Kroniker

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by Kroniker 10y ago
Is this the HN equivalent of the "I'm a marine sniper" copypasta?
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by Kroniker 10y ago
Just to be clear- are you implying that people cannot be inspired by natural events and think of an analogy elsewhere in physics? Or are you saying that an analogy cannot be the firmament of a new theory? I would agree with the latter, but
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by Kroniker 10y ago
It isn't sexist to study sexual dimorphism. It would be sexist to have a conclusion about the sexes and then cherrypick evidence to support it- but finding evidence and then drawing a conclusion is in no way sexist.
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by Kroniker 10y ago
Underrated comment, I would be very interested in a study on this.
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by Kroniker 10y ago
Farnsworth Hirsch fusor? Those things are crazy fun.
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How agave may save agriculture from climate change(sciencedaily.com)
2 points by Kroniker 10y ago|0 comments
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by Kroniker 10y ago
As the stereotypical white-cis-male-scientist, this sort of statement has always bugged me. I was pushed from science at every turn- multiple teachers said I would be no good, wasn't allowed to take advanced courses in HS, was seen as
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by Kroniker 10y ago
I seem to remember something about his sister claiming the entire thing was a PR stunt- that they purposefully make headlines look like "brown child brings in sketchy electronic device, racists call him terrorist" to get on the ne
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by Kroniker 10y ago
It has to do with UV-irritation, I believe. This guy might be talking about getting burned by the sun, perhaps by being too close ;)
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by Kroniker 10y ago
Just to touch on the augmentation- I got to try one of these a few days ago, and you're totally right. The viewing angle can't be more than 1/2 a steradian, and everything has this washed-out and prototype-y feel. I would nev
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by Kroniker 10y ago
I wanted to say exactly this- people seem to be overlooking, but this is entirely correct- it is a monetary balance changer.
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by Kroniker 10y ago
As far as I know, you can get "chill pills", I think maybe benzodiazepines will calm you down, but even in an ER they just make sure you're safe and let your ride it out. Once that roller coaster starts it needs to run it&#x2
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by Kroniker 10y ago
Wow! That must be an insane profession. I have a few questions for you: Firstly, how do you deal with the legal aspect of things? (If you can answer that, if not, I understand) Secondly, why take the potion instead of pure DMT? If that is
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by Kroniker 10y ago
One of my favorite Terrence McKenna quotes: "Once you've gotten the message, hang up the phone." Hallucinogens may deliver you the message, but you need to know to take it once you have it, and not go crazy taking more and mo
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by Kroniker 10y ago
The phenomenon is called "Electroweak Unification", and it basically posits that the forces act indistinguishably under certain very rare (read: highly highly highly energetic) circumstances. They aren't the same force, but
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by Kroniker 10y ago
I'm not allowed to work offsite, but then again I work in defense, so you can probably put two and two together...
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Retraction Watch – Making scientific retractions more visible(retractionwatch.com)
5 points by Kroniker 10y ago|0 comments