PiggySpeed

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by PiggySpeed 5y ago
Scams happen because of humans. Technology makes it easier to pull them off. It just so happens that a core principle of crypto, "anonymity", allows scams without consequence. The only force holding us back from hurting each other
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by PiggySpeed 5y ago
I worked with the homeless for 1.5 years. You need more policing, not less.
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by PiggySpeed 6y ago
Imagine combining this with a deepfake video.
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by PiggySpeed 6y ago
I this this is a good approach that I've used before. I think it starts to crumble when people start to demand you to do stuff like posting on your social media or showing them donation receipts.
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by PiggySpeed 6y ago
I'm starting a new job soon and I'm trying to figure out how I'll handle these "silence is complicit" characters. My personal policy is to not discuss political/social issues at work.
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by PiggySpeed 6y ago
If you're healthcare, you're taught not to trust results because it was published under a brand-name journal. YES, you should be skeptical, but mostly not at the journal-level. You need to be skeptical at the article-level. That i
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by PiggySpeed 6y ago
People are losing their heads out there because they don't understand how to interpret studies. The most infuriating offenders are the media, who have been irresponsible with the presentation of clinical study results. They'll tak
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by PiggySpeed 6y ago
> A drug on the market for 60 years (and over the counter in many countries) is “extremely dangerous”? Yes it can, if used in a different context. You can't generalize stuff in medicine. There are hundreds of factors in play: co-mor
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by PiggySpeed 6y ago
No, you don't understand this. The Lancet is one of the most impactful journals in medicine, and has played an important role in shaping how medicine is practiced. It is rigorous in its process, but it's not foolproof. So yes, the
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by PiggySpeed 6y ago
> To think that all of a sudden it became more dangerous was silly and unreasonable. This is a dangerous view and not a fair take. Drugs CAN become more dangerous when used in a different context. The sheer permutation of prior/curr
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
Counterexample: patient has severe pain, is treated in the hospital with opiates, becomes addicted to opiates.
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
I've met them, and many are not that different from us. - flight stewardess who lost job from smoking a joint - lawyer who lost his wealth from poor investments - former hockey player addicted to opiates from hospital after injury - el
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
Wrong attitude. I think you would benefit from meeting more people from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
This is absolutely terrible. I worked in an inner-city setting servicing the addictions and psychiatry population as the fentanyl crisis started evolving several years ago. I would see the usual patient every day with no signs of instabilit
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
Pharmacist & software dev here -- my goodness please do, the technology infrastructure supporting pharmacy is massively outdated and I've had to fight against it to do my job properly. Among many other problems, explore what can be
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
I have a running hypothesis on human behavior: people form self-serving opinions first and foremost, then scrounge around for the supporting evidence afterwards. It is so hard for adults to admit they are wrong. Even harder if someone has b
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
Waste of time. I won't entertain this any further.
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
Context change was implied as soon as the respondent began with the words "on the flip side...". The topic in this sub-tree is now about that "flip side". Discussion has expanded into new areas.
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
I was referring to your reply to outside1234's comment. His answer was in the scope of the "obviously mentally ill" population. And I addressed your reply to that. It is incorrect to take my response outside of its intended c
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
This is a complicated issue. I've seen this happen in practice. As long as the process remains conservative and respectful of the patient, it results in better outcomes for the patient and a more peaceful society. The cases where I hav
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
I'm a pharmacist, and I completely agree with your assessment. People are waaaaay over-estimating their abilities here. I think there's a bit of Dunning-Kruger at play here. People think they can make their own judgements based on
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by PiggySpeed 8y ago
In the majority of cases, online interaction checkers might be OK. But please be aware that there's more to drug interactions than using online checkers. You can have a drug interaction that is red-flagged but can be deemed harmless de