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by gniv 3y ago
Why use the June numbers? In the September quarter the yoy growth was 12%. There was definitely a relative slowdown as the world opened up after the pandemic. The comparisons from now on will be more relevant to the long-term growth prospec
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by gniv 3y ago
Read further down, under "Reductions in Our Workforce and Office Space" Edit: That’s only a small part indeed.
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by gniv 3y ago
"The 2021 survey, on the other hand, was well into the pandemic, which we would have thought would increase support for companies that brought people goods (Amazon) and information (Google) during a crisis." I think it actually wo
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by gniv 3y ago
> How do we know that the peptides that were detected were actually from Vlad? Many people may have handled the letters over the years. The authors acknowledge that it's a possibility. But there are mitigating circumstances. From th
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by gniv 3y ago
In French class I learned about a notorious euphemism that the French govt once used: «référentiel bondissant» for ball (in sports). The expression literally means "bouncy frame of reference".
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by gniv 3y ago
For me, the conclusions about the potential diseases are interesting, but not terribly so. I just find it remarkable how many bits of information we can now extract from old uncontaminated [1] documents. Viruses, bacteria, fungi, insects. A
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by gniv 3y ago
I found the whole thing fascinating, although a bit hard to read due to all the jargon. I recommend reading the last two sections, Discussion and Conclusions. Edit: Are there bloggers or youtubers who explain these processes in a more acces
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by gniv 3y ago
In principle yes, but the overhead of having an extra person is big. The extra effort done by the doctor is small, especially since a lot of stuff is automated and works well (like appointments and integration with the state insurance). Yes
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by gniv 3y ago
At least on paper they are net-negative. If you look at a Schedule H of IRS Form 990 they report huge shortfalls from Medicare/Medicaid. This I think helps them claim "community benefit expense". Example Form 990 (search insi
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by gniv 3y ago
I think you are right to be suspicious. For example, back when I lived in the US and went for a checkup at a big hospital in NY: first there were greeters at the entrance of the building, then a greeter on the right floor, then a small army
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by gniv 3y ago
I think in this context second-best CEO is euphemism for crook. Having those could be a multi-billion dollar liability.
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Proteomic Analysis of Vlad III the Impaler's Documents(pubs.acs.org)
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by gniv 3y ago
What's even more remarkable to me is the other context where it's said, Matthew 13:11: "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to him who has will more be
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by gniv 3y ago
Discussed earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37919949
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by gniv 3y ago
The most frustrating is that buses don't respect it either. If they were to try to enforce it strictly there would be protests I'm sure.
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by gniv 3y ago
Neither this study nor the previous one from the same authors seems to look at the water. I would have thought the hardness of the water also influences what grows in the starter. Especially with white flour, which has few minerals.
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by gniv 3y ago
The towns in the part of France where I am also have this limit (30kmh). Hardly anyone obeys it of course. But it's interesting how they try to enforce it. On small roads they install speed humps and/or alternative-side parking. O
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by gniv 3y ago
I'm assuming you have it tested. Is the well water hard? That's apparently what makes the chemical stick around.
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by gniv 3y ago
They had reason to suspect glyphosate due to previous studies. Ex: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/3278
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by gniv 3y ago
It's even worse than that. Those are the half-lives. From the paper: "These glyphosate-metal complexes increase the half-life of the herbicide dramatically, from 90 days to 7 years in water and 47 days to 22 years in soil." O
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by gniv 3y ago
> the font ligatures are a little distracting For me too. I realize I'll get used to them but I keep getting surprised whenever I see them. Also, since we're talking distractions: the underlined words -- when hovering over them
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by gniv 3y ago
> How do you do it? Just for argument's sake, it can be done: Renters are supposed to give notice months in advance, so landlords can advertise during that time. (And yes, painting etc takes some time, but not that much.)
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by gniv 3y ago
Is this meant to rival ASML's machines?
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by gniv 3y ago
I was an interviewer at [FAANG]. I did 300+ interviews. At the beginning I asked tough questions since I didn't know better, but I quickly realized I was not getting the signal I wanted. So I changed and just asked simple questions tha
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by gniv 3y ago
Discussed here a few times: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36993411
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by gniv 3y ago
Do they ever have any light shows in these mines, like the ones in Provence? https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=carrieres+des+l...
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by gniv 3y ago
Looks like Danish went all-out with the 20s: https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/danish.htm TIL. Thanks!
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by gniv 3y ago
> Counting in multiples of 20 is not really that unusual. Wow, there's an entire Wikipedia article on this with lots of interesting tidbits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigesimal#Europe
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by gniv 3y ago
What other languages have unusual constructs, à la soixante-dix and quatre-vingts?
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by gniv 3y ago
Make sure you turn on the Verbatim option from the Tools menu.

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