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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Indeed. Consider the average IQ of the state of California: 95.5 https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/average-iq-... The implications of the Bell curve is that half of the population is dumber having an IQ&
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Some of us DO NOT use Google or anything from them.
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
If this is merely subsidized electric, it says nothing about long-term sustainability of choosing it instead of diesel. Thermodynamically electricity is dubious at best - you have 50% efficiency off the top that can never be eliminated - a
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
This isn't actually new. If you know the biochemistry/molecular biology of cholesterol, this is an obvious question - cholesterol is so central to so many other systems that it quickly seems unlikely. Add to that NONE of the lan
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
You are not representative of the majority of children being schooled. You are actually a 1% rarity which should not be used as a template for the majority.
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Well, I'd argue tech people have a unique perspective on tech: we've used it the longest and understand it better than most people. I for one have a fundamental creed from using the internet since the 1980s and computers since the
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Having literally less than a handful of HDD manufacturers and few SSD manufactures creates risks for the West as much as it hammers Russia right now.
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Every tool can be abused and often are. This is actually saying more about: * Human leadership and lack thereof at your company * Poor quality training or hiring * Lack of process All are related. And often the real answer is: stop workin
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Every industry and every function (marketing, sales, manufacturing) has it's only jargon, slang or lingo. Strictly everything in the word clouds has a meaning and its fairly specific. I'll be happy to translate if people think the
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Another angle on this: major semiconductor fabs in Asian DO NOT ALLOW smart phones for espionage/IP reasons. So most vendor sales people have only dumb phones because they can bring them inside and take calls on visits. Smart phones
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
All I'll say is some of the smartest people I know went to MIT but also some of the VERY, VERY DUMBEST also went to MIT. The swath is so wide that I no longer automatically assume "Good Brand" when I see someone went to MIT
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Indeed. WW1 was the cusp in the decline of German as #2 language in the USA. All the "Spanish bilingualism" you see now: that used to be German before WW1. The same kind of witch-trial fanaticism made being German or speaking G
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Except what's missing from that logical train of thought: the current incentives are not there for that to happen. There are often very strong DISincentives. But then again: very few corporate NPCs can think outside their bureaucratic
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Do you ACTUALLY need to?? Or is better to simply "network" among "people who matter"? I'd argue the latter is far better, more effective and efficient. You can do the math on this: networking smartly due to "
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Well, I can tell it's a programmer and not an engineer who works at hardware levels. All the complaints are "1st world" or "high level" programmer/computer problems. If you've ever designed hardware and h
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
And if you are a man, your balls - which must be kept below body temperature - even raising them to 37C/98.6F will reduce fertility - heating them with microwaves goes far beyond that modest risk.
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
The same variability goes for doctors as well.
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
One technical failure that definitely happened: Selecting desktop processors over mobile processors as strategy. Basically a double-down on what had always worked rather than paying attention to the signs of the market. We've all hear
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Semiconductors are not regulated except in terms of large scale externalities - e.g. water quality, air emissions, etc. Otherwise they pretty much use any methods, processes or means that they want. They do have economic incentives based
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Easily making Belgium the smartest nation after France when it comes to energy strategy!
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
In multi-cultural American this is 100% NORMAL for most immigrants. And has been for 100-200 years. I've heard stories from my grandparents and relatives. My ex's Spanish-only-speaking relatives would talk about it. This is why
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
I think the claim "Even heat-adapted people cannot carry out normal outdoor activities past a wet-bulb temperature of 32 °C (90 °F)" is dubious. When I lived in Taipei, it would common to have 100F @ 100% RH in July/August an
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Apple uses a central point of entry - your Apple account, and it often requires you re-enter your password to revalidate who your are and will explicitly validate that you want to "really": buy (which you can suppress - I've
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
You know it IS something America would not recognize: they are trying to avoid innocent civilian casualties because long-term, that's bad for Russia who has to live next door to Ukraine for all eternity. America has demonstrated since
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
That still requires the "unification" angle - now it's merely alcohol instead of an interest area. :-)
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
You are probably the person to lead that movement - you can't rely on others for things like this. I for one support your project!
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Has as much proof as that lockdowns and masks help.
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
So many historical and significant album covers violate these rules.
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
I read somewhere that this is EXACTLY why Russian encamped there: Ukraine would be crazy to attack them there: radioactive shields.
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by xyzzy21 5y ago
Very cool but "not green correct".

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