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Could my neighbours black bamboo make my home uninsurable?
Patrick Shine
I live in a housing estate and about three years ago a wall-sharing neighbour planted five black bamboo trees on his side, as well as two other trees next to walls adjoining other neighbours. In the ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
over 1 year ago
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Toward a theory of uni-context
Tyler Cowen
Here is a good dialogue between Derek Thompson and Agnes Callard, excerpt: Callard:In general, goodness is more context-dependent than badness. There isnt really anything thats good all the time fo ...[Continue Reading]
Marginalrevolution.com
1 day ago
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UN Secretary General says 'Killer Robots' must be stopped, calls autonomous weapons "morally repugnant"
Craig Hale
<ul><li>UN Secretary General calls for a global ban on autonomous "killer robots</li><li>Guterres argues that delegating life-or-death decisions to machines is morally repugnant</li><li>Government ...[Continue Reading]
TechRadar
1 day ago
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Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy hints roster is nearly complete as ex-Laker LeBron James decision looms
Hunter Cookston
Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy hints roster is nearly complete as ex-Laker LeBron James decision looms originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking her ...[Continue Reading]
Sporting News
1 day ago
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What Did the Nine-Dash Line Ruling Accomplish?
Joseph Rachman
Welcome to Foreign Policys Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: In the lead-up to the 10th anniversary of the nine-dash line ruling, China rattles sabers and nerves in the South China Sea ...[Continue Reading]
Foreign Policy
1 day ago
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Deportation flights,rough sex defence, Australian reality, and book-handling in Berlin
Aideen Finnegan
The State paid more than 1 million for a single deportation flight when returning 42 adults and children from Ireland to South Africa in June. The rough sex defence didnt work for Lorcan Murphy. Th ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
1 day ago