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by wigl 7y ago
That shit has been down there for literal ages. If you're talking about crude, it is toxic as is the brine that comes with it, hence the need for processing.
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by wigl 7y ago
This happens often when there is a price shock--a kind of oil chicken where everyone keeps producing at a loss because they need to pay back the investments on the venture.
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by wigl 7y ago
In a way they've always been subsidized because nobody prefers WCS. Measures like Keystone XL are just part of the gargantuan efforts that governments and companies make to make them viable.
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by wigl 7y ago
> I've often wondered why import tariffs and/or local manufacturing subsidies aren't used to address this. Partially due to WTO restrictions and feigned ignorance. You're right that it's non-trivial to properly a
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by wigl 7y ago
Have also worked on POS programs and I have to agree with this sentiment: > It's too complex and resource intensive for an indie shop, it's not worth it. If you're not an existing system, the client interfacing and employe
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by wigl 7y ago
Ego depletion was one of the key losers of the replication crisis in psych. Book was published right before the peak of the crisis. Basically it's impossible because the body can't even digest the glucose in time for the purporte
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by wigl 7y ago
I remember coming across this in a kaggle challenge: https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1184453643287683072...
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Haiku: Sonnet for JAX(github.com)
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by wigl 7y ago
I remember seeing in-person about 10 years ago, that a staff editor at a well-known cooking/lifestyle mag was evaluating different prepared food item recipes to be sold under the Kirkland brand. I don't know if they do this kind o
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by wigl 7y ago
Not everyone has the privilege of living out a bildungsroman/Jungian heroic journey. You're right, you sound like you have all the assets including the desire, but perhaps it's not the same as it's not occurring during y
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by wigl 7y ago
I should have been more specific and did not mean to exclude the other 4-5 months in his half year estimate. I meant to say no other background/experience to the position that would qualify the candidate for the role other than fast.ai
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by wigl 7y ago
> Well, good for him, but I think he underplays the role these have in his success. Exactly. Good for Emil, but it's always frustrating to hear survivorship bias preaching. Even the interviewer starts off by saying: "By the way
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by wigl 7y ago
This reeks of survivorship bias to me. I much prefer Andreas Madsen's more sober and self-conscious take on independent research [0]. > I’d spend 1-2 months completing Fast.ai course V3, and spend another 4-5 months completing perso
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by wigl 7y ago
Lex is a softie that loves love and asks some disarming softball questions with the goal of giving the reader a window into the mind of the guest instead of rehashing points from keynotes/awards speeches. I admire that dedication in th
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by wigl 7y ago
+1, BJJ kills the ego quickly and forces you to harness your kneejerk self. Started out getting out-classed by everyone, from middle aged heavyweight blue belts to a 14 year old prodigy for months but I learned so much that I’m glad. I find
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by wigl 7y ago
The Rx concentrations are higher and generally cholecalciferol instead of ergocalciferol which is less absorbable and not as long-lasting. It’s fine to try it out. What I’m casting doubt upon is the blood test of Vitamin D levels and wheth
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by wigl 7y ago
Not a physician but have heard from others that Vitamin D supplements are not really helpful and just a routine insurance cash grab. In my experience, bright lighting indoors had more of an effect but YMMV.
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by wigl 7y ago
Same here, but butter and ghee can also be used to make great pliable flour tortillas. I use european butter though, YMMV.
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by wigl 7y ago
Studies on smart phone usage should be taken with a grain of salt because it's hard to define the spectrum of use without self-reporting. One might use their phone to watch lectures while another is watching clickbait but both can be o
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by wigl 7y ago
Yemen is an easy example. [2] "As of October 2018, there have been more than 1.2 million cases reported, and more than 2,500 people—58% children—have died in the Yemen cholera outbreak, which is the worst epidemic in recorded history a
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by wigl 7y ago
> If the bore lining is theoretically a permeable structure in any well, then using fracking techniques would almost definitely make it more likely to crack, right? It's not always permeable. It's more of a design issue because
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by wigl 7y ago
> Wastewater injection is a known issue. In certain areas, waste water injection can cause earthquakes. In other areas, waste water injection is fine. It's a matter of geological particulars, and a blanket ban doesn't make sens
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by wigl 8y ago
Being around Koreans as a non Korean, especially in another country, is vastly different than being in Korea. As someone below asked, if your friends are not living in urban Korea working white collar jobs this is likely less relevant. OC&#