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So, a meta study. While important, it assumes that the underlying studies are based on solid science. So, why do people use cannabis then?

I worked at Redwood Shores. On a walk across the 101, I discovered where the cleaning staff and food workers lived. In cars, under the bridge or parked in a quiet corner of the str…

So, it's a overpriced plastic strap. Can get 10 m polypropylene strap or ratchet straps for $10 that does the same job and holds more. Alternately, just loop many zip ties together…

If the feds want to take someone down, one of the dirty tricks is to use CSAM as a pretext for an investigation and subpoenas.

Also, elevation is useless and compression is potentially harmful as restricting blood circulation and compressing tissue limits healing.

The major factor in winning the Pacific battles was code breaking the Japanese communications. Doctrine doesn't matter when you know what the enemy is doing or planning.

This is most likely correct. They didn't realize that consumers always prefetch, and the minimum is 1. Answered here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39699727/what-is-the-dif..…

Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial College in the UK admit students and provide benefits, scholarships and bursaries to people that are considered world class rowing talent, quietly an…

I've been naive like that a few times. I managed to get away unharmed most times but once I was publicly blamed for the project's failure by the incompetent managers, in a governme…

OP could have changed exercise habits, leading to more frequently outdated GPS almanac data. Otherwise, newer OS versions could have degraded the fix algorithm for older Watch-mode…

The watch needs updated GPS ephemeris data to accurately calculate the position, received by an aGPS (Assisted GPS) server (over IP) or by satellite. This takes at least 30 seconds…

Your argument doesn't make sense at all. You don't invest in an idea or people if you don't believe you can profit.

A system I built in Java, in 1998, was replaced in favour of an attempted rewrite in Oberon. My Swiss colleagues had convinced themselves that Java had no future and ETHZ-alumni co…

Use the stack and not the heap. Pre-allocate arrays, avoid collections. Use LUTs. Avoid string processing, operate on bits and bytes as much as possible. Same applies to telecoms-d…

Mandatory service charges are not the solution. It's equally disgusting. It just shows that business owners rely on a government controlled mandatory tipping system to pay its wage…

I've heard of the same system in Kenya, only it's called corruption.

The spread of Christianity, and to a lesser degree, Judaism, has a lot in common with MLM. Genesis 9:7.

And now fewer people are listening to radio than ever before.

https://www.cbronline.com/news/halifax-port-scans

If only people had learnt from Pandemic 2...

Hated Notes. I left companies because of it.

Why didn't FBI get involved against Napster?

In Norway, the government protects heritage building's facade but allows for the internals to be rebuilt to modern standards. Sometimes this makes sense as the old buildings were e…

Their owners, TSG Consumer, want to maximize their ROI, and lend strategic support to Backcountry, to build out the brand. http://www.tsgconsumer.com/portfolio/back-country-co