jononomo

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   by jononomo 4y ago

   But life is obviously contingent and there is no hope of a materialistic explanation for the origin of life.
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   by jononomo 4y ago

   Once I was convinced of the existence of God by considering the fact that life exists, it became easier for me to accept Christianity. Frankly, it's a relief. But, unfortunately, Christianity has a bad reputation now because of Trump.
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   by jononomo 4y ago

   Key takeaway for me: "Low-volume alcohol drinking was not associated with protection against death from all causes."
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   by jononomo 4y ago

   I found this podcast interview with Dr. Georgia Ede convincing: https://www.peak-human.com/post/dr-georgia-ede-on-the-shocki...
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   by jononomo 4y ago

   I don't understand this fraud. The whole point of a fraud is to try to "get away with it", but I'm missing that part of the story. What did this girl think was going to happen?
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   by jononomo 4y ago

   What is a DD guy? and what does LOI stand for?
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   by jononomo 4y ago

   Michael Pollan was incorrect about plants, though -- it turns out you can just cut plants out of your diet entirely and experience excellent health and fitness as a result.
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   by jononomo 4y ago

   I believe this is the way React was originally supposed to be used -- just for a little widgets here and there, not for the entire page/application.
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   by jononomo 4y ago

   You only have to build the application once, for one thing. With SPAs you have to build the application on the backend and then build it again on the front end.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    I don't understand what PayPal's justification here is.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    I find that just drinking some warm water with a half-teaspoon of potassium chloride and a half-teaspoon of sodium chloride dissolved in it is an effective way of immediately curing charley horses.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    We're not about to run out of land. My recommendation is to use nuclear power to desalinate seawater and turn the Sahara Desert into a vast grassland on which we can raise a couple of billion cattle in order to feed the world. I think
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    Interestingly, if you eat a diet of ONLY beef, as I do, then you will find that your health and fitness improve dramatically and that you spend dramatically less time preparing, cooking, and eating food. Also, if you eat only beef then you
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    The saying is "the LOVE of money is the root of ALL KINDS of evil."
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    It is so tragic that this article lists "consumption of red meat" as a risk factor for developing colorectal cancer. This association has not been demonstrated. To understand more, you can watch this youtube video in which Nina T
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    Copernicus proposed heliocentrism in 1543 and it is still relevant today. Some fields just seem to stagnate, I guess.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    Spoken like a true computer scientist!
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    This is a great comment. I love that people like you are on Hacker News and it is why I appreciate this site so much.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    It wasn’t until I took a compiler course that I truly understood how important Noam Chomsky is.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    Yeah, but SNL is famous for only being funny for three weeks every four years when the presidential elections roll around. I keep forgetting that SNL even exists. I would be embarrassed to be on SNL.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    Car talk was the last NPR show that had a distinct personality.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    Wait Wait is just so cringeworthy. It's like they don't even understand what humor is but nevertheless think they're funny. It's atrocious.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    This perfectly encapsulates what makes NPR uninteresting.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    I completely agree with this -- I can't stand podcasts that add cutesy stuff. I don't like wasting even one half second of time.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    NPR is over, I'm afraid. I used to listen to their podcasts maybe 8-10 years ago, but lately I just find that I prefer a more personal touch and NPR podcasts feel too produced. Also, there is an undercurrent of preachiness to NPR podc
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    Google search results have honestly been surprising me with how annoying/bad they are for about 3-4 years now. And I'm still sore about the fact that they moved paid search results from a special column over on the far right side
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    I've adjusted my habits and now every time I start a podcast I immediately hit the "fast-forward-30-seconds" button 2-3 times and just start listening from whatever spot that lands me on. Once in a blue moon I'll rewind
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    Why is Python the only language for which this is such a headache?
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    I don't have time to convince you. Enjoy farting.
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    by jononomo 4y ago

    The difference is that I have better arguments on my side, both from a health and from an environmental perspective, than the vegans do. I get that some people think Trump won the 2020 election and some people think he lost the 2020 electio