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antibuddy

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    Comment #27420691

    Tell me what system without the capitalist IP system actually innovated faster/better. I only find a lot of failed attempts. Maybe monetary incentives are important for innovation.…

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    Comment #27420590

    > For something to be accepted now it needs to be like something written by a professional writer [...] Actually it is mostly selected by person rather than content or style. Mostl…

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    Comment #27420534

    On the other hand the incentive for people to innovate and make it accessible to anyone is often money. The criticism of capitalism is warranted, however the supposedly bad capital…

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    Comment #27351798

    > Desktops and latops are work environments, not fashion accessories like iphones. Professionals don't like to change their gear if they don't need to. I think even smartphones are…

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    Comment #27290460

    The vaccines are not sterile, so they do not stop the spread either.

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    Comment #27290445

    There are no long-term studies for mRNA vaccines.

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    Comment #27288420

    > I fell that makes an incredibly convincing case for vaccination, but I have not been able to convince any anti-vaxer with it, so there's that. People who don't want to be vaccina…

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    Comment #27200162

    It's rather hard to resell these cards, so this is clearly better for nVidia. (not so good for everyone else)

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    Comment #27188241

    I would shift the blame back to Reddit here, because they exposed data to mods that are completely unrelated to the subreddit. Another problem is the non-existing appeal process.

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    Comment #27188109

    > Study: Drivers who experience shift work sleep disorder are 3x more likely to be involved in a vehicle crash This would mean (potentially) 200% higher risk, not 300%. PS.: Furthe…

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    Comment #27086643

    > The way to parse WSL is that it's a for Linux. For me that still parses wrong on first try. I mean I can make sense of it, because I already know how it is meant, however for me …

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    Comment #27080147

    At least in Germany[0] and Sweden I found nothing like that. [0]: https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoel... edit: I found no English version unfortunately, bu…

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    Comment #27079676

    I noticed (late summer last year) that especially age group 25-44 is/was affected in the US with a +25% (excess) mortality YoY. It is not entirely unusual that diseases affect diff…

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    Comment #27073398

    My memory is a bit hazy, but I remember dd not working for Windows images. Did you test that recently?

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    Comment #27063376

    In Kerala the all-cause mortality decreased from 2019-2020[0] - something you could observe in Germany as well. Kerala is said to be more advanced than other states in India, howev…

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    Comment #27063031

    > Makeshift funeral pyres in the middle of a city street don't happen in a country where something hasn't gone terribly wrong The same was said in Germany/Saxony (crematoria capaci…

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    Comment #27062196

    In India currently die ~2 people per 100k per week on Corona. In Germany it was over triple that in December. The total Corona mortality in India is also way way lower as in German…

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    Comment #27061104

    Everything so far ago is at least hard to prove/falsify, however this is true either way. I think every possible scenario (prehistorics being of more, less or equal potential) is a…

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    Comment #27061062

    Autism is by (original) definition a disorder. If everyone has that disorder, then it is no longer a disorder. I think many people confuse specializaiton, focus and/or intellect wi…

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    Comment #27040011

    I'd infer from the CVE naming (CVE-2021-21551) that it was discovered this year.

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    Comment #27018786

    Yeah, you're right. Better examples are: Zika: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04064905 Influenza: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31079849/ Rabies: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.…

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    Comment #27015543

    This is not new at all. They tried to use mRNA vaccines for other diseases as well, but were never approved. This still holds true to this date. edit: An example would be Dengvaxia…

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    Comment #26960518

    > In many Asian countries it's absolutely normal to wear a mask when sick, to prevent further spread possibly to the weaker among society. "When sick" is an important distinction f…