juniperus

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by juniperus 1y ago
It has to do with countries not buying US treasuries. That used to be how the dollar system worked. Now that countries aren’t, tariffs are being used as an alternative. You can read the war finance article series for some background: https
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by juniperus 2y ago
I’d imagine it was accounted for that these dam surveys are conducted for populations near a river, and they’re just comparing the dam survey of that area to administrative population estimates or whatever. Either way, this data might only
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by juniperus 2y ago
Women go further in school in the west because they are better able to keep track of and incorporate the miscellaneous social dogma one must peddle to advance in the academic world. Men are more “cocky” perhaps being the appropriate word, a
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by juniperus 2y ago
This is the most boomer comment I’ve ever read. On what planet are these any child’s role model? Elie Wiesel? Desmond Tutu? Those are like NPR lifetime achievement award winners, they have no social capital among any generic guy under 18. 0
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by juniperus 2y ago
I keep seeing people point out whether things are legal or illegal.. but my understanding is that the executive branch decides which crimes to prosecute, which makes this point fairly irrelevant save for judicial intervention, which is also
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by juniperus 2y ago
The idea that you can have an economically sound career talking about historical colonialism is a bit far-fetched. There are a few authors who probably scrape by a living writing books on this topic, but that's about it (and they don&#
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by juniperus 2y ago
in the case of a humanities PhD, yeah. It's probably easier to become a pro-athlete than find the handful of jobs that require a history PhD. But a chemistry PhD? Engineering PhD... agricultural sciences... geology... the job search is
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by juniperus 2y ago
when it comes to scientific research, sometimes a research breakthrough is life or death to people.
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by juniperus 2y ago
in terms of scientific research though, America is ahead of much of Europe. It's historically been easier to get a good job in research in the US. Some research is also harder to carry out in Europe due to regulations. Now, whether the
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by juniperus 2y ago
I don't know about that. The benefits are a big reason a lot of people want to be lifelong government employees, it seems.
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by juniperus 2y ago
I think when it comes to "super recognizers," their fusiform face area (FFA) in the temporal cortex of the brain may be better/differently connected. The opposite end of this spectrum is prosopagnosia, where you can't re
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by juniperus 2y ago
there are studies showing women actually prefer more masculine men during ovulation, the few days when they can actually get pregnant each month. At other times of the month, they are more attracted to men who are "good providers,&quot
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by juniperus 2y ago
I'm all for the concept of a general strike, but I think the general public would be very unsympathetic with a government employee strike. People would be racing to put their name as someone willing to replace a striking government wor
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by juniperus 2y ago
a general strike is great and all, but didn't Reagan call the bluff with those air traffic controllers and just hire all new ones? Replacing top scientists in all the institutions is basically impossible, but for the most part, a lot o
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by juniperus 2y ago
I know in my state school, none of the labs expect to be able to take any student, period, at least for now. Some labs have even told students they might need to find a new lab to finish their degree, which I don't know how that works.
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by juniperus 2y ago
even the company making King's Hawaiian bread probably has a food science PhD, and a materials science PhD, maybe a chemistry PhD, the grain is produced probably with products developed by another chemistry PhD, with a biotech PhD deve
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by juniperus 2y ago
maybe in CS, but if you have a PhD in a STEM field, you're not going to be looking at a wasteland in private industry for jobs that demand a PhD. Good luck getting a job running a big firm's private research lab without a PhD, and
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by juniperus 2y ago
You can't just wander into a PhD program, it's pretty competitive to get into a funded position. You're going to be up against a lot of fresh-faced undergraduates who may already have a publication under their belt. They also
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by juniperus 2y ago
Not sure on this, but the type of job you can get in industry differs if you have a Master's or PhD... the difference between being a technician in a lab, and running a research lab, at least in my field. Also somewhat true for federal
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by juniperus 2y ago
Most libertarians considered the Silk Road a place to buy psychedelics like LSD or mushrooms or experimental synthetic drugs (not that these don’t come with numerous risks). Not a bulk heroin warehouse. So the perception is different from t
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by juniperus 2y ago
The station is on the strip, just a bit south. I think the Tesla tunnel will go there lol.
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by juniperus 2y ago
An 85 and 99 getting the same grade? Genius idea /s