blompa

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by blompa 6y ago
I came here to say exactly this. I found this article[0] here a few months ago on HN and it dramatically changed my life for the better. I had always thought I was just "easily distracted" and a "natural procrastinator",
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To stop Covid-19, test everyone, repeatedly(medium.com)
3 points by blompa 7y ago|0 comments
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by blompa 7y ago
This article [0] suggests that false negative results will not be as problematic if we manage to start screening on a population level. Inaccuracy of up to 15% could still keep the viral R0 under 1.0 (the critical value for eliminating an e
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by blompa 7y ago
The thing is though, the current PCR-based tests can be parallelised, with hundreds being run at the same time, taking just a couple of hours. The biggest waiting time comes from logistics with transportation to the labs, which is where the
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Spread of the Coronavirus Emoji(blog.emojipedia.org)
1 points by blompa 7y ago|0 comments
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by blompa 7y ago
Interesting, thank you for the link.
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by blompa 7y ago
Although the rest of what you say is true, it's actually a myth[0] that all Tasmanian Aboriginals were killed off (something that Tasmanian Aboriginals find frustrating in itself). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x2F
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by blompa 7y ago
Thank you for linking that report, very interesting. I also read through the article[0] that the report linked. I think a significant factor in the difference in risk is how much contact tampons are making with the vaginal canal vs menstrua
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by blompa 7y ago
As an alternative to "2nd/3rd" or "developing" countries, I really like the "Four Levels of Global Income" model[0] that Hans Rosling put forth in his book Factfulness[1] (a must-read IMO). It gives a much
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by blompa 7y ago
Menstrual cups are a step up from this! They produce much less waste, are much less messy (almost never leak), and don't need to be changed as often (once every 6 - 12 hours and without the TSS risks that tampons have). It's bette
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by blompa 7y ago
Here is a video of a sulphur-crested cockatoo, very determinedly pushing a brick off a rubbish bin in order to be able to access its contents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOpFZYVpezI It's quite incredible to me, th
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by blompa 7y ago
I usually use the analogy that a Swede pronouncing "cheap" as "sheep" is equivalent to English speakers pronouncing "skjuta" as "tjuta". As a native English speaker, it took me a while to hear the dif
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by blompa 7y ago
Masculine and feminine have merged into 'common'/'utrum', used mostly for animate objects as pointed out by a sibling comment, although not all animate objects (e.g. barn, lejon). Neuter has stayed as is. There ar
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by blompa 7y ago
The 'wh' sound /ʍ/ isn't the same as the Swedish 'sj' sound /ɧ/, but depending on the realisation (like how it's pronounced Stockholm) it can sound fairly similar. The 'sj' sound i
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by blompa 7y ago
Also ironically, the mining sector is also the driving factor behind a lot of renewable energy innovation projects in Australia. Since mining usually takes place in the middle of nowhere, utilising the sun/wind for energy makes things