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by raincom 1y ago
Heard of "probable cause on four legs"? That's what sniffing dogs are meant for. They can use a dog to find a probable cause, and they don't need a warrant either. That's a carve out from the fourth amendment.
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by raincom 1y ago
Movies portray spies as some special operations people. However, most of the academics in humanities are potential spies: they gather intelligence by offering fellowships, scholarships and grants to people from abroad to stay at hosting ins
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by raincom 1y ago
Squat toils + bidet attachment is better than squat toilet and a jug for water. No dispute about that. Sit down toilet + hand held bidet attachment is worse than sit down toilet + bidet inside in the toilet without using hand. My answer was
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by raincom 1y ago
I have been using Neo180 manual bidet for 5 years, which I bought for Amazon. Replaced it last year with the same model. I don't like manual handheld sprayer bidets, which are popular in the Middle East; later, they spread to SE Asia,
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by raincom 1y ago
I used it in Indian hotels. Sure, one should get 30 day practical course on how to use bidet spray without wetting the whole restroom, without spraying junk around. If that is what initiation is, it is a failure in my considered opinion.
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by raincom 1y ago
Well, Indians have learned this technology from abroad--mostly Middle East, thats where many Indians work. Of course, now Indian companies make those sprayer bidets.
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by raincom 1y ago
Those hand sprayer versions are bad to use and unhygienic too, because fecal matter gets sprayed beyond the toilet bowl. I know why Arabic countries prefer hand sprayer versions: istinja practices of Islam.
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by raincom 1y ago
Now one has to work 60 hours to afford housing(rent/mortgage) and insurance (health, home, automotive). Yes, food is cheap if one can cook.
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by raincom 1y ago
Often times, anomalies to existing theories bring "scientific revolutions". In this case, it is good to see anomaly being resolved with fixing the lab and the computational apparatus.
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by raincom 1y ago
It is ontological emergence vs epistemological emergence, not philosophical vs ontological. Simply, ontic vs epistemic.
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by raincom 1y ago
Sorry to ask, who is "their primary lobbyist with the GOP"?
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by raincom 1y ago
In the third world, $1M is hardly considered as a bribe. For large contracts in the third world, companies pay 20% as bribe. That's why Benazir Bhutto's husband is called "Mr 10%". In India, regional parties rule many st
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by raincom 1y ago
"Missiology is the academic study of the Christian mission history and methodology". Earlier, Missiology used to be called as "Practical Anthropology". Even today, the best materials for learning phonetics and linguistic
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by raincom 1y ago
I use both https://purelymail.com and https://fastmail.com Try Purelymail, as you can set it up for $10 per year.
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by raincom 1y ago
Crux: "Metagenomics technology uses cutting-edge genomic sequencing, which can identify all bacteria, fungi or parasites present in a sample by comparing them against a database of millions of pathogens. [if you] do a separate test for
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by raincom 1y ago
The first generation drug Exenatide's patent was filed in 1992, but got approved in 2005. The latest one is Tirzepatide, a dual agonist, approved in 2022. Expect soon for Retaglutide, a triple agnonist, in the market.
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by raincom 1y ago
$499 per month "[f]or the Zepbound 5 mg, 7.5 mg, and 10 mg vial" [1]. So, I don't know how much they charge for 15 mg. [1] https://zepbound.lilly.com/coverage-savings
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by raincom 1y ago
Yes, if you sell to others; no, if you join with others who buy from the same batch from the same source.
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by raincom 1y ago
Risks, there are risks everywhere. Late Philosopher of Science, Larry Laudan wrote a little book--The Book of Risks: Fascinating Facts About the Chances We Take Every Day
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by raincom 1y ago
It costs from $600 to $1000 if one wants full suite of tests. There are at least two popular third party testing labs. Since testing is expensive, buyers pool together to share costs. In large groups, one ends up spending $10.
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by raincom 1y ago
Sourcing is easy if you are adventurous. Many third party testing labs help you deal with safety: purity, toxins, whether it is legit.
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by raincom 1y ago
I see at least three sources of problems. 1. Test it for mass, purity, endotoxins, whether it is the real deal or not; this can be easily mitigated if one joins some testing group to share costs. 2. Calculate the dosage units properly, as i
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by raincom 1y ago
It is $500 a month after the first month, as El Lilly charges $350 during the first month for a starter dosage.
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by raincom 1y ago
Become a compounded pharmacist yourself: get lyophilized powder of glp-1 drugs, bacteriostatic water, Leur Lock syringe with a needle, gloves and alcohol pads; make your own glp-1 compound in your home.
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by raincom 1y ago
Yes, indeed. They think that every circular argument is vicious. Not at all, there are two kinds of circularity: virtuous circularity; vicious circularity. Bootstrapping falls under the former. Check [1] and [2] [1] https://www.h
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by raincom 1y ago
Come on, ALPRs violate privacy of drivers.
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by raincom 1y ago
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are used by every state in the US. They already have algorithms on top of these ALPRs to pull out suspects for possible drug mules.
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by raincom 1y ago
One thing I was suggested when learning a new subject: pick a book like "history and philosophy of physics/chemistry/biology". This has served me well. Most of the teachers are bad; most of the text book writers are bad.
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by raincom 1y ago
CI + self-control or will --> CO (that's the hypothesis sold by many) CI + hormones --> CO (that's an alternative hypothesis)
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by raincom 1y ago
One brand of disinformation group accuses another of disinformation--interesting times.

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