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   by notadoc 9y ago

   High Sierra seems like a real gem.
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   by notadoc 9y ago

   Given the obsession with social media and imaginary internet points, I would suggest the narcissism epidemic is at all time high.
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   by notadoc 9y ago

   Ignoring the elephant in the room is a traditional component of discussing healthcare in America.
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   by notadoc 9y ago

   So why aren't we then? The market is failing on this.
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   by notadoc 9y ago

   You must have great insurance. Are you in Congress?
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   by notadoc 9y ago

   Well for starters... https://i1.wp.com/investingdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/0...
7. 427.▲
   by notadoc 9y ago

   > In general, the FDA over-regulates rather than under regulates. In general, the FDA under-regulates dramatically.
8. 428.▲
   by notadoc 9y ago

   Humans are squandering antibiotics for the most inane uses, rapidly growing superbugs and resistance along the way. This will become a major public health crisis if nothing is done about it sooner than later.
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   by notadoc 9y ago

   Easy solution; don't use LinkedIn.
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Just go outside, away from civilization, and into nature. Walk around, sit, doodle, hike, run, swim, wade, bird watch, observe. And don't stare at your phone while you're there. Better yet, leave your phone behind. Actually be the
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Wow a sand-grain backed crypto? Sand on blockchain? Sandcoin is easily worth $100,000 per coin! It's the future of sand!
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    San Francisco needs to build high rise apartments and condos with tons of units, and lots of them. That's all there is to it. Obsessing about rent control, population numbers, tech workers, or whatever else is nothing but a distraction
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    The rampant scam ICOs, nonsensical coins, and other funny business surrounding the cryptocurrency scene is practically begging for regulators to barge in.
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Follow the money. I suspect you will find the answers to your questions here: https://www.opensecrets.org/influence/ https://www.opensecrets.org/elections/
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Why net neutrality has turned into a partisan issue is beyond me, but in this era seemingly everything must be politicized as part of a divide and conquer strategy. I suspect the best hope for net neutrality is for states to adopt it themse
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Maybe NASA could use more funding
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    I am convinced there would be a decent market for a dumb phone with an iPhone quality camera, and the only 'smart' functionality it should have is getting pictures off the camera easily. I know several families who have transition
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Lingering effects of the great recession. There is a very strong and well studied relationship between unemployment, economic stress, and drug abuse. These are people who are depressed (clinically, economically, or often both), and they are
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Why not Morocco, Bangladesh, or Bolivia? The price per square foot with the exact same materials, finishes, construction quality, etc - not including cost of land - is 1/5 or less in a state like IN, MS, WI, MN, etc than CA, WA, OR, wh
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Take a bay area income and telecommute from the south and you're really living large. But really, even at the much lower income levels of the south the money goes so much further.
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    $700,000 per unit? Or even $100k? For "affordable" housing? Meanwhile, in Mississippi.... regular brand new houses (not "affordable" housing) are actually affordable at $150k, or less than a down payment in any west coas
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Not sure about the backlighting or a post from 2008, but on the topic of eye strain... the diminutive text sizes and obsession with low contrast throughout the redesigned bleached UI certainly causes me eye strain. I've heard similar c
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Nothing like a good mental colonic with a brutal dissolution of ego to increase that amygdala response, right?
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Yikes. I suspect there are many more of these out there.
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Sounds fun! Every day is workstation roulette!
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    I assume a lot of variables come into play, probably what you use, how you use it, and where you use it. But it's funny you say that, because that dichotomy seems to define High Sierra; it's either a total mess, or totally forgett
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    > An especially unfortunate truth is that many developers have grown so afraid of workflow-breaking bugs that they're willing to risk security flaws just so they can get work done. Can't blame them. Ultimately, it's produc
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    Well this is purely anecdotal, but at least 70% of the developers, IT workers, and researchers that I know are using prior generation MacBook Pro hardware (the ones without the touch bar or terrible keyboard, and with ports) and are intenti
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    > Transmit iOS made about $35k in revenue in the last year Not good given the obvious development effort that went into it, but the transparency is appreciated. I suspect this is directly related to the extraordinarily difficult experien
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    by notadoc 9y ago

    High Sierra seems like a great OS if you want an unstable workstation that doesn't work with tools you've used everyday for well over a decade.