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by yesfitz 2y ago
It seems all that he does is question. The closest he gets to proposing an alternative solution is in his first post you linked, "One caution is that, like talk of suicide, public talk of loneliness can spur more of it , as more peop
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by yesfitz 2y ago
This article pokes holes and casts doubt on a concept of a loneliness epidemic, just to conclude, "Americans have been repeatedly warned about loneliness and about the loss of friendship. The alarms, of course, may not always be false.
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by yesfitz 2y ago
I often try to break out complex ideas into multiple sentences, ordered by importance. Modifying the author’s last example: “A jug was on the table. The jug was big, red, and full of milk.” It might sound like a children’s book, but since I
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by yesfitz 2y ago
There are, which is why the author included the quoted clarification of what "EdTech" means in the context of this article. Is there another term the article could use that would fit better or be more clear?
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by yesfitz 2y ago
I didn't find anything about the potential effects on marine life. I'm not in the market for this, so maybe it's obvious to those who are, but it would be nice to address it somewhere for the uninitiated. But their modem[1] u
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by yesfitz 2y ago
Some banks offer independent physical two-factor authentication devices. ING: https://www.ing.nl/particulier/digitaal-bankieren/mijn-ing/s... HSBC: https://www.expat.hsbc.com/ways-to-bank&#x2F
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by yesfitz 2y ago
I think "not correct" is unfair. The comment's audience was people who are unfamiliar with the effect of financing on market rents. To that end, I left out some nuance and caveats. I appreciate your expansion on my statement
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by yesfitz 2y ago
In the United States, they can't lower rents. The loans that they got to build the building were underwritten assuming X square feet of retail space would be rented at $Y per square foot. If they were to rent the spaces at lower rates,
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by yesfitz 2y ago
They have less plastic, which is better than more plastic when it comes to disposable items.
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by yesfitz 3y ago
Grinding meat, pasteurizing milk, churning cream are all processes that occur in a processing facility. They're not "ultra-processed" or "ready to eat", but they're definitely processed foods.
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by yesfitz 3y ago
Thanks for making Pindigo. I'm a frequent user and evangelist. It's been a great resource in growing our local pinball community.
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by yesfitz 3y ago
As a counterpoint, here's a brief history of social movements that were powered (in part) by considerate consumption patterns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott They were organized of course, which starts by c
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by yesfitz 3y ago
To your second point, we'll agree that a plant-based diet with supplements is feasible for human health. Your first point is misleading because we currently grow a lot of food to feed animals to eat, and clear out forests to make pastu
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by yesfitz 3y ago
Bloomberg fixed the title on their site, but no, "One in Five Americans" are not using Buy Now, Pay Later on Groceries. The Bloomberg article links to a LendingTree Survey[1] that states, "21% of BNPL users say they’ve used o
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by yesfitz 4y ago
If you're moved by these deaths, I'd recommend watching the documentary, Earthlings.
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by yesfitz 4y ago
If you're referring to Glass-Steagall, I don't think it would have helped with Silicon Valley Bank. Commercial banks were allowed to "to buy, sell, underwrite, and distribute US government and general obligation state and loc
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by yesfitz 4y ago
Does DDD mean domain-driven design[1]? 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-driven_design
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by yesfitz 4y ago
If anyone else was wondering why battery-powered and not overhead lines, I found some possible explanations on this reddit post[1]. Still, any time rail projects come up, I think about Transmilenio[2] in Colombia. Although it's not wit
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by yesfitz 4y ago
What are SDoH and ADI?
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by yesfitz 5y ago
ACM = Association for Computing Machinery
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by yesfitz 5y ago
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control
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by yesfitz 5y ago
MSME stands for "Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises"