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Amarok

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About Amarok

Medical Doctor, Lisbon

interests: German, Python, cycling, Linux games

Recent public activity

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    Comment #46372288

    Ideallism, delusion and a hatred of windmills. Donald Trump is starting to sound a lot like Don Quixote.

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    Comment #44351445

    As a counter-point, South Africa is unique as the only country to develop and subsequently dismantle a nuclear weapons program. It built 6 nuclear weapons during the apartheid era,…

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    Comment #44351097

    Mossad had all the required information, including the schematics for the Fordow nuclear facility {1} 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad_infiltration_of_Iranian...

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    Comment #43672283

    The guy he's referring to is Navarro, who invented an economist named Ron Vara to cite in his pro tariff book. He made up hi source using an anagram of his name, that's batshit cra…

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    Comment #42097047

    Once the cancer starts to freely mutate it becomes much harder to contain. It's not just cleaning up defective cells, it's full on evultionary warfare between your immune system an…

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    Comment #41814598

    Google search is now better than Shazam at recognising a tune. From experience, it can also detect the right tune when someone is (badly) singing it rather than playing the song.

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    Comment #39651600

    In the beginning there was Usenet. It was a wonderful microcosmos of technical expertise and niche hobbies. Then 1993 came and the constant flood of new users overwhelmed the cultu…

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    Comment #39632810

    Dubai based startup Xpanceo hopes new material will help bring to market smart and augmented reality contact lenses in 2026.

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    Crowdfunded Companies?

    As a rule, I don't buy from or invest in crowdfunded companies. For example, https://aptera.us/ have been trying to bring a solar car to market since 2019, but just keep delaying t…

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    Comment #37041185

    It's much easier to become a UK citizen than an American. And yet that doesn't stop the ongoing socio-economical decline in the UK, from a world super power to the rejects of Europ…

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    Comment #36996940

    Would this revolutionize MRIs?

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    Comment #35723251

    A small propeller pilot costs a lot less to train than a commercial jet pilot. Quick search on hourly pilot wage: 30$ vs 200$ per hour

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    Comment #34751771

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.201802...

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    Comment #33019337

    Hard to say, if they get filled with ice plugs could be out of commission permanently.

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    Comment #33019267

    I believe this is confirmation that all 4 lines in Nordstream have been sabotaged and are out of commission for the near future. Also confirmation that alleged attacks were in inte…

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    Comment #33019130

    1.3 million cars driving for a year [0] [0] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/28/nord-str...

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    Comment #33018808

    Confirmation that all 4 pipes were damaged, meaning no gas can be delivered through Nordstream in near future. Confirmation alleged attacks were in international waters. Interestin…

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    Comment #33010475

    As an outsider, I still don't understand what this all hints at. That the current Danish government was behind this to win the elections as the safer bet against Russian aggression…

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    Comment #32748687

    Power BI vs Python for data analysis boot camp? BG: 30yo, 5 years experience at NHS, ADHD, looking to pivot into research, pharma or health tech.

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    Comment #31888545

    I was thinking the same thing. The only solution I can see to demographic colapse is far from palatable: Euthanasia, or more specifically ritual senicide. Ättestupa as the Vikings …

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