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by balnaphone 5y ago
With a bit of an imaginative stretch, this advise appears to hold for natural languages, also.
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by balnaphone 5y ago
Use a medication tracker on your phone, for alerts that are distinct from alarms/meetings, and are easy to setup with a label for multiple times per day. Also, "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg, does give a good intellec
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by balnaphone 5y ago
https://archive.is/Y3wNG/again?url=https://www.bloomberg.com...
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by balnaphone 6y ago
This is common nomenclature to enhance readability in fields that have a large number of neologisms and proper nouns, such as some technical domains, medicine, investment banking, and so on. It's particularly useful when names are in
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by balnaphone 6y ago
I went to university at 14 to study math, no problems. I had a good experience. I wish I went earlier, because years are worth more when you're young. The university environment was far superior, both socially and academically.
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by balnaphone 6y ago
Note for Brits and Canadians: "house-ton" is not how you pronounce Houston St in New York, it's "how-stun" (IPA /ˈhaʊstən/). In constrast, Houston TX sounds like "hew-stun" run together (IPA &#x
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by balnaphone 6y ago
> As we go on you reference Fung (and defend him) a fair bit I defend Jason Fung because he's one of the few in this area of science and medicine who has gone to the trouble of writing books that ordinary people can understand, and
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by balnaphone 6y ago
> No point in focusing on hormones so much. I somehow don't see people fretting over their ACTH or progesterone. I respectfully disagree. When I go to USA or Mexico in particular, the frequency of obesity is astonishing. Perhaps w
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by balnaphone 6y ago
We use PI/CI (Ponderal Index AKA Corpulence Index) in my lab and it's a huge improvement over BMI. Especially for modern heights in men and women. Still crude, but easy to apply. Wide margins.
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by balnaphone 6y ago
The linked-to "Part 1" includes the "myth" that his discussion is referring to, and so is much less misleading. However, personally, I'm not aware of anyone interested in this kind of thing who holds those myths to
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by balnaphone 6y ago
The linked-to discussion of insulin has a major error logical error. The title is "Insulin: An Undeserved Bad Reputation", but then the body of the article says for example "Carbs are not alone in being responsible for insul
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by balnaphone 6y ago
Please research in-depth before experimenting too much. Some common antioxidants are surprisingly linked to modestly increased all-cause mortality; the most famous is the set of vitamin E studies, but there are others. [1] https:/&#x
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by balnaphone 6y ago
https://archive.is/6Iqy2
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by balnaphone 6y ago
There is a problem with the BMI [1] calculation, which is the standard measure used to determine "normal" weight, in that it is dimensionally incorrect. The BMI calculation gives results that are appropriate for those around 5&#x
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by balnaphone 6y ago
The active enzymes in natural milk are substantially destroyed in the pasteurization process. Lipase is a good example, there are dozens of others.
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by balnaphone 6y ago
This area meaning "scientific topics on health". Quote: It may seem more problematic to speak of the bias of scientific articles, because many people do not want to see “unscientific” views covered in encyclopedia articles. If suc
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by balnaphone 6y ago
> I cite below from the wikipedia page on raw milk, which is more likely to be an objective source It seems the co-founder of Wikipedia disagrees with your assessment of it as an objective source, in particular in this area, among others
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by balnaphone 6y ago
See archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20070810204407/http://www.sellsb...
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by balnaphone 6y ago
In the first pie chart [0], am I the only one having a hard time with colours in the legend? For example, the second colour in the legend is #ff851b [1], but that doesn't appear in the pie chart. Going by the amount (33.69%), it must
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by balnaphone 6y ago
Yes, and 5-year-olds getting hugs and kisses from their mothers should have to pay a service tax, too. This unpaid and untaxed emotional labor has to stop! We need rules and regulations for society to work!
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by balnaphone 6y ago
I believe you! The documentation says one thing, but in practice there are often hidden gotchas that can be extremely frustrating. Especially with respect to Azure, but even with the regular product. Microsoft has amazing sales teams, an
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by balnaphone 6y ago
Yes. In theory, "military police" enforce military law and are responsible for policing the army, navy, and so on. They're usually limited in their ability to enforce civilian law. In the USA, it's prohibited under the
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by balnaphone 6y ago
This is a great analysis. When I was a kid, I used to wonder what the difference was between soldiers and police. I was told that soldiers were meant to protect the State from its enemies, whereas police were meant to enforce the rule of l
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by balnaphone 6y ago
It's a tough one, for sure. Personally, I'm looking forward to a pinephone. I'm moving towards asynchronous communications, and leaving my phone at home, or in a "faraday pouch" (made of [0]) on airplane mode. Net
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by balnaphone 6y ago
That's strange. The offices at Bloomberg, Microsoft, Walmart Labs, etc., all had healthy options when I've been there.
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by balnaphone 6y ago
Re (a) the comparison doesn't hold much weight because despite their close geography and culture, there are major differences between Norway and Sweden. The most significant is that the elder care homes in Sweden are much higher densi
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by balnaphone 6y ago
My understanding is that feature (database mirroring) was deprecated many years ago, for availability groups. There were some limitations in the Analytics area, but that customer was using another solution for most of that anyway. There w
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by balnaphone 6y ago
Your reasoned response and respectful tone are truly appreciated. Thank you! As a matter of fact, I do have family in NYC, Queens, and CT. It's perhaps the hottest "hotspot" in the world. In general, children below 5 and
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by balnaphone 6y ago
Are you sure? The HRW report that the UN report references is quite clear. I don't have time to track down all the recent news, but the keywords "food insecurity lockdown" put into Dogpile, Bing, or Yippy should help you get
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by balnaphone 6y ago
A company I consult for specializes in SQL Server applications. There is a significant push to Linux from both the largest customers, paying over 150k$/month for server licensing and hosting, and from the smallest companies, who are s

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