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by reader_x 5mo ago
Love this story. On this read, I noticed Multivac answers 7x adding a few more words, maybe to imply progress toward its final answer: INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER. THERE IS INSUFFICIENT
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by reader_x 1y ago
The librarians I know are adamant about keeping private the records of what patrons have checked out or searched. I don’t know the history you refer to, where library records were used to identify certain sections of society. Where can I r
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by reader_x 2y ago
I lived and worked in Oregon in the early 90s, and this is huge news. I’ll admit I’d gradually let cynicism overtake hope this outcome was possible. Now on East Coast, interesting to me that I’m first reading about this from BBC News and no
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by reader_x 2y ago
Last month while cleaning out a relative’s house, I made my first trip to a metal scrap yard. I had fishing weights (lead), old copper pipes, rolls of electrical wire, broken aluminum chairs - and street signs. I assumed the scrap yard wou
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by reader_x 3y ago
If tugboats had been attending Dali, would they have had enough thrust to correct Dali’s course when it lost power?
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by reader_x 3y ago
The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service could use his skills immediately and his peers there would appreciate and enjoy his skills.
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by reader_x 3y ago
I hope the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service hires Surdy asap.
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by reader_x 3y ago
How much plastic in the ocean gyres might be our supposedly recycled plastic? Has anyone audited this by putting a few GPS-tracked plastic bottles into the recycling stream to see how many went to landfills or incinerators vs. being dumped
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by reader_x 4y ago
A cartography professor of mine once advised me to take another career path because cartography was dying; he added, “Google Maps has terrible maps- but no one seems to care.” It heartens me to see in HN comments that some are noticing. A p
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by reader_x 4y ago
A municipality is run by a group of individuals elected by other individuals, whereas you have framed your housing policy proposal as if pitching to a dictator. Imagining how we might govern unfettered by frustrating negotiations with other
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by reader_x 4y ago
How? Say more please!
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by reader_x 4y ago
I love the resume itself: the non-fussy font, wording, and layout is refreshingly straightforward. It makes me want to take your dad to lunch and hear all his stories. My grandfather piloted a B-29 in 1945, and his brother was an early comp
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by reader_x 4y ago
If I could take you all to the pub, I would, because you are fun to talk to and listen to. But I can’t. I go to the pub with other people and enjoy their company, but many of them don’t find interesting the kinds of things discussed on HN.
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by reader_x 4y ago
While post leads with “the White House is pushing…” in fact the report was requested by Congress: “In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy […] was directed by Congress to develop
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by reader_x 4y ago
In my experience two hurdles thwart honest conversations on this topic: 1.) Euphemisms- A social worker once told me that incontinence is frequently when families feel they can no longer keep an elderly person at home. It’s rough to talk ab
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by reader_x 4y ago
Excellent article and interview. Jack London helped me see how those in control (here the New Orleans owners of enslaved people, the merchants, and/or the politicians—author says many were all 3) would likely respond to an event (inclu
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by reader_x 4y ago
Maybe regret (about the past) and worry (about the future) are similar because they serve to deflect one’s attention from the here and now. Trust that your past self chose as best they could then, and have compassion for that past self. Tho
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by reader_x 4y ago
Re:long term costs for maintenance, seems like there should be a secondary market for 3D-printing replacement knobs, buttons, and related parts. No inventory needed. Especially if the knob designers had that in mind at the outset.
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by reader_x 4y ago
I second EconTalk, hosted by Russ Roberts. I especially like his episodes with Michael Munger (a regular guest, like 42x).
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by reader_x 4y ago
From a vegetarian perspective, turning meat into sausage, paste (pate) and other goo is also pretty weird. So weird, in fact, that it gets compared to legislating and the trope is: no one needs to see either made because it’s just too unset
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by reader_x 4y ago
Anecdote here, but my friend who is an anesthesiologist (MD) says:(1) anesthesiologists know exactly who the good and bad surgeons are (they see the outcomes and also must manage fluid loss), and (2) bedside manner by surgeons has no correl
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by reader_x 4y ago
They also say, "Each of our drones can plant over 40,000 seed pods per day“ - so putting these numbers together, does this mean they’ve so far done <2 days of work?
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by reader_x 4y ago
The book Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke imagined a world where technological advances allowed more free time — and for a few centuries humans became artists, poets, etc. The book fascinated me as a kid; as an adult I notice I tend to k
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by reader_x 4y ago
The article left me wondering, how many of these endemic pathogens are treatable? If they aren’t treatable, it makes sense for doctors not to routinely test for them. (Basic research to find new treatments is another matter.)
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Three Topics for Young Political Economists (Munger, 2022)(aier.org)
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by reader_x 4y ago
My 14yo daughter came home from binging 80s movies with friends and wistfully told me, “I wish I’d grown up in the 80s.” I said, “Why??” She said, “Because everything was a lot like it is now, but no smartphones.”
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by reader_x 5y ago
As a consumer, I find string light packaging almost useless to estimate (1) lifespan until it breaks, or (2) possibility I can repair it when it does —therefore I hesitate to spend more than I have to on the theory that at any price I’m l
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by reader_x 5y ago
Surely they can be repurposed? I’m thinking something architectural, like half-buried on the diagonal to create shade; Or handrails on a pedestrian bridge.
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by reader_x 5y ago
This is a beautifully written piece, appreciate the post. A friend who recently moved out of NYC after decades just told me the city is becoming “like Dubai.” This article’s comparison of new buildings to the Empire State Bldg and WTC, whic
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by reader_x 5y ago
I agree, there was the adrenaline at first. Plus, pandemic made my work suddenly WFH on a project already underway, with coworkers I already knew, so we went into it with momentum, perhaps even greased by being suddenly free of meetings, br

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