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Anna Bales
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Private motivations are, to a certain extent, irrelevant. What matters is the pattern. What matters is whether, given the weight of the data I will present, it is reasonable to conclude that the gender data gap is all just one big
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“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“For my part,” I replied, “I find forgiveness overrated. There are times and places when it’s appropriate. But not when the demand that you forgive is used to keep you in your place.”
― Ancillary Sword
― Ancillary Sword
“I expected perfection as soon as the pencil hit the paper, and since that’s impossible, I couldn’t get myself to start. Then I felt guilty about not starting, which made me want to start even less.”
― You're Never Weird on the Internet
― You're Never Weird on the Internet
“Luxury always comes at someone else’s expense. One of the many advantages of civilization is that one doesn’t generally have to see that, if one doesn’t wish. You’re free to enjoy its benefits without troubling your conscience.”
― Ancillary Justice
― Ancillary Justice
“I’ve read about bots who were built autonomous. But I didn’t realize you were …” “Out in the world, being autonomous?” Med laughed. “Yeah.” Jack laughed with her. “Robotics isn’t really my area. I’m more on the genomics end of things.” “Me too,” the bot replied.”
― Autonomous
― Autonomous
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