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by clnq 4y ago
Looking at Wikipedia, there are still a few RBMK reactors in Russia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBMK#List_of_RBMK_reactors . Some of the design flaws of RBMK were retroactively addressed in existing reactors post-Ch
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by clnq 4y ago
> Tesla’s driver-assist technologies, Autopilot and “full self-driving” are already being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration following reports of unexpected braking that occurs “without warning, at random
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by clnq 4y ago
I was depressed and NEET for about a decade too. Cognitive behavioral therapy helped me get a better outlook on life and put me on track to a successful career. My advice is to be humble and open-minded to things that can drastically improv
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by clnq 4y ago
An antibiotic won't significantly weaken your body. And there are many situations where prescribing antibiotics without a doing culture yields better outcomes because of timing. Particularly with severe illnesses like sepsis or severe
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by clnq 4y ago
Counterpoint - Thai cave diver.
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by clnq 4y ago
For fun, I've asked OpenGPT-3 and ChatGPT to write a few rants like this. They both tend to produce much shorter, much more abstract rants without fixating on details (like lack of customer support) excessively. For example: > I can
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by clnq 4y ago
An article was published in Nature a few days ago saying the actual number of COVID deaths could be around 2.75x higher than officially reported numbers. We might be underestimating deaths by many millions worldwide. https://www.
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by clnq 4y ago
What a brilliant new social network that has nothing to do with Mastodon at all. Full of social discourse about the singer, actress, and director Barbra Streisand entirely unrelated to current events.
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by clnq 4y ago
Very same. SA:MP servers taught me to run a Linux server and to make gamemodes in Pawn (C-like). I got my first C++ game development job a few years later, and it has been a successful career since. Thank you, SA:MP.
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by clnq 4y ago
The biggest quick hack to success in my career has been quickly leaving companies where I'm unlikely to succeed. The second-biggest one was realizing that negotiating power is the currency of career progression. The more you use it, th
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by clnq 4y ago
I am definitely in the minority, but let's not appeal to the masses. Excessive jargon is becoming more and more unwelcome in academia as readers and reviewers are getting tired of insubstantial jargon-padded papers bordering fraud. Mor
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by clnq 4y ago
It's not wrong. But it's not very right in conveying the essential parts of the article. For example, the fat and non-sweet protein sensing seems a bit adjacent to the author's point. I'm not sure why they went on these
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by clnq 4y ago
Generally, I don't particularly appreciate how unreadable academic articles are. It makes them ineffective at communicating their ideas. And worse - there are a lot of pieces where jargon is used as a substitute for content. Yes, it&#x
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by clnq 4y ago
It could be a solution. Lipids should be pretty stable in acids. It would be interesting to see a comment from someone interested in chemistry.
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by clnq 4y ago
Thanks for the very interesting article. But man, is it filled with needlessly complex language. > The upper gastrointestinal tract is well-endowed with taste and fat receptors, with sweet taste being detected, as elsewhere, by a heterod
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by clnq 4y ago
Aluminum Coca-Cola cans are lined with BPA plastic on the inside. Although Coca-Cola and other companies using it with food say it's safe, independent studies suggest many unfavorable health effects of consuming BPA. For example, incre
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by clnq 4y ago
None of this is bait. The opposite - I am trying to ground the conversation in reality. Cars break down all the time, even new ones. If you Google "new car broke down," you'll find plenty of examples. The US Consumer Rights A
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by clnq 4y ago
Maybe it was based on your proximity?
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by clnq 4y ago
The article is very sensationalist. The title should be "A new car had a fault." The window broke because without power it can't lower enough for the door to open. Another result of the power fault. All cars fail. It's i
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by clnq 4y ago
The apeish immaturity of decision-makers in power that really do too much misleading for being called leaders. Neither Ukraine, nor Russia, nor humanity as a whole benefits from Russia's actions. Even Putin's legacy doesn't.
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by clnq 4y ago
Capacity for war is not the same as starting wars. Pax Americana is a result of defensive capacity for war. The Middle East situation is a result of starting wars. I have a lot more criticism for the latter than the former.
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by clnq 4y ago
Historically, yes and no. I agree. But recent wars look much more like All Quiet on the Western Front than conquests of the Roman Empire.
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by clnq 4y ago
Everyone involved in a war is a loser. It really shows how immature humanity is that we still start new wars.
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by clnq 4y ago
Friend recommendations on Facebook are so creepy. I have an unused, empty Facebook account that recommends connecting with people I know in real life, even if I don't use WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Oculus, or other Facebook product
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by clnq 4y ago
Then half of all crypto is a mere failure to realize a long-term, aspirational goal (the moon), not fraud.
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by clnq 4y ago
BioShock vibes. I like it!
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A little discomfort can put a lot of things in perspective.
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by clnq 4y ago
Living a life in complete comfort can make us fear even minor discomfort, pain, and stress. But these are ordinary and essential parts of human life. Stupor is a very appropriate word to describe a state of living without even minor discomf
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by clnq 4y ago
No influence makes a moderator feeble and ineffective because it is the purpose of their job to have and apply influence to conversations. A schoolteacher's job is different. However, I suppose some could be called pathetic at it, just
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by clnq 4y ago
Thanks for reading my other comment. Yes, I removed it. It could have become a heated topic and I did not want to start such a discussion. Sorry if it got deleted while you were replying. I agree with your thoughts. It is very important to

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