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I was 16 when I graduated high school not even 10 years ago. And IIRC I had a classmate who was 15. EDIT: Almost forgot: I did skip a year during elementary, not sure about her cas…

It isn't. Go for it :)

I'm surprised at how positive the response to this has been. Whenever I've tried to reason through why we change our clocks twice a year I've found that it makes sense to do so (at…

I've shared this before in a previous thread but I'll do so again: https://wall.org/~aron/blog/ This blog has had a huge impact in my life and I'll be forever grateful to Aron for …

About insider trading, I've enjoyed reading Matt Levine's Money Stuff column: https://lawsofinsidertrading.com/ Pretty fun.

13 days later, but better late than even later.

Something similar happened to the Red Delicious apple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Delicious#Selective_breedi...

U is Sunday and R is Thursday. This is what I found: https://eventguide.com/topics/one_digit_day_abbreviations.ht...

Maybe it is because I was a teen then, but I heard about vsco a long long time ago (unless ~6/7 years is not long). I thought it was already on its death throes though, barely anyo…

Thanks. (Is a simple thanks a valid HN comment?)

One would hope that after such a disaster, and given the pros of the underlying technology, more funding and research would be focused on safety, rather than abandoning it. I wonde…

You are right, perception… Knowing that those years referred to those disasters, it feels a tad ridiculous to have asked for sources, but thanks :-)

I see. Thanks for the explanation. I had been thinking in terms of the technology rather than in its public perception (although sure… that perception influences funding for the te…

Why? Could you source your statement? Not that I'm doubting you, but I would like to learn more. :)

The way of presenting reminded me of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO1mTELoj6o (7 Ways to Maximize Misery) and also reminded me of the 10 commandments.

The video, and the write-up ( https://next-hack.com/index.php/2021/06/12/lets-port-doom-to... ) seem to be unavailable.

It wasn't clear to me that any of the interpretations was, well… clear, and had to check the comments (I could have checked the repo too).

With regards to the pagan origins of Christmas I learned quite a bit by reading some of the linked articles here (such as the one about Yule or about the Christmas tree): https://h…

Somewhat unrelated, but most (I didn't check the ones that required me to log in) links in your profile seem to be broken.

"Three FDA Advisers Resign over Agency’s Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27468756

I've been using mine for many years. The only big problems I've had is that sometimes the scale doesn't work perfectly and I have to reset the weighting and that after so long the …

This is such a great thread, I'm excited to begin reading quite a few of the linked blogs (such as this one: https://acoup.blog/ ). These ones are some of my favorites: - www.wall.…

What do you mean by other cosmologies? "Belief in creation by God" is not mutually exclusive with believing that the Big Bang model correctly describes the structure and evolution …

I would recommend that blog as well; it is among my favorite places on the internet. Aron's writings have had a huge and very positive impact in my life.