Monroe13

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by Monroe13 5y ago
The Noma fermentation lab in Copenhagen has been experimenting with garum for the past few years. There is a detailed chapter in Noma Ferments if you are interested in learning about the process.
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by Monroe13 5y ago
I think we saw guild navigators with the emperor’s envoy on Caladan. White-suited creatures with a red swirling gas behind their visors.
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An energy-efficient pathway to turbulent drag reduction(nature.com)
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by Monroe13 5y ago
Reminds me of the Beaverslide haystacks you can still see in parts of Montana. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaverslide
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by Monroe13 5y ago
> Doesn't everyone do this? I wish I had the ability of imagination like you describe. I don’t think I have full-on aphantasia ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia ) but I definitely can’t run simulations
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Why was the ancient city of Cahokia abandoned? New clues rule out one theory(nationalgeographic.com)
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by Monroe13 6y ago
Worth noting that earlier this year US imports of Saudi Oil hit zero. Granted it was just for one week but certainly reflective of the broader trend. Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-06/
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by Monroe13 6y ago
I agree. The claim the formula feeding is neglect is not supported by the science. So please don’t spread that pseudoscience opinion.
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by Monroe13 6y ago
This is exactly the attitude the above poster is complaining against. Breast feeding is probably better than formula in a few small ways, but treating formula use as “neglect” creates a harmful burden on new - and already stressed - mothers
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by Monroe13 6y ago
From the summary of your second link... “ There is some evidence to support the wearing of masks or respirators during illness to protect others, and public health emphasis on mask wearing during illness may help to reduce influenza virus t
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by Monroe13 6y ago
Untouchables
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by Monroe13 6y ago
> IV is either a research institution or a patent troll or both, depending on your perspective, but either way, they don't generally commercialize the ideas they come up with, they just license them. That’s not exactly accurate. IV
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by Monroe13 6y ago
In my experience this is standard practice in the PR industry and isn’t seen as a problem to solve or viewed as any sort of ethical dilemma. In the industry these articles would be talked about as a “3rd party op-eds”, and the general pract
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by Monroe13 6y ago
I’m seeing a lot of discussion of the DMs being the real target, but executives and politicians usually have staff who monitor and post to their social media channels. Hard to imagine Barack Obama communicating anything of blackmail value o
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by Monroe13 6y ago
According to some Wikipedia research “De-orbiting a geostationary satellite requires a delta-v of about 1,500 metres per second (4,900 ft/s), whereas re-orbiting it to a graveyard orbit only requires about 11 metres per second (36 ft&#
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by Monroe13 6y ago
Yes, absolutely. Do your homework and find a reporter/ blogger that, based on past reporting, you think would be interested in your company. Email them and keep it short, make it timely (what have you accomplished recently, how is it r
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by Monroe13 7y ago
This is US and Canada only, but updated frequently and seems to be based on accurate sources - https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en
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by Monroe13 7y ago
But the money in Netflix PAC comes from employees of Netflix, not from the company. Companies can make independent expenditures through a Super PAC, but companies cannot contribute directly to a campaign.
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by Monroe13 7y ago
Companies cannot donate directly to political campaigns.
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by Monroe13 7y ago
The best analysis I’ve read is here: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31791/lets-talk-about-... Summed up as: older technology, possibly manned by reservists on the final hours of the graveyard shift, nervous
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by Monroe13 7y ago
It’s worth noting that Edelman is the world’s largest PR firm and their annual Trust Barometer is a major business development tool for them.
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by Monroe13 7y ago
Google has had the largest (or nearly so) lobbying spend for the past few cycles and in 2019 Facebook and Amazon are the top spending corporations. Spending a few million more than the defense contractors. https://www.opensecrets
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by Monroe13 7y ago
Montana has a population of more than 1 million. And two senators per state regardless of population is a feature not a bug.
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by Monroe13 7y ago
Perfect! It breaks the stranglehold of party leadership. With the Freedom Caucus, we've seen what that a relatively small (approx. 30 members) coalition can buck leadership and drive their own agenda. If you expand Congress, I'd g
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by Monroe13 7y ago
This assumes that Congress accomplishes anything in "meetings". Legislation is created and negotiated behind the scenes usually by a small number of lead sponsors who then build a political coalition of support before the bill eve
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by Monroe13 7y ago
IP assets are often sold at auction or in private transactions. Private equity firms and patent licensing companies play in this space. For example Fortress (now owned by SoftBank) cut a deal for Theranos’ IP: https://www.marketw
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Understanding “Broken Windows” Theory(sccinsight.com)
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by Monroe13 7y ago
Nope, even the big publications do not use or need release forms for photos in news reporting. If you are in public and the photo is “newsworthy” your image can be printed in a newspaper without your consent. “Use of someone's name or
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by Monroe13 7y ago
In the US at least, no release form is required of those pictured in a news article.
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by Monroe13 7y ago
3) The IPR process is expensive to defend and has a high likelihood of cancelling at least some claims, so, like many patent battles is not about the patent at all but is about creating uncertainty and risk in order to alter the negotiating

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