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by xk_id 3y ago
* in a 5-10% subset, of a subset, of a subset of cancers.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Fwiw, I’ve seen comments on HN about problematic aspects in FB’s past, which were factually correct and delivered on a neutral tone, but were reported/flagged and became invisible.
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by xk_id 3y ago
The weaponisation of online media for manipulating the perception of global audiences about the conflict, has definitely ramped up recently. For example, the official Twitter account of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has posted videos
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by xk_id 3y ago
Would be nice if we could see experienced mathematicians endorse this, please. It would help to decide whether to put time into it. At first glance it looks really nice.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Horrors beyond my comprehension.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Phrases like “my browsing needs”, “music-on-the-go” and the unnecessary use of emojis to describe app functionality make the posts sound like agents trying to blend in.
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by xk_id 3y ago
This mentality is the reason why the ratio of funding to groundbreaking work is a disaster compared to the previous century.
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Lessons Learned with XZ Vulnerability(dataswamp.org)
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by xk_id 3y ago
Paying users to install a root certificate on their devices is “nation-state-level hacking technology”? What nonsense.
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by xk_id 3y ago
a tutorial on how to be human on internet
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by xk_id 3y ago
I upvoted this because it's hilarious. But I would point out that FMT is a thing and can be beneficial if the donor is in better health than you. Scientifically speaking.
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by xk_id 3y ago
It can be, if they secrete inhibitory metabolites and/or compete for the same feeding substrates.
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by xk_id 3y ago
I would add acidic fruit to the list too.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Peridex nukes your mouth biome. That leaves it temporarily vulnerable to pathogenic bacteria. Normally you would prefer to have a biome consisting of benign bacteria which outcompete the pathogenic ones.
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by xk_id 3y ago
> This is a community of Tech enthusiasts Eh no, I’d say it’s precisely the subset of tech enthusiasts who aspire to work for a profitable company like discord, or even build one. There are a few of us here who reject corporate tech, but
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by xk_id 3y ago
It’s not just iso. Also leucine, valine, theobromine and methionine have evidence that they extend lifespan when restricted.
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by xk_id 3y ago
It’s incredible how both oblivious and entitled this breed of technologists is. They genuinely expect to blatantly mock consumers by hyping up garbage generators and then profit from it.
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by xk_id 3y ago
I wouldn't say Rapa is cheap. Even if you can source the cheapest indian brand (which is challenging if you don't know how to navigate that market), it will cost you $10/week. And it's something that you do consistently,
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by xk_id 3y ago
We are nowhere near being able to guarantee safety against teratoma formation after epigenetic reprogramming. If this type of intervention ever becomes practical, it will be in the distant future.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Suppressing testosterone has important benefits for longevity. It reverses the atrophy of the thymus gland, therefore it makes the immune system more effective.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Gave up after reading a few paragraphs. On my phone at the top of the page there’s an annoying HTML component with related articles that keeps showing up and disappearing every single time I scroll. It’s torture experiencing constant visual
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by xk_id 3y ago
There is consensus and robust evidence around the basic principles (e.g obesity). The effect size of the remaining details in those debates is negligible anyway.
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by xk_id 3y ago
> Everything you create lives in your filesystem. We reached a point in the consumer tech circus where storing text files locally is considered a “feature”.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Consumption of highly acidic substances is extremely harmful to the enamel of your teeth.
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by xk_id 3y ago
The majority of traffic is available as cleartext to Cloudflare so that they can analyse it. That’s the point of being an enormous centralised TLS termination proxy.
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by xk_id 3y ago
The convenience we demanded is now mandatory. If only someone had tried to warn us 30 years ago against proprietary tech controlled by corporations.
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by xk_id 3y ago
> I do agree that (this type of) crypto mining is a sad waste of resources Wait until you hear about generative AI spam! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39670900
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by xk_id 3y ago
Check out the other comments in this thread, i wrote a summary and someone else wrote a personal account. If you want to read more you could search on g scholar for a recent review paper on ketamine infusion therapy.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Because it’s literally wrong and has nothing to do with how Ketamine works or with how it’s used therapeutically according to any and all sources.
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by xk_id 3y ago
Ketamine has three distinct effects which are a function of dose. At medium doses it’s a recreational psychedelic and at large doses it’s an anaesthetic. Its highest efficacy against depression is seen in the micro-dose range, before any pe

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