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by Nbox9 5y ago
I am not a physicists. I wonder if those properties would not be uniform across the quasicrystal because of it’s non-repeating pattern.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
We’ve known about this effect for awhile. Tree growth has increased on volume but decreased in density since the industrial revolution[0]. A small bump in plant growth can not be seen as anything but the smallest of a silver lining. [0]
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by Nbox9 5y ago
So many of these genres are applied to works long after they have been completed. For example, The Flintstones are labeled as stonepunk, even though it originally aired in the early 60s.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
> What are the odds you actually land that 1/250 that has a great exit? Less than one in a thousand. I’m sorry, but assuming you land in a random startup the odds of landing in the 1/250 would be one out of two hundred and fift
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by Nbox9 5y ago
If you are in the US you should brush up on your personal finances.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
Banks loan money, and every loan includes some risk. If banks didn’t take on risk than the 2007/2008 bailouts wouldn’t have happened.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
In my opinion living in Seattle is $200k-$300k better than living in Tacoma.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
It’s mostly me having a programmable thermostat, taking full advantage of free food, and having negligible transportation costs.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
I work for another company that is going to do a partial return to office. I will be looking at options for companies that offer full in person office (or 90% in person office) after things settle down. I have worked full remote for a to
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by Nbox9 5y ago
Land mass is a dog whistle for agriculture, which has a disproportion amount of political power because of the necessity of keeping grocery stores stocked.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
They are not the same, but they are institutions with a lot of similarities (NSA, CDC, NASA, IRS). They largely receive funding the same way, and are answerable to the same people (congress, White House). There is some similarities to how
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by Nbox9 5y ago
Demand for goods are at an all time high at the same time there are new serious challenging in producing more goods.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
Imagine a world where the hackers form a union in order to have more input into their targets.
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by Nbox9 5y ago
The biggest requirement of solo consulting is being able to get clients on your own. The quality of your clients will directly result in how successful you are. There are several approaches to gaining new clients, but the best ones come fr
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by Nbox9 5y ago
Tax revenue, reduced use of law enforcement resources, increased personal liberty.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
I think it’s more accurate to say that many historic Islam, Christian, and Judaic societies prohibited charging interest.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
In this situation forgiveness has has offered a board seat to the forgiven, which is something of considerable value.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
To be a safe driver your eyes need to be constantly focused on the road, and even 15 seconds looks away can cause significant problem. Maybe you need less mental attention then I use, but it physically requires a lot of attention.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
In contrast I hate driving cars. I feel like it’s my least favorite tool. I have a nice car, I’ve driven even nicer cars in different styles and hated them all. Driving requires so much of my attention I feel like it’s invasive. In addi
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by Nbox9 6y ago
In the southern US public schools I was taught there were three goals of criminal punishment. I provide the list as a data point, and not representative of my personal views. The list is provided in no particular order. 1. To deter future
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by Nbox9 6y ago
Quantum mechanics might be a bad model, but over the last century it’s become less controversial and more accepted in the scientific community. The last century has produced more scientists and mathematicians than any other century. I can
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by Nbox9 6y ago
That really depends on the interest rate, your familiarity with the investments, your debt/asset ratio and your expected ROI. I would argue every mortgage, real estate loan and small business loan is borrowing money to invest.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
I’d like to double down on your defense of OP. Communication overheard is an inherit trait of large organizations. To some degree we can improve this with digital technology, but it’s a fundamental problem. If you need to rewire the commun
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by Nbox9 6y ago
“Recommendation” is code for “Advertisement”.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
To the people illegally micro-dosing: Why would you open yourself up to the liability of committing a felony crime for a placebo effect? The risk vs reward doesn’t seem to pan out for me.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
I think this article was written for a more medically/biologically literate audience than the typical HR member. It assumes a level of jargon and background knowledge. I think it’s reasonable to ask for a summary targeted towards the
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by Nbox9 6y ago
My amateur guess is that because some of these drugs are associated with weight gain and some are not that this mechanism of action is not the primary actor for antidepressants with weight gain side effects.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
I am not a biologist by any stretch, but I will try. A common mechanism of action may have been found across antidepressants where none was found before. This common mechanism between both Prozac and Ketamine has some impacts on how choles
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by Nbox9 6y ago
It’s definitely possible while holding down a job, especially if you consider its 75 drinks a week, which allows for heavier drinking on the weekend then during the middle of the week.
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by Nbox9 6y ago
As far as I am aware, no one has been able to make a successful Voice First product. Some products, like Spotify or Audible, are greatly enchanted with Voice, but voice is just another access point.

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