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Every time I say something negative about Soylent here at Hacker News I get voted down hard. But I will say it again: Soylent has not even come close to making a product that can compete nutritionally with goat milk, cow milk or arguably ev
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Second degree murder from one jurisdiction to another. In California I stand mostly corrected: The penalty is: 15-years to Life. At the 15-year mark they are eligible for parole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_(Un
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That is a stiffer sentence than a second degree murder charge which is 15-years in California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_(United_States_law)#Cal...
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Off-topic: Accessibility-wise reversed out type is difficult to read, if one must have a black background a green colored font is best.
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As far as my definitions are concerned, they are correct. Nothing is concrete or black and white. Sexuality is complex but arguing over semantics regarding outliers does not make a fact.
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Käthe Kollwitz work is nothing short of being remarkable German expressionism. IMO arguably more impressive that Egon Schiele and her work and prints are still affordable. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/65625953_k
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Op-ed disguised as a science article. Ultimately gender now has two definitions: cultural/societal and biological — I suppose you CAN have it both ways but when treating a patient's anatomy such as breast cancer, prostrate cancer,
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The biggest complaint I have seen and read are MRI studies denoting reduced gray matter in the "orbitofrontal cortex" or that area of the brain which effects decision making. https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events&#
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Are we really blocking ads or are we really blocking malware? Calling our privacy tools adblockers is a misnomer don't you think for any site can simple put ad in a div and not get it blocked.
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Netflix has never won an Oscar but they have done pretty darn well at the Emmys: 225 nominations , 43 wins — Acting: 6, Writing: 6.
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Populism meets art? No, thank you. Group think and optional solutions should have nothing to do with the telling of meaningful stories.
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This is very good news. If they can do this for ten more quarters there will be less carbon in the atmosphere and an oil glut for 2-million-barrels of oil a day will be removed from daily demand according to Bloomberg — Great graphs in the
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I concede that I cannot fine a solid study regarding farmers opposing, only anecdotal. I am curios and if I may ask, do you engage in any outdoor activities? I do and the people I exercise with do too. But I did find that crime rates drop:
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People here in Southern California exercise and prefer extra sunshine. Farmers here are against the repeal as well. Even popular mechanic endorses DST as a good thing: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environme
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Man Uses Forced Perspective to Create Funny Interactions with Superhero Toys(mymodernmet.com)
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This quote stuck out: "...You don't have real diversity on a college campus when you have a campus full of people who look different but think alike." — Peter Thiel
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Never once was a de facto antitrust law mentioned that Amazon had violated. Plenty of talk regarding how antitrust laws are weak how they they could apply to Amazon by way of their ability to undercut competitors but that does not really &q
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I don't like any of the towns I mentioned, I used them as an example as to what sort of environment you would have to live in which would allow you to live on the interest of 1-million dollars for 50-years-plus.
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Detroit, Buffalo, Youngstown, Ohio and Houston, Texas in 20 years when electric cars own 50% own the road. You would do very nicely.
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Yes, at Abu Ghraib leadership failures and order abuses: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/washington/12detainee.htm... "...The abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, the report says, “was not simply
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Though the experiment appears to have been rigged am I wrong when I say that Abu Ghraib, the torture sessions at Guantanamo and the CIA dark sites and Arizona's isolation units pretty much concur with the SPE results? From wikipedia: O
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What if this "Uber AI" can determined if you have cancer and what stage it is depending on the addresses you are dropped off and picked up at? What if Uber can peruse your browsing data and determined if you are a debt risk and&#x
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Lithium, cobalt and Metal hydride are messy and Lithium, since it is so cheap, it is not recycled for reuse. Though hydrogen is leaky, clunky and expensive to get from source to engine, it will be a better investment in reduced CO2 emission
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Who knew? It's one thing to admire your boss and quite another to "game" them for that is what "kissing up is all about."
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My definition of a cell block apartment is any outside wall[s] and/or a ceiling/floor which are the only barriers that separate you from your neighbor. I think having a garden or a porch, even a side yard is important to middle cl
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Why not? Rich people do. Bill Gates lives in a 66,000 square foot "house" with collectibles in it. Larry Ellison on a 23-acre estate. Why does the everyone below them have to be forced into cell block apartments?
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Ancient Rome exported its wine agriculture technology to France so wine could be created in abundance and cheaper. Look how well that worked out for Italy. "...The founding of France's other great wine regions is not as clear. Th
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The Bay Area and the surrounding tech hubs are very important to California as is So Cal with it's entertainment and media delivery. If California wants to grow the state and the country as well with good ideas and affordable housing,
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If it only took 1/2-hour to travel from Stockton; Fairfield; Davis; or Santa Rosa, CA; San Francisco would not have a housing crisis for people would have more housing options.
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" In society’s narrative of the war between robots and humans, I’m probably the bad guy." Question: Would Erin have done what she did if the fellow was her father? I hope the same sort of circumstances happens to the writer just t

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