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by biofox 5y ago
Why not? Obviously there aren't many titles, but I imagine most independent book sellers have at least some antique books, and you can always apply for a reader's pass to the local public museum or university library, which will b
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by biofox 5y ago
As an adult with ADHD, these descriptions sound very similar to how I study and learn too, and perhaps explain the difficulties I've had.
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by biofox 5y ago
The last sentence you quote makes it sound like it was sent by Virtucon Industries.
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by biofox 5y ago
It could be argued that the Euclidean plane is its own universe.
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by biofox 5y ago
1=20?
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by biofox 5y ago
Master carpenters vs. people assembling Ikea furniture (and using Agile to figure out which pieces fit together).
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by biofox 5y ago
I wish I could upvote you more than once. I have to stick electrical tape over all of the LEDs in my bedroom, otherwise they disturb my sleep.
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by biofox 5y ago
Consistency is key, I think. Part of the problem now is that every app tries to redesign the entire interface from scratch, meaning there are no general interaction principles that a user can rely on anymore. I hate it.
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by biofox 5y ago
That doesn't make sense. If I can see something that I can't smell, that doesn't imply that my eyes are defective.
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by biofox 5y ago
That's only the first iteration. Next, they'll only load individual packed proprietary toast-pods. Budget third-party pods will work, until the manufacturer rolls out a silent firmware update to brick your toaster, on the grounds
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by biofox 5y ago
One thing that I think is being missed in this discussion is that governments have a responsibility to enforce the laws that are currently on the books. Perhaps more importantly, they also need to be seen to be enforcing them. SciHub was al
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by biofox 5y ago
Gold-dust 23-kappa-99 Colonel Thompson. Seems a bit long... not sure I like it.
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by biofox 5y ago
Search was a solved problem a decade ago. How did we end up losing so much functionality? Was there a specific event that started this?
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by biofox 5y ago
I haven't been following too closely, but my understanding is that if some of the parties who are short GameStop/AMC have been naked shorting, then as this drags out it becomes more likely that the failures to deliver will eventua
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by biofox 5y ago
If the infection model of Alzheimer's Disease is correct, then it might actually provide a protective effect. Related to this, vaccinations are correlated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's: https://www.alz.org/aaic&
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by biofox 5y ago
I think the desire for power is understandable. We need to be able to adapt our environments, and adapt ourself to our environments, in order to survive. Arguably, power is the extent to which we can achieve that.
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by biofox 5y ago
Correct story, but arguably the wrong war. The allies in WWI really invented much of modern propaganda, paving the way for Berneys, Lippmann et al. to refine those methods for marketing use. Hitler and Goebbels both wrote about the manipul
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by biofox 5y ago
As someone who tends to conceptualise code visually, I find it extremely helpful to sketch-out diagrams of the processes and organisation before getting anywhere near the keyboard -- drawing clarifies my thinking unlike anything else. As su
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by biofox 5y ago
There are usually policies to give guidance and mentorship on 'academic conduct' for minor and first-time offenders; but if the cheating was so extensive, then that's a serious dereliction on the examiner's part. I can u
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by biofox 5y ago
Only anecdotal, but I personally know of one case in China where the bulk of a doctorate was done by a student's friend. Can't speak to how widespread this is, but the problem is real. Having taught at several institutes in the An
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by biofox 5y ago
I recall Google Video being the better platform when it was first released. Had a clear interface, integrated with google search, and better performance. I have no idea how Google failed to gain the lead.
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by biofox 5y ago
I agree with all of your points here, but I think there is an important distinction to be made between passive and active safety features. All of the examples you give are active features, which means they require continuous error-free sens
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by biofox 5y ago
I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not, but software should never be used to compensate for unsafe hardware. That lesson should have become standard knowledge after the Therac-25 disaster, which happened as a result of replacing a hard
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Magna has no ‘intrinsic value’, 1941(nationalarchives.gov.uk)
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by biofox 6y ago
Not sure about licensing, but one important difference with ICD codes is that you can access them for free: https://icd.who.int/en
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by biofox 6y ago
I second this. I've been taping my mouth closed at night for the past year, and it has improved my sleep dramatically -- completely eliminated my snoring and drooling. I found surgical micropore tape to be best. It's cheap, breath
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by biofox 6y ago
There are documents in the WHO's online archive which support the claim. E.g.: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331393/WH-1...
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by biofox 6y ago
His PhD is in medical education, so I don't think it's fair to say it's not in a medical or science field. His online bios are clear enough about this, so I can't see how he's misleading anyone.
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by biofox 6y ago
Not just attempted. The poor guy was evicted: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/nhs-paramedic-... The same also happened to a doctor in the UK: https://news.sky.com/story&#x2F
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by biofox 7y ago
For those interested in doing an online degree, I highly recommend the Open University. They accept international students, and their degrees are accredited in both the US and EU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Univ

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