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by react_burger38 3y ago
Comparing the whole of the United States to England isn't as informative as one would think, given the wide variety of racial and cultural groups in the United States. Comparing health outcomes of white Americans of Anglo descent to he
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by react_burger38 4y ago
Thank you, I could not have stated it better myself. When there are many real-life examples that contradict an idea, and only theories and logic that stem from certain questionable assumptions to support that idea, then at very least it is
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by react_burger38 4y ago
"at some point growing population is unsustainable" This is a logical fallacy that has been bounced around, in catastrophic terms, for centuries. (see Thomas Malthus [1], "The Population Bomb" by Ehrlich [2], etc.) Ehrli
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Many Silicon Valley Employees juggling two jobs(vanityfair.com)
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The rise and fall of history as a major(scholars-stage.org)
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Ask HN: Can you buy your own airship / dirigible / zeppelin?
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Ask HN: uBlock Origin Filters for WSJ?
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China’s Killer Doctors: Donors Killed by Organ Removal(tabletmag.com)
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Chinese Surgeons killed prisoners by taking their organs – while still alive(wsj.com)
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by react_burger38 4y ago
This idea - fixing systems that amplify mistakes into large, irreversible impacts-- is why I am against alcohol, marijuana and other mental-state altering drugs for recreational purposes. (I'm not talking about people who really need p
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by react_burger38 5y ago
I think this is an interesting point to add to the discussion about tax rates by state. For example, Hawaii has high income taxes - but very low property taxes. Something else to consider when deciding which state is the best to live in. Al
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US States with lowest property taxes (housing)(wallethub.com)
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by react_burger38 5y ago
A better comparison would be median single family home size in US, which is around 2,300 sq ft [1]. Over 60% of housing units in US are single family homes [2]. [1]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/456925/media
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BYU student attempts to make rocket fuel in dorm, causes fire(ksl.com)
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by react_burger38 5y ago
Another thing the US could do to reduce prices is to give people the option for certain expensive procedures (hip transplants, knee replacements, etc.) to be done outside the US by qualified doctors. Then the patient could get a discount on
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by react_burger38 5y ago
One interesting thing to note is that Medicare (US gov't paid healthcare for the elderly) pays hospitals DOUBLE the price for the same procedures that an MD can do in her own clinic. They pay this supposedly so that hospitals can take
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Why Does the US make it so hard to be a doctor?(theatlantic.com)
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Crumbl Cookies, Viral Tik Tok Cookie Bakery(cnbc.com)
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Aurochs, super-size oxen that used to roam the Earth(thoughtco.com)
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El Corte Inglés, Europe’s Biggest Department Store(en.wikipedia.org)
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Spain's travel entry form is full of anti-patterns(spth.gob.es)
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by react_burger38 5y ago
I feel you. Father of 3 here. My two year old always just runs as far as fast as he can pretty much whenever he gets a chance. Won't stay in the stroller either. Putting him in a carseat is much easier. Just went on a flight the othe
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by react_burger38 5y ago
You should read "Atomic Habits", by James Clear. Basically if you want to build new habits, you need to set realistic goals that you will actually do (and also have self-love, that if you don't get it done, you aren't a
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Jaime Escalante, Los Angeles Math Teacher(en.wikipedia.org)
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Work from Anywhere Gives Silicon Valley an Edge in Talent War(wsj.com)
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by react_burger38 5y ago
But here’s the thing: if you haven’t had kids yet you don’t know what you’re missing out on. Yes sometimes having kids is hard. But it also enables you to experience happiness and joy in ways that you previously haven’t been able to.
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by react_burger38 5y ago
Well actually… Thomas Sowell (who is black) talks about how he felt safe going around on his own in Harlem in the 40s and 50s, and never heard a gunshot. So there actually was a fair amount of social trust / actual safety in black comm
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Chrome Autofill doesn't respect autocomplete=off(bugs.chromium.org)
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Ask HN: How to ask for a raise to match inflation / CoL increase?
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Taxbit does taxes for crypto – raises $100M Series A(techbuzz.news)
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