged

vendredi 9 novembre 2018 à 01:00

The last election in Papua New Guinea was rigged and stolen.