Nothing wrong about it per se. Just don't try to mask it as or "soften" the principles of science.
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Still, a very decent solution if a drone can deliver a lifejacket before the jet skis/swimmers arrive.
No, the continent(s) have traditionally been called America. A look at Google Ngram Viewer shows that Americas has hardly been used. It's a recent phenomenon, probably a result of the US hijacking "America". Even I feel sometimes compelled to call it "Americas" in Europe because it has become a given that US=America.
Not sure about the literature of the US, but in Latin American literature, writers have generally referred to the continent(s) as America, e.g http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/marti/America.htm
The original map by Waldseemüller has "America" written on it: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Wa...
Abroad, Hollywood has popularized the use of "American" to refer to citizens of the USA. Also, most languages don't have any other way to refer to US citizens because of its odd name. I'm only aware of Spanish "estadounidenses".
It's no different than if the most powerful European country were to call themselves Europeans alone.
You either deliberately choose to ignore all the atrocities that Lenin, Stalin, and subsequent Soviet leaders committed against Soviet citizens and the complete lack of freedom, or are completely ignorant of the topic.
"But the previous guy did it too!" is not an argument. Also, the famines caused by the Soviet policies are unmatchable in World history, especially considering the timeframe.
Not to speak about the many violations of basic human rights, such as the abolition of private property.
Life was hard for most people around the globe at the time of the Russian revolution, however, those countries that chose democracy and capitalism managed to improve considerably, while those who chose Marxism have today much to regret.
One might argue that Marxism can't be possibly blamed for this, but (and this is something many have a hard time understanding) Marxism does inevitably lead to these conditions. Karl Popper's "The Open Society and Its Enemies" is a good start at why.
> Cuba has done OK considering the embargo. Cf Haiti.
Comparing Cuba with Haiti is the equivalent of comparing Southern Europe with Northen Africa. Very close to each other but still two worlds apart.
Pre-Castro Cuba was, by most standards, far ahead most of Latin America and the rest of the world. [1][2]
[1] https://ascecuba.org//c/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/v08-30smi...
Also, people forget 1850 Germany essentially entered the industrial age through a good dose of protectionism. It worked because they already enjoyed a good educational system and skilled workforce.
If you asked a wealthy man living in 1500 whether he would mind his portrait being painted by a machine, most likely he wouldn't mind that because art was then a trade and "art for art's sake" wasn't really a thing at the time.
Humans like to put things into neat categories, so, for example, painting and music are often categorized as art, although they are inherently different things. It's a lot easier to answer the question "is music created by AI really music" than "is (modern) art created...".
"If you have food in your jaws you have solved all questions for the time being." - Kafka
What you are saying is one of the two only noble options we really should consider though.
Oddly my comment is being downvoted. Most HNers act like a quasi religious group.
That is my two cents.