knownastron

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by knownastron 6mo ago
I believe they'd be able to sell their vehicles in the US if they were willing to build it here (or Mexico/Canada due to USMA). If that were the case they wouldn't have the cheap Chinese labor and I doubt the Chinese governme
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by knownastron 1y ago
Important to note as part of the issues with Nike is their focus on direct to consumer [1] that left space open at physical retailers for other brands to get distribution and exposure. [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04&#
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by knownastron 2y ago
How do you know he tanked twitter? It wasn't profitable when he took over and now that it's a private company you don't have insight into the financials. Whether you like or don't like the politics/policies of the c
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by knownastron 3y ago
This is a really elementary misunderstanding of free market principles. That theory only holds if the market is actually free. As an extreme example, if they regulated minimum $1000 per ride. No logical person, free market oriented or not,
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by knownastron 3y ago
In Amazon-speak, "disagree and commit" means even if you disagree with the decision, you still commit to following the decision whole heartedly. You can't just debate endlessly or put in less effort because your preferred opt
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by knownastron 3y ago
I think you can change a setting so it doesn’t take over your phone. I have access to everything while connected to CarPlay.
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by knownastron 3y ago
2015 for me as well. The episode they did on Hilary Clinton where they tried so hard to make her sound like she's just another friendly normal everyday Jane running for president turned me off NPR. I didn't even mind Hilary as a p
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by knownastron 4y ago
And before the gutting of Twitter and management change, this problem wasn't even on the radar to be investigated. Looks to me like the ability to investigate and respond to problems has improved if you ask me.
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by knownastron 4y ago
That's a totally fair point. What if instead of posting a link to a blog of a "random person" that summarizes a number of studies, I post the study directly: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30611908/ Tit
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by knownastron 4y ago
Thanks for the additional info!
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by knownastron 4y ago
Do you know where you heard of this link between high Vitamin D levels and improved mental health? If you do, can you share it?
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by knownastron 4y ago
This says 30,000 to 50,000 IU is fine: https://vers.substack.com/p/doctors-are-idiots-vitamin-d-meg...
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by knownastron 4y ago
https://vers.substack.com/p/doctors-are-idiots-vitamin-d-meg... According to the evidence provided here, 20000 IU/day is safe.
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by knownastron 4y ago
I recently came across this: https://vers.substack.com/p/doctors-are-idiots-vitamin-d-meg... He recommends anywhere from 10,000 to 50,000 IU per day which he backs up with studies. N of 1 here but I have a friend who s
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by knownastron 4y ago
I agree. Kim has her faults but I don't recall a time when she has been an asshole to anyone. I think this shows that the commenter is biased and doesn't have the full picture.
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by knownastron 4y ago
> but completely ignore the changes we have seen in China in the last 20 years (I would argue is part of the "democratising" of wealth). To argue from Thiel’s perspective, I believe he sees the US as the leader in “zero to one”
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by knownastron 4y ago
I'm for destigmatizing mental illness so that people who need the help don't have to face that barrier to getting help. However, could it be that the focus on mental health is in a perverse way making things worse? The way it is a
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by knownastron 4y ago
Yeah so when I start a call, I swipe down from the top right and there's a tile that lets you select the mic mode. This tile shows up when any calling app is active. So it works for FaceTime or even third party apps like Google Meet. G
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by knownastron 4y ago
Any word on Canadian iPhone 14 models?
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by knownastron 4y ago
On the iPhone I turn on voice isolation and 99% of the problem goes away. Have you tried that?
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by knownastron 4y ago
> Chipotle United plans to ask the NLRB to file an injunction that would prevent Chipotle from closing the Augusta store and allow the union election to go forward. What does this mean practically? What happens if they unionize and they
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by knownastron 4y ago
I see in your other posts you’re saying 1 in 10 men you find attractive. Also that you’ve dated unemployed men. So maybe it isn’t standards in terms of income, occupation, etc. that’s holding you back. It seems like you’re using attractive
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by knownastron 4y ago
What has led those 120 potential partners to not work out? From what you’ve described here, you’re quite the catch. Is it that belief that is leading you to have too high of standards for your mate?
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by knownastron 4y ago
This docking station is highly recommended on HN: https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-station-4/
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by knownastron 6y ago
“If you’re not willing to go too far, you’ll never go far enough.”
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by knownastron 6y ago
This might be controversial but this is why I like Python a lot. It just allows me to think about the problem without wrangling with syntax.
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by knownastron 7y ago
My Masters program of about 30 people were all given 2018 MacBook Pros in August 2018. We've all been using it as our primary laptop since then and there has one keyboard problem that Apple did end up fixing. I've also spilled may
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by knownastron 8y ago
I'd love to use your app (even pay for it) if you ever get it out on iOS!