swebs

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   by swebs 7y ago

   >Note that there doesn't appear to be any evidence yet that chloroquine is effective in COVID-19 treatment. So far it has been studied only for other types of coronavirus. Seriously? It seems like every few days a new study pops up
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   by swebs 7y ago

   Not surprising. Jezebel is an internet tabloid for social justice warriors.
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   by swebs 7y ago

   It's such a non-issue that I don't think most people care enough to bother trying to justify it. Asking "what makes you think you're entitled" is a loaded question because it assumes that the people downloading have
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   by swebs 7y ago

   Also the current URL for The Pirate Bay is https://tpb.party
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   by swebs 7y ago

   For some reason, every time a company is bought out by China, their Linux goes out the Window. I have no Idea why China wants to suppress Linux so much.
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   by swebs 7y ago

   >As an aside - the MAGA brigade is out in heavy force lately Partisan conspiracy theories like this are not helpful
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   by swebs 7y ago

   In Europe, I only see the ones that attach to the inputs from the bathroom sink. That way you can control the temperature.
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   by swebs 7y ago

   You can complain about the insurance system, but the quality of care is among the best in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_quality_o... Nobody is denied care if their life is in danger, and
9. 549.▲
   by swebs 7y ago

   One broken down into smaller companies through antitrust rules.
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    by swebs 7y ago

    That's the case in most places though. Places like Sweden and Finland have stopped testing for people who don't have severe symptoms. Sort by the death rates to get a more accurate picture.
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    by swebs 7y ago

    Not even in the top 5 https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.h...
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    by swebs 7y ago

    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/st... https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/ca...
13. 553.▲
    by swebs 7y ago

    >Autoclave at 132 C for 4.5 hours All hospitals should have autoclaves, shouldn't they?
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    by swebs 7y ago

    It cut China's emissions by 25% and will probably do the same to the rest of the world. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-china-...
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    by swebs 7y ago

    Have you ever visited the east coast? Here's Boston's metro system for example. https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/maps/2019-04-08-rap...
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    by swebs 7y ago

    http://archive.is/O9ryg
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    by swebs 7y ago

    Nintendo has been doing that for years.
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    by swebs 7y ago

    >It doesn’t change the point I was making in the slightest, which is that Germany has a death rate far, far below 1%. The death rate is calculated by dead / (dead + recovered). The there are 2 deaths in Germany and 18 recoveries. Th
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    by swebs 7y ago

    >nuclear energy The solution needs to provide district heating for Helsinki. Most citizens and politicians don't want a nuclear plant inside the city. Also the green party loves to screw everyone over by getting in the way of nuclea
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    by swebs 7y ago

    Here's the archive since the server appears to be down http://archive.is/xxCgi
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    by swebs 7y ago

    Corona viruses can survive on surfaces for up to 9 days. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019567012...
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    by swebs 7y ago

    >The report shows nearly three-quarters of respondents who were working when the pilot project began kept at it despite receiving basic income. In other words, over 25% of them stopped working. This is a pretty big contradiction to the t
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    by swebs 7y ago

    It is punishing couples, not rewarding them. The amount given to two single people is $34,000. The amount given to two people in a relationship is $24,000.
24. 564.▲
    by swebs 7y ago

    What's Figma?
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    by swebs 7y ago

    >If you have an app that is literally attacking you then you are probably compromised Sure, if your adversary is some literal hacker. But you also have to worry about legit companies that use aggressive "analytics". VSCode most
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    by swebs 7y ago

    Any program using X can see the keystrokes entered into any other program using X. This has been bothering people for many years, especially those who have to use untrusted proprietary applications for work reasons. Wayland doesn't hav
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    by swebs 7y ago

    >The German versions often start with a political classification right away. If the classification is contested, then it stays there and just gets slighty changed into reported speech. If any counter-arguments to that classification make
28. 568.▲
    by swebs 7y ago

    So I tried to visit https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/ to see what the fuss is about, but apparently Reddit wants me to jump through hoops to give them my email to even be able to view it. Is there any archive s
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    by swebs 7y ago

    Which company is that? Wikipedia says they're independent with the majority shareholder being a New York company called Advance Publications
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    by swebs 7y ago

    Ahh, I love seeing these kinds of snarky comments go grey.