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by tempestn 2y ago
Most of the stuff on amazon comes from China, so I doubt it.
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by tempestn 2y ago
Best one I've ever heard was from my friend Bill March. (His real last name, not his real first.) He was relatively new to the company, came into the office on April 1, which also happened to be payday, and was handed a check addressed
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by tempestn 2y ago
This reminds me of the early days of Google, when people who knew how to phrase a query got dramatically better results than those who basically just entered what they were looking for as if asking a human. And indeed, phrasing your prompts
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by tempestn 2y ago
Yeah, it won't do your taxes for you, but it can sure help you do them yourself. Probably won't put you out of your job either, but it might help you accomplish more. Of course, one result of people accomplishing more in less time
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by tempestn 2y ago
Far from just programming too. They're useful for so many things. I use it for quickly coming up with shell scripts (or even complex piped commands (or if I'm being honest even simple commands since it's easier than skimming
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by tempestn 2y ago
There are companies now offering stem cell culturing and storage from adult samples. Something I've been meaning to look into actually.
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by tempestn 2y ago
You find it implausible that someone highly placed in the government would have the editor of a major news publication in their contacts?
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I traded my U.S. medical career for Canada. Here's how the two systems stack up.(canadahealthwatch.ca)
30 points by tempestn 2y ago|19 comments
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by tempestn 2y ago
Maybe it was a deep cut pun: diamond pendant?
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by tempestn 2y ago
Yes, of course the shock wave is conical; I just highlighted above and below because they're the only directions likely to influence how quickly the bullet falls. I don't think the effect would generate lift per se, assuming a hor
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by tempestn 2y ago
Do bullets actually fall at exactly the same speed if dropped or fired horizontally? In a vacuum, obviously they do. But my intuition says there would be some impact on the vertical air resistance from travelling 500m/s in the horizo
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by tempestn 2y ago
I'd guess Canada given latitude and the fact that both formats were given.
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by tempestn 2y ago
The point is not the definition of the word stranded. They were up there for much longer than they expected or planned. That involved some amount of hardship. (Missing their families for months, if nothing else.) Bringing them back was not
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by tempestn 2y ago
When rescuing astronauts stranded on the ISS, one would expect. I can't imagine any other president using that as an opportunity to explicitly bash his predecessor. Can you?
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by tempestn 2y ago
I'd travel the world, taking in diverse centers of culture, history, and nature. I'd try to learn new languages. I'd do more track days, karting, and Ultimate. I'd buy a shell and try to get back into rowing. I'd pl
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by tempestn 2y ago
Maybe someday they will. But the current run of LLMs are fantastic at regurgitating and synthesizing existing knowledge, and getting better all the time, but not so good at coming up with new ideas. As long as you keep to the realm of what
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by tempestn 2y ago
Sure, but how do you get agreement on that?
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by tempestn 2y ago
Unfortunately short of a revolution, there is no realistic way to pass any kind of meaningful constitutional amendment in the US. And it's hard to imagine that fact changing, which makes me pessimistic for the long term future of the c
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by tempestn 2y ago
What does this even mean? Yes, the Iraq war was terrible. That doesn't make Trump any better.
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by tempestn 2y ago
I don't agree with your conclusions, but I feel you're arguing in good faith and therefore don't deserve down votes. I'm not sure America actually has left a lot of money on the table. I see America having benefitted a l
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by tempestn 2y ago
I think it's more a matter of people being overworked, so they just skim and answer the first thing that pops out. Or in some cases it may even be strategic, like in a negotiation, ignoring the parts that aren't beneficial to answ
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by tempestn 2y ago
One thing I've eventually managed to learn after failing at it many, many times is that in the vast majority of cases an email can only say one thing; if you try to ask multiple questions, or give multiple pieces of information, best c
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by tempestn 2y ago
You can even do this kind of thing without going as far as stating that you'll take action unless overridden. It can be as simple as rephrasing a question from a "yes" to a "no", like "Does this work for you?&q
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by tempestn 2y ago
No, reducing inflammation can help manage pain, but beyond that is not beneficial (actually is detrimental) to healing. https://drmirkin.com/fitness/why-ice-delays-recovery.html
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by tempestn 2y ago
The Project Vesta approach looks promising and at least theoretically cost effective: https://www.vesta.earth/science#Introduction
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by tempestn 2y ago
You could also pass the father's name to boys and the mother's name to girls. Or all children get the same combined name based on the father's father's name and the mother's mother's name. So both matrilineal a
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by tempestn 2y ago
Static (resisting sliding) vs rolling friction.
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by tempestn 2y ago
Claims extension of surface lifespan by 30%. Cool if true, though far from an end to potholes.
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by tempestn 2y ago
Thick hair looks great on older men. See some of these for instance: https://onpointfresh.com/the-best-hairstyles-for-older-men/
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by tempestn 2y ago
Unless most procreation was done before it developed.

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