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In the medical world, this is typically quantified by the Therapeutic Index[1], which is basically how much margin there is between an effective (therapeutic) dose and a lethal dos…

It's not on shelves because it's a precursor chemical to actual meth manufacturing, not because it's a dangerous drug (otherwise it'd be Rx-only, like the other meth-like drugs). h…

I wonder how much fuel a white hard hat, safety vest, and clipboard could net one with a service truck/van.

This is SOP among most chain stores' loss prevention policies. Sub out "not worth an employees' life" with "not worth an expensive assault/false imprisonment lawsuit" if you're ext…

Another key problem is that the subject of Scientific investigation (The Truth) is only of secondary concern to our j̶u̶s̶t̶i̶c̶e̶ legal system.

I think the 5s (SE?) is an exception to the rule

This may be true in some situations, but in others, it can result in automatic suspension of your license, and/or they can just get a warrant for a blood test. I've also seen peopl…

To speak only culturally (and not legally), the rationale is roughly parallel to the Federal-State relationship set out by the 10th Amendment ("The powers not delegated to the Unit…

How many Bitcoin networks' worth of energy are required to train the models that generate these silly JPEGs?

Reminds me of an interview I sat in on in Cambridge a few years back. Manager: "So, why should we hire you?" Guy: "I have a Masters in CS from [University next door]" Manager: "You…

Well, at least we're not physicists, amirite? https://xkcd.com/793/

This has been my experience, too, as well as people who understood The Science perfectly and that the authorities were just taking a best guess early on, which set them further aga…

> We find a nonlinear relationship between knowledge and confidence, with overconfidence (the confidence gap) peaking at intermediate levels of actual scientific knowledge. Dunning…

It retains that meaning in 99.98% of political discourse: "[topic] is something I dislike and/or reminds me of something/someone I dislike, and it's the only way for me to express …

My cynicism encourages me to agree with you; however, I think it's worth considering how much political capital is created or conserved by 1) protecting the five-member police forc…

"Cops raided a smalltown newspaper so no-one would ever find out about police chief Gideon Cody's alleged sexual misconduct or Kari Newell's DUI conviction" https://boingboing.net/…

It looks like Newell was using Tammy Ensey's liquor license, which is non-transferrable and expires later this month. [1] https://peabodykansas.com/direct/restaurateur_accuses_pape…

I also read that the source who sent the information about Newell bragged about retaining "connections" in law enforcement, a hint that it might have been non-public information. T…

The warrant[1] doesn't seem to provide much information and the affidavit used to secure the warrant has yet to be produced.[2] [1] https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/police-st…

Also, the classic "doing crimes with a computer" (performing a query on the DMV website)

This seems to be getting a lot of national attention (good), and regardless of whatever comes of that (or the sexual harassment developments), I feel like at least they'll always b…

TIL: Being a computer is hard and I don't ever want to be a computer.

Can we just settle this once and for all: a fetus is whatever is most profitable (or least expensive) in the given context.

I think he's referring to children, not infants. In Texas, it's legal to kill anyone over the age of 13 - according to my cousin's neighbor's friend's girlfriend's friend who went …