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Australia too. But difference is you at least get paid (albeit a small stipend) in our countries, I think US the student pays tuition or has to also undertake seminars etc. My doct…

When white Europeans invaded Australia they disrupted and displaced many indigenous people, either incidentally via colonising farmland, or intentionally via snatching kids and put…

Given we are talking about meat I thought your linked plot looked weird (Australia was way too small). Then I realised that you have to select 'Animal' rather than 'Food Products' …

The most compelling evidence of any epigenetic changes influencing offspring were the animal studies that showed trauma to the mother can be evident two generations later in premat…

Ha. It's kind of like saying; 'Shit, why are people paying 6 figures for college degrees in US when they could just learn most of that for free'. Because no one gives a shit if you…

Ah yes, all those Western Christians who were caught commiting fraud and felt actual contrition, like SBF, Holmes, Wall St circa...always, Enron... I won't deny the bowing is all t…

Yes! I dream of traffic that moves and integrates seamlessly almost like a school of fish, because of near-instant communication between vehicles - an automotive hive mind. Imagine…

I recall a paper that sought to explore how willing authors were to release data when they had published open access and stated 'data available on request'. Iirc it was below 50% t…

I agree with the sentiment, but Meditations was always written to be published though. It was less a private journal and more a write-as-you-go self help book. Marcus (Marky to his…

>Once it seemed to change its mind about the optimal route a few times over the course of 10 seconds, switching safely between two lanes back and forth a few times before committin…

> “I’m real nervous about this,” said Blake Boesky, an eBay seller and former “international lotion salesman” who recently got his hands on some of the paintings Missed opportunity…

In most situations small claims court is generally self-represented, with claims for legal costs capped at a certain level dependent on the amount being claimed. For example, in NS…

Surprised to see this on HN. Contentious and depressing outcome, however rarely with classified documents does a judge rule the ends justified the means.

That is literally what RU CW do. I'm saying that, like most RU cyber criminals, he will be recruited to act for the state of he isn't already doing so.

>Financial sanctions levied against Khoroshev by the U.S. Department of the Treasury listed his known email and street address (in Voronezh, in southwest Russia), passport number, …

I'm pretty sure the internal heating of the Hindenburg was hydrogen powered.

Last year they had 3-6 month delays on passing on booking fees to their partners due to 'technical difficulties'. While big chains were made whole as priority, many smaller operato…

If Books Could Kill is a decent podcast that covers a few of the worst examples of book grifts.

Amen, glad to have never used AirBnB. I also often use booking.com, but you should know they regularly f over smaller businesses that use them to host their rooms. I generally stic…

From the page; "Books became my refuge. “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki wasn’t just a book; it was an epiphany. " Really says it all. For the initiated, RD, PD philosophy o…

That is fair, it is a hyperbolic statement.

Yes of course the Patriot Act ushered in all kinds of mischief and scope creep. But the case here, in my opinion, is a legitimate one. We know videos such as this fuel further extr…

Thanks, that explains it well. It seems it's less about who climbed but more so who funded the climb. I daresay though they'd still have claimed the Canadian as a Commonwealth vict…

The video in question is a recording of a terrorist attack, a stabbing of a priest in a church. The video gives no missing context to the incident, and risks being used as recruiti…

It's funny that they mention a Canadian climber being a threat to the Crown getting the Everest mantle. Pretty sure in the 1940s Canadians were still British subjects, much like Ki…