bratgpttamer

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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
In the medical world, this is typically quantified by the Therapeutic Index[1], which is basically how much margin there is between an effective (therapeutic) dose and a lethal dose. (Fentanyl and heroin have notoriously thin margins, while
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
It's not on shelves because it's a precursor chemical to actual meth manufacturing, not because it's a dangerous drug (otherwise it'd be Rx-only, like the other meth-like drugs). https://www.deadiversion.usdoj
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
I wonder how much fuel a white hard hat, safety vest, and clipboard could net one with a service truck/van.
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
This is SOP among most chain stores' loss prevention policies. Sub out "not worth an employees' life" with "not worth an expensive assault/false imprisonment lawsuit" if you're extra cynical.
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
Another key problem is that the subject of Scientific investigation (The Truth) is only of secondary concern to our j̶u̶s̶t̶i̶c̶e̶ legal system.
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
I think the 5s (SE?) is an exception to the rule
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
This may be true in some situations, but in others, it can result in automatic suspension of your license, and/or they can just get a warrant for a blood test. I've also seen people convicted because, despite several hours' d
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
To speak only culturally (and not legally), the rationale is roughly parallel to the Federal-State relationship set out by the 10th Amendment ("The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
How many Bitcoin networks' worth of energy are required to train the models that generate these silly JPEGs?
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
Reminds me of an interview I sat in on in Cambridge a few years back. Manager: "So, why should we hire you?" Guy: "I have a Masters in CS from [University next door]" Manager: "You and everyone else in this town. So
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
Well, at least we're not physicists, amirite? https://xkcd.com/793/
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
This has been my experience, too, as well as people who understood The Science perfectly and that the authorities were just taking a best guess early on, which set them further against any kind of mandate. (Mostly older, conservative physic
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
> We find a nonlinear relationship between knowledge and confidence, with overconfidence (the confidence gap) peaking at intermediate levels of actual scientific knowledge. Dunning-Kruger isn't real. Dunning-Kruger isn't real.
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
It retains that meaning in 99.98% of political discourse: "[topic] is something I dislike and/or reminds me of something/someone I dislike, and it's the only way for me to express that my enemy is subhuman without soundi
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
My cynicism encourages me to agree with you; however, I think it's worth considering how much political capital is created or conserved by 1) protecting the five-member police force and some random local magistrate vs. 2) taking a hard
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
"Cops raided a smalltown newspaper so no-one would ever find out about police chief Gideon Cody's alleged sexual misconduct or Kari Newell's DUI conviction" https://boingboing.net/2023/08/14&#x2
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
It looks like Newell was using Tammy Ensey's liquor license, which is non-transferrable and expires later this month. [1] https://peabodykansas.com/direct/restaurateur_accuses_paper_...
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
I also read that the source who sent the information about Newell bragged about retaining "connections" in law enforcement, a hint that it might have been non-public information. There's also "dozens" of anonymous t
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
The warrant[1] doesn't seem to provide much information and the affidavit used to secure the warrant has yet to be produced.[2] [1] https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/police-stage-chilling... [2] ht
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
Also, the classic "doing crimes with a computer" (performing a query on the DMV website)
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
This seems to be getting a lot of national attention (good), and regardless of whatever comes of that (or the sexual harassment developments), I feel like at least they'll always be known in that town as the dirtbags who killed Mrs. Me
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Police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom(npr.org)
367 points by bratgpttamer 3y ago|146 comments
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
TIL: Being a computer is hard and I don't ever want to be a computer.
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
Can we just settle this once and for all: a fetus is whatever is most profitable (or least expensive) in the given context.
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
I think he's referring to children, not infants. In Texas, it's legal to kill anyone over the age of 13 - according to my cousin's neighbor's friend's girlfriend's friend who went to college with a guy who&#x27
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
There are volumes written on these topics (many of them a long time ago), but they bring up a lot of existential questions about - in this case in particular - free will, which quickly spreads to the more philosophical theologians and lawye
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
This is peak small-town politics. Also, > After the council meeting, Newell acknowledged the accuracy of the information and said she understood that coming forward with allegations about it might expose the information rather than prese
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
Until someone introduces a bidding mechanism, anyway. "Man, we had no power for DAYS and I only got $14.75 from that stupid electric grid thing"
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
> An entire industry has sprung up around hoarding: psychologists, researchers, social workers, public health workers, professional organizers, fire marshals, biohazard cleanup companies, haulers. There's probably some kind of conne
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by bratgpttamer 3y ago
I wonder what they'll call "shadowbanning" once Uber starts doing it in Seattle.

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