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Comment Re:it tells you one thing, at least (Score 1) 1719

http://www.aic.gov.au/statistics/homicide.html It has been on a declining trend with no statistically significant fluctuations (note only 300 total homicides). Note also that a constant homicide rate is actually about -5% year on year in per capita due to pop growth. Australia never had gun culture or ghetto culture so the homicide rate was always really low. Regardless it's all a strawman. Most of the calls for gun control stem from preventing massacres not low number homicide. In that regard the Australian gun control worked perfectly - we have had zero since Port Arthur.

Comment Re:it tells you one thing, at least (Score 1) 1719

1. no we have proper gun control. every gun must be registered and have a purpose, i.e. you must belong to a shooting club or own a license. 2. therefore not 100% of guns have been taken. and a 30x drop is the opposite of not working, if you aren't stupid 3. adam lanza was not a criminal he was mentally ill

Comment Re:comparison and life purpose (Score 1) 495

stress matters a bit especially in extremes but its guaranteed nowhere near a linear relationship. for example sufferers of debilitating diseases are vulnerable to depression related illnesses by being unable to pursue their previous interests. its impressive that hawking can be stimulated by almost purely mental work.
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Construction On Spaceship Factory Set To Begin In the Mojave 147

angry tapir writes "A production facility that would build the world's first fleet of commercial spaceships is set to begin construction on Tuesday at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The facility will be home to The Spaceship Co, or TSC — a joint venture owned by Mojave-based Scaled Composites and British billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company, Virgin Galactic."

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