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Campbell's law: "The more any quantitative social indicator is used for social decision making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor.
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Account status: ActiveMember since: Tue Oct 12, 2004, 06:47 PM
Number of posts, all time: 37,433
Number of posts, last 90 days: 229
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Favorite topic forum: Languages and Linguistics, 3 posts in the last 90 days (1% of total posts)
Last post: Mon Feb 9, 2026, 06:41 PM
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Latest Posts
It cuts both ways.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 06:41 PM
DC's a separate kind of issue.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 05:56 PM
This line's a bit problematic.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:58 AM
Meh. Old fashioned orthography retained to maintain a cohesive language.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 05:51 PM
TX law says phones powered off and away during the school day, first to last bell.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 02:35 PM
Latest Recs
Anthropic AI just did their own study of software engineers and admitted that relying on AI stunts skills
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 10:16 PM
Fire destroys Jackson, Mississippi's ONLY synagogue, suspect arrested
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:52 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Islamic Republic of Iran's ayatollahs and their families spotted at the airport in Moscow
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:24 PM
A note of caution on Epstein victim claims
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 11:53 AM
Not sure if anyone posted this for the anniversary, but it's been a full decade since the Christmas doormat buzzard!
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:01 PM
Latest Poll Votes
Has the transformation from MSNBC to MSNow been a good thing or a bad thing?
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 10:37 AM
Should Israel be kicked out of the United Nations?
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 06:48 PM
Wed Dec 31, 1969, 07:00 PM
Do you think Trump cheated in the last election?
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 08:28 PM
English as the official language
Sat Mar 1, 2025, 12:40 PM