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by hyko 7y ago
Yes, we need laws against this and for the gatekeepers to be the enforcers. I used to think that individual choice would solve these problems, but it won’t. Zoom et al are growing like a weed and we can’t protect all our loved ones from thi
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by hyko 7y ago
The correct name for virus is SARS-CoV-2. The resultant disease it causes in humans is named COVID-19. Simple. Anyone is free to make up whatever names they like, and the rest of the world is free to ignore them and use the correct names.
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by hyko 7y ago
The actual differences in CFR have non-linear effects on the scariness of the outbreak: COVID-19 has demonstrated an ability to crush the healthcare system of a modern, wealthy G7 nation, and that has (rightly) spooked people.
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by hyko 7y ago
Yes, there’s a possibility. It’s highly implausible though for many reasons, including: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9
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by hyko 7y ago
That for me is where the logic breaks down, a comprehensive vaccine programme for shingles would seem far more effective than just hoping the adults come into contact with infected children.
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by hyko 7y ago
They are neither; they are making difficult decisions on the basis of limited information across multiple disciplines. The main aim is to prevent the NHS from being overwhelmed, which would be a humanitarian disaster. A secondary aim is to
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by hyko 7y ago
Wait, second life is still a thing?!
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by hyko 7y ago
Colossus predates ENIAC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer
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by hyko 7y ago
“electric cars will be ordinary things in 5–10 years; self-driving cars not long after that” If we’re counting things that haven’t happened yet as improvements to our quality of life, why not include a cure for all disease and holidays on M
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by hyko 7y ago
Egg experimented with the first two of these features in the 1990s UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_Banking No idea what happened to the idea, but neither the product nor the company exist anymore.
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by hyko 7y ago
“Now contractors do not carry the risk. That should help keep prices down.” Perhaps, but the costs will remain the same because someone (the public) is still going to have to insure that risk. Worse still, the accounting for risk is being r
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by hyko 7y ago
You absolutely can text while driving a stick shift; please don’t rely on this to prevent the behaviour.
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by hyko 7y ago
No problem, it was more of a general comment really. Thank you!
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by hyko 7y ago
Is it possible to tag Medium posts so we can filter them out?
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by hyko 7y ago
Turkey may be a high functioning autocracy, but it’s still just an autocracy. We’ll continue to call it out as such.
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by hyko 7y ago
Example code is invariably dross from an architectural point of view. Unit tests are still valuable in a mobile environment. Most good apps are simple. Simplicity is not easy. Some aspects of mobile development will become far easier over t
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by hyko 7y ago
Everyone should use whatever keyboard makes them happy, and that includes choosing one that is most comfortable for them; the study of physical ergonomics can sometimes help with that. If we’re making general claims that a specific device w
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by hyko 7y ago
Musculoskeletal disorders are complicated and not completely understood. I’m not sure the evidence base for alternative layouts and geometries is compelling enough to suggest that using a conventional laptop keyboard amounts to “destroying
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by hyko 7y ago
‘Management’ and ‘process’ are mostly based on pseudoscience.
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by hyko 7y ago
You are not saying goodbye to clean code: you are embracing it! “Clean code” is a semantically overloaded term, so discussion about it is inevitably mired in confusion. Every brain that first hears the phrase “clean code” will construct som
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by hyko 7y ago
Most western people are against the authoritarian regimes governing the aforementioned countries, for the obvious reason that they are an abomination to people who believe in human flourishing. The countries themselves are not capable of be
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by hyko 7y ago
Apple enjoys all the privileges of being based in a western liberal democracy, but it’s starting to feel like they don’t really believe in those values. All that guff about privacy, the environment, minority rights etc, yet when faced with
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by hyko 7y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(missile)
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by hyko 7y ago
Why does this need to be VR?
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by hyko 7y ago
Why?
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by hyko 7y ago
Baby formula is fine for everyone, at least where there is access to clean water. https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/a-nuanced-view-on-breast-vs...
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by hyko 7y ago
Don’t despair, cognitive decline is real but likely not the cause of this distribution: http://barabasi.com/f/825.pdf The harder you work, the greater the chance of success, at any age. And remember: not all cognitive
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by hyko 7y ago
I would argue that the uses do justify the risks in many cases. Plastic isn’t just one thing, there are myriad polymers and applications for them. I’m not aware of any studies that would place all polymers anywhere near the levels of toxici
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by hyko 7y ago
True, but they can realise those desires more easily if they’re available at the market. In fact it’s hard to imagine an area of human interest or endeavour that is not supported by the activities measured by GDP in some way. I’m not saying
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by hyko 7y ago
It’s probably the closest thing we have to a North Star metric when evaluating a country. Everything that people desire is underpinned by GDP, and it isn’t particularly high anywhere on Earth.

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