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blueyoda

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    Comment #39517202

    What diet did you use exactly? I would love to give it a try.

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    Comment #37083942

    Which FAANGs in particular are you talking about? And where do the brightest go?

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    Comment #36565353

    Thanks for the helpful advice. What would you recommend to someone who is interested in learning about diffusion models? I have a CS degree but I have 0 knowledge about AI. Things …

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    Comment #36008520

    Tried your app, I liked the product idea but think the execution could use much more work. Personally, I am obsessed with FaceApp’s filters. If you could make an app with even more…

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    Comment #36008478

    They risked their money and reaped the awards of there investment. The success of a company is not determined by a dice roll, it is determined by the founder’s execution and produc…

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    Comment #35898496

    This sounds exactly like me. Strangely enough, my hearing test was perfect. Whenever there is background noise, I cannot decipher what someone is saying. I’ve lost count of how man…

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    Comment #35759732

    For the former reason.

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    Comment #35723816

    I propose a better title: relying on politicians to remove carbon dioxide is 'dangerous'

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    Comment #35664584

    > "Without addicts there would be no dealers." "Addicts" do not consume drugs out of their own free will. They are addicts , their condition is out of their control. The dealers ha…

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    Comment #35664527

    You raise a good point - victimless crimes should not be punished. However, when someone is distributing drugs , I'd argue that is a crime with victims. The person buying it is not…

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    Comment #35664518

    I wouldn't mind them being banned as well. However, outlawing alcohol has been unsuccessful in history.

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    Comment #35664488

    > "because when someone stole it you were on a date with a colleague from work, and didn't want your husband to know" I don't understand the logic here. Why not report it after the…

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    Comment #35664448

    So how did Singapore go from a staggering rate of opium addiction to one of the lowest in the world? Would they have gotten here with laws lenient on substance abuse? I'm curious a…

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    Comment #35664437

    > "Given that Singapore ranks very low on human rights and press freedom" And yet Singapore is in the top 5 nations for highest GDP per capita (nominal). They also have one of the …

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    Comment #35663871

    Just searched for her name, and the first result was a NBC news article titled "Covid vaccines for children are coming. So is misinformation". Nowhere in the article is her name ev…

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    Comment #35663800

    > "I have a rock that keeps away tigers in my town. No one in the town I’ve lived in work my rock has ever been attacked by tigers. Would you like to buy my magical rock?" I'm not …

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    Comment #35663770

    He claims to have lost his phone, but at the same time, he never reported it as stolen. Also, "The Independent reported that Tangaraju had a prior arrest record in another drug use…

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    Comment #35663718

    > “He was also questioned by the police without legal counsel, and said that he was denied a Tamil interpreter.” That is concerning. Regardless of whether or not you think someone …

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    Comment #35624347

    > Daszak effectively silenced debate over the possibility of a lab leak with a February 2020 statement in the Lancet. “We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories sug…

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    Comment #35624274

    > "“We’re not crackpots or conspiracy theorists, we’re husbands and wives and family members who have lost somebody – that’s all it is." The fact that they have to say this to begi…

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    Comment #35608455

    A nice solution to this would be a new Parental Control setting. If I fear a parent may end up installing malware, then I would configure their phone to disallow 3rd party stores.

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    Comment #35607957

    If a substantial portion of society easily falls for misinformation, then the solution is not to bring in a centralized entity to "fact check". The solution is to improve education…

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    Comment #35607903

    I know tons of people from both political spectrums who are pro-free-speech. I also know people who support free-speech that only supports their views. Nonetheless, you are correct…

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    Comment #35478586

    Brilliantly put. I think AI has potential to do many wonders for humanity - but are we ready for its impact on our current model of capitalism? The industrial revolution automated …

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    Comment #35465536

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