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How About a Nice Game of Thermonuclear War?(substack.com)
2 points by meany 5mo ago|0 comments
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The AI Future We Build(substack.com)
2 points by meany 6mo ago|0 comments
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by meany 1y ago
One thing I wonder is that - assuming no extreme personal calamity - I would be just as happy/sad/depressed no matter what life I had led. How much of our inner sense of well being is determined by outward life circumstances. Li
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by meany 1y ago
I largely agree with the post, but less because people near death don’t know what’s important, but rather because reports of these are self-help, currated to appeal to audience and get clicks. When I’ve had meaningful conversations with e
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Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world(washingtonpost.com)
8 points by meany 1y ago|2 comments
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by meany 1y ago
One thing I think that can help in this is trying your identity to being someone who strives to be as open minded and introspective as possible. You can turn changing your mind into a psychological reward, rather than an ego loss.
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by meany 2y ago
Doesn’t that assume that the production isn’t for export. For instance, if the EU and US export their industries to low wage, high population countries you would see their per capita numbers drop and overall leveling out. However, the damag
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by meany 2y ago
Not sure how I understand how it’s possible for the majority of people if they can’t keep up with the things that make it possible.
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by meany 2y ago
I don’t think the data supports that it is possible for the majority of people. On traditional diets, Between 80 and 85 percent of those who lose a large amount of weight regain it. Source: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/med
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by meany 2y ago
I think equating censorship and intellectual property is not a good comparison. Copyright laws do not restrict sharing of ideas or opinions just specific textual instances of those opinions. Under copyright, you are free to paraphrase or qu
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by meany 2y ago
I think the challenge is that no matter the circumstances our minds are designed to adapt to the situation. This is often called the hedonic adaption. If you live in a modern western country, your life is likely significantly better than t
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AI-Generated Data Can Poison Future AI Models(scientificamerican.com)
147 points by meany 3y ago|85 comments
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by meany 3y ago
This idea of economic war doesn’t make sense. It’s not zero sum. Growth in the US should contribute to growth elsewhere in terms of trade, tourism, etc.
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by meany 3y ago
Is this just a factor of how the human brain works? My wife has stage 4 cancer and one of my strategies to help my kids have more memories is to build uniqueness into our activities, so years from now they can go, do you remember that time
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by meany 3y ago
I think I’d prefer a response that didn’t take a side, but presented the various perspectives.
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by meany 3y ago
At least in the US there has been recent progress on this. The USDA just released new rules on June 11, 2023. https://extension.umn.edu/news/over-counter-livestock-antibi... Starting June 11, 2023, all currently availa
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by meany 3y ago
I dont think it’s unreasonable to say that it could be true, but it’s stated as a fact, not a hypothesis
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by meany 3y ago
From the article: “The inequity between male and female athletes is a result not of inherent biological differences between the sexes but of biases in how they are treated in sports” I don’t see how this claim can be made based on the avail
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by meany 3y ago
What are you suggesting we optimize for? Is it maintaining CO2 levels at all costs? Highest quality of life for the largest number? something else?
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by meany 3y ago
The US is a big country. So the answer is it depends. There are probably more progressive people in the US than any single European country. Where I live in Seattle, I think the majority talk openly with their kids about any sexual topic. I
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Elon Musk Changed the Way Washington Looks at Space(wsj.com)
6 points by meany 3y ago|0 comments
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Simple Math Moves the Needle(quantamagazine.org)
3 points by meany 3y ago|0 comments
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Sam Altman Is the Oppenheimer of Our Age(nymag.com)
4 points by meany 3y ago|5 comments
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How many microbes does it take to make you sick?(quantamagazine.org)
145 points by meany 3y ago|109 comments
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Walmart Changes Pay and Titles for Corporate Staff(wsj.com)
1 points by meany 3y ago|0 comments
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Why America Has a Long-Term Labor Crisis, in Six Charts(wsj.com)
21 points by meany 3y ago|54 comments
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Confessions of a McKinsey Whistleblower(thenation.com)
74 points by meany 3y ago|23 comments
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Analysis: Why trash in space is a major problem with no clear fix(pbs.org)
2 points by meany 3y ago|0 comments
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The True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse(wired.com)
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by meany 3y ago
I don’t think the data supports this assertion. I think the perception that this is true is likely due to news click bait designed to generate revenue based on fostering outrage. Here is an excerpt from USC public health article. Overall,

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