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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Your statement was not equivalent. That's why it was putting words in my mouth!
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
I only criticized the confirmation bias. Don't put words in my mouth.
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The “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act” Will Hurt the Women It’s Supposed to Help [video](youtube.com)
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
People believe that fractional reserve banking breaks down without exponential growth only because the natural rebalancing process is stopped by the government; every time the economy tips toward recession, there is government intervention
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
It's better to learn to meditate, which should reduce the feelings of fear first.
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Apple Tech Support Staff Urged to Stay Mum on iPhone 12 Radiation Issue(bloomberg.com)
40 points by oatmeal1 3y ago|36 comments
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
"The biggest looks I get is when I go to somebody's house and ask if I can pick their weeds."
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Wild foods and grocery shopping in the great outdoors [video](youtube.com)
1 points by oatmeal1 3y ago|1 comments
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
First, the phrasing is confusing, because it's not clear whether people with very low happiness measured in terms of N are what we consider unhappy/sad, which is actually negative utility. I believe with this measure, positive N
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The Impact Crater in Lake Superior; the Slate Islands Cataclysm(youtube.com)
3 points by oatmeal1 3y ago|0 comments
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Providing subsidies for people to live in rural areas is not a good thing. It's much more efficient for people to live in centralized locations. People in urban areas are almost always subsidizing people living in suburban or rural a
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Not surprised WaPo leaves out relevant non-climate reasons that also contribute.
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Where are you getting the 20x number from?
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> Sure, cars are dangerous, but they enable a social structure that is far safer than what we had(hospitals, specialized surgeons, first responders, advanced pharmaceuticals, etc) to say nothing of productivity. The next time I go to the
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
GP is criticizing the narrative focus. A robotaxi causing a new, less serious problem is the focus over a commonplace very serious problem caused by conventional cars.
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Why do shared hospital rooms not violate HIPAA?(law.stackexchange.com)
163 points by oatmeal1 3y ago|134 comments
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The world is astoundingly safe that these sorts of thing don't happen all the time. Anyone who could light a cigarette could start wildfires all over California and many other places during the summer. Anyone who can buy a GPS jammer
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
> “It’s almost as if you were on a ship and there are pirates out there, and there’s no government, no one to protect you.” Regardless of whether you believe police have the budget to do their job or not, they aren't coming. Law-ab
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Arborsculpture: Shaping trees to make living art [video](youtube.com)
2 points by oatmeal1 3y ago|0 comments
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Are grasslands that have permafrost under them really the grassland that has been taken over by agriculture? I would imagine the grassland mammoths can restore is different from grassland bison could restore. I'd also imagine the pla
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Intuitively I'd believe it. They are programmed to be very cautious around pedestrians and cyclists, and drive the speed limit.
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Slime Molds [video](youtube.com)
133 points by oatmeal1 3y ago|31 comments
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
How long is the record for sea ice? I wasn't able to find it. Edit: Looks like since 1978.
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It's probably good for the long term share price if they can say in 20 years they've had a dividend for 20 years, even if that dividend was actually measly.
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Angry people might get the change they want, but probably not thoughtful change that makes things better. Politicians and the media are expert at redirecting anger in a way that doesn't upset the balance of power.
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
I use the Headspace guided meditation (30 mins) 2-3 times every day. Did that not work for you? It's amazing how hard they make it just to find the basic guided meditation. Not pushing anything spiritual or ways of thinking the guide
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Where do people get the energy to take outward collective action if they are bogged down by stress and frivolous thoughts? I see meditation and/or psychedelics as the only way to get people to do pro-societal things, above individuali
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
If you summarize anything down to one sentence you can make anything sound uninteresting. The details and nuances are what makes things interesting. If the author makes the title of the post about wasting $1.5 million the post should be a
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
I wish this post were about the management failures that wasted the money instead of general pointers about marketing.
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Researching and Mitigating Light Pollution [video](youtube.com)
1 points by oatmeal1 3y ago|0 comments

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