miobrien

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Holes (1970) [pdf](rintintin.colorado.edu)
34 points by miobrien 10mo ago|15 comments
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Reality is evil: philosophers must reckon with the meaning of thermodynamics(aeon.co)
3 points by miobrien 1y ago|1 comments
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by miobrien 1y ago
This reminds me of a question from my first interview as a college grad: estimate the number of taxis in New York City. I was totally baffled by it.
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After Forty Years, Phish Isn't Seeking Resolution(newyorker.com)
2 points by miobrien 1y ago|2 comments
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Mental Accounting Matters (1999) [pdf](people.bath.ac.uk)
3 points by miobrien 2y ago|0 comments
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FDA Rejects Ecstasy-Based Drug(wsj.com)
1 points by miobrien 2y ago|0 comments
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by miobrien 2y ago
Cool! Any other sites this works for?
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by miobrien 3y ago
Amazing stuff. My three year old son was diagnosed four weeks ago so this really resonates with me.
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by miobrien 3y ago
Money market fund. Treasury Money Market Fund seeks to provide current income while maintaining liquidity and a stable share price of $1 per share.
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Cosmic Vine: A Z=3.44 Large-Scale Structure Hosting Quiescent Galaxies(arxiv.org)
5 points by miobrien 3y ago|0 comments
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by miobrien 3y ago
No. The bar exam is an outdated, gatekeeping, hazing mechanism that requires rote memorization and application of blackletter law and is altogether unrelated to the practice of law. However, it wouldn't hurt to shorten law school from
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US media veterans back new trading firm with financial news arm(ft.com)
1 points by miobrien 3y ago|0 comments
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by miobrien 3y ago
The ridiculousness of having to send formulaic, bullshit "thank you" emails after interviews.
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Even Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam Bankman-Fried(nytimes.com)
2 points by miobrien 3y ago|0 comments
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Voice-Activated Lights(languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu)
1 points by miobrien 3y ago|0 comments
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The last few polio survivors: Last of the iron lungs (2017) [video](youtube.com)
55 points by miobrien 3y ago|19 comments
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation in the Treatment of Depression(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
2 points by miobrien 3y ago|0 comments
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by miobrien 3y ago
Very clever. Definitely didn't occur to me when I was in middle school at the time!
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by miobrien 3y ago
Despite the title's bold claim, the article isn't very informative; it really feels like a puff piece for these pharma companies. One thing that I think is underacknowledged in discussions of weight/fat loss is time horizon.
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Silicon Valley Money Men Are Buzzing About Robert F. Kennedy Jr(wsj.com)
2 points by miobrien 3y ago|2 comments
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by miobrien 3y ago
I'm skeptical of the audience for such a podcast. Also, seems like it would require a lot of time that could be used to focus on the actual business. Sure, maybe you could assign someone in marketing to run it, but even then I would ma
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by miobrien 3y ago
> This book was one of the inspirations for the video game series Assassin's Creed. Interesting. Never heard of this book or author.
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Rubio Says He’s Heard Shocking ‘Firsthand’ Accounts of UFOs(nymag.com)
30 points by miobrien 3y ago|89 comments
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by miobrien 3y ago
Fascinating observation.
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by miobrien 3y ago
Fascinating thought.
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Stochastic Parrot(en.wikipedia.org)
125 points by miobrien 3y ago|161 comments
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by miobrien 3y ago
Is the author associated with the LessWrong community?
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Derek Parfit: The Perfectionist at All Souls(newstatesman.com)
26 points by miobrien 3y ago|21 comments
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by miobrien 3y ago
I thought the song was pretty catchy. As a first example of what AI can do in this space, I'm excited at the possibilities -- especially as someone who writes music but can't sing like the Weeknd or rap like Drake. I look at it le
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AI song featuring fake Drake and Weeknd vocals pulled from streaming services(theguardian.com)
115 points by miobrien 3y ago|201 comments

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