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by beloch 4y ago
A major problem with pretty much all types of screws is identification. Slotted and Phillips screws almost never seem to have the right depth or width for the drivers you have on hand. Torx and hex screws have a metric (and imperial) ble
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>Her brothers were 50% less likely to enter parliament >... >Constituencies that were no longer represented in parliament by the local peer were much less likely to oppose the introduction of state education Women of the peerage ta
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We tend to remember painful things fondly once the experience has had time to mellow, and that's how I remember exploration in Everquest. In the early days, the game was unapologetic in letting you get in over your head. In fact, it w
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by beloch 4y ago
When Microsoft built Internet explorer into the foundations of their OS, they got slapped with an anti-trust lawsuit because, it was argued, they were denying users their choice of web browser and, in effect, monopolizing that sector[1]. N
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by beloch 4y ago
>"Another problem with sources is that science news also frequently just repeats press releases without actually saying where they got their information from. It’s a problem because university press releases aren’t exactly unbiased.
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Polar bear populations are not crashing. They're declining in some areas, stable in others, and actually increasing in some areas too[1]. Polar bears are smart, adaptable, omnivores who are lucky enough to live in areas with relativel
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by beloch 4y ago
Tim Hortons is everywhere in Canada and they used to be decent. The current owners are subsisting on brand recognition and market inertia. Once enough negative associations form with the brand, it'll be the work of a generation to
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The author's chief complaint about meritocratic systems is that they are not meritocratic enough, and it's worth ignoring the clickbait title/thesis to look at why. Making our companies, governments, etc. more meritocratic w
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by beloch 4y ago
At it's most basic level, inflation tries to measure of the affordability of living. Mango prices go down and avocado prices go up, so I buy more mangos and fewer avocados. However, what really impacts my life is how much of my incom
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by beloch 4y ago
Canada is the U.S.'s neighbour and is probably closer, culturally, than any other nation. Gun ownership is also high in Canada. In terms of guns per capita, the U.S. is #1 by a long shot, but Canada is #7 [1]. In Canada, guns owned
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by beloch 4y ago
An interesting and related problem is over-representation of swing-vote regions in public policy and the alienation this can cause in other regions. Let's use an example from the post: > 2 districts each hold 100,000 blues > 8 d
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by beloch 4y ago
The sequel to MOO, and most 4X games made since then, have always felt inferior to me. MOO was like a game of chess. The rules were relatively simple, but complex enough to give you the "box of chocolates" games this article tal
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There's a difference. Tube amplifiers are objectively less accurate at reproduction and can be hideously expensive. DE razors take more skill/effort, but produce indistinguishable results (i.e. a smooth face) for a fraction of t
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Canadians are used to looking South of the border with disdain, but also fear. Whatever political trends start in the U.S. have a funny way of making their to Canada after few years. The degree of political polarization now evident in the
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by beloch 4y ago
Modern trackball,flexing, etc. multi-blade razors are expensive, but idiot proof. You can copy one of the Gillette commercials and just mash the thing to your face and make one long stroke through the chemical foam. Bam. Done. If you&#x
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by beloch 5y ago
The site is really vague. I'd be interested to know what kind of fungus is being used and how economical they are to grow. e.g. The site claims that production uses "98% lest energy than expanded polystyrene" and is produce
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by beloch 5y ago
We're used to thinking of our genes as being a bit like fate. They have a part in determining how our lives play out, but that's it, and other factors matter too. This does a rapidly evolving field a tremendous disservice. Genet
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The notion that established field leaders, like large trees, stifle the undergrowth of new ideas, is not new. It is a partially self-correcting problem. Leaders die. However, there's no telling what some of the undergrowth that spro
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by beloch 5y ago
The U.S. would airdrop soldiers and artillery into an area. If the VC wanted to engage, they attacked. If they didn't want to engage, they ran away and came back when U.S. soldiers were eventually air-lifted out. The VC knew that U.
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by beloch 5y ago
They've lost 200K subscribes... so far . The full effect of price increases will take time to fully play out, plus the effects of implementing commercials have yet to be seen. Also, it remains to be seen how other streaming services
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by beloch 5y ago
Many Liberal Western democracies no longer even pretend to try to balance their deficits or pay down their debts. The prevailing notion is to reduce the ratio of debt to GDP. i.e. Expand the economy and the debt shrinks in relative terms
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by beloch 5y ago
I'd be concerned if the U.S. passed this law. Who defines what "good" or "positive energy"? Who defines what is fake news? Does providing users information that is "not tailored to their personal characterist
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by beloch 5y ago
No single technology is a magic bullet for privacy. In the article, there were many users with low technical competence interacting with a central criminal site that, itself, made some pretty glaring mistakes. The stupidity of all is what
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by beloch 5y ago
To put it briefly, Messages sent using classical crypto should be viewed as being public after an unknown delay. They can be decoded at your adversary's leisure with techniques and equipment invented in the future. Quantum cyrpto must
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One thing I was told as a grad student that I've never forgotten is, "Nobody has ever won a Nobel prize for having happy students". At the time, I was struggling to keep up with the marking demands of a new (i.e. This was the
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by beloch 5y ago
The thing about flat-earther youtube videos is that they aren't all designed to be seen by other flat-earthers. Some feature utterly idiotic arguments presented in a deliberately smug and arrogant manner designed to infuriate the view
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by beloch 5y ago
Prices are not determined by cost of production, but by what the market is willing to pay. Figure out what the market is willing to pay and then decide if you can get your production costs far enough below that to justify the enterprise.
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- Stop looking for weird tips or gimmicks. They're usually bullshit. - Recognize that media and the weight loss industry have absolutely no interest in helping you lose weight permanently. The incentives are wrong. They want a capti
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Predicting Putin is difficult at best. However, Chernobyl may have been captured simply because it's on one of the shortest paths to Kyiv. It may also be that the exclusion zone is a bit safer for troops to travel through than the su
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"Most of the oil produced in the U.S. fields in Texas, Oklahoma, and elsewhere is light and sweet, compared to what comes from the Middle East and Russia. The problem is that for many years, imported oil met most of the U.S.’s energy n

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