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by hilux 2y ago
Something clicked for me when I read your comment: the most amazing thing about Apple is that despite their corporate immensity, they still continue to ship generation after generation of cool products that compete and sell on their own mer
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by hilux 2y ago
I don't know about "peer-reviewed gold-standard studies," but what you've described is basically how the EU does it – what goes in food must be proven safe. It's the opposite of the US approach, which is to ban (onl
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by hilux 2y ago
I'm so confused – I thought these guys were the absolute best in blowing the whistle on scammy corporations.
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by hilux 2y ago
I am no Terry Tao, but I do have a degree in mathematics. Other than possibly in a class on numerical analysis, I don't remember anything resembling types. We definitely spent more time discussing different kinds of infinity than we di
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by hilux 2y ago
> part of what school does is expose you to a vertical slice of humanity I love that phrasing! I think I'm going to use it – thank you.
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by hilux 2y ago
It is an objectively measurable fact (e.g. by test scores) that K-12 teaching, in the US, pays poorly, lacks prestige, and attracts far from the best and the brightest.
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by hilux 2y ago
There is another issue. Kids in the first group can get an incredible academic intellectual education, AND be emotionally and socially stunted. I have directly observed this, unfortunately. It also happens in very liberal, high-end, privat
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by hilux 2y ago
> For example, CA schools have to publish statistics on suspensions and expulsions. So there’s an incentive for administrators to minimize them. Are you sure administrators care? I live in Oakland, where some of the public schools have a
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by hilux 2y ago
Nursing can also pay extremely well, at least in California, and for those willing to travel.
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by hilux 2y ago
Oh, I hear you. In some cases, they may be required to document how many candidates went through the entire process, to "prove" that it was genuinely competitive.
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by hilux 2y ago
This is extremely common. In fact, it is the rule at universities and government agencies and government contractors, who are required to post every job even when they have a preferred candidate, and many big tech companies do the same thin
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UW and CS student reach truce in spat over 'HuskySwap' scheduling app(geekwire.com)
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Lead and cadmium found in muscle-building protein powders(cnn.com)
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by hilux 2y ago
Fair enough. It is tough to edit those titles to convey the main point while staying under the character count!
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For a different approach, in addition to exercise, check out The Circadian Code by Dr. Satchin Panda, a researcher at the Salk Institute. No calorie-counting required!
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by hilux 2y ago
Overweight and obese people (70% of US population) are typically the ones trying to lose weight.
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Meta-Analysis: Weight loss requires >150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise(jamanetwork.com)
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by hilux 2y ago
I am not sure that your core assumption, that you can find one person, while both in your 20s, who will meet all your needs for the next 60-80 years, is a reasonable one. When we look at the origins of the "life partner" assumptio
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by hilux 2y ago
You may also enjoy Stoner by John Williams.
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by hilux 2y ago
Borrowed. Thank you!
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by hilux 2y ago
That was a lot of data with very little direction. The only advice I was able to extract, is: "omnivores should strive to eat a variety of plant-based foods."
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by hilux 2y ago
Did you follow the 2022 trial - Johnny Depp v Amber Heard? It did not turn out how I had assumed. Sometimes the facts are what they are, and it's plain for everyone to see, whether you're liberal ("woman good, man always bad&
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by hilux 2y ago
Sure, if you diminish and demean absolutely everyone who disagrees with you, then you're left in a bubble where your truth is the only obvious correct one. I know old white guys who are the same way. The craziest thing is how "ope
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by hilux 2y ago
I don't think you read the data in article you quoted.
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by hilux 2y ago
And both are seven-letter words! Very useful knowledge for Scrabble(tm).
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by hilux 2y ago
These allegations have been previously reported (including on HN), months or even years ago. In that context, it's not so surprising that the legal and PR team have a ready response.
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Man who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used ChatGPT in planning, police say(npr.org)
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by hilux 2y ago
My goodness – I've been doing it all wrong! Also, you are quite wrong on the amount of soda. Depending on your genetics, it takes a lot less than that to mess up your A1c.
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by hilux 2y ago
The Coke is definitely worse, unless you're flying an airliner, of course.
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by hilux 2y ago
Nice. "Tea eggs" are big in East Asian corner stores.

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