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by beebmam 5y ago
Can you please post multiple examples of how he routinely misrepresents science in the scariest way possible? I've yet to see it, but I'm certainly willing to change my mind if you present it here
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by beebmam 5y ago
Part of the problem is that our medical science institutions in the US are 100% controlled by the executive wing of our government. The CDC and FDA currently must operate under the rules and guidelines set by the sitting president. That&#x2
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by beebmam 5y ago
There's more to worry about than only Mortality. The Morbidity of COVID-19 is something we'll be dealing with for decades: https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1484239554517340164
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by beebmam 5y ago
Paxlovid is one of the most incredible antiviral medications ever created. I can't wait to see COVID-19 become a virtual non-issue (for mortality) when this medication is available everywhere. As for COVID-19 morbidity, I am still quit
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by beebmam 5y ago
The downvotes are because this person is unfairly presenting a single perspective on what the "woke" term means. If you aren't willing to present other perspectives and engage with them in good faith, then you're a propa
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by beebmam 5y ago
Literally all categories describing real-world phenomena are fuzzy at their extremes. Reality itself is fuzzy at extremes
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by beebmam 5y ago
This title is incorrect and inaccurate. Please rename to: "Introducing Dietary Self-Monitoring to Undergraduate Women via a Calorie Counting App Has No Effect on Mental Health or Health Behaviors: Results From a Randomized Controlled T
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by beebmam 5y ago
Social services in LA are quite awful and have been since I was a child, from public transportation, to public education, to assistance for the homeless, to access to health care, to water quality, to police services (and corruption), to fi
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by beebmam 5y ago
There's a superb interview[1] with Neal Stephenson that was published just yesterday about this kind of human behavior. Here's a quote from Neal: "Another thing I’ve been reading recently is “The Fixation of Belief” by an Ame
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by beebmam 5y ago
How ironic that you say this given that the professor mocks exactly this argument
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by beebmam 5y ago
Maybe you should read the article. It's specified in there.
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by beebmam 5y ago
This is delightful. Thank you so much for the link. I especially loved the part about plagiarism. Incredible
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by beebmam 5y ago
I'd like to understand why so many young people find extremist content so persuasive and engaging. I can't stand it, and I instantly close any website that allows for extreme content.
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by beebmam 5y ago
Here's an easy solution: only allow people who have proven their identities to have videos promoted by YouTube's algorithms, so they can be held legally liable if they publish videos that break the law
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by beebmam 5y ago
Ethanol destroyed my brother's life and two of my best friends lives, and did serious harm to all of the lives they were connected to. It is a deeply selfish drug. I recommend that everyone never, ever touches it outside of ceremonial
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by beebmam 5y ago
Completely agree with this sentiment. I can't stand MacOS for this, and various other reasons. I'll never use it again as a personal OS.
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by beebmam 5y ago
Lead does not block "all radiation". Here's a great video that explains common types of radiation and what kind of materials are effective at blocking each of these types of radiation: https://www.youtube.com/
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by beebmam 5y ago
I try to ask questions in software engineering interviews that don't have just a single correct answer, like most real-world engineering problems.
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by beebmam 5y ago
Those used to be much more common in the US. The 2008 housing crisis changed everything, and variable rate mortgages are extraordinarily rare now.
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by beebmam 5y ago
Didn't he buy Tesla?
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by beebmam 5y ago
Bitlocker. Or most other software that interfaces with a TPM to protect your secrets
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by beebmam 5y ago
It's the same for anyone who sells software, or access to ANY data whatsoever.
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by beebmam 5y ago
Elliptic curve cryptography does not rely on the difficulty of prime factorization. That is likely why that comment you are replying to is downvoted; that comment doesn't answer the question that it is replying to. For an intro to the
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by beebmam 5y ago
So, did it leak from a Chinese lab? If so, why isn't China being held economically and ethically liable? Why do they continue stonewalling any investigation and suffer zero consequences?
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by beebmam 5y ago
I might find your argument more persuasive if you didn't use such extreme language.
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by beebmam 5y ago
You can always ride a bike :)
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by beebmam 5y ago
That's not why nurses and doctors wear elastomeric respirators or PAPR devices.
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by beebmam 5y ago
Let me tell you what it brings: independence. I've lived through an abusive relationship where I was almost murdered, and I am thankful every day that I had a career to keep me alive after I escaped from my abuser.
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by beebmam 5y ago
Data better than anecdotes
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by beebmam 5y ago
"Veganism, a social signifier for whatever the local upper caste is" You lost me here, as most vegans are not wealthy, and in the US have approximately the same income as non-vegans on average. (A simple google search will point t

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