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by robocat 3mo ago
Polymer leads were invented by the Japanese late 50's. Pentel use manga (漫画 whimsical/informal drawings) to write the history of a burnt rice ball being the inspiration: https://pentel.ca/docs/e_manga.pdf (pa
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by robocat 4mo ago
Not like the US isn't doing equivalent shenanigans: https://archive.ph/9vUNF "Donald Trump is kicking out Chinese firms and keeping their tech"
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by robocat 4mo ago
Incorrect title. Instead links to: "How a Master of Deception Conned Investors Out of $50 Million—in His Own Words
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by robocat 4mo ago
Apparently the leading cause of needing dialysis is diabetic nephropathy. Who gets the blame for diabetes these days? Are they taxing the bastards that push sugar?? Does anyone get a tax rebate if they choose to eat well and exercise regula
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by robocat 4mo ago
> TMDs = Transition Metal Dichalcogenides > BEOL = Back End Of Line. The later stages of semiconductor manufacturing (after the standard CMOS logic transistors) e.g. adding the metal wiring and interconnect layers. Think end of a manu
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by robocat 4mo ago
> 2T0C 2 transistor zero capacitors See last paragraph (3.) of another comment for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48713803
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by robocat 4mo ago
NASA wanted to avoid pencils because the lead could easily break off and float away, creating a hazard to astronauts and sensitive electronics on the spacecraft In fact, a pencil is such an impractical alternative in space that cosmona
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by robocat 4mo ago
Claude said: pass this one up to Raymond
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by robocat 4mo ago
Isn't it easier to get a job when you already have a job? There's some jobs I'd love to do, but I can't face the bullshit of tertiary education again. Without some sort of ticket, job choices become more limited?
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by robocat 4mo ago
To quit caffeine, taper down intake slowly over a few weeks. Caffeine pills (nodoz) are probably the best way to reduce intake slowly that I've done so far - easy to measure based on broken tablets. There should be a product we could b
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by robocat 4mo ago
You mean on mechanical typewriters? It would be hard to learn to press keys slowly and avoid rollover unless using single finger typing: key travel was a long way on old typewriters.
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by robocat 4mo ago
Only if all your narritives revolve around the US. The Chinese EV industry was shaped by other things. Perhaps investigate the trajectory of battery manufacturers like CATL which were independent of Tesla. For example in the 2010s in Shenzh
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by robocat 4mo ago
Taxation permanently reduces your assets and acts as a very heavy brake on compounding. Asset fluctuations have little similarity with taxation... Did you sell low, or did your investments eventually recover value? But, once you retire and
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by robocat 4mo ago
I wonder if we can detect entangled tokens in humans? I love subconcious connections
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by robocat 4mo ago
Somehow the economic indicators feel the same as looking at crypto. > Between 2009 and the trough of the bailout years in 2016, average household wealth fell by roughly 35% 35% of the land didn't disappear and I'm guessing 35%
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by robocat 4mo ago
In my experience, highly motivated independent people do well in their lives. > 8. He ran away > I would rate his life quality and achievements far better Selection bias : always a poor starter for cause and effect arguments. All my
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by robocat 4mo ago
The fact that Japan hasn't built a competitive machine is more of an argument for the ability of ASML and it's suppliers.
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by robocat 4mo ago
Tht whole tone of your comment is just unsettling implications and fabulations. I think that creating books customised for their kid(s) interests and then editing the book and reading it to them sounds awfully like great parenting. Way bett
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by robocat 4mo ago
> satisfy the leeches Poor metaphor. If you decide to play with sharks which demonstrate how to eat, you shouldn't be disappointed when you find out they are cold-blooded killers.
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by robocat 4mo ago
> law enforcement wasn’t able to keep up with those people Law enforcement is almost irrelevant to cause and effect. Enforcing laws between jurisdictions mostly requires military or heavy economic incentives.
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by robocat 4mo ago
Monopoly creation is a systemic outcome (e.g. network effects), and likely has little to do with the US specifically. The exception is IP laws like patents that grant monopolies (plus the international politics of trade that push those powe
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by robocat 4mo ago
And you've just done the same mistake? Taking too much vitamin C [acidic] can cause side effects, including: Upset stomach, vomiting and loose stools. Heartburn. Stomach cramps or bloating. https://www.mayoclinic.org&
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by robocat 4mo ago
At your nearest city library if you're lucky. Christchurch's Tūranga public library has a stand of them although the stand isn't in an obvious place. Apart from that I've only seen them in local arty/hipster shops.
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by robocat 4mo ago
You're mixing urban and national rail. The national rail system is freight focused (and some token tourist services). Our politicians are involved with a very large money pit for a ferry between the islands: railcars being a VERY expen
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by robocat 4mo ago
Perhaps there has been some convergence towards microwave usability that I haven't experienced yet. Microwave oven keypad controls are a terrible example: I've had some terrible troubles attempting to use ones that force you to se
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by robocat 4mo ago
> like ibuprofen Your conclusion is based on your misunderstanding: perhaps take more care in future, and be especially careful if sharing your misinformation. After absorption into the bloodstream, ibuprofen indirectly reduces the p
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by robocat 4mo ago
So the stats say we need to encourage more guns and shooting deaths in the US... Maybe Europe should sell guns to the states - ideally sold in €
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by robocat 4mo ago
Rail can also be awful. New Zealand is largely coastal so ships mostly beat rail. The 3 largest cities have their own ports. Cook Straight separates the South Island from the North Island, which complicates rail down South (apart from the K
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The New Zealand government sold their rail system, then Toll didn't make a success of it, so the government bought it back at a massive loss. Now rail is just a nightmare moneypit. But older voters love rail "it's efficient&q
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> is like 80% of the work for being healthy I would suspect you're a man under 60. I don't think your statement applies to the elderly (e.g. my mum needing D and Calcium for osteoporosis). And I've seen many active healthy

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