throwaway4889

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by throwaway4889 6y ago
Yaml is the new xml
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by throwaway4889 6y ago
>How does this explain different phenotypes in grouped populations? Random fixation and/or founder effect, among a myriad of effects that don't involve natural selection. >Let's say for instance that a species of ant is
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by throwaway4889 6y ago
No one is saying evolution is all random, only mostly random. Natural selection obviously plays a role in shaping the direction of individual mutations - deleterious ones get purged relatively quickly. When those are culled, the vast ma
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by throwaway4889 6y ago
Downvoted4truth. I just disagree with this: >Of course it doesn't come with the prestige and the network, but honestly is that really worth a quarter million dollars? Of course it's worth it. These are the kind of connections
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by throwaway4889 6y ago
Here's a handy tip you won't find often on HN: any time you're wondering whether X is "an evolutionary adaptation", where X is "any complex phenotype that isn't a genetic disease", the answer is very
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by throwaway4889 6y ago
Means testing is stupid and the bureaucracy involved to check whether the free lunch does not go to the undeserving (god forbid) is often not worth it, compared to just giving everyone something (and recouping it through taxation).
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by throwaway4889 6y ago
Yeah I don't get why one would write all those words and invoke all sorts of abstract concepts on a public blog spot to justify not giving money.
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by throwaway4889 6y ago
I'm turning your argument around: why go around and invent fake conspiracy theories when actual conspiracies are a thing and are nothing like the fake ones?
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by throwaway4889 6y ago
TeXstudio forever. Plus it has lualatex and knitr compatibility if you're into that sort of thing.