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by dpatru 2y ago
Your article says that Duke University is shutting down research because the government is cutting overhead allocation from 61% to 15%.
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by dpatru 2y ago
The posted article was about research to cure blindness with stem cells. The top comment implied that such research was being defunded. I asked for an example that was not about defunding research on transgender mice. The only examples prov
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by dpatru 2y ago
A decade ago I read this same advice in "The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law": spend at least a little time trying to solve the problem before you look to how other's have solved it. One benefit is that occasionally
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Court Holds Use of Industry Standards Incorporated into Law Is Fair Use(jdsupra.com)
3 points by dpatru 3y ago|0 comments
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by dpatru 3y ago
The side that uses government power to censor its opponents should automatically be suspect.
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by dpatru 3y ago
Tech Ingredients has also worked on this: https://youtu.be/dNs_kNilSjk?si=WDhGBmNsUdkm8Qgj
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by dpatru 3y ago
President Obama’s Cash for Clunkers program [1] where used cars in good condition were destroyed to increase sales of new cars seems to have been based on the broken window fallacy. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C
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by dpatru 4y ago
This is like complaining of unequal vehicles at an airport: A relatively few can fly very fast and hold hundreds of passengers, but most are earthbound-bound and can carry only a few passengers. Of course Silicon Valley has inequality: it’s
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by dpatru 4y ago
No doubt the BBC has its flaws, but you take allies where you can find them. If you care about the truth, it’s important to call out government censorship. The foreign press is more likely to reveal unpleasant truths.
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by dpatru 4y ago
> Punishment by process is a favourite tactic of the Modi administration when it wants to intimidate or wear out those who dare to find fault with the prime minister or his party. In 2020 Amnesty International was forced to close its Ind
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by dpatru 4y ago
To the extent that writing is like playing an instrument, one should try writing simply before trying to be stylish or entertaining. And for many purposes, simple writing is enough.
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Apple turned off a private communication tool in China before major protests(reclaimthenet.org)
12 points by dpatru 4y ago|0 comments
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by dpatru 4y ago
The cabin’s webpage is here: https://zumthorferienhaeuser.ch/m/en/homes/oberhus It shows the floor plan.
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by dpatru 4y ago
It seems to me that at the implementation stage, the things that never change and the things that do change are the same. For example, customers will always want low prices and fast delivery. Internet ordering and robots in warehouses are t
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by dpatru 4y ago
A mistake that I've made before, that I think is quite common, is to assume government will enforce laws the way I would. Regarding speech, because I am a person of good will, tolerance, and open-mindedness, I assume government will en
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Robotics company reinvents the Murphy bed(youtube.com)
1 points by dpatru 4y ago|0 comments
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by dpatru 4y ago
Not all abdominal surgeries have opaque pricing. An appendectomy at Surgery Center of Oklahoma is $7,368, paid in advance. https://surgerycenterok.com/pricing-disclaimer/
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by dpatru 4y ago
For decades computers and related technology have been dropping in price. Yet people still buy and the industry is one of the most prosperous in the economy.
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by dpatru 4y ago
> It sounds like your complaint isn't with the advice from the book, but rather that Apple didn't follow it. They did hide away the error messages, but they didn't provide help and insight. > If they had done so, you&#x
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by dpatru 4y ago
1. You may be overestimating the time you save. Eating out may take more time than cooking and cleaning up when you factor in travel and waiting. A bowl of cereal, hot or cold, takes less than a minute to prepare and maybe a minute to clean
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by dpatru 4y ago
The fact that the US intelligence services were undermining Trump was obvious to anyone paying attention to headlines. Here is a specific example: the FBI submitted a false affidavit to the FISA court so that they could spy on Carter Page,
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by dpatru 4y ago
The most significant aspect of “government” surveillance is that whoever controls the surveillance also controls the government. It was clear that Trump was not in control of the surveillance state: it was working against him. Biden does no
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by dpatru 5y ago
I get a runny nose if I get cold. Same for my children. From an energy perspective, this make sense. If the body is expending more energy trying to get warm or not get cold, it may not have the necessary energy to fight off germs. Also, the
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by dpatru 5y ago
Thanks for posting this. It’s a beautiful house. I’m sorry for all the negativity.
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by dpatru 5y ago
The natural state of man is poverty. It is trade and specialization, division of labor, that allows people to have enough to eat, be comfortable, and have some time in which to do things other than trying to survive. The prosperous homestea
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by dpatru 5y ago
The money for a missile could be given to the population, but then it would not go to the missile’s manufacturer. But the whole point of the war is to give money to arms makers. They are the only ones who benefit from the war and who lobby
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by dpatru 5y ago
Doctors can normally be sued just like anyone else. They carry liability insurance. Vaccine makers are the only ones who been able to get immunity.
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by dpatru 5y ago
If the vaccine is safe, then its manufacturer and providers should not need protection from suits. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/12/16/cov... The manufacturers are tel
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by dpatru 5y ago
As shown both in the article and in the comments, scientific establishment seems content to tolerate fraud. But when research goes against big money interests, suddenly standards become very strict. See how Andrew Wakefield was treated. ht
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Mass Media Blackouts on Inconvenient News Stories(caitlinjohnstone.substack.com)
2 points by dpatru 5y ago|0 comments

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