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by pen2l 6y ago
I've been really curious about where the "Latinx" actually originates from -- I'd suspected in academia, and indeed the first usage seems to have been in a paper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinx
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by pen2l 6y ago
Not knocking on you here, just really genuinely confused why you’d cite Louis Rossman of all people on earth for his thoughts on places to live. But maybe I’m not in on something here?
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by pen2l 6y ago
There was an uncharted level of animosity in public discourse that election cycle mostly because of Trump, and within the context of all the shit-flinging happening at that time of "locking her up", this accusation being made by a
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by pen2l 6y ago
Hilary's accusation is in some way legitimate though considering that the Mueller report found a foreign nation interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion. And then there was the making a mountain o
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by pen2l 6y ago
I agree with all of this, except you miss that she started playing those ultimatum games with her boss, this particular act, let’s be real, is something that gets you fired from most places. There would be a lot of merit to what you’re sayi
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by pen2l 6y ago
How are you finding your progress on Spanish and piano? How are you learning it — private one on on instruction or self study?
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by pen2l 6y ago
What about... workers in the cafeteria who handle our food, cashiers at supermarkets and waiters who bring food over to you. I'm shocked most of the papers I'm reading don't mention these folks who are at the very intersectio
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by pen2l 6y ago
Amazon didn't get to where it is by being idiots. They will enforce the rules when they know they need to enforce the rules.
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by pen2l 6y ago
As a millennial whose only chatting activities are confined to irc and doesn’t really get emojis — could someone please articulate this phenomenon in terms that would be meaningful to me? I’ve seen sentences sometimes where words are actual
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by pen2l 6y ago
He is in some ways part of the Qanon crowd. If you have the courage to dive into 8kun and other Qanon-related forums, a common refrain you'll discover is that Fauci must be replaced with Dr. Shiva. He's sort of their prophet as it
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by pen2l 6y ago
Ah yes, lovely, Dr. Shiva, who claims Fauci and deepstate are behind coronavirus, is back at it with new hits!
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by pen2l 6y ago
One of the costliest things a pharmaceutical company does in R&D stage is clinical trials and scaling later on... and that's the reason why Pfizer was sought out for this. Of coure kudos to these German scientists, but much kudos s
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by pen2l 6y ago
The average person on HN is pretty smart. I see a lot of comments writing this off... it's not their responsibility, the other person should want to learn, etc. etc. But if you wanna be a great person who does his civic duty and more t
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by pen2l 6y ago
Maybe, maybe not. But there's something really cool you could do that would educate the person you're talking to (both in terms of instructing them how to google, and communicating to them the key thing you've found out) -- a
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by pen2l 6y ago
I'm very glad he's getting the attention and hope he keeps getting it. He's an inspiring fellow, and I'm happy that he will be the one who will inspire some folks out there to enter tech.
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by pen2l 6y ago
Okay so if it wasn't for human-intervention, two accidents would have happened within a minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHCQ36Q5zRo&feature=youtu.be... Considering this feature is out for anyone to use, my
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by pen2l 6y ago
What is the _reason_ for ending it early? Is it the cost? I imagine it must be high enough because then they're gonna have to fight with this very criticism later on: RCT ended prematurely, therefore it is not as reliable. A question t
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by pen2l 6y ago
> In short, I'd encourage you to continue addressing your ADHD symptoms with ever-improving self discipline, personal habits, and healthy lifestyle choices. The medication is part of a treatment regimen, but it shouldn't be the
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by pen2l 6y ago
That’s a tough one, that’s a really tough one, especially as I’m seeing my 5 year old niece and seeing myself in her... in her inability to remain focused and motivated. It’s tough because even I am sometimes biased against running to medic
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by pen2l 6y ago
I take concerta, 18mg, and it works wonders. The only small negative is the its life is a little too long... even if I take it at 7am, I find I have difficulty getting to sleep sometimes up till 3am... and then my whole sleep schedule gets
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by pen2l 6y ago
Don’t think it’s necessarily « disrespectful « to doubt another’s account. This reminds me of the « bend gate » problem with iPhones. There were some here who reported the problem... but somehow it was not a problem in the grand scheme of
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by pen2l 6y ago
It seems so fulfilling, being able to make such beautiful things. But also a bit expensive eh... to get the woodworking skills (presumably by taking classes at a technical college?), the equipment, and the time involved. If any folks here a
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by pen2l 6y ago
My opinion: no, do mute, as just another adhd kiddo, man those police sirens will bring me down in no time. I get what you're saying though, and I recognize there's value in folks getting to know a little bit of each other's
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by pen2l 6y ago
The jet is pushing you up... so it’s more like a dip rather than hanging off a bar. And a lot of core for stability.
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by pen2l 6y ago
Yeah interesting you bring that up. I remember being introduced to this Browning by this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAJM5L9hhBs And you notice something interesting in the beginning... this guy is in GOOD shape.
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by pen2l 6y ago
Do you miss the community element of it or what? Because tabs for pretty much anything are fairly easy to find nowadays... except even better: dynamic tabs are very much in the vogue now (tabs with multiple tracks that you can instantly pla
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by pen2l 6y ago
It would be a damn valuable acqui-hire though. I think the deepmind-acquisition comparison grandparent post makes is very apt.
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by pen2l 6y ago
I agree with you it's not for the "average joe". I.e. yes you need to be really careful not to touch the uncured resin, cleaning up is a bitch, and you need really good ventilation when you're developing with isopropyl a
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by pen2l 6y ago
That's for uncured resin, which you shouldn't touch anyway. I think protocol calls for using gloves when handling this stuff. Do you happen to know if that fertility issue is only for clear resin, or all resins they offer? Frankly
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by pen2l 6y ago
How is any given transaction distinguished as being risky or non-risky?

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