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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
Raku (formerly Perl 6) is built on top of a metaobject protocol: > Raku is built on a metaobject layer. That means that there are objects (the metaobjects) that control how various object-oriented constructs (such as classes, roles, meth
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
In the 50's 10-30% of the polio vaccine was contaminated with Simian Virus 40 (SV40), a virus shown to cause cancer in animals. There was much concern that the contamination would lead to increased cancer risk in humans, though results
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
There are relatively few dietary sources of Vitamin D, fatty fish and fortified foods being the main sources. It is quite possible to eat a healthy diet and be deficient in Vitamin D if you do not eat these foods. The principal source of Vi
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
Here's an analogy originally from Pam Popper. You wouldn't go to a car dealership and buy the car that the dealer recommends. You study up on the models available and choose the one most appropriate for you. And even if you don&#x
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
I don't want to minimize the damage caused by Covid-19 over the past year. But I think cardiovascular diseases probably killed more police officers over the past year.
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
1. Vaccine mandates ignore the science by not recognizing people with naturally acquired immunity to Covid. 2. They ignore the science by not recognizing that the vaccinated also transmit Covid. 3. They are unjust because they do not recogn
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
The anti-vaccination movement predates theosophy and is as old as vaccination itself. There is some overlap in membership, but it is a historical error to see it as an offshoot of theosophy.
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
The symptoms reported in the article do not require hospitalization.
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
If you make a donation to a political candidate, that is public information today.
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
Long Covid is not a problem in children according to this study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782164
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
When I've asked the question, the answer offered is that vaccines produce higher antigen levels than natural immunity. However, I don't believe this is evidence that vaccines produce longer lasting immunity.
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
The wider question is how the nature of consciousness has changed through time and what evidence do we have that it has. The example that has stuck with me is when St. Augustine marvels in his Confessions that Bishop Ambrose of Milan could
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
The problem isn't that one company has made its own decision on what to ban. The problem is that the White House is literally compiling a list and telling all the social media companies who to ban. This is censorship by proxy.
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
People are getting fat because they are consuming more calories. And they are consuming more calories because processed foods are engineered to make you overeat them. To lose weight, stop eating processed foods and learn to cook simple food
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
El Salvador has already given up control of its money supply. It uses US dollars as its currency.
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
I assume this also means that the mRNA vaccines also cross the blood-brain barrier, or am I mistaken?
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by jinpa_zangpo 5y ago
The article concludes: “This is why we need government authorities ... [to] clamp down on criminal profiteering from health misinformation.” It is not a crime to publish articles or videos with views disagreeing with the mainstream view. No
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
The phrase "it's all Greek to me" comes from Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar: "He gave a speech in Greek." "What did he say?" "It was all Greek to me."
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
"There are a lot of myths out there about balding men. One of them is that men with MPB are more virile and have higher levels of testosterone. This isn’t necessarily the case. Men with MPB may actually have lower circulating levels of
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
Rational numbers instead of floating point as the default real type.
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
I still believe the solution is to handle social media like email. Have a common protocol that all providers use, have multiple providers, allow providers to remove abusers, and give users the ability to block.
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
Gene Wolfe explained in a commentary to his series that the aliens (called hierodules) are speaking in blank verse.
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
I think a Disney version of Animal Farm is more likely. Animated talking animals are Disney's wheelhouse. I can see Napoleon and Snowball singing a duet as the opening song.
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
School meals are designed around the US dietary guidelines, so they are important.
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
ApJ is one of the most respected journals in astronomy.
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by jinpa_zangpo 6y ago
The conclusion o draw from this is not YouTube / Google are bad for censoring, but near monopolies are bad, especially in the field of news and information delivery. And the solution is to use existing antitrust law to break up the mon
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by jinpa_zangpo 8y ago
There are no experiments in astronomy either.
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by jinpa_zangpo 9y ago
The solution to overpriced patent protected drugs is forced licensing of patents at a royalty rate set by the government.
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by jinpa_zangpo 9y ago
Several European countries add fluoride to salt instead of water.
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by jinpa_zangpo 10y ago
There's no evidence stents prolong life. The real corruption is that stent operations continue to be done in spite of doctors knowing this.

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