jsolomon

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by jsolomon 8mo ago
I was an RA at the RAND Corp who put together literature reviews for mental health interventions like this. The Vitamin D result is implausible. If true it would be the biggest breakthrough in the history of psychiatry. This is the referenc
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Tell HN: Fraudulent food stamps / EBT app on the App Store (please report it)
5 points by jsolomon 1y ago|0 comments
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by jsolomon 4y ago
What a great question and rich topic. Thanks for asking. I'm in the same boat with mom. She lives alone and is a very high trust person so she picks up every phone call and reads every email with uncritical optimism. I'm horrified
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by jsolomon 10y ago
Links from Google aren't paywalled, so just Google the headline and click the first link. Works for all major papers.
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by jsolomon 10y ago
No need for cash compensation, though since I'm just doing this for a few people I probably won't be able to match based on specific learning/teaching areas. If it's a matter of logistics I'm happy to accept paypal&
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by jsolomon 10y ago
thanks - yes I've heard of that one! Great example of the internet promoting human connection... Hope I can find you an interesting conversation :)
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by jsolomon 10y ago
Thanks, @schoen. Good points and I agree all around - just wanted to keep it as lightweight as possible to start. I did a bit of searching first and didn't find much. Something like chatroulette.com has similar features but doesn'
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by jsolomon 10y ago
> The way we got into a situation with Trump as a major party nominee in the first place was by not talking to people who are very different than we are. The polarization of the country into two parallel political realities is not good
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Ask HN: Do you want to talk someone who is very different than you?
23 points by jsolomon 10y ago|8 comments