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61.
by growlist 6y ago
> Do some people's lungs gradually clear away the asbestos particles more effectively than others'? At least in terms of damage to the lungs, from what I gather (by reading wikipedia!) it's the degree of inflammatory respo
62.
by growlist 6y ago
> overgrown local busybodies Unfortunately these types always seem to be the ones at the very top also.
63.
by growlist 6y ago
That'll require two more years of CV-related economic destruction then - the only reason EVs are taking that much percentage is because new car sales overall are through the floor.
64.
by growlist 6y ago
> This is a hill I'll die on. bit dramatic for a comment on the Internet
65.
by growlist 6y ago
Almost $400 for Koln to Warsaw?! A quick search shows that's out by an order of magnitude compared to the cheapest tickets on offer. I did this journey in winter once - something very atmospheric about trundling through central Europe
66.
by growlist 6y ago
Pages 43 and 44! Although by some accounts Newton could be pretty nasty, a quick look at this almost makes me feel sorry for him given the advancement of his mind versus the state of knowledge at the time. Perhaps though he was in his eleme
67.
by growlist 6y ago
I really think this should now be built.
68.
by growlist 6y ago
> I definitely get the appeal. But I have zero faith in any state agency to be able to do it sensibly This is how I feel about goverment in general - I want a country that spends enough to look after the less fortunate, but with the adm
69.
by growlist 6y ago
Pretty cool (sorry)
70.
by growlist 6y ago
“They own all these things the other guys don’t,” says Manchester. “In a lot of ways, Amazon has a grander vision. They’re not trying to be a telco.” Damn SpaceX and their mediocre ambitions like colonising Mars (◔_◔)
71.
by growlist 6y ago
Indeed, what amazes me is the implicit distrust so many managers have. Either they have a pretty low opinion of people, or they are lazy themselves and projecting. I've had managers openly say to me 'well we have noone else to che
72.
by growlist 6y ago
Monitoring how much they actually use their mouse, keyboard and phone is an obvious one, along with snapshotting their display. I'm not saying I agree with this, but I know it happens.
73.
by growlist 6y ago
Saw the exact same thing from our clients: utterly trenchant opposition to home working, then CV, lo and behold! Immediate switch to home working :D
74.
by growlist 6y ago
Skywriting etc
75.
by growlist 6y ago
Space-based astronomy is the future, and lowered launch costs should contribute towards that.
76.
by growlist 6y ago
When are people going to start acknowledging the elephant in the room: there are too many humans for us all to live western lifestyles, and unless we want our descendants to live vastly poorer lives we need to give serious attention to popu
77.
by growlist 6y ago
> frat boys Isn't this a hateful term?
78.
by growlist 6y ago
I had an Akai MPC 1000. Absolutely true what they say about the workflow - once you start to learn the thing it's crazy how quickly you can get things down. A computer DAW just didn't compare for me purely in terms of speed for qu
79.
by growlist 6y ago
Spooky.
80.
by growlist 6y ago
I'm guessing you didn't like my comment on your post yesterday ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24124248 ), and stalked me looking for an opportunity to hit back? Bit scary. Was it mention of Soros that you to
81.
by growlist 6y ago
> requires the kind of long term, open collaboration & innovation sessions that the CCP seems fundamentally incompatible with I always see this but it just seems like such a reach - Nazi Germany didn't seem to do too badly on th
82.
by growlist 6y ago
Isn't it strange. I was just reading about St Elmo's Fire last night after watching a documentary about Air France Flight 447, and now today this.
83.
by growlist 6y ago
I have a Filco Majestouch with blue switches and I love it. It took a while to get used to the key press which I expected was going to be somehow tighter, but now I'm used to it and it's great. I haven't gone as far as custom
84.
by growlist 6y ago
I don't see anyone rushing to make amends for the grinding poverty much of the population of the UK suffered. Funny that.
85.
by growlist 6y ago
Including cancel culture? You don't think this is all part of the same push?
86.
by growlist 6y ago
> There are many non-profits funded by elites that operate to advance societal good superficially while pushing ulterior political motives. George Soros and his 'Open Society Foundation' is another example.
87.
by growlist 6y ago
> "fully grasp the full benefit and privileges they have received" When do I get my reparations from the Normans? Or the Romans? Is there a time limit?
88.
by growlist 6y ago
God forbid they might think about concentrating solely on making the best browser eh? Where would that end!
89.
by growlist 6y ago
Are we now stuck with this vacuous corporate virtue signalling forever, or just until the globalist/leftist/whatever-ists finally achieve the absolute tyranny they seem to be seeking?
90.
by growlist 6y ago
I got so annoyed when someone that I shared JIRA admin credentials with changed the front page to a Kanban board. All I wanted was bloody issue tracking! KISS.

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