norcon4

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by norcon4 4y ago
Taiwan, South Korea, and Ukraine are all de facto western tributary states. I think you should investigate the actual reasons why China was founded, and maybe read up on the 100 years of humiliation. Why do you think western nations are fun
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by norcon4 4y ago
Why are you worried about the world relying on China? The global economy was actually stabilized by China's zero-covid policy for the past few years because although lockdowns were disruptive, the death and disability of workers is an
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by norcon4 4y ago
Maybe I'm biased, but I think cheering on the toll of remote work on cities is being sanguine. Cities have existed for a long time for reasons beyond proximity to work. Their decline will represent a decline in wider society. We centra
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by norcon4 4y ago
I don't like that this article makes it mostly a binary of polyester against cotton. There's a wide variety of fabrics available that could do a better job of solving environmental issues in clothing. This article makes no mention
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by norcon4 5y ago
If you're really reading what the IPCC is saying, you'd understand that western lifestyles are under threat. Within most peoples' lifetimes, the carrying capacity of earth will be cut in half, unless emissions are reduced sev
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by norcon4 5y ago
The clathrate gun hypothesis this is referencing has been largely discredited. I'm not familiar with the science, but I trust the researchers who say there are good thermodynamic reasons the clathrate deposits in the arctic will probab
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by norcon4 5y ago
Exactly - it's not a smart bet to make on technology on behalf of billions of humans who stand to suffer or perish if technological progress does not keep up. Sure, the neolib Steven Pinkers of the world have been right so far that we&
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by norcon4 5y ago
Found this interesting from the FAQ: > "Why don't you support anything made by Google or Apple?" > At this time, we are reliant on both Google and Apple to be listed in their respective app stores. As such, we have been
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by norcon4 6y ago
The site is throwing a security error for me: PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR Anybody else have the same issue? Or is the site just being hugged to death.
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by norcon4 6y ago
I actually agree with your point on prerequisites. I think by absolute beginner I meant to say no experience with probability theory either. With the prerequisites you outlined, I think a determined person could do well with the material. M
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by norcon4 6y ago
I got the chance to casually work through this course while stuck at home during COVID-19. I highly recommend it to anybody who has a surface-level understanding of statistics and wants to dive deep. This is NOT a course for absolute beginn