eganist

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by eganist 5y ago
> Based on common sense - how many people want to waste 1 or 2 hours each day on commute when they could spend it better in so many ways? like sleep
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by eganist 5y ago
> People making a risk assessment would assess differently if the risk was different? You don't say... People unqualified to make a risk assessment would assess differently if the perception of risk was different. If it was as cut
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by eganist 5y ago
> Again mice models... Do you have a viable alternative for early stage research?
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by eganist 5y ago
> Please try and have a foundation named Microsoft or Apple, see how fast you keep its doors open. No way in hell Ford would allow its name to be slapped on an unrelated foundation. Largely because it'd be a jerk move and PR nightma
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by eganist 5y ago
Yes, and that was the case back when the model S was the highest-scoring car on their rankings as well. It has no bearing considering CR's untarnished reputation around conflicts.
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by eganist 5y ago
I'll venture a guess that a worse mortality rate would've changed the balance on this.
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https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/vaccinated-individuals-ca... > The viral load declined more rapidly for those who were fully vaccinated than those who were unvaccinated. However, investigators noted that vaccinat
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by eganist 5y ago
The healthcare system manages this inconsequentially because relative to refusing a vaccine, the increased likelihood of this happening with obesity is marginal. Prior to the pandemic (and also today during the pandemic), there wasn'
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by eganist 5y ago
I'm not defending it; just giving context around how it may have come to pass.
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> Why did you ignore all the counter-examples I gave? Are you saying you stigmatise obese people, and people who drink? Your points were addressed implicitly, but I can do so explicitly at your behest: Obesity and alcoholism aren't
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by eganist 5y ago
> But didn't California just move in the exact opposite direction on this particular point? From my reading, Cali HSC 120290 criminalizes knowingly transmitting any STD, which fits the bill for stigmatization. I'm guessing your
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by eganist 5y ago
In fairness, I only skimmed them and didn't really give them the time of day. You know, [dead] and all.
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by eganist 5y ago
> If you follow this reasoning, then you must also beleive that we should stigmatise people with other life choices that fill hospitals? Stigmatising obese people, people who drink alcohol, people who do extreme sports, people who have c
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by eganist 5y ago
> I don't care if you get vaccinated, but I also recognize that your are making a suboptimal choice, based on available data, if you don't. The [dead] comments in reply to yours seem to imply that choosing to refuse a vaccine (
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by eganist 5y ago
> I call on high-level officials and scientists to stop the inappropriate stigmatisation of unvaccinated people, who include our patients, colleagues, and other fellow citizens, and to put extra effort into bringing society together. Or
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by eganist 5y ago
The comments seem to be consistent in messaging that this is very much against the spirit of meditation. Unfortunately, I think your idea will easily succeed because people can't delay gratification, which is exactly what meditation re
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by eganist 5y ago
This is awesome. Can I suggest the ability to export as project files for popular editors for your roadmap? It'd cut professional workflows down substantially, which would be worth an (even higher) upcharge. (It wasn't immediately
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by eganist 5y ago
Having spent time in the public sector... ...it's amazing how much of this is caused by local and state governments being unable to afford: 1. Qualified talent 2. Equipment 3. Effective professional services "The beatings will con
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by eganist 5y ago
> Think about that for a moment, why might that be a bad idea? This isn't obvious to me. Can you help me understand?
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by eganist 5y ago
Aw, was hoping for some macro insights about startups and hiring as a whole. lol So are you still "YC Startups" then, or were the previous two typos by omission of 'and'?
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by eganist 5y ago
Going by your post history, you tightened from "YC and Startups" to just "YC Startups" for most of 2021 before broadening back out again - what happened during that time? (on a larger scale as best as you can tell, rathe
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by eganist 5y ago
> Epipens and their price hikes comes to mind. Good example, especially considering the law was weaponized against only a relative newcomer to that game rather than all the existing players who'd been doing it for years.
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by eganist 5y ago
> Are there other fields so thoroughly invested in making the world a worse place to be a consumer? Facebook with creepier services and dark patterns (e.g onboarding literal children despite internal data pointing to adverse mental effec
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by eganist 5y ago
Gonna go out on a limb and speculate that information that sensitive shouldn't be entrusted to SaaS. But if you're that serious about it... ...your pricing is way off. At current pricing, I'd guess that there's probabl
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by eganist 5y ago
Yeah, this is definitely batting higher than your average engineer(ing manager); cfr.org is the initial giveaway. Let's see if I can replay what I read concisely: AI code generation is here and has longer term potential to improve soft
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by eganist 5y ago
> Although a company the size of booking.com should have its own qualified legal department, so that may not shield them from being liable... How does retaining outside counsel as opposed to employing internal counsel have any bearing on
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by eganist 5y ago
> There is no question that mangroves can save shoreline, today. > The sea level rise in question is not enough to kill mangroves and won't be for some time. One source: > > The authors determined that accretion will not ke
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by eganist 5y ago
"Climate Change may wipe out large mangrove forests" https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/912045029/climate-change-may-... Even if logging is a concern, the mangroves wouldn't be as protective a
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by eganist 5y ago
> The image of the government official standing in the water "on what used to be dry land" is quite dramatic.[1] > Unfortunately that land is not underwater due to climate change-driven sea level rise, but due to soil erosio
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by eganist 5y ago
BMWs still have physical backup controls for most of the important things.

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