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Commented on How kids in England are smeared in the press, and what to do about it
It seems that the report is particularly opposed to parents spanking children, considering this a -human rights violation- and denounces any nation that doesn't criminalize it. That's pretty extreme, I think....
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What selection method does he use? Roulette wheel? What are the mutation rates? Does he use "throwback" techniques when previous generations had a better fit than the current one (apparently not)?...
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It certainly looks like the real deal? How does this look like the real deal? It looks like a cell phone photo of a large stuffed animal....
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#26, thank you for your paper demonstrating that the experiment was -not- repeatable, as claimed by the original paper. Previous to that, I was getting annoyed by the other posters claiming things like "it's just hearing" or "it's just schedule"...

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wuzimu commented on How kids in England are smeared in the press, and what to do about it
I've read Boing Boing for years and perhaps never been as moved to comment as I have today. I'm from the UK. My parents were working class people in the north of England who had me in the late 60's. They both had pretty grim backgrounds; poverty, alcoholism, and familial violence were familiar concepts to them, but they had a desire to improve upon their beginnings and provide a loving, affluent and stable environment for their children. They did this and then some; me and my brothers were lucky enough to live in a nice house, spend quality time with...
Teresa Nielsen Hayden commented on How kids in England are smeared in the press, and what to do about it
Sum Zero @117, you missed the verb: "made." That's not the kind of episode one dismisses as "normal childhood curiosity." What was far closer to normal was Troofseeker's reaction to his child being abused. These days, if the episode came to the attention of child protection agencies, they'd ask the next question: where and how did a six-year-old learn that behavior? One can't know the whole story at this remove, but if that was the occasion of the six-year-old learning that people don't do that to each other, ever, he may later have found the information useful. Wuzimu, that's a...
star35 commented on How kids in England are smeared in the press, and what to do about it
#120 wuzimu - 100% with you there....
sum.zero commented on How kids in England are smeared in the press, and what to do about it
theresa i noted the term "made" and am of the opinion that it is more representative of troofseeker's interpretation of the event [and general societal attitudes] than it is of the reality of the situation. his refusal to ever discuss the situation with his child afterwards speaks to this. also, can a six year old actually be held responsible for sexually abusing a four year old? i'd say not. at any rate, it is NEVER ok for an adult to physically assault a small child in this way. i don't care how angry you are. or what your perception of...
sum.zero commented on How kids in England are smeared in the press, and what to do about it
and i apologize for misspelling your name, teresa....

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