derbOac

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George Herbert’s shaped poetry and the English Reformation(smithsonianmag.com)
1 points by derbOac 3y ago|0 comments
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by derbOac 3y ago
I guess that still doesn't explain why consumer preferences need to be conveyed through a strongman like Costco? Is Costco really doing anything other than selling the more expensive version which you could buy anyway? If not it sugges
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US drug overdose deaths hit record high in 2022(opb.org)
36 points by derbOac 3y ago|51 comments
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by derbOac 3y ago
You're not wrong. The preponderance of evidence suggests CBT isn't more effective on average than other methods and they're all overestimated due to publication bias: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa
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by derbOac 3y ago
I agree with you but also feel there should be enough competition in these services that a vendor can switch without undue cost if they feel wronged. I sort of feel as if we're collectively deluding ourselves about the extent and numbe
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by derbOac 3y ago
Along these lines, pet stain and odor removers also can work extremely well on human smells. Not all do, but then again, not all of them work well on pet odors either. I've had the best luck with enzyme-based treatments.
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by derbOac 3y ago
I think the assumption of genius is a false one, but I admit I might be wrong about that. I'm not saying there aren't differences between individuals in their cognitive or creative abilities, but I don't think there are outli
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by derbOac 3y ago
I thought it had already been demonstrated that butterflies retain memories acquired premetamorphosis? Eg, https://www.wired.com/2008/03/butterflies-rem/ The article is odd because it's written as if thi
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Counterfeit alcohol is a growing concern for tourists abroad(theconversation.com)
2 points by derbOac 3y ago|1 comments
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by derbOac 3y ago
I think the idea is that even in a vacuum there are inherent fluctuations in electromagnetic field. They're adding fluctuations that are comparable to the background but slightly different; to maintain conservation of energy the vacuum
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by derbOac 3y ago
I got my item and went to the register to pay for it, and the credit card screen gave the price, and then displayed a menu for tips (it was specifically labeled as being for a "tip" amount). This tip menu had three options, in USD
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by derbOac 3y ago
I agree with you that misuse of DEI aims has become rampant, and I've seen it become counterproductive in ways that make my head spin. However, I've also seen cases of outright bigotry — sexism, racism, agism — where having a DEI
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by derbOac 3y ago
Interesting. Maybe I should report it.
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by derbOac 3y ago
I know this has been getting a lot of attention, but tips are out of control. I recently went somewhere and was forced to tip — as in, 0 USD/% was not an option — for literally doing nothing but ringing me up. The minimum amount was 25
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by derbOac 3y ago
I understand the intent, but this article seems to be arguing for an Emperor's New Clothes scenario where no one can identify the value of something except for a vanishingly small number of people. It's some economic variant of th
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by derbOac 3y ago
Interesting although not too surprising when I think about it: as they point out, in the moment perception is sort of lacking in detail too. There's a certain amount of attentional or working memory capacity, so you're not really
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by derbOac 3y ago
Can someone explain this is — what it does and what it's used for? I'm not familiar with Notion at all and the page — which basically says you can use it for everything — is not helpful in this regard. It sounds like a P2P shared
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by derbOac 3y ago
The other level of problem is that truth in reality means consensus. You can argue about what truth is in reality, but functionally it means consensus. So it's not even about what is or is not true, or what is recognized as useful in t
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by derbOac 3y ago
I'm empathetic to what you're suggesting — I've published on open science and meta-science specifically, and think open data should be the default norm. The problem with clinical research, though, is that it starts running in
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by derbOac 3y ago
I think it depends on what you mean by "you can afford it". At some level that's the nature of midlife crisis, identifying what it is you have and what you want, and what you can have. If you are happy with what you have desp
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by derbOac 3y ago
Off topic, but I was excited to find out Another World is on Steam... but isn't available to play on macOS 10.15 Catalina or above. The incompatibility with 32-bit makes me extremely frustrated; it seems as if in 2023, with quantum com
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by derbOac 3y ago
Snakemake seems really interesting (in a good way). I was going to say I wasn't aware of it but then in watching the Intro video I realized I had seen it before. However, I find myself scratching my head about when I would use it, or w
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by derbOac 3y ago
You make a good point about types of matrices that a graph representation makes sense with but it seems a bit much to say that PCA is pseudoscience? If you had a lot of people and a lot of stocks, a low-rank representation of the matrix (pr
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by derbOac 3y ago
Similar lawsuits have been filed by other companies in similar situations. I feel like there should be laws deterring these kinds of lawsuits. E.g., laying out good faith scientific practices and appropriate procedures for dealing with scie
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by derbOac 3y ago
I chuckled when I read your comment but Dezeen sends out these newsletters summarizing reader reactions to articles over the course of the week. It's a way of drawing attention to pieces they write, but also emphasizes the article as p
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by derbOac 3y ago
Good to see this getting some attention again. This affected me personally when trying to find a family member's military records. When I requested them I found out they were all gone because of that fire. It's astounding how much
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by derbOac 3y ago
This is critically important, because in my experience it can work both ways. Sure, you can learn writing and exposition on the side, but you'll learn it faster to a greater precision in good courses. You can also learn math and comput
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by derbOac 3y ago
Yes, and the comment is to request help essentially: "it would be great if Meta or another tech company could spare some engineers with established CPython internals experience to help the core dev team with this work."
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Film companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011(arstechnica.com)
3 points by derbOac 3y ago|0 comments
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by derbOac 3y ago
I agree that the fates of social networks can develop and evolve intrinsically over time, and that there's maybe too much effort placed on advocating for their use with an immediate horizon as the goal. However, it's pretty clear

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