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1081.
by Retric 1y ago
Walked into a weapons show a few decades ago that had a full scale Abrams tank + demo camera providing good 360 degree visibility. It was odd because I was like yea this is obviously a good idea, but also I’m not the person you need to conv
1082.
by Retric 1y ago
US equivalent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Advertisement_Loudn...
1083.
by Retric 1y ago
> ends where mine begins and vice versa That tipping point isn’t fixed. > furthermore, does not change over time Except it does “them’s fighting words” only died out very recently, but it provides a starkly different boundary between
1084.
by Retric 1y ago
1$/month was just wildly off. They have 17 million paying subscribers. If they subtitled 1,000 episodes of content a month * 200$ = 200k / 17 million ~= 1 cent per subscriber per month. Actual cost per subscriber is well below th
1085.
by Retric 1y ago
It’s not a rejection of the existence of God-given rights. It’s a rejection of the idea that people’s list of them would be consistent through time. In 1,000 years people may come up with a list of God-given rights, but it won’t be the same
1086.
by Retric 1y ago
Rights are merely a simplification of complex interactions. Societies are more focused on what benefits themselves than such simplification. The minimal effectiveness of enhanced interrogation plus the desire of the population not to risk b
1087.
by Retric 1y ago
Hanging out at the same restaurant is a terrible idea for a watch thief, you will be caught over time. That’s not an issue for the loan shark.
1088.
by Retric 1y ago
It’s not about the Gambling, it’s the fact these businesses are collecting a large number of easy victims in once place. Imagine you’re a loan shark. Which of the following seems like a good place to look for customers: upscale restaurant,
1089.
by Retric 1y ago
Bad “anti-aging” treatments definitely won’t do it, but they also won’t provide indefinite lifespans. > it isn't the "primary cause Only if you’re using an inaccurate definition of aging. If everyone over 20 should have the sam
1090.
by Retric 1y ago
> Do you see the issue here when I frame it this way? Honestly no. Newton mechanics can be accurate to 20 decimal places, that’s currently indistinguishable from reality in relevant and well understood contexts. Making Newtonian Mechani
1091.
by Retric 1y ago
A wide range of things have gotten dramatically cheaper, but that only goes so far. Many YouTube channels make great use of Zoom calls for example. It’s still generally a compromise vs an actual face to face conversation. Safety is another
1092.
by Retric 1y ago
Rationality isn’t an option because it’s wrong. There’s literally zero reason to invest any time into models using it whatsoever when the opportunity to look for something that actually works exists. You don’t need to read people’s minds t
1093.
by Retric 1y ago
I was trying to be objective which is why I didn’t try to compare individual shows. Thus average production quality seems like a useful metric. There’s currently a handful of “traditional media/streaming” shows with absolutely crazy bu
1094.
by Retric 1y ago
Is the average person actually better off after the late 90’s internet is probably a harder question than it might seem. The long tail may be closer to what I want, but the quality is also generally lower. YouTube just doesn’t support a te
1095.
by Retric 1y ago
Irrational isn’t the same thing as unpredictable. Biology was forced to deal with the insanity of biochemistry because that’s what is actually happening. Economics can’t get away from the innate complexity of actual humans if it wants to b
1096.
by Retric 1y ago
> Matter is not continuous and yet we don’t need atoms to predict how a metal sheet will bend. At sufficient detail atomic structure has a huge impact on how a metal sheet bends. Metallurgy seriously investigates at this level. Hand wavi
1097.
by Retric 1y ago
Small price changes don’t necessarily lead to small results. There’s a reason companies advertise 19.99 not 20 which has been experimentally verified many times. People simply act irrationally, which is a fundamental issue when trying to t
1098.
by Retric 1y ago
Aging is more than just looking old. If someone has an increased risk of death per year from cancer or whatever because something is failing over time they are still aging. If the rate per year stays the same IE being 20 or 20,000 has no im
1099.
by Retric 1y ago
The risk of death per year increasing with number of years lived is aging. Without that people have lived longer are more likely to have lower risks of death per year. And thus older people in such a society would on average live longer.
1100.
by Retric 1y ago
Income taxes are heavily dependent on what’s classified as income. In the US we explicitly have a carve out for long term investment returns into a separation category making simple arguments around the top tax bracket irrelevant. Add some
1101.
by Retric 1y ago
Is it? OJ isn’t particularly healthy.
1102.
by Retric 1y ago
The grids is minimally impacted by EV’s. A great deal of charging happens at night when there’s vast excess capacity in generation and transmission. Even if you assume it’s split 24/7 each car only uses roughly 500 watts averaged thro
1103.
by Retric 1y ago
That chart is misleading in the other direction, it’s comparing energy released by burning fossil fuels not useful work preformed. A solar powered EV goes a lot further per unit energy working with electricity than per unit energy of gasoli
1104.
by Retric 1y ago
The poster was using the phrase natural dye. It’s a naturally occurring non organic molecule, but it’s not naturally a white pigment. It takes a lot of processing to get that brilliant white powder and as such it’s not something our ancest
1105.
by Retric 1y ago
If someone wants to ban an industry then making it less profitable is a step in the right direction.
1106.
by Retric 1y ago
I don’t recall the exact number, but well over half that have been in common use were eventually banned. Edit Prior to this administration: Butter yellow, Green 1, Green 2, Orange 1, Orange 2, Orange B, Red 1, Red 2, Red 4, Red 32, Sudan 1,
1107.
by Retric 1y ago
The sheer percentage of artificial food dyes that have been banned suggests otherwise. There’s a long pattern of banning something once enough evidence builds up only to be replaced by something that’s then eventually banded. If there wher
1108.
by Retric 1y ago
So large numbers of government employees don’t quit when congress can’t get its act together and keeps passing sort term bills. It’s all fine to posture, but politicians hate long term consequences when they can use other people’s money to
1109.
by Retric 1y ago
Lot’s of people win from Facebook as a communication platform. It also does all kinds of explosive crap, but being able to keep up with distant family and friends has meaningful value.
1110.
by Retric 1y ago
Because the loophole for sports betting is it’s a game of skill. If they are actively eliminating skilled players it’s no longer a game of skill, just pure predatory gambling. Worse, it’s actively trying to exploit their customers through

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