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by evv555 5y ago
>I think readers with kneejerk reactions to the tune of "theyve gone downhill / woke / bs" are maybe missing the point? No it doesn't seem that way. Postmodern crowd has been calling evolutionary biologists&#x2F
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Out of curiosity I googled the current state of articles regarding "Wuhan Lab Leak" theory and potential NIH connection to gain of function research. Both issues that aren't clear-cut but have compelling evidence. None of t
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by evv555 5y ago
>what costs do you mean? Costs in the broadest sense? That's a very amorphous type of cost. It's clear facebook and twitter are primarily funnels towards polarizing content presented in disjointed snippets which makes real disc
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by evv555 5y ago
I think that's a false dichotomy. If social media is so disruptive to society then costs shouldn't be externalized onto citizens but the corporations. * Force transparency on the engagement metrics and the algorithms they drive.
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by evv555 5y ago
Not in this case. The covid vaccines just turned the vaccinated into asymptomatic delta superspreaders. There was no likely endgame where we reach herd immunity with the current vaccines.
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by evv555 5y ago
I dunno, this comes off like some sort of hyperbolic fanboyism
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by evv555 5y ago
>Bad editing, bad shots, bad fight choreography. Is it bad or is it just different from original Matrix and on a higher resolution/framerate? The cinematography reminded me of Jupiter Ascending which wasn't bad imo.
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by evv555 5y ago
>I do not concern myself with non-practical (in my opinion) matters because I know that the vast majority of people will not take that path, so it’s likely not an issue. Vanguard index funds are basically meme stock status in large part
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by evv555 5y ago
Sounds like extensive research of your own filter bubble.
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by evv555 5y ago
>There are also really high-quality information sifting tools available though. Great way to get a birds eye view of the news. https://ground.news/
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There's a reason why most chemistry equipment is made out of glass.
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Specifically I had something like this in mind.[1] Granted that article is about reusable aluminum bottles but stainless steel can have its own coatings like teflon. It's not unreasonable to believe your stainless steel bowls are a s
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The coating of these containers often contain chemicals like BPA so you can't trust a PTFE container is safe even if you trust PTFE.
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by evv555 5y ago
Most metal food containers are coated with plastics like BPA. You can't trust "BPA free" labels because there are now analog compounds in use. For example this is what a dissolved coke can looks like.[1] 1. https:/&#x
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by evv555 5y ago
Because identity and values/"what matters" are intertwined.
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Yes because I identify with sentience on earth in general even though I identify with being human more
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Linux distributions with large enough ecosystems to smooth out the rough edges.
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by evv555 5y ago
>What would be its building blocks? IFPS, Activitypub, XMPP, Matrix? but more importantly what would be the governance and incentives that would prevent it from rapidly degenerating as with all other versions. Everything you listed is We
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>I was interested to know how this fit together with Yugoslavia's ethnic conflict. Looks like it didn't really: It was just convenient chaos? The historical origin of these ethnic conflicts goes back to the Ottoman empire conqu
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by evv555 5y ago
Using Yugoslavia as a counterpoint... The conflict created an open slave market where UN soldiers were ordered to guard against "war" but otherwise not get involved. This eventually grew into a European trade network that has en
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I believe there's map software that avoids left turns when possible for situations like this
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Couldn't IT do this with AWS as well? One of the few advantages of AWS are the compliant and auditable infrastructure patterns they provide.
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by evv555 5y ago
>I wonder how that's possible for attractiveness though? You'd think people's perceptions of that wouldn't change. Arguably "attractiveness" is a proxy for ephemeral attributes like status and other sorts of
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by evv555 5y ago
The most promising geoengineering proposal I've seen is spreading "green sand" on beaches which is being researched by project vesta[1]. One of the outputs is calcium carbonate which also has the added benefit acting as a pH
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by evv555 5y ago
>The 2006 film Borat aimed to expose American bigotry, xenophobia and sexism as the title character's unwitting scene partners reveal their true beliefs. I loved these movies but the idea that Sacha was taking a moral stance is the
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Is the rational to quarantine tweets not itself driven by slippery slope reasoning?
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Critical thinking is domain dependent. For example, just because you can kill it on white board interviews doesn't mean you will be able to navigate relationship issues. The way I imagine many PhD's I've talked to is like th
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by evv555 5y ago
>I'm having a hard time seeing your point. The start of this thread is a comparative juxtaposition of anti-vaxxer and terrorist content. I think that's an interesting thought experiment but requires historical context with an
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Your assertion is orthogonal to the original thread. When the "Arab Spring" started all the talking heads were going on about free speech, Democratic values, the positive role social media is playing, and beating the war drums.
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This is a very strange approach to discourse. What action do you think was taken and where's the documentation? The administration was openly showing support for the Arab Spring mobs and even built up a military coalition in its suppo

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