graeme

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by graeme 3y ago
There’s an enormous amount of lithium in desalinated water iirc
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by graeme 3y ago
That’s fair. Though to be clear the following are covered: * Family doctor or clinic visits for mental health * Psychiatrist visits * In most provinces, medications Talk therapy through a psychologist is what is generally not covered outsi
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by graeme 3y ago
In Canada we have free health care and a similar homelessness situation as in the US. USA 17.5 per 10K Canada 10 per 10K Americans like to think that universal health care solves every problem but it really doesn’t. It’s a good system and
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by graeme 3y ago
I’ve never had to do that for a subscription service. Simple cancellation is a good idea. Banning complicated cancellation is a good idea. I’m just wary of too minutely regulation how cancellation happens. It is possible to make it too seam
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by graeme 3y ago
> Stripping API access was just a giant 'fuck you' and experience downgrade to the small group of savvy users who won't ever use new reddit no matter what roadblocks are put in their way. This small group includes the mode
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by graeme 3y ago
The only stuff I’ve ever had trouble cancelling were newspaper subscriptions. Definitely support making that easier. I can’t read the article due to the paywall. Precisely how easy and instant is the cancellation process required to be unde
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by graeme 3y ago
One click to cancel would actually be too easy. I once had subscribed to encylcopedia brittanica. They also sent email messages. I replied to one and said “please ubsubscribe me”. They cancelled my brittanica and refunded me! I wanted the e
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by graeme 3y ago
I know you can switch accounts on instagram. How do you make sub accounts? When I searched I only found info on multiple accounts
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by graeme 3y ago
Threads app is now life. If anyone knows the difference between "mute" and "hide", this announcement doesn't say. Immediate impression is the app itself is nicer than the Twitter app.
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Threads: A New Way to Share with Text(about.instagram.com)
2 points by graeme 3y ago|3 comments
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by graeme 3y ago
Funnily enough the current environment minister Guillebeault was the previous heritage minister who crafted this bill. It didn't get through on his term and then Rodriguez took over.
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by graeme 3y ago
I imagine the individuals affected might care. It’s also unlikely a destructive buologically change will only affect a single system. And unlikely that this same cause would spare animals while only affecting humans. We do want animals to r
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by graeme 3y ago
Bruxism is bad enough that I’d wager it outweighs any damage from the microplastics. We know people live with microplastics now, whereas bruxism will gradually destroy your joints, teeth, gums, and stress your muscles. But apart from the gu
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by graeme 3y ago
Reproductive issues are real. Sperm counts have fallen massively, and the lead researcher thinks EDCs are to blame. She only drinks filtered water. https://www.ft.com/content/f14ab282-1dd3-46bf-be02-a59aff3a9...
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by graeme 3y ago
It's a good question. Can't say I understand the details, but I looked into this years ago and Talon is the material my dentist mentioned. This site claims: "Safest Splint Tested: There is no discernible leaching of free mono
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by graeme 3y ago
Facebook and Google pulled out of news after that law was passed. They only returned when Australian publishers agreed to negotiate outside the law. For France, the devil is in the details. Google has agreements to fund news in many countri
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by graeme 3y ago
You generally can't force someone to do business with another company. You can tax a company and give that company to another organization. But you can't force google to run google news in a given jurisdiction.
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by graeme 3y ago
>While Canada's bill may not be well-tuned, it is a welcome first attempt. The problem is media companies have been pushing this exact blueprint for d years. decades. It is a terrible, terrible template. If countries want to tax big
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by graeme 3y ago
Could you name a metric where rich people get less of a boost due to their wealth and status than standardized tests? To properly compare standardized tests vs. an alternative you need the other half of the comparison.
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So long, and thanks for all the fish(old.reddit.com)
25 points by graeme 3y ago|5 comments
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by graeme 3y ago
Back, but with modmail permissions only
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Apparently, the entire mod team of /r/MildlyInteresting was removed(old.reddit.com)
8 points by graeme 3y ago|1 comments
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by graeme 3y ago
Subreddit was shut down while mod team worked on an anti-CSAM bot to help moderate after reddit announced the shutdown of existing tools. Imagine there’s a bit more to the story: tools only shut down June 30th. But still notable. Shutdown o
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Removed as moderator of /r/Celebrities after over 14 years(old.reddit.com)
219 points by graeme 3y ago|166 comments
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Ask HN: Forum Software Similar to Reddit?
13 points by graeme 3y ago|4 comments
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by graeme 3y ago
Article about Russia's practice of castrating Ukranian POW's. Archive here: https://archive.is/RRB88#selection-839.0-839.78
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She thought she was unshockable, then two castrated Ukrainian soldiers arrived(thetimes.co.uk)
8 points by graeme 3y ago|1 comments
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by graeme 3y ago
The problem with this reasoning is there is no 5x path from the current actions. The API change is designed to kill the apps, not raise revenue.
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by graeme 3y ago
You don't typically paste an entire document into a search engine for analysis. Further, search engines have a long track record of not leaking searches and not using the info for insider trading etc. They're to some extent battle
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by graeme 3y ago
The market is extremely close to the lab. Within walking distance

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