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by alecst 5y ago
Gave it a try. I enjoy writing readable code but it's hard to judge one's own work. What do you all think? def monotonic(arr): """ Turn an unordered list into a list of lists of monotone sequen
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Maybe you'll find this interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnshaw%27s_theorem > Earnshaw's theorem states that a collection of point charges cannot be maintained in a stable stationary equilibrium
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What happens if you talk about it in polite society?
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Why is it unspeakable that Jews/Asians are over-represented in academics?
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That's a take I would never have considered. I'm not really up to speed on discrimination against Asians.
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Can someone explain why this is being downvoted? I feel out of the loop. Is it factually wrong in some way, or just off-topic?
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The post has been up for an hour. The people who will write those comments pointing out errors are probably taking their time to read it and write those comments.
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I took the bait, I'm ashamed. I try to keep an open mind, so I read some of it. The thrust of the article is that vaccines work well at preventing infection, but that if you do get infected, it is _possible_ that you might die at a hig
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It's definitely better than nothing, but sadly this has a very small effect on consumer behavior. This was the main thrust of my presentation. My proposal was to change the way this "discount" is realized -- by giving everyon
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My specific proposal is about giving you the option to buy a cup if you want it, and not if you don't. Everybody wins!
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UCLA.
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I agree that you can make the case that proof of antibodies should be treated like proof of vaccination. I can't see the harm in that and think it's a point worth bringing up.
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Not only are they not recyclable, but there's a water cost, energy cost, and a pollution cost to making them. Obviously the fate of humanity doesn't depend on what we do with our coffee cups. But in my opinion the best solution is
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by alecst 5y ago
Mine is one of those suspicious comments. I replied to this article when it was first published yesterday. It looks like the whole thread got copied over when it was posted a second time. Unless, of course, you think I am GPT-3. Can't
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Great reply, thank you. I don't want to get into a long argument, but a lot of what you say hinges on that 40% number. I'd like to know what that refers to. My reply to that 40% number: I thought that vaccines made you something l
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Pretty dismal discussion in here at the time of writing. Largely complaints about tyranny. Makes me sad that we can't have a calm discussion about the merits of the policy. From what I can tell, you might be opposed to this policy if:
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Are you willing to be more specific? I come from a pretty middle-class background. What financial stressors do you have?
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I know this is off topic, but what's missing from your life right now that those extra 300k+ will buy you? Just out of curiosity.
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>I don't know anything about those scientists, I don't know anything about their model and their assumptions So you didn't read the paper, you don't know who wrote it, and you're commenting on a paraphrase in the
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What's the worst that can happen if I put it on a wart?
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So cool, I'm totally gonna try this. I have a little guy on my finger.
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It's not trivial to me. You can put one of these things on a treadmill, and it'll outrun the treadmill!
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Having met him through a friend of a friend, I have only good things to say. Humble and friendly guy.
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Oh man! Definitely watch the videos because this is addressed multiple times. And while it sounds plausible (it bit Kusenko) it's not the explanation! Here's one reason why: On the craft is a ribbon, it's dangling from the fr
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I'd love it if you'd say more. Can I offer a counterpoint? Suppose that farmers breed their crops to be more resilient to bruising in transit or ordinary decay. Perhaps this is what leads to lower nutritional content overall? Or c
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I think I'm okay ending the back-and-forth here. I'll post the link to the book and you can check it out. It's a fun way to be exposed to modern (last 75 years) research in linguistics. Talks a lot about language acquisition
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1. Accents are evidence that the speaker did not fully acquire the phonology of the language. A French native speaker will speak English with a French accent because they haven't acquired the full English phonological inventory. Childr
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Interesting theory. But it cannot explain a few things. One of which is why children never have accents, and adult non-native speakers do. Another is that children do not need lessons to learn a language, and adults always do.
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> There's no good evidence that adults have more difficulty acquiring language than children. This kind of rocked me, because in my experience, kids have a clear and obvious advantage compared to adults. They can completely passivel
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I guess... I mean, it is more mysterious than you suggest, given that this fellow had been foraging for 10 years apparently. It's like a driver mixing up the gas and the brake pedal. I don't really have an explanation.

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