philippoi

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by philippoi 5y ago
That's why some team sports have imposed salary cap limits.
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by philippoi 5y ago
Let's not forget Deflategate. Wherever the balls come from, sometimes they're tamperable.
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by philippoi 5y ago
The Romans were already quite good at it long before that, too.
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by philippoi 6y ago
Some very interesting thoughts there. I agree with the gist of your views. Have you read any books in developing these thoughts? If so, what can you recommend?
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by philippoi 6y ago
> If this is really such an easy way to make a city grow economically why aren't the artists making money off of this to fund their next move? How would they do that?
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by philippoi 6y ago
Right. One scenario could be: escaped from the lab with a technician who visited the wet market on the way home from work, sparking the first identifiable cluster.
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by philippoi 6y ago
I would say it matters for future considerations. Gain of function research is happening in many places. Leaks can happen. An unrelated virus could cause another pandemic if there are flaws that go unaddressed. The probability of a pandemic
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by philippoi 6y ago
My wife is a researcher and says she can often guess who the authors are when she performs reviews because it's her domain and their references and context tend to give it away. But it's still a guess because the review process is
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by philippoi 6y ago
"Everyone" is a strong word. I'd wager you could find impressive achievements by quite a few business people with Imposter Syndrome. Believing you can succeed isn't necessary, or Imposter Syndrome wouldn't be a thin
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by philippoi 6y ago
I've been thinking about this issue of unknown, unacknowledged, or perhaps subconscious religion a lot lately. I grew up religious but am now an atheist, and though I haven't sought to replace it component-wise, I've been obs
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by philippoi 6y ago
Thanks for the reference. I'm going to add that to my reading list.
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by philippoi 6y ago
I agree. I think there's such an interest in seeing the genius behind a work which actually involves the collaboration of a group to actually succeed. Just like in team sports. There are great players who are great because they won a l
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by philippoi 6y ago
I had some symptoms in mid-March as well, and actually on my birthday noticed I couldn't smell or taste nearly as well as normal. It was very apparent because I work as a barista, so naturally I rely on my sense of smell quite a lot, a
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by philippoi 6y ago
Pretty much every country has it. Khrushchev implemented their mass deployment in the Soviet Union to stem a housing crisis (I think maybe even as one of his earliest actions as chairman...it's been a while since I read about it in an
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by philippoi 6y ago
A researcher I know says it's because the publication date corresponds to the release date of the issue of the journal the article is being published in, though it's common articles are e-published ahead of the journal issue'
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by philippoi 7y ago
> I don't think I'd want to be ultra-wealthy (as in a billionaire+). At that point you're almost removed from society. I imagine you end up moving in circles with other ultra-wealthy people that are actually quite small. Y
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by philippoi 7y ago
It's illegal in Denmark to have your face covered. There are a few exceptions, but I don't think "I don't want my face identified" would fly. It seems to go directly against the intention of the law: https:/&#
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by philippoi 7y ago
I didn't touch on it, but there is largely a negative connotation with Amager. Its nickname is "lorteøen" which translates to "shit island." Also, to be more accurate, it would be like saying New York City is locate
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by philippoi 7y ago
Just to point out, Copenhagen isn't (entirely) located on Amager, as the article suggests. Part of it is, but that's only a couple of neighborhoods in the city which is composed of 8-ish distinct areas. Copenhagen is located entir
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by philippoi 7y ago
That's a puzzling take. I see where you went with it, but I'm inclined to think of writing as already including the recipient. Such as when I write notes for myself. Often, I'm keen to do this in instances where I find a thou
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by philippoi 7y ago
I've been lamenting this demise of Google over the last year or two, but it's been especially foul the last few months. Similar to your biking anecdote, I was trying to find any simple trouble shooting help for a home coffee brewe
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by philippoi 7y ago
I've been consumed with this idea since going back to France for a few days after living there for five months almost 10 years earlier. I had the experience of trying to learn Danish mostly by immersion and a little by terrible classes
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by philippoi 7y ago
"(T)he problems with post WWII "social science", "political science", "psychology", "architecture" are precisely that they're trying to ape the physical sciences and not just be art." I
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by philippoi 8y ago
"This whole story just doesn't add up. Even from the start, it never did. How could Walker and his cronies have ever fallen for any of this?" Just a guess, sadly, they probably had the financial lubrication to fight for it. N
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by philippoi 8y ago
https://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/a_super-simple_method_for...
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by philippoi 8y ago
PLOT cofounders Bjarke Ingels and Julien de Smedt were in their mid-twenties when they started out. Today, Bjarke Ingels Group is among the most influential firms in the world. Julien's own firm is also doing well, last I heard. Their
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by philippoi 8y ago
I like that idea of using time in a way that scales better or chunks relevant sections together. There's definitely room for improvement in how time is exhibited in this interface.
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by philippoi 8y ago
I thought it actually undermined the philosophy as linear-progress by focusing on the links, which show a chaotic cycle of idea development. The linearity of the names seems to come from going with time on that axis, but that's just an
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by philippoi 8y ago
Haven't read it but remember coming across some critique of 'The Gene' when it came out. Could be good to read along with the book to be aware of some of its contentious areas. https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016
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by philippoi 8y ago
The arc of technology is significantly longer than 1000 years.

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