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by wpasc 7y ago
The first US case was diagnosed on Jan 19 2020. The US-China border was closed on Feb 2. Screening procedures followed later on. It is up for debate whether or not screening procedures would have started earlier if the border had closed ear
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by wpasc 7y ago
have a trip scheduled first 2 weeks in june, also unsure of what to do
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by wpasc 7y ago
If we find life a second time in our solar system, would that imply that life throughout the universe is much more likely to be abudant? Answers to the fermi paradox I've heard is that there may be some unknown true difficulty for crea
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by wpasc 7y ago
It's a 501c3 which is ~half funded by taxpayers and half funded by philanthropy. Almost like it forces you to recognize the benefits of both types of funding
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by wpasc 7y ago
What if a good actor who owned an infringed melody sued them with the intention of losing to set a good precedent?
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by wpasc 7y ago
If you wouldn't mind posting a paragraph what coaching an esports team is like and how you feel about the current state of esports, I'd love to hear about it from an insider!
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by wpasc 7y ago
Thanks for your insight! If not from the seafood market, is it possible to speculate (in an informed way) of what the source may have been? When novel viruses break into human populations, is some form of animal contact generally the culpri
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by wpasc 7y ago
Not sure what GP meant but in NYC I find NJ Transit, Metro North, LIRR style to be much more relaxing and reliable. Subway is just a different beast
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by wpasc 7y ago
Joel Spolsky's "Hitting the high notes" always comes to mind for me when this debate arises.
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by wpasc 7y ago
I wonder if it would be possible to model work for the USDS in terms of side projects. I would not want to take a leave of absence from work to serve in the USDS, but I would definitely love to put 10-20 hours a week on the side for a reall
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by wpasc 7y ago
I don't think new york should be lumped in with california in that measure. This site shows active construction in new york: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/html/nyc-active-major-...
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by wpasc 7y ago
Arcades existed and had their moment in the sun, but as the technology miniaturized and became cheaper, it just made a lot of sense to have in your own home.
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by wpasc 7y ago
I hear you, but a certain political will could make resources go further. For example, cheap affordable housing costs a ridiculous amount in California due to many government controllable mechanisms (zoning laws, certain overly onerous code
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by wpasc 7y ago
TY for the spelling correction. My point only is: Given that many incumbents win re-election on name recognition alone, doesn't refute the above post mentioning that elections can serve as term limits. To say to a voter, "we'
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by wpasc 7y ago
>Elections are frequently won by incumbents on name recognition. Doesn't that imply that voters don't know better? arguments like that don't fare well in my opinion.
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by wpasc 7y ago
Wasn't travel across great distances commensurately difficult, making such restrictions unnecessary even if they weren't desired?
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by wpasc 7y ago
To play the devil's advocate with you and GP, term limits can often mean that congresspeople will be perpetual novices. Governing can be complex especially when seated on various committees like foreign affairs, CBO, etc. Older congres
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by wpasc 7y ago
I agree with your sentiment. I think the high reward would be breaking ground in a field or doing something prize-worthy or money-worthy (turning your research into a company or something). I think the incentives are very misaligned against
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by wpasc 7y ago
(Old headline for reference: "Old People Have All the Interesting Jobs in America") I think the title of this of this piece is poor and doesn't reflect a great question buried in there. The piece reflects on how many high ach
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by wpasc 7y ago
Layman here, but I worked with a computational biologist for a semester in grad school on a microbiome project. There may be viruses and funghi operating in the same way beneficial (even critical) bacteria do. But, because research into and
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by wpasc 7y ago
Cynical me who moved to and from SF (lived there for a year) and walked Market street everyday worries about this as well. SF does not seem to have the political will to really deal with this issue. Measures such as increased street cleanin
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by wpasc 7y ago
U.S. is critically insufficient (hasn't fracking lowered our emissions over the past few years?) while China is only highly insufficient with India sufficient for 2oC? Genuinely curious, would someone mind explaining that to me?
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by wpasc 7y ago
really don't understand your down votes. How many breakthroughs were treated with contempt and laughter when they were first presented. Relativity? Immunotherapy? many others I'm sure
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by wpasc 7y ago
Isn't this a solved issue, dead horse, decided discussion, etc.? This comes up on every paywalled article. These sites sometimes have interesting content so we allow them to be posted. Some great pieces are written by very established
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by wpasc 7y ago
Thanks for posting, it was a great read. I especially enjoy the segments where he upfrontly addresses "an indictment of academic science" and "an indictment of pharma". He pulls no punches in saying how embarrassing it i
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by wpasc 7y ago
Not sure why your being downvoted. A comedian once made a joke after the passenger airline was downed over Ukraine along the lines of "in an airplane you get charged a fee for everything, can't there be a 'avoid active warzon
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by wpasc 7y ago
I agree strong security protocols are necessary, but our soldiers abroad should be allowed to interact with their friends and family abroad in some capacity via social media. I think your comment is a little over the top.
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all 7b of us could live in new zealand with the housing density of manhattan
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by wpasc 7y ago
you could get a keyboard with the standard function keys and create a custom keymap where the function keys did the numbers and the numbers did whatever you wanted
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by wpasc 7y ago
I think each time Big Tech tries to control the narrative more and more is a step in a direction that is short sighted. I get wanting to pull down literal Nazis and I mostly agree. But scope creep on who is a Nazi and the ever vaguer "

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