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by htag 3y ago
I think you might be misunderstanding the amount of distrust placed in the root comment. He's claiming the more prestigious a University is, the more likely they are to take unethical funding because increased funding leads to more pr
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by htag 3y ago
I think this goes a long way towards making an argument that RF-EMF is a plausible risk factor for hypertension. I'd ideally like to see some follow up studies. Some rat model studies. Some humans with other increased RF-EMF exposure
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by htag 3y ago
The evidence is that increased mobile use means increased RF-EMF dosage. It's not solid, but it's not bad for a survey.
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by htag 3y ago
I have my doubts about IVs in practice, but I agree they theoretically are an acceptable substitute. The problem is we conduct science on systems we don't fully understand. Because we don't fully understand it, it's easy to
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by htag 3y ago
I just leave my cellphone places on purpose. Later I call them back with an excuse like "Sorry, I left my phone in the kitchen and was at my desk." Anyone that calls me regularly knows to expect this. I do keep my phone on and n
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by htag 3y ago
Anything that is less than double-blind is essentially a well documented hunch. In some situations this enough to merit action. This study is interesting enough to merit more science to build stronger evidence. Merits of this study: * It
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by htag 3y ago
It seems plausible that the entry of written English is decreasing over time. As it becomes cheaper to 'publish' the median effort spent in writing is decreasing.
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by htag 3y ago
First they were promising haven. Now heaven. I admit, I haven't lost my suspicion of Microsoft since the browser wars, but these statements do more to put me at unease. Xbox is the _latest_ product by Microsoft to be accused of anti
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by htag 3y ago
Deception in scientific studies is controversial but not universally forbidden. Here's a link diving into the issue for psychological/social science studies. I'm unsure how it impacts medicine research, but I imagine it&#x2
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by htag 3y ago
> While Microsoft is becoming a developer haven, Google is moving into their Steve Ballmer era. I've never heard anyone describe Microsoft as a developer haven. Is this because Redmond is soaking up South Lake Union layoffs?
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by htag 3y ago
> a) what would you have them work on? This exactly. A stock buyback combined with layoffs are a signal that Google doesn't have enough good ideas to work on. Google thinks the money is just better spent being given back to invest
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by htag 3y ago
Where is the journalistic talent? It seems exceedingly rare.
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by htag 3y ago
It's incredible how bright a room can be with the lights off in the dead of night. I use small strips of electrical tape to block led lights from small appliances I keep in my bedroom. I wish more companies were thoughtful in reducing
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by htag 3y ago
4k Netflix Streaming - $19.99/mo Hulu (no ads) - $14.99/mo MAX (no ads) - $15.99/mo Price for three streaming subscriptions: $50/mo Number of 4k UHD Blu Rays on Amazon for less than $15: 410. Yea, I've switched back
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by htag 3y ago
This shows a level of confidence in the banking sector that I find questionable. Risks associated with raising bond interest rates were one of largest factors in the recent bank failures. Surely more bank failures would be seen as worse f
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by htag 3y ago
I use an early '00s TI calculator daily. It's great for quick calculations that are a bit beyond my mental math capabilities. I've considered these types of mods before. The biggest reason I haven't is the ROI feels im
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by htag 3y ago
If AI and Automation make it so things like nutrition, traveling, security, and shelter don't require humans than wouldn't that mean it's easier to provide these basics to everyone?
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by htag 3y ago
Why not? Language barriers. Cultural differences. Exploitative history. Low trust. Geographic distances. I think words like Never and Any are too strong, but I don't think we'll see high enough levels of solidarity to form an
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by htag 3y ago
If you go the interview approach you'll run into many potential confounds. If the average age of first exposure is 13, and someone says they waited until 17, it's possible that a third variable delayed them from seeking porn and a
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by htag 3y ago
You fundamentally cannot have location privacy with cell service. A cell tower will provide service to a limited physical region. When someone dials your number, the telecomm company needs to know which tower to route your call to. If te
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by htag 3y ago
1. It's completely possible to treat your phone as an insecure device. Maybe I'm naive, but I think it's possible to run a daily Linux system with a reasonable assumption of privacy. 2. When you act as if you are being monit
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by htag 3y ago
Chernobyl safety -> "During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces subsequently captured Chernobyl. While there is an increase in radiation in the area, this is due to Russian forces disturbing the soil in the Red Forest an
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by htag 3y ago
We have tons of oopsies that we haven't fixed, and there is no reasonable path towards resolution. It is all a matter of the size of the problem we've created. I agree that we should continue with technological progress, but it&
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by htag 3y ago
I've seen international competitions where the winner is interviewed by a reporter from their home country in their native language. It can often be a nice touch, and is very different from using a translator to speak to English speak
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by htag 3y ago
1. Start asking the software engineers in your company about their experience with parental control software as a teenager. Me, and all my friends, had clever bypasses on several systems. In addition, this type of story seems to be very c
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by htag 3y ago
It looks like the answer is yes 1. These 'digitally signed attributes' (example: 'age: 19') are consistent across services. So if you attribute is leaked in a way that it connected to other PII, then everyone with the a
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by htag 3y ago
This is movement is going to be widely regarded as on of the largest prohibitions in our era. * Whatever verification system a user has to do to prove they are older than 13 will also being to freak users out about 'whoes listening&#x2
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by htag 3y ago
I think ~10 years ago was a local maximum of American TV quality, and we've been going downhill into a land of lots of shovelware.
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by htag 3y ago
> And how is anyone to compete against Sony if they can’t grow their own exclusive content? 1. Xbox Live/Game Pass is still a better service, and one of the best deals in gaming. 2. Microsoft already owns (or has owned in the past)
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by htag 3y ago
> [Regarding uploading a frozen brain into a digital consciousness] Regardless of who or what that ghost in the machine turned out to be, programming in a digital suicide option would likely be necessary – just in case the experience pro

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