kmonad

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by kmonad 1y ago
read up on what confidence intervals are.
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by kmonad 3y ago
I like the idea, but I am pessimistic. The more experienced I get (aka getting older), the more I see administrative bloating as the cancer of institutions---a somewhat equally inescapable fate. Installing a safety reporting administration
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by kmonad 3y ago
The abstract indicates that there was no control group without treatment, but two groups given two different mushroom combos. As such, the "baseline" clearance is not revealed by this work.
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by kmonad 3y ago
can the generated tree be downloaded in some common format? I could not find any option like that.
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by kmonad 3y ago
> eBay says that it is removing and blocking “more than 99.9%” of the listings cited by the DOJ. Is this an admission?
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by kmonad 4y ago
Thank you.
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What happened to Starbucks? How a progressive company lost its way(fastcompany.com)
3 points by kmonad 5y ago|4 comments
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by kmonad 5y ago
The company announced yesterday that its CEO of five years, Kevin Johnson, is stepping down.
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Diplomacy Remains the Only Option in Ukraine(project-syndicate.org)
3 points by kmonad 5y ago|2 comments
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by kmonad 5y ago
> the lower average distance has indeed decreased Yes, that was indeed the point I was trying to convey! In an even sillier example, assume word vectors X, then calculate "proposal by proposal" similarities (i.e. inverse distan
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by kmonad 5y ago
yes, that's what i meant by range.
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by kmonad 5y ago
As others have said, the usage of similar words is no convincing evidence for homogenized ideas. I would like to add that the publication referred to in the article notes that there are many more proposals now than there were in the past. T
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by kmonad 5y ago
Indeed. Yet, this graph shows the distribution of averages. See the x-axis. I didn't want to be so blunt, but due to its shoddy presentation, I cannot trust what this page is showing.
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by kmonad 5y ago
Hmm that chart is also pretty weird. What is any one salary on this chart averaged over? States? Years?
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by kmonad 5y ago
They, in poor form, report the "average" without explicitly specifying if they are referring to the mean or the median. Your perception would be shared by the majority of people if it's the mean they are presenting (which is
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by kmonad 5y ago
Why even ask for a grant proposal? Require some evidence that the applicant is serious, and then let luck decide. You might be suggesting this already (but your last sentence read to me as if you're thinking of vetting proposals). Obvi
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by kmonad 5y ago
While the vitamin D result was significant, this is not a slam dunk result. 123 (treatment) vs 155 (placebo) had a confirmed autoimmune disease. Low incidence rate with a small effect size hamper the power here. This is somewhat expected gi
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by kmonad 5y ago
It is pretty obviously so, and it's also not controversial really. e.g. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/covid-omicron-var... >Do the unvaccinated populations fuel the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants
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by kmonad 5y ago
Lol, right---I did not recognize this as the agent of one of the "deadliest pandemics" starting in 1889 (Wikipedia) in history. But what is your point? Are you of the opinion that vaccines cannot reduce variant emergence rates?
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by kmonad 5y ago
That virus has also not caused a global, multi-year long pandemic. In this context, your reference seems tangential to me. Vaccinations ought to reduce SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence rates by virtue of reducing viral replications.
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by kmonad 5y ago
I agree with this, and I do not think it contradicts my original statement. You cannot prevent new variants, but you can reduce the rate of their emergence. The paper you cite supports this: in a case study of a single immunocompromised p
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by kmonad 5y ago
Interesting. Indeed animal hosts could be problem. I would counter two points: 1) Assuming animals were a major source of variants, it quantitatively but not qualitatively changes the problem. Until we know the quantities, I do not see how
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by kmonad 5y ago
I think the hospital capacity is a key argument indeed. But there is another aspect to consider. Each viral replication is a potential event where a new variant can arise, thus the fewer viral replications the better since each new variant
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by kmonad 5y ago
That does not follow in any way, and is just plain wrong.
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by kmonad 5y ago
That is one amazing quote. Thanks for making it known to me.
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by kmonad 5y ago
Of note, evolution is not equal to natural selection. "random mutations" are causes of evolution, drift (random) or selection (fitness benefit) are both mechanisms by which mutation can manifest in a population.
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by kmonad 5y ago
I agree. The golem is presented as an analogue to any statistical inference: powerful but ultimately dumb, in the sense that it won't think for you. That's in my opinion the major theme of the book---you have to think and not rely
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by kmonad 5y ago
Not clear how the stats are obtained, and from what data. It would probably be useful to match each subscriber to r/poor with a non subscriber that is similar, i.e. similar account age, similar numbers of total subscriptions, etc. If i
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by kmonad 5y ago
Thank you. These numbers look more realistic in most cases. Also, without being too sure, an additional dependent should reduce the tax burden at the marginal rate. Not sure how much this actually yields. *edited as I made an incorrect assu
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by kmonad 5y ago
Could you provide a source that childcare costs that much, even in a major city? How is it calculated? If that number were true, vast swaths of people could not afford to have children.

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