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by jcrben 5y ago
Good point. I think you can get them embedded in consumer devices for pretty cheap lately; I bought the Dylos about a decade ago.
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by jcrben 5y ago
A warning: the cheap air monitors don't monitor particle count, just CO2. If you're allergic to pollen you expose yourself to it by opening windows. I've had to help a couple friends who used this and ended up sneezing and sn
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by jcrben 5y ago
Humidity kicks dust mites into hyper breeding mode, so not great if you have a dust mite allergy. I like to keep my home dry.
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by jcrben 5y ago
I've had this before from dust mites. I was able to eliminate them from my small apartment with a dehumidifier and freezing my bedding plus occasional Claritin (loratadine), but immunotherapy is the ultimate way to address allergies. T
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by jcrben 5y ago
I agree with Elon Musk that immortality is actually not great, and would instead lead to a static dystopia. New generations need a chance to put their own stamp on the world.
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by jcrben 5y ago
If someone published a promising in vitro study, the mere fact that it was done and even the barest hint of a conclusion can dramatically impact one's decision to pursue that line of research. So I'm a bit skeptical that there&#x2
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by jcrben 5y ago
Miners suck money away from real batteries who would otherwise be smoothing out the peaks. It's not good for efficiency or climate change. People point to miners using up excessive hydro or geothermal capacity (Quebec and Iceland), but
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by jcrben 5y ago
> You can't just do the same strategy as someone else and expect to get ahead. You gotta place your bets on a different strategy. No, you don't. Betting all on black is just a different gamble, and in my opinion a more risky on
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by jcrben 5y ago
I agree w/ you, but I'll also add that the premise that the evidence on diet is equivocal is pretty offbase. The evidence for EEN is pretty robust and held up over a couple dozen studies - see my other comment https://n
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by jcrben 5y ago
The idea that diet doesn't affect the disease is incorrect. We've known for a while (40 years now?) that exclusive enteral nutrition has an effect size on Crohn's (seems to be pretty strong) and it's even similar to pred
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by jcrben 5y ago
I think it helped a lot and I did a bit of a mini crossover trial where I did the enteral nutrition for a few weeks and then not. And yeah the elemental formula I tried is https://www.integrativepro.com/products/physici
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by jcrben 5y ago
I used Ensure Plus chocolate with no added fiber. Regular Ensure in the cans has some prebiotic added fiber which was tough on me EEN is a well-described and effective therapy for Crohn's. Used less in adults, and much less common in N
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by jcrben 5y ago
IIRC studies have generally shown that elemental and polymeric formulas are similarly effective, but I agree that Soylent has some strange stuff that prolly wouldn't agree with me. I had a good experience with Ensure Plus (chocolate) w
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by jcrben 5y ago
I got Crohn's about the same age (34). A couple years later at 36 I'm now on better health than I've ever been. I responded well to a biologic (vedolizumab aka Entyvio). But I also did exclusive enteral nutrition for months c
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by jcrben 5y ago
I think it's intended to push people into the premium version where you can customize your button color
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by jcrben 5y ago
EBITDA is bullshit if depreciation is an expected, significant part of your business. For many vc-backed companies, it isn't, but for any company with major physical capex, it very much is a real expense. There's also the whole in
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by jcrben 5y ago
What course?
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by jcrben 5y ago
Looks like no phone was the best for sleep, no surprises there
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by jcrben 5y ago
Depends on your timeframe right? Shorter time periods are a bit more random. But there's also clearly some autocorrelation which makes sense given the inflationary / deflationary expectations at play
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by jcrben 5y ago
Many of these pilots are basically just rich people flying for fun.
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by jcrben 5y ago
Well, this is an another estimate: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.6b02910 IQ damage of any amount is extremely significant and has subtle effects on society which are difficult to economically quantify,
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by jcrben 5y ago
Sources outside the home include avgas which is the largest source for lead in the atmosphere https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/leaded-gas-wa...
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by jcrben 5y ago
Agreed that this is a worthwhile idea Check out https://theweek.com/articles/953819/democrats-getoutofmanhat... Needs some organization https://twitter.com/jcrben/status/14339363498919444
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by jcrben 5y ago
Nichomachean Ethics by Aristotle comes to mind. Everything in moderation
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by jcrben 5y ago
That's an empirical statement without supporting evidence. For natural gas wells without infrastructure, this is a great alternative. It almost certainly makes some uneconomical wells economic. And if bitcoin goes to 200k, you can bet
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by jcrben 5y ago
This petrodollar thesis is a stretch. If anything bitcoin increases demand for oil especially due to illicit mining using stolen oil. We park military in the Middle East mostly due to religious extremist and terrorism risk. Bitcoin does not
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by jcrben 5y ago
Nearly 300 hospitalized per day, nearly 500 dead so far. https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/07/health/children-covid-19-prot... Unknown how many will long-term health effects. Even seemingly innocuous viruses l
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by jcrben 5y ago
Creating an agency to flexibly interpret the laws thru regulations is the typical solution for legislative creativity.
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by jcrben 5y ago
I agree to disagree, but I appreciate the measured tone and willingness to engage, which isn't what I've come to expect from from bitcoin advocates. I'd be happy to chat about it orally sometime; email me at ben@bencreasy.com
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by jcrben 5y ago
The vast majority of miner profits come from "mining" new bitcoin, mostly using fossil fuels. These are then sold on the open market. There's a reason that in GAAP accounting, when a company issues new shares (dilution), it i

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