crazy1van

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by crazy1van 4y ago
Certainly it's possible to overeat even without carbs and still gain weight. However, there is more to fat storage than just calories. Like many systems in the body, fat storage is controlled by hormones. Hormones are affected by the t
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by crazy1van 4y ago
Source for probably the most contentious piece of moderation Twitter has ever done being manual was their own statement: “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently
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by crazy1van 5y ago
The weight change = calories in - calories out theory assumes that calories out is some easy to deduce number. Calorie expenditure can't be determined by just plugging your height, weight, and activity level into an online calculator.
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by crazy1van 5y ago
Impressive story, but what did your lawyer say about making this blog post before it is a 100% fine deal?
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by crazy1van 5y ago
> If each side really knew the true strength of the other side, it would be clear which would win This is too simplistic. Often wars are heavily influenced by things other than just the strengths of both sides. For example - What if the
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by crazy1van 5y ago
> If we applied Chesterton's fence to situations at the limit of our understanding, say physics, would we be compelled to shutdown CERN? You’re applying Chestertons fence backwards. Instead, it would inform you to _not_ shutdown CE
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by crazy1van 5y ago
Unfortunately, data collection and data sales (either of the data directly or via targeted ads) is how many modern internet companies generate revenue. It’s easy to claim that they should just charge money directly for their product but the
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by crazy1van 5y ago
Am I missing something, or is the PRC dataset the only one they don't disclose the real size and instead are releasing a "representative sample of 2048 accounts"? I wonder how massive that network might have been.
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by crazy1van 5y ago
> Congress has delegated the authority to make these decisions to regulatory agencies Yes, but at some point there must be a limit to how much power they can delegate. If Congress created a new Super-Congress that it granted all the powe
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by crazy1van 5y ago
Exactly. The noble lies have crushed their credibility because no one knows until later whether a particular comment was a well intentioned lie or the truth. Everyone I personally know who is skeptical about institutional guidance advocatin
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by crazy1van 5y ago
Similarly, how many small firms that could grow up to be serious competitors won’t get started because of regulatory compliance demands. There is a reason companies become much more amenable to regulation once they are large and established
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by crazy1van 5y ago
> it's a guess and can never be anything but a guess Of course it's a guess. The question is how to make more accurate guesses.
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by crazy1van 5y ago
This is a utopian fantasy. Humans have been making tools for killing people since we were living in caves.
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by crazy1van 5y ago
I prefer privacy too. But there is something entitled about wanting to interact with a company but keep the details of that interaction secret from that same company.
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by crazy1van 5y ago
Is there a way to search for fiber optic cables nearby? Calling the local telco has always been a dead-end -- I can't get beyond the sales-rep who's computer shows fiber service isn't available at my location.
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by crazy1van 5y ago
> That said I trust that the government agencies know what they are doing here. I’m the opposite. Covid caused my trust in them to plummet. Perhaps made with the best of intentions, but all the noble lies have eroded my trust.
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by crazy1van 5y ago
Would you mind being more specific? Is it the price / functionality balance that makes DO fantastic?
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by crazy1van 6y ago
Its very difficult to control for all factors when comparing breast-fed to bottle-fed babies. In 2014, a study [0] was published at Ohio State that compared babies over a long period. When looking at only sibling-pairs (babies in the same
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by crazy1van 6y ago
> I thought one of the primary functions of public schools was that they were government provided daycare. Yes, but lots of people don’t want to admit that, especially teachers. The school system doesn’t need college educated, subject ma
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by crazy1van 6y ago
If these companies are as bad to work for as this author describes, why on earth would she continue to work for them? The author’s rebuttal might be that she has no choice because these are her only options. If that were true, then I’d be m
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by crazy1van 6y ago
I love DCS, but their business model is killing them. Without a subscription-style revenue stream, they are forced to create and sell new products constantly. This leads them to be in a constant state of "early access" -- often wi
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by crazy1van 6y ago
Personally, I'm the opposite. The primary reason I use Twitter is to read blue check marks (and other well known people). Why would I want to know what a random person thinks about an issue when I could hear from people who have built
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by crazy1van 6y ago
> If EEVblog's suggestion was taken and Susan (YouTube CEO) had to manually review every moderation action on channels with 5K+ subs, she would not be able to keep up. Maybe perform fewer moderation actions?
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by crazy1van 6y ago
> If everybody is panicking, then the goods go to the panicking people who have the most disposable income. Higher prices often discourage people from over-buying an item. For example, at the beginning of the pandemic, people sensed toil
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by crazy1van 6y ago
> It's their platform But the real question is at what level of censorship to the cease to be a platform and become a publisher?
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by crazy1van 6y ago
> We want to use services but we do not want to be subjected to surveillance capitalism. Who is the “we” you are referring to? I think most people care so little about this that they don’t even bother to skim the TOS before using a serv
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by crazy1van 6y ago
> We'll still have power, water, sewage, bandwidth Don’t forget about food. There’s a lot of complexity and people involved in getting food from a farm to your local restaurants and grocery stores. If it gets really bad and even a f
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by crazy1van 7y ago
The real irony is when people complain that sites monetize their personal data and then also complain about paywalled articles. These sites have to make money somehow or they won’t exist for long.
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by crazy1van 7y ago
Blizzards statement about having an “investigation” into a “ rule” violation is very disingenuous. The rule is just they can ban anyone at their sole discretion that hurts their image.
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by crazy1van 7y ago
The EU subsidized Airbus, which hurt the American company, Boeing. Therefore, all Americans have to pay 25% more for european wines, cheeses, and whiskey. How does this make any sense?

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