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by thret 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deadliest_animals_to_h... Mosquitos kill more people each year than all other animals combined - including humans. I believe violence for fun is evil, but perhaps this is one insta
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by thret 4y ago
Name, skin colour, and yes they can speak to each other.
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by thret 4y ago
Is this attributable to leaded gasoline? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr . "Use of leaded gasoline, which he invented, released large quantities of lead into the atmosphere all over the world. High
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by thret 4y ago
I also work in government and my process is this: find the number of the lowest ranked person on the team I need to talk to, and call them directly. Follow the official channels after you have gotten verbal approval.
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by thret 5y ago
Surgeons aren't put in jail for faulty surgery. Wanting this for software is a bit draconian.
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by thret 5y ago
The end of your life is not guaranteed. Your life may be shortened any number of ways unrelated to how much sleep you have had. Let's say you live to be 90, sleeping 8 hours a day. That's 60 years of actual living time, 20 of whic
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by thret 5y ago
The less used numbers still have a negative expected value, but you are correct in that numbers 1-12 and 13-31 do have lower payouts because people commonly bet on dates like birthdays.
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by thret 5y ago
Yep. Professional gamblers are always looking to buy new accounts. They get burnt every few months and have to move to new ones.
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by thret 5y ago
I believe detection of cheating is becoming quite good at major online sites. Seems like they would need to hold on to winnings for a while after games though iot settle disputes because it does take time.
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by thret 5y ago
Agreed. I have some good exposure to Tesla, but I would gladly increase it if they drop further.
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by thret 5y ago
I don't have stats no, just personal experience. It could certainly be a reflection on the fact that I drink, and in both the UAE and Malaysia my friends also moved in multicultural circles. Maybe it's similar to people who take d
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Tesla's HEPA filtration removes 99.97% of airborne particulates(youtube.com)
3 points by thret 5y ago|0 comments
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by thret 5y ago
'Football fields' seem particularly vague as there are half a dozen different sports called football, and each of these have different sized fields.
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by thret 5y ago
Not really, because they are more likely to lie about how much alcohol and or drugs they take. I have lived in two Muslim countries now and I don't know any Muslims who don't drink in private. I doubt they'd admit to it on a
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by thret 5y ago
Unknown! But it's estimated that only 5% of the ocean has been explored.
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by thret 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirodectes
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Only known video of the Chirodectes jellyfish(facebook.com)
3 points by thret 5y ago|3 comments
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by thret 5y ago
To be clear my knowledge of this topic is limited to that found in 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' by Jared Diamond. I haven't checked his sources.
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by thret 5y ago
Peas famously have been cultivated from a single mutation that does not burst when ripe. They can't reproduce without human intervention.
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by thret 5y ago
There is something glorious about walking five minutes to work and knowing your co-worker spent an hour in traffic. It's like cheating death on a small scale.
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by thret 5y ago
This is completely incorrect. There have been several large-scale tests of this theory, notably Australia, that proved it to be false. Genetics have nothing to do with it.
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by thret 5y ago
Yes, this is my fear. After surgery it is not a problem, but in the weeks leading up to a surgery it's terrifying.
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by thret 5y ago
There's three phases to any ongoing favour: 1. Gratitude 2. Taking it for granted 3. Expecting it as a right
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by thret 5y ago
I doubt they are using the money any more altruistically than Apple would.
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by thret 6y ago
"There is no central medical database or significant communication between hospital systems." I find this somewhat astonishing and deeply troubling. How can patients or doctors truly make informed decisions if they are not in fact
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by thret 6y ago
Is there some analysis that goes into deciding to operate on someone of advanced age? The records of all births, deaths, and surgeries are known. Isn't it possible to compute the life expectancy of someone with or without surgery and s
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by thret 6y ago
Perhaps Australians present to their doctors early for all symptoms, and it is the doctors who diagnose cancer? I can't speak for everyone in Australia but for me, if I am sick I have to see a doctor in order to get 'sick leave&#x
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by thret 6y ago
What do you mean? You can only hold people accountable for their own sins, not the sins of their forebearers.
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by thret 6y ago
I just want to point out that humans also swarm effectively. Especially at protests or when there are fires nearby.
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by thret 6y ago
The filter, exactly. You will probably only read ~5000 books in your lifetime so targeting the best of the best will maximise your enjoyment. Of course you should pursue an author/series/subject that you particularly enjoy. It&#x2

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