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Things I Learnt in 2021

49 points by valzevul 5y ago

hn_throwaway_99 5y ago
The "Subway 'Tuna Sandwich'" one annoys me, because it's false. But more importantly, why would anyone consider some rando lawsuit (you can sue anyone for anything in the US with all kinds of bullshit statements) as fact? The "their bread is not bread" thing is also annoying. Fine, their bread has more sugar in it than Ireland allows for their staple foods, but the Internet just loves a good BS story. https://www.subway.com/en-us/tunafacts https://www.subway.com/en-us/tunafacts
- valzevul 5y ago
  Personally I find some of these lawsuits fascinating enough to share (especially as someone who never lived in the States). And the story about tuna sandwich is far from over [1], so there is nothing wrong with a good BS story. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/new-lawsuit-over-subway-tuna-says-chicken-pork-cattle-dna-were-detected-2021-11-11/ https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/new-lawsuit...
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mvind 5y ago
After going through 1000's of articles this is what remained?
- dang 5y ago
  "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- valzevul 5y ago
  Nope, the result was 52 newsletters. I picked one thing out of each of them, and ignored all articles, so it’s less than 10% :)
layer8 5y ago
I’m waiting for the first robot AI chessboxing championship.
- Enginerrrd 5y ago
  I'd watch that.
cableshaft 5y ago
Peanuts are not nuts, but they are often processed using the same factory lines as tree nuts, and thus there's a risk of cross-contamination. So if you are allergic to peanuts (or vice versa), it's usually better to just avoid both peanuts and tree nuts. Like I just tell people I'm "allergic to nuts" even though it's one specific tree nut I have an allergy to, and not the rest. I do let myself eat Wonderful Pistachios (and only that brand), specifically because they're supposed to be processed separately from other nuts and tree nuts, at least according to some article I found online a while back.
karmakaze 5y ago
The title might lead you to expect deep discoveries, but it's generally more entertaining than applicable or worldview changing.
aksss 5y ago
Most fascinating and new (to me) thing in the list: "Starved men, but not women, significantly oriented toward the ambient/modulated magnetic north or east, directions which had been previously food-associated, without any other helpful cues, including sight and sound. The orientation was reproduced under blue light but was abolished under a blindfold or a longer wavelength light (> 500 nm), indicating that blue light is necessary for magnetic orientation." So many questions..
Havoc 5y ago
Impressed by the variety The Manga one in particular makes perfect sense...in hindsight

49 points by valzevul 5y ago

The "Subway 'Tuna Sandwich'" one annoys me, because it's false. But more importantly, why would anyone consider some rando lawsuit (you can sue anyone for anything in the US with all kinds of bullshit statements) as fact? The "their bread is not bread" thing is also annoying. Fine, their bread has more sugar in it than Ireland allows for their staple foods, but the Internet just loves a good BS story. https://www.subway.com/en-us/tunafacts https://www.subway.com/en-us/tunafacts

valzevul 5y ago
Personally I find some of these lawsuits fascinating enough to share (especially as someone who never lived in the States). And the story about tuna sandwich is far from over [1], so there is nothing wrong with a good BS story. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/new-lawsuit-over-subway-tuna-says-chicken-pork-cattle-dna-were-detected-2021-11-11/ https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/new-lawsuit...

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mvind 5y ago

After going through 1000's of articles this is what remained?

dang 5y ago
"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
valzevul 5y ago
Nope, the result was 52 newsletters. I picked one thing out of each of them, and ignored all articles, so it’s less than 10% :)

layer8 5y ago

I’m waiting for the first robot AI chessboxing championship.

Enginerrrd 5y ago
I'd watch that.

cableshaft 5y ago

Peanuts are not nuts, but they are often processed using the same factory lines as tree nuts, and thus there's a risk of cross-contamination. So if you are allergic to peanuts (or vice versa), it's usually better to just avoid both peanuts and tree nuts. Like I just tell people I'm "allergic to nuts" even though it's one specific tree nut I have an allergy to, and not the rest. I do let myself eat Wonderful Pistachios (and only that brand), specifically because they're supposed to be processed separately from other nuts and tree nuts, at least according to some article I found online a while back.

karmakaze 5y ago

The title might lead you to expect deep discoveries, but it's generally more entertaining than applicable or worldview changing.

aksss 5y ago

Most fascinating and new (to me) thing in the list: "Starved men, but not women, significantly oriented toward the ambient/modulated magnetic north or east, directions which had been previously food-associated, without any other helpful cues, including sight and sound. The orientation was reproduced under blue light but was abolished under a blindfold or a longer wavelength light (> 500 nm), indicating that blue light is necessary for magnetic orientation." So many questions..

Havoc 5y ago

Impressed by the variety The Manga one in particular makes perfect sense...in hindsight