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> I've found helpful to read the official opinion of opinions I disagree with. Start to finish, including the dissent. With respect to modern rulings, I have yet to walk away findi…

If you’re interested in short stories To be published I recommend trawling The Submissions Grinder. This is duotrope but free.

There is currently no proof that antibody testing is detecting antibodies greater than the false positive rate except in New York, which itself has biases in its study (only testin…

From what I understand Germany’s infection rate has actually increased as a result of the reopening moves.[0] 0. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/germanys-coronavirus-infecti...

It looks like it’s several times more deadly than the flu if a hospital can provide optimal treatment . Should we go ahead and rapidly infect everyone the death toll will go to Ita…

I actually heard Germany’s infection rate has now increased directly related to their reopening (before R0 was <1 now it is ~1?)

I don’t think Amazon is inventing anything new in the space of driving out competition using a technique derived by gilded age industrial revolution

I think, unfortunately, the definition of decent in this case is viewed as luxury. Most specifically the concept that everyone should be able to own a house within a reasonable com…

There are definitely personal details that are dangerous for you to talk about with your co workers. It is still legal to fire someone for being gay or trans in a significant minor…

A business is supposed to be responsible to avoid hiring people into hazards they didn’t sign up for when they were hired, but now cannot leave for risk of being jobless in the wor…

Serial Experiments Lain seems to be kinda happening.

That’s not what I asked but okay. Also the reference is what looks to be on some persons blog post.

What are the laws preventing UPS from delivering to extremely rural areas?

This doesn't work for people who want to have children, who may have healthcare conditions, who need to take care of their parents, etc. Spending significantly less than you earn w…

Yes, if black swan events happen every 10 or so years, and the black swan events wipe away all the gains of before... is that really helpful advice?

How does the reasoning of buying stocks and bonds work over time given the current crisis has wiped out all the gains for many people made in the past several years utilizing this …

Art would most definitely help us populate a new planet or harvest space materials. It paves the way, quite literally, in the imagination to even understand it might be possible an…

What legal standing is preventing someone from posting “Apples treatment of Developers is neither fair nor consistent”????

It’s more than just inconvenience. If Apple can be protectionist about its Apple store than the developers can be protectionist of their skills and careers as developers on the App…

Didn't the federal gov't just cut SNAP benefits? The maximum a single person can receive is 6$/day, the average a single person receives is $4/day.

> That is because people don't think about things objectively which they should be doing. But I am an objectivist so I suppose I am biased. But whether or not they are thinking abo…

Handling a problem dispassionately requires resolving the meta-problem of emotional response around the problem in the first place, especially if it's part of what made the problem…

Someone feeling a certain way is a fact. In fact, if a conflict is that someone is upset, it is the critical fact before we can conclude a decision requires making!

Am I missing something? The NYT lists each state having at least 100 cases. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-c...