Spoppys

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by Spoppys 6y ago
Not every bad thing that happens to someone, or every time someone is criticized counts as cancel culture. Cancelling has a heavy element of being ostracised from a community and having your reputation destroyed.
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Hospitals see significant drop in premature births during lockdown(nytimes.com)
66 points by Spoppys 6y ago|29 comments
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by Spoppys 6y ago
The F-22 was designed to do one job and do it well, the F-35 was designed to do every job and do it well enough.
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by Spoppys 6y ago
Didn't the bombardier typically also operate the chin turret in the B-17?
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by Spoppys 6y ago
Not everyone who needs medical help for Covid-19 needs a ventilator. Some just need supplemental oxygen. And people go to hospital with other conditions. If hospitals are 100% overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases, then they may struggle to trea
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by Spoppys 6y ago
Because dogs pose a substantially greater threat to human life than cats do.
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by Spoppys 6y ago
Cloth masks may be counter productive https://dx.doi.org/10.1136%2Fbmjopen-2014-006577
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by Spoppys 7y ago
They can be both be wrong. Whataboutism can be a dangerous race to the bottom
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by Spoppys 7y ago
In the options there is a "troll mode" you can turn off, if you actually want to play
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by Spoppys 7y ago
We don't know the death rate of nCov-2019, because we don't know how many people are infected, and we don't know how many people are dying.
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by Spoppys 7y ago
Zettajoules. I think this is the first time I've seen the Zetta prefix used seriously.
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by Spoppys 7y ago
It's a worrying thought. My dad has become much less empathetic and more bitter over the past decade. I'd assumed it might have been the pain that was at least partially responsible, now I'm wondering if its actually the pa
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by Spoppys 7y ago
Iran's military has been very intelligently shaped to maximise its ability with limited resources against the threats it's most liable to face. If Iran had focused on developing the best tank force or air force possible, would it
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by Spoppys 7y ago
Most YouTubers don't earn much.
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by Spoppys 7y ago
The Crime Survey for England & Wales isn't a government body. A third way crime rates are independently checked in the UK, is hospital admissions statistics for shootings and stabbings.
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by Spoppys 7y ago
Or it's a buffet for sexual predators.
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by Spoppys 7y ago
I think you may have a typo in your title.
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by Spoppys 7y ago
Yes it is totally supported by evolutionary algorithms. Traits that are harmful in some situations and beneficial in others can be passed on, like sickle cell anemia which gives a degree of protection against malaria. The same as traits w
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by Spoppys 7y ago
I found these live maps while researching the Brazilian fires earlier. Not sure if anyone will find them interesting https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/ http://viirsfire.geog.umd.edu/map/vii
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by Spoppys 7y ago
I'm seeing a lot of apparently conflicting information about these Amazon fires. I've seen sources saying its about average, and I've seen sources saying it's the worst since 2010. Are they in disagreement, or are they
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by Spoppys 7y ago
Autism rates are stable, and only appear to be increasing due to better diagnosis. Cancer rates are increasing due to people living longer and cancer being more common the older you are. Diabetes is up due to obesity being up.