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by wavepruner 7y ago
Many struggling artists I talk to want strong copyright laws. It's not just something rich corporations want.
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by wavepruner 7y ago
There's a show on Netflix called 'Easy' that has an episode about how the solution to this is changing cultural norms. Specifically, the recognition that we all make these mistakes and will inevitably start forgiving each oth
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by wavepruner 7y ago
I think most of the political discussions on HN have a clear side that the commenters take. To disagree with the consensus invites down-votes into oblivion, so almost no one disagrees with the consensus.
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by wavepruner 7y ago
If the collagen is hydrolyzed into individual amino acids, then yes, it is absorbed by the skin and used by molecular enzymes to assemble collagen. This assumes the enzymes are functioning correctly and have the capacity to synthesize more
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by wavepruner 7y ago
The history of environmental illness epidemics is chock full of people in power with this attitude. A new technology is poorly understood technology. The lack of peer reviewed research does not prove that it's safe, either.
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by wavepruner 8y ago
Why the down-vote? Isn't the absence of Google a more totalitarian form of censorship than some access to Google?
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by wavepruner 8y ago
Yes it's quite bizarre that HN is so anti-Google in this issue. Only tech companies that cooperate with China exist in China. Google tried to stand their ground for years and was completely banned. Google being completely banned in Chi
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by wavepruner 8y ago
This is particularly interesting because Pauling has been widely panned for his advocacy of high-dose Vitamin C usage. Many of the great scientists I respect seem to have this dynamic. They challenge existing scientific authorities, only to
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by wavepruner 8y ago
From the article the parents are claiming that the child did not have an unusually high fever, and was acting fine. There's nothing in the article about what the child's temperature actually was when he was kidnapped by authoritie
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by wavepruner 8y ago
Equivalent increases in mining difficulty is the goal, as that secures the blockchain.
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by wavepruner 8y ago
After the initial ASIC "gold rush" Bitcoin mining is trending towards decentralization again. ASICs do not mean an eternal approach to centralization, it is just a temporary step along the adoption curve. See https://ww
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by wavepruner 8y ago
I have two kinds of key problems with my MBP. The first is when pressing a key doesn't enter a character on screen. The second is when pressing a key enters two characters on screen. Like you, I have found continued use to be a solutio
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by wavepruner 8y ago
After being poor for several years I realized something. People like Chomsky have never been in a situation where they were starving. He is clueless as to what this is really like. Only an out of touch wealthy person would say such ridiculo
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by wavepruner 8y ago
Confirmation bias explains a lot of what is going on with media. It's human nature to be biased. This doesn't have to be a big problem if we accept that we are all biased. Biases are rooted in the computational limitations of the
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by wavepruner 8y ago
Defending Facebook in any capacity is currently outside HN's Overton Window.
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by wavepruner 8y ago
Art is about self-expression. Not being the best. AI art and human art will be spectacular together.
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by wavepruner 8y ago
My personal experience with RSI is that it crippled me. My forearm muscles, for example, became rock hard. Not sure how that could be just my mind. Fortunately, I found the underlying physical cause and am responding quickly to treatment. G
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by wavepruner 8y ago
Censuring healthcare options unfortunately stifles a patients' ability to pursue experimental treatments. This is an essential option for surviving an illness that is poorly understood by the mainstream. Experimental does not mean lack
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by wavepruner 8y ago
I do not intend to defend macroeconomics predictive powers, as I agree it is bad. But skyrocketing healthcare, education, and housing costs could easily be due to inflation. They are all inelastic goods that the CPI ignores. They are purcha