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by squirrel6 3y ago
I am left-handed and the Energel has totally changed my life— it’s the best pen I’ve ever had. I have recently come to believe Pentel is (pardon the cliche) the Apple of writing instruments. They’ve simply PM’d the hell out of their product
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Catastrophe Bonds Defy Global Selloff with Record Returns(bloomberg.com)
3 points by squirrel6 3y ago|0 comments
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by squirrel6 3y ago
Relevant: https://twitter.com/BillAckman/status/1705056634072863102?la...
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Mice lacking triglyceride synthesis enzymes resistant to diet-induced obesity(elifesciences.org)
2 points by squirrel6 3y ago|0 comments
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German far right surges ahead in state elections(apnews.com)
7 points by squirrel6 3y ago|1 comments
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by squirrel6 3y ago
We just need another Robert Moses /s
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by squirrel6 3y ago
This is probably driven by the state of elite college admissions.
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Pandemic Savings Have Run Out for 80% of Americans, Fed Study Shows(bloomberg.com)
3 points by squirrel6 3y ago|0 comments
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What Big Tech Knows About Your Body(theatlantic.com)
4 points by squirrel6 3y ago|0 comments
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What Mitt Romney Saw in the Senate(theatlantic.com)
7 points by squirrel6 3y ago|0 comments
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by squirrel6 3y ago
Indeed. The fact that they (the drug’s sponsors) didn’t look at how much of the weight lost during the RCT was lean mass is very damning. To your point, we know lifting weights specifically is crucial for maintaining bone mineral density[1]
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by squirrel6 3y ago
I think the point being made is that this medical intervention, which has been approved to treat obesity via weight loss, is going to give people sarcopenia and ruin their bone mineral density. During the clinical trials, there was no analy
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by squirrel6 3y ago
Peter Attia has talked about this issue at length.
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by squirrel6 3y ago
I am always torn between reading and not reading. I think reading energizes me regardless of whether I can effect change on the topic. Simply having awareness can be beneficial on some level. But I do see your point about prioritization and
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by squirrel6 3y ago
Haven’t they already been mostly contract for a while now anyway?
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by squirrel6 3y ago
Incrementalism was part of Apple’s DNA with Jobs. Apple literally created the market for wearables after he died. I remember how cringe Apple Watches were in 2014, yet here we are.
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by squirrel6 3y ago
During the process of replacing old processes with new ones, it’s hard to know what aspects of the traditional process (in this case, books and writing) are more valuable than understood. It seems like we are making a step in the right dire
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by squirrel6 3y ago
I’ve been reflecting on this a lot lately. Thinking over Chernobyl, Fukushima, and so many business scandals, I think this is the right way to run any organization, public or private. You just can’t have individuals encountering real issues
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by squirrel6 3y ago
I seem to remember somebody posted an analysis here that scrutinized the skyscraper construction issue more closely. It had something to do with the median floor plate size, or something to that effect. I do agree regulation has had some ne
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by squirrel6 3y ago
Especially when they routinely use the same platforms for the same trains…
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by squirrel6 3y ago
> The group that you haven’t achieved product-market fit with is the one you really want to target So well said, I never really internalized this until just now
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by squirrel6 3y ago
I came here to leave this comment
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by squirrel6 3y ago
I like this use of “artifact”
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Quantum Computing Considerations for Congress(crsreports.congress.gov)
2 points by squirrel6 3y ago|0 comments
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by squirrel6 3y ago
This video, discussed on the blog, is a very fascinating memorialization of when NYT phased out linotype https://vimeo.com/127605643
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Climate protestors delay US Open(apnews.com)
4 points by squirrel6 3y ago|0 comments
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by squirrel6 3y ago
That’s true. I was in a club like this that had a lot of broad interest from the campus community, despite the club’s topic being highly technical and specialized. We ended up making two breakout sessions, one for beginners and one for jour
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by squirrel6 3y ago
Sometimes the board is to blame. You never know.
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by squirrel6 3y ago
This is the type of push to address systemic inequity that just makes good sense. In engineering, competent grasp of CS concepts and mastery of code (via leetcode etc) is usually sufficient for entry level roles. Why shouldn’t the same be t
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by squirrel6 3y ago
I was recently telling a friend that I find it so much more meaningful to directly exchange pictures and articles / thoughts with people individually and get their individual reactions

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