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by superqd 1y ago
The most fundamental problem in the U.S. is this: Infinite Growth Capitalism The VAST majority of what is wrong with our society (political and obviously economic) can be traced to this. It's the expectation that every economic endeav
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by superqd 2y ago
It is so deeply painful to witness in my lifetime how our nation's law makers have openly become so profoundly morally and intellectually bankrupt.
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by superqd 2y ago
Nitpick: lots of text descriptions of visual patterns - this article could use at least 5 visual aid images.
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by superqd 3y ago
This x 1000
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by superqd 3y ago
That is the main reason I go to the dentist is to prevent gum issues, which I have had once or twice.
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by superqd 3y ago
Maybe. I grew up in a very rural area. Others I'm related to have plenty of cavities, and others my age do too...
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by superqd 3y ago
So... is the existence, or non-existence, of a certain bacteria why some people never get cavities? I'm sure there can be multiple factors, but I'm 51 and never had a cavity, but don't really know the specifics of what might
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by superqd 4y ago
And yet it garnered millions of users within days . It has inspired people who don't do computers to feel like they can actually get amazing things done with computers. The pace of creative use cases discovered by non-tech types, wi
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by superqd 5y ago
This likely depends on the degree and the purpose for which you tried to obtain it. Some online Masters degree programs are just scams preying on people's desire to improve their careers. They are successful because so many employer&#x
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by superqd 5y ago
In this case, a "well established method" simply means common-place methodology, not necessarily a robust scientific protocol. The problem is the humans. We are not reliable witnesses, even of our own pasts, and unless we are fol
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by superqd 5y ago
Oh, yeah, the biochemistry of individuals is what makes so especially challenging, but not insurmountable. Maybe we are in a simulation to find out whether eating fish is good for you...
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by superqd 5y ago
I just don't know how ethical it would be to force a particular diet that might affect someone's life expectancy without their consent. I mean, I suppose you could get volunteers...
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by superqd 5y ago
I just think there is far too much noise in this sort of study to draw any sort of conclusion. An effect has to be very strong to manifest in such noise. Yeah, if the difference in life expectancy was 3 decades, say, then perhaps it would
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by superqd 5y ago
Every time I've considered how to really do nutrition research, it essentially amounts to a prison, even if voluntary. You would need to be able to lock different populations away from any source of food than what you provide, and con
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by superqd 5y ago
Yeah, it bugs me deeply that this passes as science (and other such "research"). I realize it's difficult to conduct meaningful science in this area, given how different the biochemistry of every person is, but it's som
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by superqd 5y ago
That particular behavioral change likely wouldn't be bad itself, but that was more a rant on these sorts of studies overall. Poor research has real world consequences in this case (nutrition research), and we really need sound insight
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by superqd 5y ago
Yeah, the ethics would be tough, but essentially to really do nutrition research, you MUST control the food intake. Control for age, weight, calories and activity, and vary only the dietary makeup to varying degrees, etc.
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by superqd 5y ago
So I studied as a scientist (physicist) and have a high bar for what constitutes a meaningful scientific study and scientific result. A food frequency questionnaire, of the sort this study's results are based on, means very little sci
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by superqd 5y ago
I was contacted by their recruiters recently and started getting warmed up on their interviewing, etc. However, this was back in December when they put out ads against Apple's choice to allow users to opt out of tracking. It kind of
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by superqd 6y ago
That doesn't rebut my assertion or complaint at all, since you are referring to a specific type of genetic disorder. The research in general on nutrition and hearth health is still mostly correlation. Definitely someone with a specifi
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by superqd 6y ago
So much nutrition research is all correlation and no causation. Statements like this, which over-infer, kill me: "There is little doubt that people with high cholesterol have an increased risk of disease." It's just as valid
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by superqd 6y ago
Apologies, shorting-bans isn't necessarily a long-term view rule, just an example of something they could do around constraints on trading, not necessarily something they should do, just I expected some kind of trading rules to fix the
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by superqd 6y ago
Apologies, shorting-bans isn't necessarily a long-term view rule, just an example of something they could do around constraints on trading, not necessarily something they should do, just I expected some kind of trading rules to fix the
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by superqd 6y ago
Hmmm, a bit disappointed after reading their blog and site. I expected that they'd integrated some clever rules around stock trading itself in order to force, or encourage, long term thinking. I expected something along the lines of,
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by superqd 6y ago
No, not just for academia. Apparently, Amazon uses it to check their designs for correctness. https://lamport.azurewebsites.net/tla/formal-methods-amazon....
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by superqd 6y ago
You were not the only one
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by superqd 6y ago
Why in the name of Satan is something like this written on Twitter? I stopped after the first 10. Twitter is not a platform for long form articles, or even relatively short form, honestly. I cannot understand why people write things like
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by superqd 6y ago
No, no, it said they have bottles and bags for such needs. So completely covered.
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by superqd 6y ago
I really laughed at this comment.
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by superqd 7y ago
A large part of why things go to hell in hand basket is because so many people believe that things are going to hell in a hand basket.

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