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   by rajup 6y ago

   "A big downvote ratio will get most people's attention in a way that critical comments may not." I'm sorry but this is one of those things which absolutely needs citation. I can't remember the last time I looked at
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   by rajup 6y ago

   I've used "I'm moving out of the country" with great success.
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   by rajup 6y ago

   In your opinion (I doubt any of what you said has hard established fact to counter it), do strict lockdowns work? Or is there a spectrum of lockdown we should be considering to balance a myriad set of social, economic and health concerns? T
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   by rajup 6y ago

   Non-paywalled link: https://archive.is/gLkDt
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   by rajup 6y ago

   Most likely the chemical used to (re)start the engine, triethylborane (TEB) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triethylborane .
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   by rajup 6y ago

   The concept of making do with less in the Western world is something driven by necessity in other less wealthy nations, the prime example being the Indian "Jugaad"[1] [1]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugaad
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   by rajup 6y ago

   I think you mean sponsored content which is not quite the same as ads/
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   by rajup 6y ago

   Thanks!
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   by rajup 6y ago

   Curious, explain to me why I should listen to a random person on the Internet over a university research group? "betrayed extreme ignorance of binomial confidence intervals and modeling", lots of words but zero evidence supporting
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Maybe not illegal from a tax point of view but illegal as hell for someone on a H1B visa (which quite a significant number of employees in these companies have).
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    by rajup 6y ago

    I'm interested to know too so I can avoid it like the plague.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    It's a stretch to call all those who believe in this conspiracy mentally ill, no?
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Reddit is still better than some other websites (Yelp being the biggest perpetrator), that open up the Play store link for their app when you click on links. Annoying and rude.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    If you're interested in the science of aging I highly recommend the book "Lifespan: Why we age and why we don't have to" by David A. Sinclair a pioneer in this field. Detailed book with tons of citations but still access
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    by rajup 6y ago

    From the article: "He (Kevin Mayer) says TikTok will also reveal its data flows to regulators, and is calling on its rivals to do the same."
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Definitely a really good counterfeit.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Electronics on Amazon in general seems to be a hit-or-miss made worse by inventory commingling. Recently bought a PS4 controller from Amazon (purportedly from Sony). Did not last 3 months. The original controller I got with the PS4 itself
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Minor nit: I believe H1B transfers for people already in the country are still being processed. But your broader point of the US government actively preventing global talent from entering the country stands. Very sad indeed.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Wow. That was an eye-opening read.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    I'm sorry but this censoring argument is getting more and more detached from reality. So now not letting ads run on a website (mind you the advertisers themselves have strong opinions on where they want their ads to run) is censoring?
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Well it is an argument that has a fair bit of merit. How exactly do you expect YouTube or the creators to pay their bills? Don't feel like watching ads? You can subscribe to YouTube premium if you dislike ads so much.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Nah It's just poor grammar.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Chargebacks usually result in Uber banning you till you pay them back.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    This. I've found UberEats customer service to be severely lacking compared to other food delivery services. I stopped using them after getting yet another completely wrong order (I'm vegetarian and was sent a dish containing meat)
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    by rajup 6y ago

    It's not censorship by any means; YouTube isn't the government. David Icke and his ilk should feel free to take their lunatic fringe theories to the lunatic fringe corners of the Internet like Breitbart etc. They won't be &qu
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Nobody suggested injecting bleach, please stop spreading exaggerated misinformation.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    A very apt and unfortunately true characterization.
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    by rajup 6y ago

    Sure you don't wear seatbelts and install airbags to mitigate the risk of COVID-19, but the point is that you can take measures to reduce the risk of contracting the virus to a socially acceptable level and not have to destroy people
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    by rajup 6y ago

    +1. This argument about not knowing long term effects of COVID-19, and hence we have to keep the economy shut down indefinitely makes no sense at all. Making masks mandatory in public, keeping people at risk at home and starting to open up
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    by rajup 7y ago

    > First tweet: Vox saying face masks aren't the best way to avoid Coronavirus. Actually basically the mainstream view in the US at the time, Well, it was definitely mainstream after Vox reported on it.