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Thanks, can you point to where you found this info?

+1. I was excited for it and it sounded nice in theory but in practice it was just too much of a slog for me. I picked it up because I have a non-traditional math background and wh…

You may like Typora.

Seriously? This article is obviously poorly written marketing copy and is just one step above the average InfoWars article. "Caffeine anhydrous was first developed by the Nazis" OK…

PC has spoken admirably of Koch Industries and he thinks there's some merit to remaining private. That's probably why. I don't have the source at hand but probably one of his podca…

I would like to second this recommendation. For a long time I thought their content was low quality edutainment because of the generally 90s website design and the generic stock ph…

Nothing in our previous understanding suggests that they increase release of aerosols or aerosolization. Multiple previous studies have shown that they don't (see Asadi, S., Cappa,…

Yes, but they are a pretty good proxy for psychological discomfort levels/rates. And my point was that you can't really compare acne to covid as the latter is much worse (let me em…

Your logic is flawed because additive risks like that cannot be compared to exponential risks (like the spread of a virus). There's an asymmetry in the outcomes and the potential u…

What are the obvious negative of face masks?

Honestly, this is a problem with everything. Snobs are sort of a double edged sword. They are great because they are very passionate and likely spend a lot of time on the topic at …

Nobody disagrees with holding judges accountable but from the context, what you're advocating for sounds like a blood feud and we all know how those tend to turn out.

Would be interested in seeing a source for this if possible

Yeah, basically this. I assume HN has a higher number of people who work in ML jobs in fields like finance etc. If you're working in any sort of social/public health research, then…

Very good, something I have been thinking about as well. Inequality is bad because of the massive power differentials. How do you propose we "solve" that while still being able to …

Countries that didn't enforce strict lockdowns do worse economically https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/to-save-the-...

Why wonder? You can read in the original press release that there were ~5000 patients under the age of 65 with chronic diseases such as diabetes, severe obesity and cardiac disease…

No, fiber does not have that big of an impact on absorption. That's why most fruits are a big no on keto diets

Sorry but this is ridiculous. Your solution to inmates having crappy lives is to impose even more arbitrary restrictions on them? This would make sense only if they could voluntari…

His book, "The Machinery of Life", is just wonderful.

Why shouldn't we have great recall of the details of books we read? All of the things you describe about actively engaging with the works you read are obviously correct (taking not…

You're absolutely right. Please disregard my entire comment.

I...had such an epic brain fart, I don't even know what to say. Please disregard my entire comment.

This is not a strong signal. The adjusted odds ratio is 0.03 (95% CI: 0.003 - 0.25). For randomised trials, it makes no sense to say that the difference in baseline is not signific…

But in practice, directing animosity at advertisers and platforms is an effective way to remove content you don't like. It doesn't matter if the platform/advertisers says that they…