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by dsq 4y ago
Linking to a wikipedia page? What's the problem with that?
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by dsq 4y ago
Firstly, thanks for the detailed answer. The article we are tesponding to itself has the text: “the stoves have also been linked to a slew of other health conditions from cardiovascular to cognitive issues”. Since the authors themselves r
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by dsq 4y ago
Oh, so that’s it. I couldn’t recall which one.
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by dsq 4y ago
Sure: https://slate.com/technology/2022/10/gas-stoves-brain-develo... So the claim exists, the question is whether it’s true, especially given that many advanced nations use them.
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by dsq 4y ago
These will eventually percolate out into the general economy as fired people don’t buy cars, houses or expensive meals.
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by dsq 4y ago
Europeans have more gas stoves per capita than in North America. Are Europeans more brain danaged than North Americans, on average?
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by dsq 4y ago
I recall this being a term in paper-age SF, a fututristic trope of what mass entertainment might become. A “feely” was a sort of movie that involved touch. It was almost always described somewhat disapprovingly, as a sign of future decadenc
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by dsq 4y ago
Making the attacker armor up their drones and missiles also means making them a lot more expensive and harder to make, to the point where firing a kinetic interceptor makes sense again. So the defender wins either way. The same goes for shi
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by dsq 4y ago
Laser defense is fundametally short range, so it's best use case is probably behind the front lines, to defend your air force bases and keep the air power active. Also to defend ships. Critical infrastructure such as fuel depots, pow
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by dsq 4y ago
>less likely Before both world wars there were many who thought that war between modern powers could never happen because it was 'too dreadful'. That is, the leaders involved would avoid war. Well, we're witnesses latelu t
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by dsq 4y ago
There's a description for spending years in a tertiary degree: not needing a full time income, or having it come from somewhere else While I completely understand the sentiment and would also personally like that, the fact remains tha
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by dsq 4y ago
Similar to how the churches became less relevant over time, wothout disappearing. Of course, many still have religious sentiment, but it's not comparable to the complete dominance religion used to have in all aspects of life.
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by dsq 4y ago
At least somebody there is making their money honestly.
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by dsq 4y ago
My nasty brain immediately wondered if this could be used to weaponize lightning, by guiding massive bolts of electricity against an enemy. However, t woukd be of limited use, only relevant n a very narrow set of circustances.
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by dsq 4y ago
How would one know? By definition, an AI is supposed to be indistinguishable from a human, at least in short text interactions. If it is easy to distinguish between them (with an app like that mentioned), then doesn't pass the Turing t
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by dsq 4y ago
It is a physical impossibility to have one’s cake and eat it too. The only energy source that can provide green energy reliably going forward is nuclear, but the Greens have always been against it. Wind and solar don’t work in Central Euro
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by dsq 4y ago
About two years ago I bought a used car. At the time I was met with skepticism from people saying that I should wait and prices would fall. Turns out the prices rose dramatically as availability fell. It goes both ways.
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by dsq 4y ago
I read too much pop culture references in the article, not enough engineering. At the risk of sounding cruel to the hard working folks in the project: Hype is fine if there’s really exceptional chops behind it, and a string of successes. If
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by dsq 4y ago
I think his intention was a spaceship/starship. He was a science fiction writer, after all, and most of the Lazarus Long stories take place elsewhere in the Galaxy. A starship can be more or less complicated than a maritime vessel, dep
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by dsq 4y ago
What I've observed over time is that authoritarian systems, which include many of the 'dumb' level corporations, always gather dysfunctionality which can be covered up by punishment and threats until a major external event ha
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by dsq 4y ago
Do you mean this mobile app? https://github.com/mobile
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by dsq 4y ago
Japan has generally always had a very sober attitude in most policy decisions, so this decision to reinvest in nuclear is more important than it seems. If the Japanses are doing it, it means its been thought through and found to be optimal.
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by dsq 4y ago
True, although in this case we are discussing active selective silencing rather than mere relationships.
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by dsq 4y ago
I have a friend who did this as well, it’s an excellent solution. There was a shuttle taking people directly to the best parts of Manhattan.
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by dsq 4y ago
For comparison, one supertanker holds 1-2 million barrels of oil. Relatively speaking this spill, though I'm sure very damaging (poisoning a creek), seems to have been stopped in time, indicating that the warning systems are at least f
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by dsq 4y ago
Various non tenure track positions at entry level colleges, with no research.
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by dsq 4y ago
I am also curious about this. I would sometimes look up while walking my dog and wonder if by chance I woukd see a sudden addition to the night sky.
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by dsq 4y ago
All news outlets today have clickbait; it is unavoidable.
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by dsq 4y ago
Elon is increasing Twitter usage and registration with these ‘controversial’ polls. An acquaintance of mine (a non-speaker of English) who never had or used Twitter has now opened an account. I believe others in his milieu have also done s
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by dsq 4y ago
Cruelty is actually more reasonable to expect from someone who has excellent understanding of other persons’ emotions and simply enjoys making them suffer. No spectrum involved.

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