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I agree its risky. Perhaps I'm being pedantic but seems weird to do an entire article on Musk's vision for space and not once mention starlink or the satelite side of the business.…

>Bezos, Musk and Richard Branson seem animated by a lofty goal: securing the future of humanity by going into space. This seems like a very under-researched statement. Bezos and Mu…

I obviously realize that influenza does not attack the body in the same way with the same receptors - but it obviously attacks the body in its own unique way. It rarely causes seri…

I do wonder if this is proportional to your symptoms/proportional to other ailments. For instance, is someone with Covid (who was on the verge of needing oxygen) more likely to hav…

NASA's version of doing things quietly is pretty loud https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/06/28/nasa-administrator-... I honestly am cool with NASA getting lots more money but also …

Would be more interesting/honest if they differentiated between companies that have declined versus just mergers. The AEI is making the point there is more creative destruction tha…

I've used website blockers before on Twitter. I would still go incognito to find people for updates on things but the extra two clicks def nudged me from doing it as often.

I don't see how it is less relevant. Warren says he understands how much Microsoft is getting off of royalties for Windows but is unsure about his confidence in a 20 year bet compa…

Not on a random blog.

I disagree. I feel like that's up for the patient to decide. If I am going to tell my deepest secrets to someone I'd rather there not even be the faintest idea that details would b…

According to Snopes, the song "Sweet Home Alabama" was actually inspired by a radio commercial for "Sweet Homes" that had aired decades earlier. Full circle.

I am in favor of looser zoning laws and generally consider myself a YIMBY. However, I wouldn't say it is good politically to only support local low-income housing conditional on th…

I'm a bit confused. That article doesn't mention viruses at all in its abstract, only bacterial studies. My understanding is that the virus came from horseshoe bats. These largely …

I've had some trouble understanding this claim though. From my understanding the bats that the virus most likely came from are thousands of miles away from Wuhan. This also is the …

Though I was the one who suggested this would be easily catchable - Tesla is probably the one company where you could get away with this. There is no shortage of random Robin Hood …

If they wanted to get as much money as possible without being caught what else could they have done? If that was the case they could only deal with bitcoin. Blackmailing with bitco…

Occam's razor says this is almost certainly the case. It isn't like the hacker knew that it would generate such little bitcoin being sent their way until after it failed. Especiall…

One rule of thumb I think about is that the cost of oil needed to manufacture/ship an item cannot exceed the cost of that item. So, if a plastic straw costs two cents, then at most…

Is there a reason for this to be on HN? I'm only seeing jokes in the thread and not even positive how a meaningful political discussion would make sense here. Every other forum has…

Right now - a lot of hacked organizations may just say "it's not worth the payout" but if they are already paying insurance then of course they are going to tell the insurance comp…

No one would say that if you just taxed everyone 10,000 dollars a year that prices would fall in a way such that everything would carry on the same. The US already has a fairly sol…

This article compares growing food like wheat locally and rightfully points out how insane that would be in terms of land required. Growing some specialized foods locally is what o…

B and C list celebs have been doing autograph signings and meet and greet for decades. Performers travel to cities in the middle of nowhere and stay there for hours before shuttlin…

I'm not quite sure that level of concern is warranted. It is illegal to ask for a medical examination before getting hired and I imagine this would extend to that. Testing poop, ev…

I'm sure there is great data on police calls but from my experience with calling 911 social workers wouldn't really help. Earlier this year there was a homeless man waving a knife …