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As I understand, he was quite the gifted mathematician as an undergrad. I have zero doubt he is capable of objective research and understands the scientific method, and he has a proven record of effectively delegating authority in a large bureaucracy. The ideal choice? Perhaps not, but certainly a qualified candidate. I'd definitely want him before pop culture scientists like Bill Nye or Neil deGrasse Tyson. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I can't vote in your poll. I'm fiercely independent, in that I determine my own position on issues based on data and facts. However, my independently deliberated position is typically quite liberal. That's not due to party affiliation; it's due to reality having a strong liberal bias. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's one of the things that differentiates science from religion. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Sometimes all it takes is a phone call. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Gotta love it when posts contain irrelevant information that serves only to reveal the biases of the poster. There was security video of the perps. And the demonstrated bias continues! Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Gotta love it when posts contain irrelevant information that serves only to reveal the biases of the poster. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

A lot depends on whether you're looking to just stay dry at night or if you desire a nylon hotel room for safety meetings. If you just want to reliably stay dry at night, then watch REI clearance sales for a 2-person backpacking tent. For summer in the midwest, you'll want lots of mesh panels, a ground cloth, and a rain fly that can be quickly installed when half-asleep. I'd also recommend a vestibule. Besides a tent, I'd recommend an inflatable sleeping mat, most of the comfort of an air mattress, with little of the bulk. If you'd prefer a nylon hotel room, head to Walmart. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Right. Because one can threaten and intimidate with a gun without actually using the gun. Many laws thus take into consideration whether or not suspects had a gun at the time of the crime, so such details are frequently reported, albeit, as you noted, imprecisely. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's precisely what it means. Committing assault requires only to threaten harm. One can also be convicted of assault for threatening to punch someone. It doesn't imply they actually used their fist (which would be a different crime). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Why? Do you think she would have prevented South Korea from hosting the Olympics? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

To be fair, we're just talking about a single order of magnitude. That could be easy to miss! Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Are you saying the guns are used as blunt instruments in ~90% DGUs, or are you saying the guns were not actually used (thus not a DGU). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Corrected to reflect reality. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

There are less obnoxious ways to be pedantic, Professor. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Perhaps I should have been more precise and specified prolonged or extreme stress. That being said, there is nothing absurd about acknowledging that stress affects mental health. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Virtually everyone in the world is, at least from time to time, mentally unwell. Most mental illnesses exist on a continuum. Mental health status isn't binary or static. More people better understanding that would be very useful. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

> Poor phrasing on my part. I only quoted it to make it clear we were referring to the same people. It was not intended as commentary on your choice of words. I did not infer judgment. Sorry if that's how it read. (Randall wrote about this very, er, something similar just yesterday.) > I think a lot of people are 'uneducated' when it comes to talking about mental illness. Agreed. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

It's also easier to see a vehicle coming at you than it is to see a bullet coming at you, providing a better chance of escaping harm. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

… We've all suffered stress at some point but I wouldn't say that it put me in the same 'mentally ill' bracket as someone with bipolar depression, for example. It would be doing their struggle a disservice and I could imagine some uneducated people going 'I've been mentally ill and just decided to get over it. I took a vacation. That's what X should have done'. I don't think we disagree as much as we are looking at it from different perspectives. I'm less worried that considering stress (which should probably be qualified in some way) a mental illness would minimize people's appreciation of a condition like bipolar disorder. I view it the same as understanding that a cold is more easily managed than stomach cancer doesn't make stomach cancer appear less severe. I also see taking a vacation for the purposes of stress relief as taking proactive measures to relieve stress, not as "just deciding to get over it." I do, however, recognize that some people might miss that distinction, including "some uneducated people". Personally, I've long considered the probability of a person making it through life without ever being mentally ill is approximately equal to the probability of a person making it through life without ever being physically ill, perhaps excepting those who die during childhood. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Probably a topic for a new thread, but perhaps stress should be viewed as a mental illness. It's not a terribly unrealistic view, and it might positively influence society's understanding of mental illness if it included something analogous to the common cold. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

So if that occurs as part of a military mission (entirely possible, given your description), are the troops who carry out the mission mentally ill? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's actually pretty uncommon. "Defendants offer an insanity defense in less than 1% of all felony cases, and are successful only about one-quarter of the time." Source Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The unpublished report? I haven't read it. Given that it was describing a time over twenty years ago, when crime rates were far higher, its numbers have approximately zero relevance today, whether it was published or not. My comment was in reference to the extreme-right wing propaganda site to which you linked. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No surprise, really. It's a shame the content of your post will likely fall fell on deaf ears with the specified audience, confirmation bias at its worst. Edited to update verb tense. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Only Clinton, Warren, and Biden were viable potential nominees. No one else had a chance with voters who pay attention to politics in non-presidential-election-years. Unfortunately, both Biden and Warren refrained from running, so Clinton was left with no serious challenger for the nomination. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!