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I think it should be allowed. His actions often have significant impacts on tech and he seems to be expanding his reach by taking control of government spending science funding.

My wife and I share google sheets for grocery list. When one of us notices something we need we can add it and whoever goes to the store can get it. Additional sheets contain lists…

Good point. But really, all advice from older persons to younger persons carries a strong element of survivorship bias. The data are biased but RCT studies are not practical so it'…

What makes you think social media keeps you informed? (Honest question)

To me, the appalling part was not the shove, it was likely unnecessary but I do not think the officer intended to put him in the hospital. The appalling part is the deliberate lack…

As I understand it, the difference from flu is that it's much, much more contagious. 10 pct hospitalized is very different if there are 100,000 cases vs 100,000,000. There are roug…

This article looks like nonsense. The idea that the silver-threaded garments seemed so credible that use of a control group was deemed unethical, for example, is silly. This appear…

Just as interesting is the role of culture on pain experience. I believe I recall a study some years ago that showed differences in pain experience across different countries/cultu…

Interesting. A bit over 20,000 people complete suicide by firearm in the U.S. per year ( https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm ). Where did FBI find over 50,000 annual bare-…

You mention removing "most" unit tests from the app, not all of them. Does that mean that you find some of them valuable and some not? This might suggest that perhaps you feel like…

Would there be issues with decelerating?

It is the quality of the research methods used to support his ideas that are coming under fire. The fact that somebody published a study (or studies), even in well-respected journa…

Never stopped using Firefox. Chrome came from Google, the conflicts of interest were obvious.

Better to donate directly to causes you support or through places like Kiva.org (yeah, I know they have their issues too, but still better than Amazon).