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by starkd 4y ago
True. But they still need to come out of their labs and talk to normal people by persuading them. Their scientific perch doesn't give them the right to be a dicatator. We are still free to reject their conclusions. That is our rig
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by starkd 4y ago
He belittled the blog post as not worthy by attacking his credibility. Without knowing anything about him. Science is not about consensus, it is founded on skepticism. Worship your idol at your own pleasure, but don't call it science
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by starkd 4y ago
Oh, please. He was capable of conveying complex topics in a way most people can understand. Not just as a novelist, but his past education in medicine and many different fields. He was truly a renaissance man, if that has any meaning tod
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by starkd 4y ago
It's comments like this that serve as a reminder of how we can't have valuable discussions about a topic of importance without it degenerating into name-calling and allegations of disloyalty to "science". Too many have
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by starkd 4y ago
But this is not necessarily a matter of the dentist being greedy (though it no doubt can be). Anyone who has had a toothache on a Friday evening, knows how long it can be until Monday morning when you can get into see the dentist. A dent
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by starkd 4y ago
Plus many get a summer long vacation every year, freeing them up to take a summer job or just rest. Not to mention all the holidays during the school year. It's a benefit that that should be factored in for comparison.
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by starkd 4y ago
They all aren't leaving. If only 10% decide to call it quits, it can feel like an exodus. Hence the exagerated headlines. It's still enough to inflict pressure.
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by starkd 4y ago
Once again the headline does not match the claim in the article. This is not a breakthrough in terms of technology. This is the announcement of a partnership. There was no "breakthrough". This is government advertising for a
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by starkd 4y ago
I suspect there's a lot more preparaton behind the scenes to make it interesting and engaging. The guests are obvously highly intelligent, but they also are there to make a point. Not just a casual conversation. My only criticism
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by starkd 4y ago
I can remember a lot of discussion at that stage about linux vs. windows, open source vs. closed source, or which programming language is best. It all seems rather cute and quaint now.
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by starkd 4y ago
> have interviewed people at your level and seen radically different levels of understanding of even some of the most basic concepts. It's made me quite angry at the institutions on the candidate's behalf that they have graduat
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by starkd 4y ago
It's also helpful to realize that you "stand on the shoulders of giants".
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by starkd 4y ago
I think that confuses two potential problems in one: pollution from particulates and pollution from carbon dioxide. If you don't really think carbon dioxide is that big of a problem, or can be managed effectively, the priority shoul
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by starkd 4y ago
Excellent point. I remember when he criticised Powell for raising rates back in 2018. It seemed to me to be the perfect time to normalize rates.
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by starkd 4y ago
Once inflation gets out of the bottle, it's very difficult to get back in.
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by starkd 4y ago
That's pretty standard now for new home construction. Newly built homes are pretty tightly insulated as a standard.
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by starkd 4y ago
So, Warren Buffet should only support homes without considering affordabilility? The vast majority of customers would not be able to buy homes. Homes would only be available to those with unlimited amounts of money.
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by starkd 4y ago
Since a lot of HN followers work in tech, their work sets their expectations for life in general. So, it's frustrating when something in life cannot be deterministically distilled into a series of steps. It's probably one of th
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by starkd 4y ago
I thought kind of the point of the article is that there is no hard and fast formula to it. Not something that can be distilled in a series of steps. It also requires spontaneity.
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by starkd 4y ago
I trust you are being genuine when you say that, but what an odd comment. The article seemed like a very profound an interesting commentary on what friendship means. I fail to see any kind of science fiction in it. The article even seems
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by starkd 4y ago
You need not be disturbed by this. Every nation/culture tends to think in terms of the world "revolving" around them. A people need a frame of reference to view the world that is provided by one's culture. I don&#x27
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by starkd 4y ago
I get your point. They do have a horrible track record, but there are some good therapists. The trouble is finding the good ones, especially when you have a budget that prohibits spending fees on multiple therapists until you find the ri
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by starkd 4y ago
Not really a "civic institution". that's a governement agency.
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by starkd 4y ago
Not having money (or material resources) also incentives you to develop your own internal resources/skills. To some extent, it's part of life.
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by starkd 4y ago
But that seems to be more of a feeling of being left out. So, it leads naturally to feelings of alienation. I suspect you could have felt a sense of belonging with other like-minded teens in the area. Of course, an enforced poverty on p
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by starkd 4y ago
Thanks for this. Now it makes more sense. Interesting that the caff/caff and plac/plac group have levels that are identical for all four measures. As you may have noticed, coffee prices are through the roof now. I've been
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by starkd 4y ago
Indeed. The article also really does not introduce the concepts properly. For instance, I started reading it thinking the point of the article was to discuss lessening caffeine tolerance by weaning oneself off of it, but by the end, it pro
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by starkd 4y ago
Most of them were pleasant to walk around in at one time!!!
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by starkd 4y ago
Building up lasting institutions is only going to happen from the ground up, starting at the local level. I tend to doubt it can successfully be imposed from the top down - especially not by the government.
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by starkd 4y ago
It may be surprising, but children care less about the extras than adults do. They may outwardly complain about not having things other children have, but when they are grown, their predominant memories are not going to be shaped by that.

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