drjackyll

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   by drjackyll 9y ago

   Students shouldn’t have any say in shaping institutions they attend to gain knowledge. They are not smarter than their professors. Or if they disagree, they should attend another university and vite with their wallet/loan/whatever
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   by drjackyll 9y ago

   Agree. As a white straight guy (although English is not my first language), who actually lived through a war in my country, I find this “_literally_ scared for our lives”, disgusting self victimization.
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   by drjackyll 9y ago

   But sedentary life of scientists brought all the advances in medicine, thanks to which the life expectancy went up. I prefer sedentary lifestyle with modern medicine to active hunting lifestile and life expectancy of 50.
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   by drjackyll 9y ago

   Comparison is inaccurate. iPhoneX has 256GB of Flash, not RAM. Vacuum tubes were used for RAM, while smaller and cheaper ferrite cores were used for permanent storage.
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   by drjackyll 10y ago

   I always wondered if astronauts were given some informal information how to end their lives quickly, in case there is no hope for their recovery. I know I wouldn't like sitting on the moon waiting for oxygen to slowly run out...