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by stx 6y ago
It might not be censorship (in the classic government sense) but its still very sad to see US based companies and organizations bow down to China. Granted I am aware China is not the only communist country. Another example of companies bowi
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by stx 6y ago
Adequate sleep is very important to immune function. I should sleep more at night but its my most productive time. I started taking some vitamin D when all this started because a doctor recommended it. Granted I think if I just go outside i
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by stx 6y ago
> she got reprimanded just after being hired for having used the singular "you" (less formal) instead of the plural "you" (I'm not sure how it translates into German) Are Germans usually this strict about languag
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by stx 6y ago
I wonder what the US going into a deflationary spiral would mean for real estate like rental houses? When economists say deflationary spiral do they mean prices of assets (like houses) would fall?
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by stx 6y ago
The issue is that those "in the know" will just rig it in some other way as soon as the peasants start to try to mimic them. Its a cat and mouse game and we are not all that sophisticated to play it. I do expect that at some point
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by stx 6y ago
Another book I heard about from the Matrix behind the scenes was Out of Control by Kevin Kelly. It was pretty interesting to read especially in the context of machine learning now days. Its hard to believe that it was written in 1994. I was
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by stx 6y ago
This could also be useful for websites that do not print well. I have run into a few occasions where adds and other website elements printed with the actual recipe. The result was a small recipe divided on several pages mostly covered with
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by stx 6y ago
Your ignoring population size and focusing on totals. We are talking about the USA overall. According to https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ as of now: Country, Deaths / 1m pop, Cases / 1m pop USA 171,
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by stx 6y ago
The first Harry Potter book was released in 1997 and the first movie was 2001. So to satisfy that the author be compensated would not require 70 years after her death. I think most of us agree that copyright has value but its become excessi
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by stx 6y ago
In my experience, companies expect developers to output features quickly. When it does not happen as quickly as expected the assumption is that its the developers when often times its the overall organizations process that is a mess. Its no
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by stx 6y ago
Most likely we will need mail in ballots and there has already been issues with that. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/24/28_mil...
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by stx 6y ago
I don't feel too bad for the oil fat cats but when oil prices fall it can hurt the electric and fuel efficient vehicle industry as well. Granted prices will go back up as soon as this is over. Its not to say that people don't care
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by stx 6y ago
One thing I do not like about Ubuntu anymore is its embrace of snap packages. It just updates on its own. This has created surprises where a package or program just suddenly stops working correctly. Because I did not manually update it I ha
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by stx 6y ago
This is a good cheap alternative: https://www.amazon.com/Breville-Crispy-Crust-Pizza-BREBPZ600... It looks like it might be discontinued although there is a similar one by another brand on amazon. Its major drawback is its
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by stx 6y ago
I see many of these same problems in large companies. Every one just tries to avoid being blamed. Those best at avoiding blame while assigning it to others rise up. Its politics.
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by stx 6y ago
It has become clear during this latest crisis that if we do not have the ability to make things inside our own borders we are sitting ducks. Its not accurate to think that when we need PPE and all sorts of other medical supplies we can sudd
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by stx 6y ago
I am not sure that I agree with outlawing political parties but removing the monetary influence companies have would help. Large companies take huge risks that if they pan out for the company they keep the profit. If something happens that
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by stx 6y ago
I agree with your point of view. Youtube is not the government so it, in my opinion, should have its own freedom to make its own rules. The issue to me is that Youtube is pretty much THE video sharing platform. Yes there are others but as a
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by stx 7y ago
I asked this same question to a doctor and his response was: The particles of concern are likely to be more than just a single virus cell on its own so an n95 mask does help to some degree.
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by stx 7y ago
I think you mean tungsten. Aluminum is very soft to cut. Even aluminum used in aircraft is easy to cut.