geomark

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by geomark 9y ago
Curious, what would you consider the western equivalent of AliExpress to be?
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by geomark 9y ago
I'm more inclined to go with Mega because of Kim Dotcom than I am to use Dropbox with Condoleezza Rice on its board.
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by geomark 9y ago
What do you think of Mega? [1]. I switched from Dropbox to Mega because of that same pricing issue. I'm not a power user but it certainly works well for syncing files and photos across by Linux and Android devices. [1] https:/&#
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by geomark 9y ago
Might be better than the current state of affairs in which a growing number of elderly die of neglect alone in their homes. Cleanup of these situations is a growth business [1]. [1] https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201
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by geomark 9y ago
Those are some good questions. And I don't have pointers to data. You can find plenty of anecdotes about one-off procedures/events that are ruinously expensive in the US but are affordable out-of-pocket cost at medical tourism cen
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by geomark 9y ago
"One of the things that drives treatment costs up is more advanced technology." It's not so much the technology as it is the setting in which the technology is deployed. Compare US costs to costs for the same procedures and t
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by geomark 9y ago
Sort of tangential fun fact: two of the favorite varieties of rice in Thailand where I live, fragrant Jasmine rice and sticky rice, have a higher glycemic index than pure glucose. I was a bit shocked to learn that and made some dietary chan
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by geomark 9y ago
That's really the issue, isn't it? That nearly all data is at least somewhat noisy. Making inferences from it is just a big blur without a systematic way to handle it.
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by geomark 9y ago
Ah, but not just any curve will do, will it. You need a lot of "scary looking math" to make your case for where you draw that curve.
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by geomark 9y ago
Are these hospitals private or public? The experiences posted in this thread are very similar to my experiences in Thailand at private hospitals which are really nice world class facilities with mostly very good doctors. The public hospital
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by geomark 9y ago
Assuming you are referring to filing taxes in the US, and you live in the US, that may be true. But there are an estimated 9 million US citizens living abroad many of whom probably find it a lot safer and more convenient to file electronica
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by geomark 9y ago
I'm not jumping on either side of the argument about if Japanese are the nicest or not, but there are certainly some major differences from "nicer" western countries, with some of them hidden behind courteous outward appearan
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by geomark 9y ago
can only install packages from the interpreter Not completely sure this is what you mean, but you can certainly run install.packages("package") right in your code, doesn't have to be done interactively. Usually want to firs
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by geomark 9y ago
Maybe I am misunderstanding your question, but isn't that just getwd()?
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by geomark 9y ago
Your point about trains is strong. China also is pushing new train systems into southeast Asia. There's a project going on in Thailand now that will see a "medium speed" train run from the northern border (Nong Khai) to the s
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by geomark 9y ago
There's another side that says that taxes themselves are immoral given that they are paid as a result of coersion. So no, not done.
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by geomark 9y ago
Could it be that the dim weight of the combined order + free gift bumps up the shipping cost? Because I know that I have ordered items from China that have free shipping unless I have more than 4 or 5 items in the same order, then the shipp
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by geomark 9y ago
They may not even be nice people. I've seen young hooligans smiling at packpackers while they were discussing what good stuff they might have in their backpacks. The backpackers didn't understand the language so they just smiled b
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by geomark 9y ago
Thailand, where the author said he lives, also has a similar "register at local police station" rule. Even when you live full time in Thailand, if you stay overnight somewhere other than your normal residence you are supposed to r
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by geomark 9y ago
I'm wondering, isn't it the same as placebo effect? In that it's not a change that occurs from taking a medication. It's a change that is the result of mental state change. Both can produce a physical change, as studies
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by geomark 9y ago
Stress is your internal reaction to a situation. Meditation can give you the skills to modify your reactions. What is a stress-inducing situation to some becomes just a calmly observed event to the skilled meditator. So sure, work on removi
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by geomark 9y ago
I hear ya. I've long had the challenge that a problem is interesting and exciting until I see how I would solve it. Then I can barely force myself to implement the solution. I get it done, but if it gets any worse I'll never be ab
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by geomark 9y ago
In addition to all the bootcamps, just look at the mania in primary school education about getting every kid to learn to code. If that isn't just a fad and it keeps going on through secondary and beyond then in the next decade or two t
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by geomark 9y ago
TechShop was addressing that issue about needing to learn how to use a tool that you don't own. Then you would use it on-premise, which seems like a better idea than borrowing it to use at home (for those projects that are portable any
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by geomark 9y ago
It's bike-shedding, because the kind of problems you mentioned are really hard to solve so people work on something else instead.
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by geomark 9y ago
Having done my share of babysitting units through thermovac I can say with some authority that the main experience is in personally observing the effects of sleep deprivation and mind-numbing boredom.
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by geomark 9y ago
While the article is focused on shipping from China to the U.S. via e-packet, it seems China has similar agreements with other countries' postal systems. I live in Thailand and get free shipping from most Chinese merchants selling on A
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by geomark 9y ago
"Ageism seems largely concentrated on the Silicon-Valley style society." I saw ageism many years ago at a big aerospace firm in the L.A. area. It was understood and even outspoken that young engineers would get the call to work ex
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by geomark 9y ago
Speak for yourself ;)
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by geomark 9y ago
Do they have knockoffs of the Lego education stuff, like WeDo and Mindstorms? I've been searching on Aliexpress just now and don't see anything like that. US name brand stuff like this is particular troublesome for me because I am

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