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by new2628 6y ago
They should have at least flipped it left-right, and it would look like a badly drawn world map.
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by new2628 6y ago
> This is amazing in that one would endure pain and disfigurement to advertise social standing, but I guess I speak from a time where there are other ways to display class standing. Yes, in our times people use tattoos, piercings, etc. D
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by new2628 7y ago
While all those in the list are great, the list itself is a worthy match for Borges' Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge in which animals are divided into: those that belong to the Emperor, embalmed ones, those tha
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by new2628 7y ago
What is your take, all these specific differences will make it better or worse?
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by new2628 7y ago
You are right, but at a larger level the economy itself may be a cure that kills the patient. Pursue economic growth even if it doesn't make us happier and destroys the natural environment. In that sense, the current events can be seen
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by new2628 7y ago
I don't access any of these, but still it isn't very productive :) It is relaxing though, and the sky seems bluer.
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by new2628 7y ago
I think you give these projects too much credit. They do not reduce the work of great artists to an algorithm and they do not turn user's photos into renaissance paintings. These projects are technically impressive and interesting, but
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by new2628 7y ago
On what grounds should they be kicked out? For people in those countries not voting according to the preferences of the Swedish media?
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by new2628 7y ago
Poland is very far from being a police state.
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by new2628 7y ago
I used to think highly of Pinker, but IMHO in his discussions with Taleb he lost credibility. The discussions were not pointless ego fights, but Taleb exposed some of Pinker's main claims as pseudoscience and Pinker haven't really
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by new2628 7y ago
It doesn't further your cause that you present your point of view as a widely agreed-upon truth. Last time I checked, the government in Poland enjoyed a wide support of a majority of the population.
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by new2628 7y ago
In a universe in which you are the result of millions/billions of evolution, you are an absolute expert on survival. And none of the official experts will have your and your families best interest in mind, as much as you do.
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by new2628 7y ago
This is an important point, a pity it is downvoted without any argument. Off the top of my head: Formula 1, Eurovision, auto shows, most spectator sports. I wish they all took a slightly longer hiatus.
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by new2628 7y ago
You can think about it step-by-step: first you need some rectangular structure that has two well-defined states to represent your cells, then you think of how to implement periodic refresh and communication between neighboring cells, some g
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by new2628 7y ago
Yes, the most plausible scenario to me seems that these crazy "5G conspiracies" are peddled in the mainstream in order to discredit legitimate and well-founded concerns over 5G.
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by new2628 7y ago
There is one word to describe that mentality and mindset. It also appears in the name of this site we are commenting on.
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by new2628 7y ago
You make an interesting parallel, but the fact that you call out trespassing through an unlocked door as a crime on a website called hacker news is remarkable.
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by new2628 7y ago
Dear fellow HN'ers, please don't downvote a comment as a reflex if you disagree with it and consider engaging a point on its merits. Hiding viewpoints you disagree with creates an echo chamber.
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by new2628 7y ago
I disagree that for the general public there is no need to wear masks. If you go to a supermarket and someone sneezes/coughs at you, even a scarf around the nose gives _some_ protection. Less than perfect, but more than nothing. A prop
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by new2628 7y ago
There were actually several high profile experts around the world (WHO, US Surgeon General, most European authorities, even children's programmes) that said without any qualification: "Don't wear a mask, there is no need to w
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by new2628 7y ago
> Contact tracing is likely the top reason Singapore. S. Korea (and to a lesser extent Japan) were able to selectively & aggressively contain infections, along with active policing and enforcement. That and masks on people's fac
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by new2628 7y ago
Missing quotes around evidence.
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by new2628 7y ago
It's a continuum of course more applicable to some, less to some other things. I find books mostly fine, and I own a huge library, to a large extent inherited. CD albums already seemed dubious to me and hardly bought any, with software
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by new2628 7y ago
No, I haven't watched TV in almost two decades, except when visiting relatives or friends.
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by new2628 7y ago
You make a good point of course -- my issue is that this amortization has become totally divorced from use. For example, a taxi driver also needs to amortize the upfront cost of their car, but the more they drive, the more the car wears dow
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by new2628 7y ago
OK, I'll bite. I have a fundamental aversion to paying for something that has zero marginal cost. I feel I'm taken for a ride if I do so. If I pay for a book, I feel it cost some effort to produce it physically, print it, bind it,
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by new2628 7y ago
No, even putting a scarf in front of the face offers _some_ protection from people sneezing, coughing, spitting, etc. And in any case, there is zero downside to putting it up, there is no way it can actually harm. Instead of saying this, an
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by new2628 7y ago
Even a piece of paper put in front of the face may filter out some particles. The point is that there is possible upside and zero downside to wearing masks, however crappy. Instead of saying "we messed up, there are not enough masks fo
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by new2628 7y ago
Forget about CS degree, I once worked with a CS postdoc, now a professor at a top US university, who prided himself of never having written a program.
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by new2628 7y ago
The reverse combination also works: remove the larger particles with paper, use soap and water to finish the job. It's amazing how most of the western world gets by with paper only. Try holding a piece of ... in the hand, then clean it

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