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Toxoplasma gondii affects animal behavior, I don't think it's a stretch to think it (or something similar) could affect humans in some way we haven't measured yet.

This is called Level 3 data, and any merchant can choose to provide it for a reduction in the transaction fees they pay. Here's a small comment thread from a few months back: https…

Someone on the inside being obsessed with the product. As a user. There's a night and day difference between products that get used by the people who make it and those who ship it …

16K porn becomes the new standard definition I wish I was joking but take the current usage of the internet, and scale up each part. 1TB/s might enable new things, but it's more li…

Andy Grove's High Output Management is considered a classic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/324750.High_Output_Manag... It's not necessarily tailored to a tech company but it …

Traditionally we think of the information collected as: 8/11/2024 | Amazon.com | $50 But Level 3 data includes each individual line item: 8/11/2024 | Amazon.com | $50 | 1 Very Emba…

I think people would be alarmed if they knew the amount of detail that credit card readers can collect (Level 3 data).

Sorry when I said something like Windows Recall, I didn't mean Windows Recall but software with similar capabilities. I think in my mind I was imagining some sort of ongoing screen…

This is actually a great use case for something like Windows Recall. Ingestion of data after the fact requires the data to be discoverable. If there was a way to add a meta-prompt …

I have to agree with lazide here. One poignant example is a man who accepts the fatherly role of a child can become legally liable for that child's wellbeing, support payments etc.…

My understanding is this is why it's a "Jury of your peers". Someone from outside the community is an alien and would convict differently than someone who is more integrated with t…

Adherence to a single tablet regimen is significantly higher than a multi tablet regimen. Bringing some actual data into this, adherence to either in a broad population is not 100%…

Not all urbia's are equally urbie. Imagine New York vs Dallas for example. I think it is fair to say that some cities are more spread out and low density, making them feel like a s…

I think you have to accept that loneliness is part of the package, unless you take specific efforts to counter it. Being a founder is inherently isolating because you probably work…