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by mthoms 5y ago
This is the problem. Repeating things you heard somewhere without first verifying them. Now is the time to ask yourself - what other things have I been repeating that I haven’t verified? I will say I appreciate your willingness to admit the
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by mthoms 5y ago
Well, they had reproducible scientific tests to provide their theories didn’t they? Seems like a slam dunk in todays world that they would be taken seriously. At least by the majority of rational people. Though I get the point you were t
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by mthoms 5y ago
The data out of Israel plainly shows that vaccinated people have significantly better outcomes: They are much less likely to get seriously ill and die. Stop it.
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by mthoms 5y ago
This one [0] says White adults:70% Black adults:65% Democrats: 86% Republicans:54% [0] https://journalistsresource.org/health/vaccine-hesitancy-res...
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by mthoms 5y ago
“Natural” immunity? You’ve been politely asked before to stop using this misleading phrase. Your insistence on using it is telling. What you really mean is disease-induced immunity.
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by mthoms 5y ago
Very helpful, thanks. It sounds like you're saying the banks get a special carve-out to provide this service simply because the regulator is different. On a fundamental level though, I still don't see the difference. I do have to
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by mthoms 5y ago
Suggesting that anything less than running speed is relatively safe tells me that you have zero clue about the types of injuries involved in either activity. The vast majority of inline skating injuries are forearm (typically wrist) inj
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by mthoms 5y ago
As a kid I made over 4% APY interest on my savings account. Risk free. Yes, I realize their are important differences here but I don't think that getting a 4% risk-free return should be seen as an "obvious" problem.
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by mthoms 5y ago
Excuse my ignorance but how is that any different from "interest"?
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by mthoms 5y ago
Umm, perhaps it was being downvoted when the person commented? You know how HN works right? You know that votes fluctuate? Further, please don't stereotype commenters here. It's not a good look. We come from all backgrounds, all
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by mthoms 5y ago
Your point is only valid for speeds faster than you can run. I don't think that qualifies you to say "No, absolutely not" to my previous point when you really mean "except under extreme speeds". I've also &quot
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by mthoms 5y ago
Your point is valid. Power sliding on the street, with speed, is definitely for advanced skaters. Particularly for the reasons you mentioned (unpredictable surfaces). See my other comment.
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by mthoms 5y ago
>Dragging your foot on a skateboard leaves your other foot planted on the board, meaning the board is vulnerable to catching on any crack or edge while carrying most your weight, which will send you tumbling You're doing it wrong. I
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by mthoms 5y ago
You're mistaking my comment for saying that skateboarding is easier. It certainly isn't. I'm only saying that, placed at the top of moderately sized hill, a skateboarder has more options available to him/her to control f
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by mthoms 5y ago
> or can afford them but sucks at it and gave up. It’s actually the opposite. The term originated with skateboarders. Rollerblading was seen as (a) too easy and (b) lacking any sort of “culture”.
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by mthoms 5y ago
It’s easier to both bail (jump off) and control speed (by dragging your foot or doing power-slides) on a skateboard. So yes, skateboarding does have a speed problem but it’s easier to control for.
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by mthoms 5y ago
What a great initiative. Thank you Consumer Reports.
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by mthoms 5y ago
Yeah, I owned a retail store (in the same area code as you coincidentally). Even though we marked everything up 80-100% our profit margin after expenses would be 2-3%. This is typical. If your retailers are doing >10% profit margin then
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by mthoms 5y ago
The band Okkervil River does a good cover of Omie Wise if there’s any indie rock fans out there. I knew the song had traditional roots but didn’t know the backstory so I was delighted to read this. Another good murder (spree) ballad is Blac
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by mthoms 5y ago
What would be the percentage where you think it starts becoming “unfair”? And how did you arrive at that figure? Honest question.
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by mthoms 5y ago
The mini feels nearly indestructible. But more importantly, it’s a single purpose device with a dedicated battery.
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by mthoms 5y ago
Hold onto it. I use my iPhone for pictures and GPS tracking (with paper maps as backup) when hiking but don’t trust the battery enough for emergency use. The mini can last for days, or even weeks between charges and is extremely rugged.
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by mthoms 5y ago
Interesting and relevant overview about how Netflix uses AI to "personalize" thumbnails: https://netflixtechblog.com/artwork-personalization-c589f074...
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by mthoms 5y ago
None of the reasons you cited come anywhere near to reasonably accounting for a nine-fold difference. You're really reaching. If you can't take something away from a 9x difference (vaxed vs. non-vaxed) I don't what to t
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by mthoms 5y ago
Do you really think scenarios like this could account for skewing the data by a multiple of 9 ? Come on. >Without this information, it's tough to draw conclusions. Oh please. This data overwhelmingly shows that vaccinated people
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by mthoms 5y ago
Why would their opinions matter? As for health, I think you might be alluding to pre-existing conditions? Can you elaborate on how you would see this affecting the result?
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by mthoms 5y ago
>the rate of serious cases among unvaccinated people over age 60 (178.7 per 100,000) was nine times more than the rate among fully vaccinated people of the same age category, and the rate of serious cases among unvaccinated people in
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by mthoms 5y ago
Okay sure, but that's always been the case and has nothing to do with the system they've just introduced.
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by mthoms 5y ago
As I understand it, Apple's servers know nothing until the 30+ match threshold is reached. This is actually one way that their system might be an improvement. NB: I'm not in favour of this system - I'm only commenting on this
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by mthoms 5y ago
Apple does have some degree of leverage over the CCP too. I realize its not possible today... but in 3-5 years, Apple may be in a position to move some/all of their manufacturing elsewhere. The direct job losses are one obvious probl

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