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by lamename 8y ago
It's an error for the clinicians to think that biological = immutable
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by lamename 8y ago
This is a great perspective for reconciling the "not their fault" idea (which science seems to support overall) with practical measures in daily life. Excellent.
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by lamename 8y ago
> It’s possible that biological explanations lead clinicians to see the conditions as immutable. This an error in thinking about how the brain works, and unfortunate if true, regardless of what level of "clinician" it refers to
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Whisker (metallurgy)(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by lamename 8y ago|0 comments
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by lamename 8y ago
May be pay-walled, alternate source from author's webpage http://www.lesicalab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lesica_t...
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Why Hearing Aids Fail to Restore Normal Auditory Perception(cell.com)
3 points by lamename 8y ago|1 comments
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by lamename 8y ago
This was the dream of genetics, but unfortunately it's not everything, just one piece of the puzzle.....especially as far as the brain is concerned. Kind of like trying to troubleshoot application layer problems with physical layer int
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by lamename 8y ago
Kind of a step by step walk that takes you through this: https://alexvermeer.com/getmotivated/
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by lamename 8y ago
And often lacks nuance or historical context. I can't blame people for wanting to avoid complexity, that's why headlines exist, but there will always be information left out. Even from more honest reporting. I understand why but i
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by lamename 8y ago
It's a simplified "risk map" that appears to be made by [1], who (vaguely) cites where they pulled the information for earthquakes [2], tornados [3, 4], hurricanes [5], and nuclear facilities [6]. The map is not meant to imp
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by lamename 8y ago
Summarized in 1 map: https://www.datafoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/disas...
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by lamename 8y ago
where strengthen = strengthen some version of it that very likely morphs further and further from actual events
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by lamename 8y ago
Wonder how this immune system 'priming' benefit is weighed against risks of, e.g. anti-vaxers contacting infants who are too young to receive immunizations, or the risks that many illnesses pose for high fevers. Are there trade-of
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by lamename 8y ago
# of arguments about screw drives = # screw drives ! Great fun
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by lamename 8y ago
Fascinating. I'd be extremely surprised if this disorder was not somehow related to vampire myth origins long ago. Poor understanding of the world before science came around lead to lots of folklore and myths (i.e. fake explanations),
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by lamename 8y ago
Adapted from: https://nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html
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by lamename 8y ago
On one hand, I'm glad to see popular concern for (or at least media coverage of) personal data privacy issues. On the other hand, I can't imagine this is news to anyone at HN, or anyone who's been following such issues for ye
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by lamename 8y ago
> ... if you store data from europeans (or people living in europe) you have to follow the GDPR ... Does that mean the company has to follow it even for non-European users?
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by lamename 8y ago
This 'Download Your Data' tool is highlighted every few years when ire toward facebook is renewed, but while appealing it's never seemed more than table scraps to me looking at the data. Even without looking, the idea that a
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by lamename 8y ago
> cryptography can be used to ensure that only the right people have access to the data That was my assumption too, but I have no technical knowledge on the subject. If encryption was used, would that keep a rogue server admin from acces
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by lamename 8y ago
I wondered if I was ignorant of any engineering constraints. Good to know. However, my comment was meant to be more about screens in general, so it includes why TVs are wide in the first place.
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by lamename 8y ago
Screens are visual, and human vision is biased to search lateral space over vertical space. This is due to the nature of humans' visuospatial limitations. We're largely 2d animals in our movement: front/back & left/r
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by lamename 9y ago
Overall I agree with you, but there are many people who want to do something (profesionally or personally), but lack either 1) the motivation or 2) self-awareness of time/energy management, in the context of the rest of their life. Pro
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by lamename 9y ago
Of course we don't need it, but the fact that millions use it is the proof that people prefer it....for some reason or another. Added value of some kind. Better to extract the value of Facebook and move forward by eliminating the negat
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by lamename 9y ago
They can work but people have largely moved from them because mobile/Internet based platforms are more convenient. Just as people can travel by horse and carriage but most prefer the convenience of car. This is what happens as tech
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by lamename 9y ago
Thanks for the mention, I'd not heard of Mastodon before, and am new to the idea of distributed social networking. It sounds appealing on the surface, but I'm trying to understand its level of privacy/security for user data.
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by lamename 9y ago
Regardless of the parent comments meaning, there's value in communicating complex ideas simply. You didn't have to snip your comment. If you want a job related to that kind of work, broadly, I'd search around for any STEM jou
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by lamename 9y ago
You could always try working for https://www.khanacademy.org/ or some similar organization
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by lamename 9y ago
This is fascinating. I had no idea ice could take on so many crystalline forms depending on the variety of conditions. Apparently there are other shapes even beyond those mentioned in the article: http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/wate
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by lamename 9y ago
Maybe more informative is https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-nutr-... Maybe paywalled so I'll emphasize the last sentence of the abstract: "Given the spectrum of conditions studi

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