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by arafa 6y ago
From my perspective as a data person, everything on this list is true. I would add on to #4 to say "You're likely the only data person" to say "You're likely the only data person and expected to do everything you n
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by arafa 7y ago
These are ketone ester drinks, but nothing really mainstream or in energy drinks. Esters are far too expensive and the taste far too bad for that. Most people have never even heard of these, in my experience.
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by arafa 7y ago
I have a fair amount of experience with ketone esters and did some research. They taste terrible, but not as bad as I expected and definitely wasn't a deal breaker for me. I got more used to it over time. They're great for fuel
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by arafa 7y ago
It depends on how fast a caffeine metabolizer you are. I've been classified in genetic testing (whatever the reliability of that is) as a fast metabolizer, and I can have a full cup of coffee 2-3 hours before bed and not stay up. Oth
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by arafa 7y ago
The review situation is bad enough on Amazon now that I won't buy any medium to high value product without using ReviewMeta. I find their service to be invaluable. Reading reviews and using ReviewMeta still isn't enough, but it&
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by arafa 7y ago
"It is all about efficient use of real estate." I've been a part of these discussions at very high levels and this is the consistent theme. Short-term, easily quantifiable savings against nebulous, hard to quantify harms. F
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by arafa 7y ago
I had a very similar experience with RSI and Dvorak. It was getting pretty bad and many years later, my wrists are holding up great. Maybe I'd have learned Colemak if I learned today, maybe not.
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by arafa 7y ago
Jump bikes are also safer as the brake lines are a lot harder to cut than the Lime ones (since they're shielded). This happens quite frequently to people I know.
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by arafa 7y ago
As suggested, it's an excellent but difficult read. But like many such books (say The Beginning of Infinity), they reverberate in my mind for years afterwards, with interesting inferences and callbacks. That said, you might skip the d
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by arafa 7y ago
It does seem like a radical option but is surprisingly doable. Beyond Soap was a book recommended here, which was a great read and discourages daily use of soap and shampoo (and conditioner if need be): https://www.amazon.com&#x
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by arafa 7y ago
I was monitoring indoor CO2 at my home. It definitely swings in the 800-1000 range, especially if I keep the door to the rest of the house closed or mostly closed. But if I leave that door open, it often drops to 600 or less during the da
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by arafa 7y ago
I went to post this exact comment and you already have. This, at the very least, demands explanation. The book was pretty damning.
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by arafa 7y ago
My friend used to be into "bending" talking toys this way. My favorite was the bent Furbys they took the "fur" off of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srf1oreJ_Vo
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by arafa 7y ago
Indeed. The word is that's the new policy and standard (adjustable height desks for all).
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by arafa 7y ago
I had a professor years ago that emigrated from Bulgaria. He said he could've lived like a king there with relatives in the corrupt train sector/mafia, but came to the US to teach as an adjunct instead. That about sums it up. Co
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by arafa 7y ago
Not the first time Goedel's Incompleteness theorem has been related to consciousness. It's a running theme in Douglas Hofstadter's work, especially in Goedel, Escher, Bach. I think Hofstadter's answer to this question w
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by arafa 7y ago
As a counterpoint (also discussed in other threads below), often few other people want to bid on those keywords, so it's not as expensive. It's still a crappy thing to do.
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by arafa 7y ago
Reminds me a lot of the ancient idea of Platonic forms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms Obviously not the same thing, but I think it's an interesting association.
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by arafa 7y ago
See also this, for more specifics on the math involved: https://effectsizefaq.com/2010/05/31/what-is-statistical-pow... The basic idea is: Get more data, especially if you're measuring something subtle.
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by arafa 7y ago
I am pretty surprised to see no discussion of statistical power in the article and very little mention in the comments here. To me, having more statistical power solves many of the issues mentioned in the article. Many of the rest can be
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by arafa 7y ago
They can also be used for money laundering, as a result.
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by arafa 7y ago
Can't agree more. People always bring up how risky and unethical the insulin pump hacking stuff is in literally every link it's mentioned. I guess intuitively, all things being equal, people feel like like you should be as cauti
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by arafa 7y ago
A U.S. focused take from 2017: https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/02/global-warming-will-b...
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by arafa 7y ago
Used to happen at our house all the time (once every 6-12 months), we had lots of trees near power lines. There'd be a bang, a blue flash of light, a dead squirrel, and no power (or a power dip).
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by arafa 7y ago
As someone who uses statistics all the time at work, I sympathize so much with this article and greatly enjoyed it. Every time I try to introduce a Bayesian prior, coworkers either look at me like I'm crazy (because they've never
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by arafa 7y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. Other friends of mine swear by Foobar2K, but I can't stand the interface (a combination of hard for me to use/configure and bad aesthetics), so much so that I still prefer to use Winamp.
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by arafa 7y ago
Good to know, thanks! I didn't see this.
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by arafa 7y ago
Seems interesting, especially since I used to use Rockbox. But my iPod Classic/6G is in the Rockbox unstable category and has apparently been that way for 2 years. Bummer, I still use mine all the time. :(
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by arafa 7y ago
I know folks that work on Nightscout and I agree with everything in this post. I find them to be very thoughtful and circumspect about the work (the contributors often have T1D or family with T1D). Besides that, a closed loop system (whic
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by arafa 7y ago
Can't agree more, having been in a very similar position. From what I understand (based on the book SQL for Smarties), it's also more efficient for the query planner in some cases (especially when filter/non-join predicates

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