DanBC

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by DanBC 4y ago
> You wouldn't expect walls and carpets to change Yes, but even there we're not using flammable polystyrene ceiling tiles, nor asbestos floor tiles and asbestos glue any more.
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) compares with flu as a cause of death(ons.gov.uk)
5 points by DanBC 4y ago|6 comments
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by DanBC 4y ago
Not yet, I don't think. His website has some interesting bits: https://www.flockaroo.at/ Sometimes I post stuff to HN because I'm interested in how people here react to it - sometimes they've done something s
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by DanBC 4y ago
This is out of date information. The fee was scrapped. The fee should only be charged where the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive.
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Generative art using C++ printer commands and a receipt printer(twitter.com)
148 points by DanBC 4y ago|31 comments
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by DanBC 4y ago
"HPV vaccination brings the WHO European Region closer to a cervical cancer-free future" is too long for the title field. > New data from one of the first countries in the Region to introduce HPV vaccination reveal just how wel
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HPV vaccination brings the WHO EU Region closer to a cervical cancer-free future(euro.who.int)
3 points by DanBC 4y ago|1 comments
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A 3D model of the Boxford Mosaic(sketchfab.com)
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by DanBC 5y ago
The title is "'Bizarro World' - That's what my wife and I entered when we drove up to an arcade in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, where she would attempt to break an official world record in the classic video game Tetris&qu
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'Bizarro World'(archive.boston.com)
8 points by DanBC 5y ago|1 comments
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by DanBC 5y ago
In the US suicide dropped by 3% over the pandemic. https://twitter.com/CDCInjury/status/1498357668125323265?s=2... It's still early days, and there may well be a rise in deaths by suicide as we gradually come
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by DanBC 5y ago
> Most men aren’t (thus the incredibly high suicide rates). There are lots of factors that contribute to the gender gap in suicide in some countries, but this isn't one of them.
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by DanBC 5y ago
HEE are part of the NHS. Their 'mission is: "Health Education England exists for one reason and one reason only: our vision is to help improve the quality of life and health and care services for the people of England by ensuring
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AI Roadmap report and interactive dashboard – Health Education England(hee.nhs.uk)
2 points by DanBC 5y ago|1 comments
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by DanBC 5y ago
One thing I've sometimes seen on HN is a misunderstanding of law vs light touch regulation. If you live in an oppressive regime they tell you what you're allowed to do and everything else is banned. If you don't live in an op
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Online Safety Bill to be strengthened with more offences brought into scope(itv.com)
3 points by DanBC 5y ago|1 comments
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by DanBC 5y ago
The full title, which is too long for HN's limit, is "Incidence of inpatient cases with mental disorders due to use of cannabinoids in Germany: a nationwide evaluation | European Journal of Public Health | Oxford Academic". D
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Incidence of inpatient cases with mental disorders due to use of cannabinoids(academic.oup.com)
3 points by DanBC 5y ago|2 comments
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by DanBC 5y ago
Full title is "Assessing How Consumers Interpret and Act on Results From At-Home COVID-19 Self-test Kits".
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Assessing How Consumers Interpret and Act on Results from COVID19 Self-Test Kits(jamanetwork.com)
1 points by DanBC 5y ago|1 comments
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by DanBC 5y ago
It's a bit complicated. People tend not to give money to "The NHS", but to their local hospitals. So his money hasn't gone to "The NHS", it went to the charitable funding posts of lots of these provider organis
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by DanBC 5y ago
We're not seeing an increase in deaths by suicide, and most countries are not seeing an increase in deaths in that age group. https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4352.full?ijkey=NDYZgh6...
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by DanBC 5y ago
> Like all deaths tragic, but let's not pretend young men, effectively kids, dying in war is the same as elderly & chronically sick populations dying of disease. Where elderly means > 40 and chronically sick includes "ha
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by DanBC 5y ago
> And of course you also ignore the price paid in the form of taxes, VAT, etc. (Nope, not corporate taxes, which in Europe tend to be lower than in the US.) The US government pays more for healthcare than the UK government does, and the
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by DanBC 5y ago
Do you have a link to the Netherlands data?
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by DanBC 5y ago
From the article: "Many modern buildings put up today seem uglier than traditional ones around them. Some say this is because we’ve torn down the ugly old buildings, and only see the survivors. Are they right?"
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Against the survival of the prettiest(worksinprogress.co)
5 points by DanBC 5y ago|2 comments
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by DanBC 5y ago
> Like, I don't even know how you could come up with a hypothesis that counting calories increases risk of eating disorder. You've said that the weight loss is caused by the mental illness. You're ignoring all the research
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by DanBC 5y ago
And that shows, very clearly, huge differences in rates. EG, here: January 40-49 Unvaccinated 1,015 447,582 224.9 January 40-49 Within 21 days of first dose 15 19,088 76.0 January 40-49 21 days or more after first dose 3 3,808 77
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by DanBC 5y ago
> Official UK data shows approximately equal rates of death between vaccinated and unvaccinated. No, the UK data does not show this.

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