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by qzw 3y ago
I suppose the mortality rate could go up if the healthcare system in a particular area is fully overwhelmed, such that significant number of normally treatable cases end up in death rather than recovery. The morbidity rate is probably less
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by qzw 3y ago
Yes, they're only called bidets for lack of a better word in English. Mine has adjustable water temp, heated seat, air dry, variable pressure, front/rear wash, oscillation, and several more modes I've not even dared to try ye
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by qzw 3y ago
3 pallets of toilet paper on the way. Just kidding, I already installed bidets during Covid. In all seriousness, even if we get into a pandemic again, unless we see mortality rates in the double digits, I doubt the world would go into prolo
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by qzw 3y ago
Yeah, I was looking for a newsletter subscription link at the end there. Kinda feels like we’re on the receiving end of an idea validation campaign.
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by qzw 3y ago
Manual weed/insect control is one of the areas I’m really hoping will be a principal benefit of AI and robotics. Imagine replacing a large portion of the chemicals currently used in agriculture with physical means of elimination. That
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by qzw 3y ago
But Jay-Z is also ultra-corporate, so it fits?
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by qzw 3y ago
Rust core team member.
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by qzw 3y ago
Shouldn't the title be "Turing Awardees Accused of Republishing..." rather than how it currently reads?
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by qzw 3y ago
When things don't make sense, the question to ask is "Who benefits?" Seems pretty clear in this case. I have no inside knowledge at all, but it wouldn't surprise me if the whole thing wasn't as idiotic as it looks f
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by qzw 3y ago
Pedantic: A corporation is controlled by its shareholders. Other forms of ownership can be sole proprietorships, partnerships, professional associations, etc.
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by qzw 3y ago
In the enthusiast car world there's a growing trend called restomodding, where you take a beloved classic car such as Porsche 964 and rebuild it with completely modern guts. Singer, which is probably the most famous restomodder, charge
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by qzw 3y ago
All speech are equal, but some speech are more equal than others.
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by qzw 3y ago
I find Lecun’s argument very interesting, and the whole discussion has parallels to the early regulation and debate surrounding cryptography. For those of us who aren’t on twitter and aren’t aware of all the players in this, can you tell us
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by qzw 3y ago
Writing new features is fun. Polishing is boring and thankless, aka work. Most people will do fun things for free but want to be paid for work. Probably not going to change anytime soon.
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by qzw 3y ago
I thought GP’s comment was trying to set up the Godfather 3 quote: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” — Michael Corleone
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by qzw 3y ago
The Musk v Zuckerberg cage fight would’ve been much better as a dog fight between their private F-35s. I mean, why should mega billionaires fight the same way any two broke guys from Jersey would anyway?
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by qzw 3y ago
No, it’s more like in the “Trust Buster” sense from US economic history. These are big conglomerates that control numerous subsidiary businesses across a number of industries. Japan, Korea, and numerous other countries have similar business
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by qzw 3y ago
“Socialism” but without any of the social safety nets, from what I hear. Lots of retirees getting their pensions reduced, their personal savings in the form of real estate (~75% of household wealth) sinking in value, can’t even see a doctor
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by qzw 3y ago
I think there should be a distinction between monitored and unmonitored screen time. Too much of the former is like leaving your kids with the cookie jar. Not entirely healthy but not fatal. Too much of the latter is like leaving them w
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by qzw 3y ago
Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, and the Airplane’s iPad. The Four Horsemen of Childhood Disillusions.
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by qzw 3y ago
That’s the thing though, what people believe they’re getting and the intent of the purveyor makes all the difference. For example, if you’re an atheist, then all of religion would amount to so much mumbo jumbo to you, but that doesn’t mean
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by qzw 3y ago
> Secondary network meta-analyses revealed isometric wall squat and running as the most effective submodes for reducing SBP (90.4%) and DBP (91.3%), respectively. Wall squat was actually a close second to running for DBP reduction as wel
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by qzw 3y ago
I don't disagree with your overall point, but some of your examples are hardly Veblen anymore. Or perhaps we have very different definitions of upper-middle class. I live in what I consider an upper-middle class area, where median hous
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by qzw 3y ago
How many hours does it take him to make a canoe? I imagine it must run into the high hundreds, if not more.
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by qzw 3y ago
My desktop’s got the clocks, it rocks! But it was obsolete before I opened the box. Your laptop’s a month old? That’s great… for a nice, heavy paperweight! It’s all about the Pentiums, baby.
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by qzw 3y ago
Undoubtedly, and having a compliant compiler without being able to use any external crates would certainly be a major downer, so I'm sure they've thought this through and done their market research.
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by qzw 3y ago
> Ferrocene goes beyond the compiler in keeping all aspects of the software being built in mind, particularly the distribution, traceability and use of own or foreign libraries. We’re committed to providing secure, auditable distribution
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by qzw 3y ago
If you're on Windows and use the built-in Windows Defender (or whatever it's called now), try excluding your Thunderbird mail folders from scanning. The AV locks the files while scanning and that freezes TB.
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by qzw 3y ago
Cold tea does indeed provoke disgust. Iced tea, on the other hand, is quite its own art form.
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by qzw 3y ago
I think the difference in this case is that we naturally parenthesize the sentences differently: (Count up) to 20. and Describe the events (up to) WWII. Because "count up" and "count down" have precedence over "up t

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