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by entwife 6y ago
Don't give your young child an Internet-connected device with microphone and camera capability. Just, don't.
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by entwife 7y ago
I'm traveling in Seattle, where as of this morning the health department has confirmed 6 cases of coronavirus of which only one was a recent traveler to China.[0] I would appreciate the ability to cancel a reservation if I feel sick,
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by entwife 7y ago
Unspoken in Buffets letter is the problem that these unrealized gains cannot be realized in a short period of time. The size of Berkshire Hathaway's holdings is such that, if they were quickly sold, they would fetch a lower price - th
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by entwife 7y ago
In base 30, a prime greater than 30 can end in only 9 of the possible 30 terminal digits. In contrast with base 10, where this statistic is 4 of 10.
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by entwife 7y ago
An advantage of a regular job is the social and logistical support. Do you have a social network that can support you in #2? Or, an enormous amount of self-discipline?
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The Passengers on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752(theglobeandmail.com)
2 points by entwife 7y ago|0 comments
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by entwife 7y ago
Such aquifer draining structures (quanat) would result in dry climate over time, much like we see in Iran. Deep rooted plants - trees, perennial grasses - would no longer get water from the drier aquifer. In contrast, aquifer recharging sy
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by entwife 7y ago
A good source of data to build an algorithm for bra fitting, is women tailors in India. Specifically, I would ask and observe how they fit women for cholis (sari blouses). The fit of a choli is similar to a bra, although the silk or cotto
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Why don't we know why it is more expensive to build subways in the US?(marginalrevolution.com)
4 points by entwife 7y ago|0 comments
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by entwife 7y ago
This appears to confuse the representation of a number, with the quantity it represents.
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by entwife 7y ago
At the end of Atlas Shrugged, one laborer with a name (Eddie Willers) is left abandoned on the tracks, presumably left to die in the collapse.
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by entwife 7y ago
Not to mention, an enormous US debt.
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by entwife 7y ago
This article reminds me of the difficulty ascribing meaning to data. The meaning of a series of bits - ASCII or Unicode, data or executable - is dependent on consciousness to give it meaning. Much like all of the physical observations of
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by entwife 7y ago
There is such a project. Proof media beta ( https://proofmedia.io/ ) allows readers voting on the truth value and bias of news stories. It uses a betting scheme as an incentive.
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by entwife 8y ago
The author didn't talk about the difference between wealth and income. That, to me is a key distinction in understanding people's choices and possibilities. I'd call someone who lacks income, broke, and one who lacks access
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by entwife 8y ago
It's an experiment to see whether productivity improves when people aren't able to access FB and Instagram to slack off.
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by entwife 8y ago
One helpful survival tactic in Baltimore is, if you are an outsider, make sure to nod and say Hello to the porch sitters, the older folks sitting outside on their steps chatting and keeping an eye on things. It gives one a friendly feeling
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by entwife 8y ago
This lawsuit has more likelihood of success if the plaintiff is part of a protected class (non-white, female, age over 40). The article didn't mention this.
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by entwife 8y ago
No control group. Very small treatment group. Low power study. Possibly of interest to researchers for discussion, no value to clinician or general public. Nice that they reported side effects of treatment including pain.
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by entwife 8y ago
Thanks. I read the Bart Miller papers for professional reasons late last year. It is very, very helpful to read contemporary discussion of this topic.
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by entwife 8y ago
With Internet Banking, is easy to have a check sent to individual or organization one wants to support on an annual or semi annual basis, which has the same effect as $1-5/month. Patreon is useful to discover new content. I imagine it
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by entwife 8y ago
Useful to know if you want to keep your digestion running predictably, without hidden disruptors: "One thing you might not know is that a lot of bakeries put a substance called a mold inhibitor on bread. This stuff, which is called my
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by entwife 8y ago
Thanks. It's usually more informative to read the original source.
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by entwife 8y ago
Light is detected at each retina separately, and undegoes some processing in the retina. The optic nerve transmits that information to the thalamus (lateral geniculate nucleus). The lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus (LGN) is orga
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by entwife 8y ago
Surveying male funders, regarding their self-reported sexual behaviors and attitudes toward sexual expression, would be interesting as well. Are the same number of incidents reported by each gender? Why are men (mostly men) doing this? Hav
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by entwife 8y ago
East Wind is secular. It's parent commune, Twin Oaks, was in part inspired by a behaviorist novel. The early days (1960s, 1970s) are described in "Walden Two Experiment". In brief, the behaviorist theories were mostly aban
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by entwife 8y ago
I investigated living in a similar commune. They used public assistance for major medical, which everyone qualified for because their pretax income was so low.
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by entwife 8y ago
Journals are for reports from scientists and academics. Would they be more useful if there was some additional review of the authors reputation, and the reliability of the particular report? Upvoting or public signing of the documents, or
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by entwife 8y ago
It could simply be explained by sampling variability. The OP refers to American Community Survey, bicycle commuters are just 5.5 out of 1000. The OP does not list margins of error for the reported rates of commuting.
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by entwife 8y ago
This has me curious about what outcomes are desired and what method(s) he is going to use to get results.

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