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by mateo1 5y ago
Although the idea that MAD saved us from a nuclear holocaust is prevalent, people tend to forget how a strong anti-war effort was required to dissuade the crazy people from ideas like megadeaths being an ok strategic decision and stopping p
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A lot of people voice their concerns, including a lot of Israelis, but what can you do? Israel is a democracy and the majority votes for far right militaristic candidates and parties. Whether or not you hear about these concerns in public d
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Is it really dysfunction if there are still virus traces? It seems like they didn't extensively test for trace presence of the virus or its components that may cause a "reasonable" long term response.
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Why are they still baffled? There's nothing easier than detecting high power microwave radiation. Embassies are covered in sensors and by now they should have portable dosimeter like devices and put an end to wondering about ambiguous
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That is not real research. I'm disgusted that big names like mit stand behind buzzword-driven self-affirmative soft science bullshit publications like this.
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It's not just "a bit" more expensive to build. It's very expensive and also quite inconvenient to use. >Maybe it would be best if there were no parking mandates at all and cities let the market figure out the right am
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No it won't. It will allow a bunch of people to skim-read detailed research publications and miss all the nuances that matter. No equation, no matter how many colours and arrows you cram into it, has any meaning on it's own. If yo
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I'm fine with having a 10-minute flight delay every time a rogue nation fires an experimental ICBM in a desperate attempt to maintain its sovereignty.
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Much of it is already on an optional biology module in my country. Of course we don't do anything quantitative about mutation rates etc, but at least you know what mRNA is instead of relying on politicized news pieces written by someon
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It could be that the planes could interfere with the long range early warning system. Something that you really don't want to happen for a multitude of reasons. A ten minute delay is barely a minor inconvenience, and a good call to m
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In theory most university courses, especially common ones on the undergrad level such as most mathematics, physics and engineering, could all be replaced by standardized tests. Long tests, sure, but tests you could simply sit for a small fe
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Except of all the cancer incidence in the wild animal population despite their short lifespans, the massively radioactive furs... Yes it's the biggest preserve because nobody can live there.
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Although I've stopped replying to comments like yours 10 years ago, when the same sediment was prevalent at reddit and the nuclear-pushing thinktanks made their first steps in the new online world of consensus manipulation, I think it&
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Aquifer tides sound like a fascinating concept that didn't occur to me before, but tides require a lot of fast lateral mass transfer thats usually not possible in most aquifers.
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Well, it appears that we are rapidly approaching the point in time when these companies are no longer going to be able to deceive consumers like this. After that there will be an off button and perhaps legally mandated metadata, although I&
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Beware that even "serious" companies are now starting to include emojis in the subject line. I had a flight cancellation notification email come up with plane emojis in the title... I almost overlooked it as some kind of quasi-spa
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by mateo1 5y ago
This is racial discrimination. It's unfair and should be illegal. I understand that in some countries with a long history of racial segregation there still is a culture of casual (or even subconscious) racism when considering new hires
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I know what you mean. It appears that conscious thought is intertwined with language and greatly affected by it. I'm not quite sure how or why, I think some concepts and patterns of thought (maybe memories?) are linked with something l
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by mateo1 5y ago
You know I'd love to read a good article on the inner workings of Watson, especially in the early years (2008-2012). I remember reading news pieces about Jeopardy and discounting it as a cheap statistical party trick, especially given
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by mateo1 5y ago
Another front for improvement is USB wireless support in linux. Yes I'm hijacking this to complain but currently (almost 2022) there isn't a single 5GHz capable(802.11ac) USB dongle with in-tree drivers or support by Ubuntu afaik.
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>My brain is full of associations between written words and funny sounds that really don't exist in the actual language. I definitely agree on this one. At a previous stage of my life I'd read a lot of text in English and nev
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Ask HN: Does the term “Metaverse” have a concrete definition?
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They were probably doing classified field tests
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The associated increased cost of transportation probably caused deaths as well.
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A good think to ask yourself is whether there's anything left out there that's both accessible (legally and technically) and worth scraping at the same time. Search engines deliberately wiped out personal websites, blogs, small ne
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I don't understand why this comment is so high up. It's just really naive to compare mathematica and python on runtime speed as if they're both tools used for the same purpose. Whether you like their choice of syntax or not
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It's quite depressing that in 10-15 years photographs and video won't really be admissible as court evidence in most cases. At least they won't be any more credible than a witness statement. Photography and especially video h
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My current favorite is placing the "Next video" button next to the pause/play button so you accidentally click it and watch another ad. Or god forbid have a moment to think about what you're watching. Previously they had
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I wonder what kind of bizarre, dysfunctional thought process would lead one to desire the complete destruction of all higher education.
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The only thing I have to say is that I'm glad my younger self was stopped by the accredited investor requirements some 10 years ago and didn't invest in a fusion startup that never worked out. Investing in these startups if you

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