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I don't think this belongs on HN, can someone explain to me why this does, seeing as this is number one on the front page? This doesn't seem to stimulate good and curious discussio…

>and that it leaked from a lab (based on the lockdown and sequestering of lab personnel in december). You say "sound evidence" and then name some circumstantial evidence. This is s…

Yes, that's why they no longer in the control group. Informed consent can be withdrawn at any time during a trial, and people are not obligated to not take a vaccine when in the co…

Yes, the Taliban also commits war crimes...

I don't have a link, but I've noticed that quite a few videos in the similar corner of topics need an "age check" (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2khAmMTAjI , the creator of…

Most countries, even non-allies would not want to be invaded by the US.

>Whatever happens is up to the US internal politics and the culture of the US nation. If only the US would live by that when looking at other countries. Sanctions, embargos, trade-…

>and put them on trial in a way that US cannot interfere with. I think that would be near impossible when looking at US laws like the following: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameri…

Especially considering this is a multiple testing issue. When checking a lot of politicians there is likely going to be someone who is doing really well, even if it's just by chanc…

I think the implied meaning of that question is that we are heading towards "cyberpunk" and we should not want to live in a dystopia.

>On the other hand, solarpunk art is an overtly optimistic movement, which leaves very little room for a confrontational political message. I think hopeful instead of optimistic. E…

This bucket of nails isn't related to a USSR satellite, but was theorised by Arthur C. Clarke. >2 For the origins of Clarke’s “bucket of nails” argument; Clarke gave the speech “Wh…

>If you learn how to use photoshop then you’re unlikely to relearn GIMP. We currently see something related to this in the Pharmaceutical industry. There are a lot of statisticians…

>Estonian I think an issue here is that in lower-income countries software without regional pricing is considerably more of an expense. Something like Office or Photoshop is also q…

>So it comes down to a purely emotional response to someone else making money off something you made. Exactly, as I said, the material situation is the same. But we all are emotion…

>very specific cases Sadly not true: https://cdt.org/insights/law-enforcement-national-security-a... >The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides a broad exception for national security purpos…

Are we now also not seeing now why people would want to do that? A multi-billion dollar company using people work to make more profits without paying them. I definitely understand …

>And this isn't a "tin foil hat" post or a conspiracy theory. It's food for thought. You can say that too when you bring up some 9/11 truther "questions". Doesn't make it less of a…

>Shipping is crucial to Amazon's business model. The last mile problem is the vulnerable jugular of the e-commerce industry This is also why dock-workers unions have historically b…

> has much fewer additives. Goose: chili 61%, sugar syrup, salt, garlic, water, acids: E260, E330, monosodium glutamate (E621), xanthan gum E415, potassium sorbate (E202). Huy Fong…

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." -Newton All science is based on the work of others, and it always has been.

>The 80-20 rule tells us that it takes 80% of the time to finish the last 20% of a project No, it's not necessarily the last. Just that 20% of the work in total will take approxima…

It's the opposite isn't it? k-anonymity would remove data until you are the same as k others, whereas this adds data (such as first name), so you are not the same as many others?

> It’s the absolute numbers. Yes, for the world, and not per country. Otherwise it'd be "better" for the world if larger countries just split into many smaller ones.