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by nanis 5y ago
> Computers are scary things that fail in counterintuitive ways. Not being scared of the tool and believing one's inherent supremacy over it must be the most basic criterion for practicing this craft, but these days this fear is nur
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by nanis 5y ago
I see, so you are claiming that governments in Australia have always dealt with infectious diseases using oppression? Specifically, I am wondering whether similar methods were used to deal with the following[1]: > #How common are notifia
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by nanis 5y ago
> You are being deliberately (maliciously?) misleading and scare mongering here. ... > people that have returned to the country I do not know who's being deliberately misleading here. Please note[1]: > It will start this week
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by nanis 5y ago
In general, the more credible the threat is, the less likely one would have to actually act on it. Having the ability to defend oneself makes it less likely that one will have to defend oneself.
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by nanis 5y ago
> The cost to shut down a society and keep everyone locked down is tremendous There are people who did not leave their domiciles between March '20 and June '21. These people still got money deposited in their bank accounts, had
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by nanis 5y ago
> We’ll have to see what happens once the country is adequately vaccinated. You might have missed this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28391548
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by nanis 5y ago
Presumably, the government can declare not owning a smart phone to be intent to violate the law and force people to purchase & pay for the requisite tracking device. Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27831800
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by nanis 5y ago
> People in South Australia will be forced to download an app that combines facial recognition and geolocation. The state will text them at random times, and thereafter they will have 15 minutes to take a picture of their face in the loc
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How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and still call itself free?(theatlantic.com)
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by nanis 5y ago
> UCSDH has a low threshold for SARS-CoV-2 testing, which is triggered by the presence of at least one symptom during daily screening or by an identified exposure, regardless of vaccination status. From March 1 to July 31, 2021, a total
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2149 – Aftermath (a.k.a. Confinement a.k.a. Darwin)(imdb.com)
1 points by nanis 5y ago|1 comments
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by nanis 5y ago
Why does the title mention "Neural net"? The words do not appear on the linked page. Actual paper behind paywall: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/pdf/10.1287/mksc.2021.129... Since restaurants an
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by nanis 5y ago
> Small employment effects, perception of improved wellbeing
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by nanis 5y ago
What a callous writing style. > “It was written in his destiny.” A destiny he never had a chance to shape at all.
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A Death Blow to Vaccine Passports?(fee.org)
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by nanis 5y ago
Because 1) "Experts" you hear about usually aren't, especially if their motivation for pushing predictions is related to something other than being correct; 2) Innovation works through "novelty by combination" and o
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by nanis 5y ago
If you are still there, you might want to call the airport information number +90 212 444 1442 and ask them to connect you with police. IIRC, the secure areas are all under camera surveillance. That might help. Good luck.
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by nanis 5y ago
Also, keep in mind that the current U.S. health insurance system is a by-product of the government trying to control the price of labor.
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by nanis 5y ago
> "We looked in the bone marrow and have seen these cells in people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 ," Ellebedy says. "Now we are finishing research that shows these cells appear in the bone marrow after vaccination a
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Two top vaccine regulators to leave U.S. FDA(reuters.com)
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by nanis 5y ago
> Good luck going to Mount Athos OK, so here we once again have a situation where the price mechanism is not allowed to operate. For a moment, I thought this was a private gated community in San Fransisco. > Mount Athos (/ˈæθɒs&#
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by nanis 5y ago
The title is inaccurate. There is no tabulation or listing of normal blood pressure by age on this page. The section with the that title says: > guidance for normal blood pressure for adults varied by gender and specific age, but new d
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by nanis 5y ago
> Perfect markets don't exist and can't exist. Even diamonds are not perfect. Perfection is good to have in models to demonstrate limiting cases, but not necessary to know the difference between situations where prices are allo
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by nanis 5y ago
I prefer not to have to prove that I am deserving according to someone's value system, just that I am able to pay the price.
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by nanis 5y ago
> Instead, take something like food, where it's a commodity. That's a place where markets should be the cleanest and most responsive to price signals. There are a whole lot of distortions on every side of the market for food wh
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by nanis 5y ago
> Social worker Doris Herzog is the first point of contact for most applicants. She checks church registers to ensure they're Catholic and interviews them on their living situation.
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by nanis 5y ago
Define "livable accommodation". That aside, in the U.S., there is https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs.html
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by nanis 5y ago
> corruption seeps in and becomes endemic After 500 years, is the Fuggerei endowment fund corrupt? I do not know about their internal workings. As I said, in this special case, verified adherence to the rules of a specific religion may h
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by nanis 5y ago
> But housing doesn't work like this at all. The incentives and the price mechanism is independent of the desire of some people to think this or that good/service is "special".
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by nanis 5y ago
> exclusion based on income Exclusion based on price.

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