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by brianleb 13y ago
A simplified explanation: Salty food causes you to retain fluid due to osmotic pressure (see one of my other comments in this link). Alcohol is a diuretic, which causes you to expel fluid. There are more reasons, but this is the easiest to
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by brianleb 13y ago
Indeed, and this possibility is called the kidney. Young people with 'healthy' kidneys are able to eat and drink almost anything they want and are much more likely to have well-regulated blood pressure. However, as we age, our kid
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by brianleb 13y ago
In short: your blood is mostly water. Your blood is surrounded by a selectively permeable membrane (your vascular tissue). Solutes increase osmotic pressure (see: biology 101). Sodium chloride (table salt) is highly soluble in water (see: c
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by brianleb 13y ago
So, this is probably an ignorant question, but: Is it possible to buy bitcoins on, say Bitstamp @ $85 and then turn around and immediately sell them on Bitfloor @$94? Surely not? What keeps one from doing that? Or does that generally happen
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by brianleb 14y ago
That last sentence tipped me off to the real matter at hand. I think the problem is that you can't appreciate the ROI of the product until you've experienced/received the ROI of the product. And in truth, it isn't an easy choice - the most
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by brianleb 14y ago
Since we're talking very explicitly about costs and savings: about how much did it cost to identify the hot water system problem and get it rewired correctly?
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by brianleb 14y ago
Congratulations, you are what's called an outlier. Seriously, this post only shows how different from most US consumers you are.
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Death of a data haven: cypherpunks, WikiLeaks, and the world's smallest nation(arstechnica.com)
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by brianleb 15y ago
> By now, with films like Iron Man , its sequel, and Avatar , Hollywood has made us thoroughly familiar with the idea of the robotic exoskeleton. I'm sorry, what? If you don't know what you're talking about, just don't talk about it
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by brianleb 15y ago
FWIW his account is over a year old (though not very active). http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jonathanstark
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by brianleb 15y ago
I really don't buy this as a... 'full force,' if you will, attack by Anonymous. I would want to see this confirmed by sources like https://twitter.com/#!/anonymousirc before I believed it to really be an 'Anonymous' 'movement.' Of course,
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by brianleb 15y ago
I hadn't thought of that. When I think of people buying little propane stoves, I always think of them doing it for survival. What I thought was that some people are getting their last minute emergency supplies just in case things get worse.
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by brianleb 15y ago
This reminds me of something that happened when I was just a bit younger... My girlfriend and I were graduating from pharmacy school and she was applying for residency positions (yes, they have those for pharmacists). Well, she found out sh
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by brianleb 15y ago
I'm really not trying to be critical of other people's lifestyles (and I like the idea behind Jonathan's Card), but when it comes down to it I would want to be able to educate those people that they are living outside of their means rather
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by brianleb 15y ago
> > Some here have said "well if the job is hard, then quit it!" Wow. Do you think people don't do this? Do you think that changes the market equilibrium at all? It doesn't. > If that were true, I'd have a very easy time hirin
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by brianleb 15y ago
Thank you. All someone had to tell me was something like this. Now I understand much better.
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by brianleb 15y ago
Definitely true and I agree with all points. I would wonder how much of the overall laptop-buying population is made up of college students, though? Over time I could definitely see a significant effect (and as is stated elsewhere, Apple is
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by brianleb 15y ago
Alright, I removed "EDIT: And the downvotes are because...?" as per your request. It was there because I felt like there was nothing wrong with my comment (and still do) and so if someone could bring something to the discussion rather than
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by brianleb 15y ago
And that is valid in what way? Seriously. I wikipedia'd him before posting and nothing stood out as something that would change my opinion of his prediction. His identity has no bearing on his being right or wrong. My knowledge of him (or l
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by brianleb 15y ago
Prediction #9: Apple’s laptop sales will exceed those of HP/Compaq, IBM, Dell and Gateway combined by 2010. Reason for prediction: Macs rule. Windows laptops are as exciting as a shiny disco ball in the ceiling. Honestly
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by brianleb 15y ago
> not making it would involve millennia of avoidable human suffering This premise assumes that in the situation where we "don't make it," the total amount of suffering by the end of the human race would be more than one in where we "do
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by brianleb 15y ago
This is an excellent read, although not initially recognizing his name I was expecting it to be about Anonymous/LulzSec, DDOS, digital sit-ins, etc. It is long, but extremely well constructed. It should also be taken as a lesson in how to r
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by brianleb 15y ago
Tsk tsk, you didn't read the article. > 1. He misrepresented himself by saying that he was a legitimate buyer for the drilling rights. "The entire basis for the false statements charge that I was convicted of was the fact that I wrote m
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by brianleb 15y ago
You shouldn't rely on the results, certainly, but I don't think they should be taken with a grain of salt. I would suggest the problem with most people (and I'm not claiming to know your background) is that they aren't familiar with the s
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by brianleb 15y ago
> Their business model for folks who got in on the $99 deal now seems be "Want to know your Alzheimer's risk? Pay more to get your DNA resequenced with our latest tools!" > How much is more? Another $299. Incorrect on all counts. Cu
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by brianleb 15y ago
That has been the case in every bundle. Linux pays more than Mac pays more than Windows. I would suggest that Windows users cover the entire range of users, including a lot of minors. It's the most accessible and prevalent OS, and therefore
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by brianleb 15y ago
I think HIB did due diligence by offering CC, PayPal, Amazon, and Google. I honestly think you're an extreme outlier and would fall into a fraction of a percent of their users. I'm not saying that it's OK to marginalize you, but if I were t
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by brianleb 15y ago
I also would love to see some confidence intervals and p values, just out of personal interest. Either way, really glad you did something with the data beyond collecting it!
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by brianleb 15y ago
The snide commentary in this article undermines his arguments. Given how much of an expert he seems to consider himself, I would have expected him to know this. Looking down on others doesn't position you as their superior. Examples: "If an
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by brianleb 15y ago
In addition to the other valid points presented, here's one that just hit me: Anonymous speaks English as their primary language. Of course Anonymous is made up of people from across the globe, but are there enough of them who a) speak/read

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