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by krrrh 4y ago
Getting a new product into a grocery chain also often involves expenses beyond buying shelf space like paying fees setting up sample tables. There are some beloved brands that can get away with not paying to play. In Canada Hawkins Cheezies
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Unlike drinking, using a VR set won’t help you get laid.
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I feel the same way but it’s also worth remembering that while the first iPhone was a hit amongst early adopters, it didn’t really become ubiquitous until the 4 or 4S, which were also vastly superior devices which had a few years of iterati
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It originally had a higher rate of side effects than many other vaccines because it was a locally replicating live virus. This is why vaccinated people typically have scars because it would create a local infection and a lesion on the arm.
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> The biggest outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S. occurred in 2003, when health authorities found 47 confirmed and probable cases in six states — Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. “All people infected with monkeypox
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In a world with same day delivery I also imagined a future with fewer cell phone stores, but they still seem to be everywhere. At the very least there seems to be bank branches everywhere and they will always have ATMs.
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One thing that really blew my mind was learning that Beringian civilization lasted thousands years before the ice sheets receded enough for people to move into North America as Berginia was slowly swallowed by the sea. This is sometimes ref
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One interesting thing about the Berlin metro system (which is covered by this pass) is that it is one of the few metro transit systems that is nearly or fully supported through ticket fees. I can't find a reference for this at the mome
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Your comment made me curious about the actual extent of this. > However, the absence of Neanderthal-derived patrilineal Y-chromosome and matrilineal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in modern humans, along with the underrepresentation of Neande
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I kind of like the theory that Neanderthals were basically orcs. https://treeofwoe.substack.com/p/when-orcs-were-real?s=r Europeans maintained stories of ogres 10s of thousands of years after the last Neanderthal walke
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In theory, but in practice when did a billionaire do these things you’re worried about outside of a Bond film? Doesn’t history suggest that the state is more likely to deploy capital in destructive fashion than a private actor?
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Democracies are great, but they become weak when the majority crushes minority opinion and the chilling effects of a singular ideology makes it difficult for those without resources to speak their minds and openly engage in debate [1][2][3]
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Another regular frustration is when they say how much a proposed bill will cost but fail to say over how many years. It took me a long time to understand that because spending bills for new indefinite programs are are rarely passed with a b
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I was surprised to learn how much more this is considered a mark of good writing in English than in other languages. Because English has a larger vocabulary with cognates from both Germanic and Romance languages it’s much easier to vary the
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by krrrh 5y ago
This is as close as it comes, they've been around for years, and used to be the source for the hundreds of lyrics sites that used to exist. https://www.musixmatch.com I can't remember if it was them or another service
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by krrrh 5y ago
One of the most heartbreaking things I ever learned about was the high levels of lead in Mexican candy. This is apparently mostly due to the inks used in the packaging. https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.5334&
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by krrrh 5y ago
> Doesn’t work if you’re in the car and need to unlock for CarPlay, doesn’t work if someone else needs to change music, doesn’t work if the phone’s in your pocket and you want Siri to continue telling you privileged info. They just solve
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It's up to Microsoft to deliver something as smooth as Rosetta 2 though. I wonder if anyone with experience running a windows ARM laptop for dev can comment on this.
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It's mentioned in the linked to article: > Only two brands produced samples that were pure and nonoxidized. Those were Chosen Foods and Marianne’s Avocado Oil, both refined avocado oils made in Mexico. Among the virgin grades, CalPu
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by krrrh 5y ago
To back up and... refine... your point. EVOO does contain non-oil elements that will burn when heated and that's obviously not something anyone wants. However, pure olive oil (the yellow stuff) has a higher smoke point and is suitable
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One pet theory that I've been harbouring for a while is that the different obesity rates in the US and Canada could be party explained by the dominance of canola vs soy/corn oil in various prepared products. Many brands of mayonna
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A preference for 24” or 27” at 4k is also largely impacted by how far away you position the monitor from your face.
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Wow, thanks for that. It’s so cool to find out about more modern proggy space rock like this.
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Regular consumption of nicotine also reduces Alzheimer's risk (and probably Parkinson's). This has been known for a long time. Few things are absolute. 1991: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles
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Don’t forget For All Mankind , an engineering workplace drama based in Houston, and Ted Lasso , which centres around hijinks in the back office of an English football club.
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Again, read the white papers. The details go beyond either a naive or cynical reading of things that they highlight on the webpage that consumers are most interested in.
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I think it is a response to the accusations of plagiarism and quote fabrication. When he was trying to reclaim respectability he released a companion website to Chasing the Scream that had extensive transcriptions and audio excerpts of so
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This… isn’t true, unless you think everything in here is a lie: https://www.apple.com/privacy/ If it were all lies there would be lawsuits from the FTC and EU regulators, and there simply isn’t. Because advertising is
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Almost every kid I know gets their parent’s old phones. Apple made a major effort to extend the supported usable life of their phones several years ago and it’s paid big dividends in terms of getting the kids started on iOS. A brand new $40
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As others have noted they are widespread in the PNW and BC. Bought some at a mushroom festival a couple of months back, and got the advice to eat then raw with a bit of olive oil and salt. Pretty good, but you probably need an umami-soaked

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