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by istjohn 1y ago
Is it the fault of the voters who couldn't stomach the genocide or the Democratic candidates who refused to budge on the issue? It's an argument that has been recapitulated millions of times now, so I'm not sure why we should
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by istjohn 1y ago
Heh, I'm glad someone read the thing. After reading your later replies to Patrick, I felt my comments were essentially redundant, so it's nice to hear you appreciate them. I doubt Patrick will scale my wall of text, and I don&#x27
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by istjohn 1y ago
I mean, medication is the frontline treatment for ADHD. Research has shown it to be the most effective treatment and to be safe with typically mild side-effects. This is the professional opinion of the medical experts who study this disorde
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by istjohn 1y ago
Not OP, but I was diagnosed as an adult. There are brief screening questionaires therapists or general medicine doctors can use as a quick first step. But when I was given one of these tests, I scored a couple points under the threshhold.
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by istjohn 1y ago
> Why drug your way to a different thinking style? Would you talk this way about statins, PrEP, or ACE inhibitors?
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by istjohn 1y ago
Wow, this got long. TL;DR: The author, by their own words, is simply coping. ADHD is a disorder, not a "different way of thinking" one chooses to "drug your way" out of. Discovering one has ADHD can be a huge relief. Gen
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by istjohn 1y ago
I don't think anyone remembers war fondly, but least of all those who lost.
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by istjohn 1y ago
Kirk didn't deserve to die for having or expressing hateful ideas, but his views were not merely "different." Charlie Kirk speaking about a trans athlete: "Someone should've just took care of it the way we used to t
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by istjohn 1y ago
Yes, almost all of the examples are off in one way or another. The viewpoints don't actually match the arrow directions, for example. And if you actually use the model, you will see that even these examples must be cherry-picked.
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by istjohn 1y ago
Personally, I'm underwhelmed by this model. I feel like these examples are cherry-picked. Here are some fails I've had: - Given a face shot in direct sunlight with severe shadows, it would not remove the shadows - Given an old bla
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by istjohn 1y ago
Contrast this with the global market, where EVs are cheaper than ICE vehicles.
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by istjohn 1y ago
Tesla's success shows that people want high-quality EVs. And if competition in the local EV market drives quality up and prices down, they will become more and more compelling to consumers. But tariffs isolate domestic manufacturers fr
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by istjohn 1y ago
There are already cheaper, better vehicles being produced in China that American consumers cannot buy due to exhorbitant tariffs. These vehicles will only improve as battery tech continues to rapidly advance and Chinese manufacturers climb
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by istjohn 1y ago
You're moving the goal posts. OP wrote: > The distinction I want to emphasize is that they don't just predict words statistically. They model the world, understand different concepts and their relationships, can think on them,
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by istjohn 1y ago
Americans won't have any other option than to buy expensive, high-maintenance ICE vehicles to keep these parasitic manufacturers afloat.
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by istjohn 1y ago
We build mental models of things we have not personally experienced all the time. Such mental models lack the detail and vividness of that of someone with first-hand experience, but they are nonetheless useful. Indeed, a student of physics
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by istjohn 1y ago
It's hard to beat slapping something together. It might not come apart, or maybe a shape memory alloy could be used for the hooks?
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by istjohn 1y ago
Your metaphor is not at all apt. No bullet is going through ten inches of steel. Some UV radiation will penetrate the strongest sunscreen.
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by istjohn 1y ago
Perhaps the flexible sheet is just used so it can be peeled back to reveal the mechanics of the connecting bits--perhaps the flexibility is purely pedagogical.
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by istjohn 1y ago
Slightly off-topic, but recently I had the thought that it would be fun to implement a hook-and-loop system with the hooks and loops made from heavy guage wire embedded in concrete or welded to steel. Could such a system be strong enough to
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by istjohn 1y ago
Yes, moral injury. Thanks for giving me a new way to frame that experience. The natural impulse to be sociable and get along with people combined with minor insecurity or social anxiety has led to social experiences that when I reflect on t
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by istjohn 1y ago
Yes, because it's not actually area that balances out but mean time between bounce against the black/white boundary.
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by istjohn 1y ago
So why not replace it with a gif?
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An effective price signal is all the more essential for necessities. The problem in my state of Ohio is that the corrupt politicians have been bought off by the utilities that enjoy a state-sanctioned monopoly and alow them to raise rates w
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by istjohn 1y ago
RealPage's algorithms facilitate collusion among landlords to set prices. Whether or not you agree, price-fixing is illegal [0]. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_fixing
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If you are still using sleds after the invention of the wheel, you are making a mistake. If you are innovating with pencil and paper after the development of the computer, you're making a grave error. There was no virtue in still sendi
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by istjohn 1y ago
But startups are thriving. That doesn't suggest decreasing dynamism to me. It suggests that there are abundant gains to be had by exploiting technological progress, and the legacy economy is not availing itself of these opportunities.
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Correct.
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No one is entitled to displace people from their homes or deny people equal rights on the basis of their race, religion, or ethnicity for any reason. There is no exception for people seeking refuge from oppression. Jews have and had the rig
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by istjohn 1y ago
If Israel allowed elections, I could answer you, and Israel would have a negotiating partner. But I don't think Israel has any interest in negotiating.

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