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Certainly it's possible to overeat even without carbs and still gain weight. However, there is more to fat storage than just calories. Like many systems in the body, fat storage is…

Source for probably the most contentious piece of moderation Twitter has ever done being manual was their own statement: “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTr…

The weight change = calories in - calories out theory assumes that calories out is some easy to deduce number. Calorie expenditure can't be determined by just plugging your height,…

Impressive story, but what did your lawyer say about making this blog post before it is a 100% fine deal?

> If each side really knew the true strength of the other side, it would be clear which would win This is too simplistic. Often wars are heavily influenced by things other than jus…

> If we applied Chesterton's fence to situations at the limit of our understanding, say physics, would we be compelled to shutdown CERN? You’re applying Chestertons fence backwards…

Unfortunately, data collection and data sales (either of the data directly or via targeted ads) is how many modern internet companies generate revenue. It’s easy to claim that they…

Am I missing something, or is the PRC dataset the only one they don't disclose the real size and instead are releasing a "representative sample of 2048 accounts"? I wonder how mass…

> Congress has delegated the authority to make these decisions to regulatory agencies Yes, but at some point there must be a limit to how much power they can delegate. If Congress …

Exactly. The noble lies have crushed their credibility because no one knows until later whether a particular comment was a well intentioned lie or the truth. Everyone I personally …

Similarly, how many small firms that could grow up to be serious competitors won’t get started because of regulatory compliance demands. There is a reason companies become much mor…

> it's a guess and can never be anything but a guess Of course it's a guess. The question is how to make more accurate guesses.

This is a utopian fantasy. Humans have been making tools for killing people since we were living in caves.

I prefer privacy too. But there is something entitled about wanting to interact with a company but keep the details of that interaction secret from that same company.

Is there a way to search for fiber optic cables nearby? Calling the local telco has always been a dead-end -- I can't get beyond the sales-rep who's computer shows fiber service is…

> That said I trust that the government agencies know what they are doing here. I’m the opposite. Covid caused my trust in them to plummet. Perhaps made with the best of intentions…

Would you mind being more specific? Is it the price / functionality balance that makes DO fantastic?

Its very difficult to control for all factors when comparing breast-fed to bottle-fed babies. In 2014, a study [0] was published at Ohio State that compared babies over a long peri…

> I thought one of the primary functions of public schools was that they were government provided daycare. Yes, but lots of people don’t want to admit that, especially teachers. Th…

If these companies are as bad to work for as this author describes, why on earth would she continue to work for them? The author’s rebuttal might be that she has no choice because …

I love DCS, but their business model is killing them. Without a subscription-style revenue stream, they are forced to create and sell new products constantly. This leads them to be…

Personally, I'm the opposite. The primary reason I use Twitter is to read blue check marks (and other well known people). Why would I want to know what a random person thinks about…

> If EEVblog's suggestion was taken and Susan (YouTube CEO) had to manually review every moderation action on channels with 5K+ subs, she would not be able to keep up. Maybe perfor…

> If everybody is panicking, then the goods go to the panicking people who have the most disposable income. Higher prices often discourage people from over-buying an item. For exam…

> It's their platform But the real question is at what level of censorship to the cease to be a platform and become a publisher?