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When are we, as a society, going to take small crimes seriously? My girlfriend got scammed out of over $1000 on Ebay recently (seller is within the country). Here was the dastardly…

What Hubble? If you're a Boltzmann brain, the Hubble is just an idea you have in your temporary brain, before it pops like a soap bubble.

> I think it's interesting how different people view status, like the "Harvard Professor or Homeless guy?" quiz that used to get passed around. This is counter-signalling. "I don't…

A single man can be your ancestor in more than one slot on your family tree.

I receive some hacker news posts along with my other RSS feeds once per day, in the morning. You can still get the best of HN without "browsing".

Nothing is ever invented by the person it's named after [1]. [1]: https://taylor.gl/blog/11

Elixir uses the term grapheme already: https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.12/String.html#graphemes/1

I am a recent University of Toronto graduate looking for work as a junior software developer. Location: Ontario, Canada Remote: 100% Willing to relocate: Not at this time. Technolo…

These cards are too long: https://docs.ankiweb.net/editing.html#:~:text=keep%20it%20si... .

Yes, meds don't solve the underlying issue. There is no happy pill. They just give you the boost you need to fix your life. This is shown by studies that show depression comes back…

If javascript isn't running in the browser, the script won't run and the class won't change from no-js to js.

Politicians should take a vow of poverty, agreeing to never spend more in a year than the average American. Great way to weed out all of the sharks and keep only the people who act…

Won't ever work for most severe food allergies (e.g. peanuts) right? From what I understand, immunotherapy has not been found to be safe/effective for these allergies.

I disagree. If it's not empirical, it doesn't count. There are millions of people with ideas, but ideas aren't good enough. Prove your idea is true, then we'll talk about deserving…

Idea for criminals: Anonymous tax payment service. I am a regular person with a bitcoin wallet. You are a criminal with a bitcoin wallet. You want to pay taxes on your crime money,…