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The developed world seems to be trapped in cultural values that are incompatible with children. Emergent culture is downstream from incentives, and the incentives are all wrong. The west broke the entire 'family' equation by natio
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5y ago
It certainly did. Although, it seems like the opposition to it is in full swing. Wokeness (as portrayed in popular culture) hit its peak during the George Floyd protests and subsequent publishing of the Harpers letter. Since then, an entire
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5y ago
That's actually awesome. I was purely thinking from the POV of a derailleur. Skipping the derailleur protects away yet another complex external part that may be prone to failure. I like it !
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5y ago
> chain drive which for all it’s maintenance and fiddliness Belt drives already solve this problem. A lot of single-speed e-bikes come in belt drives. Zero rust, zero maintenance, zero oily pants. That being said, I don't know if an
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5y ago
Thanks. That is helpful. I am glad they made this change. The sun (or what we have of it) setting at 3pm in Seattle led to a lot of seasonal depression for me. I never wake up before 7.30am anyway, so the waking up in darkness doesn't
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screye
5y ago
forgive my meme like reaction but, Bruh....
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screye
5y ago
Does permanent DST mean : A. The sun rises earlier and sets earlier. B. The sun rises later, but sun sets later too.
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screye
5y ago
> The absolutely staggering level of income and wealth inequality we have experienced in the last decade has taken all of those problems and multiplied them tenfold I apologize for my curtness, but I don't buy this. Seattle's
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5y ago
Seattle homelessness has 2 standout aspects that I have not seen with homelessness in other cities. The first is the high degree of mental illness & civilian harassment per capita. In my experience, Seattle's homeless come across a
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5y ago
The US sending nuclear submarines to the Indian shores to support Pakistan in its genocide of Bangladesh, tells you all you need to know about India's America-skepticism and America as an imperialist nation. America only looks out for
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5y ago
> former comedian turned advocate of the people........investigative, inquisitive interview style is so rare I can't help but be tempted to mention another obvious name. ________ While I like Jon Stewart, those who inherited his wil
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screye
5y ago
In some ways, it sounds similar to the Catalonia - Madrid divide in Spain.
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5y ago
Has widespread use of lead been exclusive to the US ? I'd imagine that there are other countries which still haven't transitioned off lead, and that they can be used as control. Alternately, are there states that never embraced wi
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screye
5y ago
This is more of a university perspective, but...... > Are there any "math for people who just want to use it" tracks in math pedagogy It's called Industrial Engineering /s (but only kind of) It is tame as compared to
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screye
5y ago
Money is downstream from power. It is part of the human condition. Indian corruption is propagated by beaurocrats because the middle-man beaurocracy has power. The US gives power to elected officials, so corrupt money is channeled through l
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5y ago
I'm surprised you found the post, but I'm glad you did. It took a bit of effort to get the whole thing down in 1 page. For context, I admittedly come across as jaded towards some sub-sections of american liberal folk in that comme
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screye
5y ago
The class system in India is presently under historic overhaul, but here is how it has been for the last 50 years or so. Class is geographically concentrated and inherited. It isn't as simple as caste. This is primarily because the top
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5y ago
> approaching We were already there in 2020.
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5y ago
Chelsea means a lot more to Abramovich than just a toy. He is one of the few owners who attended most games and refused every approach to sell, despite the UK govt.'s best efforts to obstruct. He took the team from a bunch of nobodies
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5y ago
I merely pointed out that their claim did not pass academic or statistic rigor. India is a big country, and we all live in our silos. I merely refuted the claim. I don't believe I did so condescending-ly or as a means of putting them d
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screye
5y ago
Caste among Sikh[1] and Muslim[2] communities is as deeply rooted as caste in Hindus. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BSN-3nmMyM [2] https://theprint.in/opinion/indias-muslim-community-under-a-...
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I am an Indian who is from an OBC category. Caste related pieces in the western press miss the entire context around 1st-world-discrimination among Indians. It annoys me to no end, because discrimination is still a major problem in certain
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> Asked by German broadcaster ARD whether he could imagine allowing nuclear plants to run longer than planned under Germany's exit plan, which foresees shutting the country's three remaining plants by the end of 2022, he said:
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5y ago
Come on, you have to mention FoodWishes. Chef John of Foodwishes pioneered the "food channel on youtube" and regularly referenced in recipes used by folks like Babish or Adam. Chef John is the most no-nonsense cooking channel on Y
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5y ago
When all outlets are propaganda outlets, the only way to ensure information from both sides is to let them all scream. I, like most HNers support Ukraine's bid for survival in this war. But, the sheer magnitude and spread of pro-Ukrain
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> The highest proportions of students who reported improved mental wellbeing were among those who were in school every day (39%) and most days (35%), while the highest proportion of students who reported worse wellbeing were those who a
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I mean, per capita, India is terrible at everything. We are much better at chess than say soccer or Basketball.
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> most extreme leetcode interviews > They can’t innovate because innovative type people weren’t let into the company. My personal experience is that there leetcode prep decreases as you go 1 std. deviation beyond the 'median FANG
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[1] Scott is the leading authority on all things SHAP (he wrote the seminal paper on it). [2] Chris Molnar's interpretable learning book has chapters on Shapeley values and SHAP. If you'd prefer text instead of video. [1] https:&
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Given that Pagerank was literally invented and named after Larry Page, I would think that Google had a head start. That being said, Page Rank is a more a stellar example of adapting an academic idea into practice, than a statistical idea in
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