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by mlac 5y ago
I know the science is limited (and necessarily long running to see the effects), but I think having a conversation about the end goal and potential consequences is interesting and makes for good discussion in the comments. And my concern wa
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> all organs should as well, including the brain In theory - this assumes that the drug has an equal effect across the entire system and that all organs will age at the same rate. It may, for whatever reason, not be the case and things w
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by mlac 5y ago
It’s not that it’s completely different, it’s that we have an extremely limited understanding of the brain and how things operate. Things like CTE can only be diagnosed post-mortem, so research on those things would slow significantly (unle
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by mlac 5y ago
I use modern medicine and modern technology to expand my lifespan, but there is a difference between 20 years and 80-100 years. Assuming some breakthrough that makes age a number, and I can stay as sharp and healthy as I am now, then I stil
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by mlac 5y ago
Is this physical or mental longevity, or both? It would be awful if you had the body of a 25 year old with the mind of a 95 year old (forgetful, slow, dementia, Alzheimer’s). Those things that take older people quickly are much longer battl
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by mlac 5y ago
Can you check my understanding here? So all this money builds up, they have no one to lend it to (except the Fed), which they have to because of the SLR. The Fed raises rates in two years, and banks can lend out, but people a) can't af
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by mlac 5y ago
I spoke to my doctor last year about this, was referred to a therapist, and was diagnosed (I’m a bit younger (32) and like you continue to grow, have a long-term stable marriage, good savings, great life. There were a lot of signs, but prim
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by mlac 5y ago
I say “good” in the sense of good policy, not the moral sense. Good policy should obviously be moral but needs to be tractable and not extreme. So yes, I would say extreme policy is bad policy, because it leads to all sorts of unintended co
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by mlac 5y ago
There is a ton of room for movement between or beside the two extremes that are usually associated with Democrats and Republicans. And one issue voters would be able to find those points to move forward if it wasn’t an all-or-nothing situat
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by mlac 5y ago
I was replying to OP: "Your position is a very strong affirmative for the current status quo. You don't want anyone to be able to enact change."
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by mlac 5y ago
If a policy is effective and correct, I would not call it extreme. I guess it depends on the definition of extreme, but I would not think "good" policy would be extreme in the sense that it has (whether real or perceived) negative
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by mlac 5y ago
Not the OP, but I'll counter: >You aren't being neutral. Your position is a very strong affirmative for the current status quo. You don't want anyone to be able to enact change. It's not that I don't want ANYONE
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by mlac 5y ago
Also - asking clarifying questions can drive the conversation. What is giving you pause? Can you ask about that? Shows others your thinking and gives you time to discuss. Not everything you say had to be a genius answer. It can be a simple
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by mlac 5y ago
It’s ok to say “that’s an interesting question and I’d like some time to think about it. Can I get back to you?” or “my initial thoughts are x, but I’ll think more about that and let you know if they change“.
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by mlac 5y ago
I’ve seen a similar idea with employees, but a bit more forgiving. I can’t find the article, but it was about when it makes sense to replace someone vs keep them. The idea was to keep them if they get 70% of their work correct / do 70%
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by mlac 5y ago
I don’t think it’s a magic wand. I think it’s a lot like any place and you get what you put into it. But diminishing returns (academically) start at a higher level than other locations. The network is nice, and people will never wonder if y
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by mlac 5y ago
“In 1940, the acceptance rate at Harvard was 85 percent.” I didn’t realize that was the acceptance rate, but JFK’s application to Harvard is interesting and that acceptance rate adds context: https://www.theatlantic.com/educ
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by mlac 5y ago
I 100% agree with this. I want climate control knobs and buttons, a basic AM/FM radio, and a CarPlay/android auto screen. Everything else is noise, and as Toyota would put it, MUDA (Waste / non-value added). In my view, there
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by mlac 5y ago
Any plans to extend it to the US?
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Financial Different-ness? Financial Disparity? I just needed a word to talk about things that were not uniform or the same. Also not saying that diversity in this case is a good thing or a bad thing - just that it exists and it may have int
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by mlac 5y ago
That's good it works that way in Finland, but my point was focused on the United States. I don't think making everyones' income public would suddenly make those in the US think like those in Finland. I also think the social s
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by mlac 5y ago
I would really just like a flat tax. No loopholes or deductions. Very simple. It should not take a masters degree to understand the tax code. I recognize this is one of the main ways Policy is implemented (incentives can drive certain behav
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by mlac 5y ago
I would also think that this makes neighborhoods less financially diverse. I can’t see someone with a higher than average income moving into a neighborhood knowing that their neighbors might make 1/4th as much. It puts a target on them
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by mlac 5y ago
It’s easy to say “hey sorry network, you’re going to some explicit photos of me and I’m gonna make millions from it. Just ignore it and we’re good”. But that wasn’t the deal. This feels a bit like the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit. On the surfa
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by mlac 5y ago
Never, ever, go over a low head dam in a kayak. The danger with them is that they do not kick you out like a normal hole. You go over, and if you don’t clear the hydraulic, you get pulled back in. Then it can hold your boat indefinitely as
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by mlac 5y ago
Pulling this thread: say the government regulates it - what do they require? Regulations that say you need to be secure enough to not be hacked? That requirement changes daily. Baseline security standards? Sure. But what is the baseline? An
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by mlac 5y ago
The market doesn’t incentivize security until it is too late. A pipeline operator that passes security costs onto consumers will lose to one with lower security and lower costs. Serious, significant attacks might occur at year 5, when the c
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by mlac 5y ago
It depends. Most have garages without assigned spaces. Some are street parking. Where possible they just have surface lots because it is cheaper. None of these are wired.
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No one here is mentioning this, and you can only say it if you’re truly good and this is the truth: “I believe I will bring much more than $40 an hour in value to the company, so this will be a good opportunity for both of us.” Yeah, they m
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by mlac 5y ago
They will know through VPN logs - security groups look for anomalous login activity and will want to know why you’re logging in from Detroit when your work location says San Jose. It also puts your manager at risk to do it - if you tell the

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