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It's so disappointing that you have made the mistake of thinking that those two possibilities listed cover the entire set of possibilities. The Parable of the Polygons is a cute ca…

The loading phase frankly was designed for studies. Studies are often short-term, say 6 weeks. You've got to get everyone's creatine supplies "loaded up" quickly in an effort to ma…

Agree with the other commenter that there is no implication of mixed orchards in their comments. It is commonplace to decide that a particular plot of land needs to be either maint…

The article says, "This pattern, of only those without good alternative options riding the bus, is especially pronounced in the US. But close stop spacing creates problems." But it…

I just find this so fascinating! Some people say "he was a protestor and protestors who bring a gun to a protest deserve to be shot (FAFO)". You say he's not a protestor, so as an …

Indeed, as sibling commenter notes, it's not to prevent ICE from doing their jobs. Observers do not take physical actions to block ICE/CBP. Observers are there to 1) get the name &…

They are going door to door in the neighborhood I grew up in. They're bringing in a lot of US citizens here in Minneapolis/St Paul, including a bunch of Native folks. The sex offen…

Yeah Cam Higby & friends have "infiltrated" the Signal groups. It's not that hard frankly, and most of the chats emphasize that 1) they're unvetted, 2) don't do anything illegal, a…

Your phrasing "something more productive in the private sector" is taken from the DOGE emails to federal employees. Note that in this sense "productive" means "makes money for corp…

It is not only about labor prices being high enough (creating consumers who can buy more). There is a significant religious component to the introduction of fixed pricing. Quakers …

Adverse childhood experiences definitely correlate with socioeconomic status. It's possible to disentangle their separate effects on some statistical level, but very difficult on a…

Don't worry, it also hits birthday cards from my cousins, Christmas presents from my siblings, care packages with those favorite candies and coffees that aren't sold in the US. My …

There has long been a desire to privatize the USPS, so this also fits neatly into the narrative that the USPS should not be a public good.

Energy independence. The US fought wars for oil before fracking. Supply chains are complex and disruptable. Dependence on Russia for fuel leads to... dependence on Russia. Or Iran.…

I was absolutely impressed/puzzled by the Leningrad Cowboys as a kid. In the mid-2000s, J. Karjalainen (a Finnish musician) put out a concept album called Lännen-Jukka. If you like…

At the VA medical system, they word-searched for "consulting" and cancelled contracts for.... surgical equipment sterilization, medical waste removal, stuff related to air quality …

Breast density affects the imaging you get from x-rays. It is well-known that denser breast tissue results in x-rays that are "whiter" (I'm talking about the image of the tissue, i…

Here is an academic medicine perspective: https://www.aamc.org/news/why-we-know-so-little-about-women-... To give you some TL;DR from personal-ish experience, women have historical…

Had the same problem (with MIT among others). Somehow I heard farmland was treated a bit more generously (a recognition that you can't just sell the land to pay for college & remai…

Unfortunately as a practical and legal matter that is false. First, physician incentives are aligned to deny care: they have a defense for denying care ("my lawyer isn't clear that…

Many women get pregnant and want a kid and experience complications. Roughly 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Restrictions on abortion care must necessarily negatively affect…

I deal with a lot of business people who have processes that rely on 15th/85th percentile, or 25th/75th percentile. They want to see the median, the low/high percentiles, the max/m…

It's important that we marry viewpoints when looking at what we call "meaningful". I spend a lot of time right now with a 6/7 yr old. This child does not care about meaning. This c…

You are a lucky person. I just looked up my tax statements for 2022 and I paid $1341.67/month for an older kid (not infant). Waiting lists are atrocious and everywhere (and many pl…

In my Midwestern area, infant care is ~$2000/month or more at a center and you get down to ~$1200 a month if you're at the right kind of center by age 4. So there are still some th…