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alexanderdmitri

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About alexanderdmitri

    // Alexander Dmitri is property of Gala Corp.

    (function (self) {
      console.time("lifetime");
      try {
        while self.alive {
          self.wakeUp();
          self.doStuff();
          self.sleep();
        }
      }
      catch (fatalError) {
        console.error(`Whoops! ${fatalError}`);
      }
      finally {
        self = null;
        console.timeEnd("lifetime");
      }
    }(self));

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    I think this is from Sartre's "Literature & Existentialism." I'm not a big fan of his generally, but I highly recommend this book in particular. A lot of what he wrote there really…

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    This was an enjoyable read, thank you!

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    Comment #48186837

    why 2030?

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    Comment #48130764

    This is exactly the type of comment I'd expect from a time-traveling alien trying to cover its tracks. Why did you create us? Why do you hide in the shadows?!

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    Comment #45708311

    19.7% of children and adolescents are obese in the United States[0]. These are definitely forces outside their control during critical years of development. It's like blaming someo…

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    Comment #45477953

    According to this there is a link between aspirin and successfully fighting cancer: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d4n119xr7o

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    When I first got my plan / phone on the US east coast I was given the option to pick a number from anywhere in the country. I went with a fulsom county CA number and its come in re…

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    Comment #41012217

    incentive can and does undermine the stated goal. what if the government decided to take control of everyone's investment portfolio to prevent the market doing bad things? or an ai…

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    Comment #41011585

    I feel like this is the fake reason given to try to hide the obvious reason: automatic updates are a power move that allows companies to retain control of products they've sold.

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    There was a pivot. At the beginning of the pandemic there were a number of American institutions saying masks were ineffective and unnecessary[1] [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story…

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    Ask HN: Laser Eye Surgery?

    Recently been considering laser eye surgery to help with my near-sightedness. I have something like 20/210 vision, which I think makes me legally blind. Has anyone here had the ope…

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    Comment #32314288

    > it's because people have the irrational belief that their thinking and reasoning more about a problem/decision makes their outcome better. i'm not sure this is correct. i bet it …

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    Comment #31625895

    I'm not sure driver mistaking the pedals is a fair starting point with the amount of software involved now a days. Telsas push updates over the air that affect these sorts of thing…

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    Both if the checkups help catch issues early or avoid them [0][1]. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0625.htm [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/health-35073966

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    Comment #31320618

    It seems like the way to go is get someone to inspect the store. Each item with a pricing violation is up to $25 for the first twenty items, up to $50 for each item after capped at…

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    Comment #31200820

    Invest in the entities that are managing your storage and unfreezing.

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    Comment #31010537

    Russia is the third largest producer of nickel in the world: https://qz.com/2139399/surging-nickel-prices-are-bad-news-fo...