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I share your hopeful optimism, but here's the reality of the mass-email campaigns targeting congress: [email received 6/18/26 from the office of Steve Scalise, majority leader in t…

As others have pointed out, too many clicks per word. I am a sucker for a 'how many words do you know' quiz so I finished anyway. Overall I'm skeptical of the classifications. In b…

This is a very un-nuanced and combative take on a lot of people's lives. It reminds me of it being socially acceptable for the extrovert to say to the introvert, "Why don't you tal…

OP did not say anything about skilled workers who make things with their hands. You are describing an artisan or craftsman, or at the very least a tradesman. The quote is talking a…

33.1%: Nintendo's charge 29.8%: Retailer's margin 15.1%: Publisher's margin 14.8%: VAT That's... 92.8%. Developer's royalty: 4.6% "Yikes" -me, just now

Ha, grew up in Harahan. When I left the LA for college, people were shocked to find out where I was from based on how I talked. I would hear areas of New England, 'no discernible a…

I have to say I appreciate your aplomb in these responses. The whole thread is littered with shocking (and unsurprising?) tech-bro overconfidence that they can manage a situation t…

Similar to a sibling comment, >>the advent of chemical non-sugar sweeteners, which in recent decades are turning out to be just as harmful as sugar, only differently. requires cita…

>>a few lines of own (LLM generated) code. ... and now you've switched the attack vector to a hostile LLM.

Agree that it sounds 'close to correct.' I think, though, that the underlying assumption is that the old virus hangs out, forever waiting for the moment to strike. Cells senesce an…

>> I had some $115k at the time in it. I'm sorry, but you are an order of magnitude out of touch with the average American consumer. Average savings balance under the age of 64 is …

Haven't seen anyone mention this yet: there is a difference between "listed employees" vs. "full time employees" (FTEs) vs. "full time employee equivalents" (FTEEs). In this very s…

The sibling comments are very relevant, but I wanted to provide a marginally different perspective. You have to take not only what is being said, but _who is saying it_ into perspe…

>>"We don't say negative things about the art or the artist. Our stated goal is to collect, exhibit, and celebrate this art that would be appreciated nowhere else." Perhaps this is…

So I actually shave my beard every time I get a haircut (so, let's say every 8 weeks). What does 'recent' mean, since you have already acknowledged that temporal recency is irrelev…

I'm not a cuber or a puzzle guy or a math guy, but I am curious: how do you know when it's solved? Or is this a 'whoosh' moment and I'm missing the obvious?

>>I wonder though what things look like with super high dimensions. You need only look to healthcare in the USA. Many, many professionals (some of which you never interact with) ha…

I understand how you came to your conclusion, however what you are quoting is journalism (and it is factually incorrect). I read the actual peer reviewed article. The patients in t…

>>how terrible injections are for patients What is this belief founded upon? Disposable syringes and detachable needles have been around for over 50 years. We had 6mm needles in th…

GLP-1 => weight loss => decreased obesity, improved cholesterol, improved blood pressure, improved glucose control, etc. etc. => better survival rates (all causes) There is no pres…

You're absolutely right. CEOs (and other execs) need measurable workload, just like the rest of their staff. If you're not measuring it, is the CEO landing deals, or are they just …

My only commentary would be that these results do not read like clinical success, but rather something suggesting they should move on to phase III clinical trials. This is the only…

Perhaps, but the original paper (harsher sentences before lunch) does not defy "common sense." Common sense tells people that when they are hungry, they are irritable. Many people …

Is there something about farming that precludes one from being crooked? Are there any other jobs that are above reproach?

Probably referring to: https://phys.org/news/2010-12-air-playstation-3s-supercomput... >>About the 33rd largest supercomputer in the world right now is the US Air Force Research La…