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Should we be surprised someone who perhaps retired in 2017 is computer savvy? An 80 year old grandmother was 65 in 2007. She could be a retired tech company CEO.

A "truck" on a railway car is apparently a "bogie" in the UK. A bogie in India seems to be a railway car in the US. Then there are intermodal containers, smaller than boxcars, I th…

I honest-to-God don't know how you live, and what it is you get away from in Cuba. I've been to NYC a couple of times. Things I got there (in more than one trip): a terrible pretze…

>Medication that causes type-2 diabetes is news to me. I believe in the ballpark of 5 to 6 million patients take this kind of medication in the US. If they all eventually got diabe…

>Index funds don't do anything to help this - just cause it's a bigger group of strangers stealing the products of the worker's labor doesn't make it any less exploitative. I had a…

It appears to be a study about Wuhan, in China. Where is the factual data about Cuba in this study? Assuming you've read it, and you know where it is, please give people a hint.

If nobody even cares in the first place which country's statistics they are talking about...what is "faking the statistics"? People. Don't. Click. On. Links. And if they do, they s…

Have you read it? Or did you take the word of other people on HN who told you your link was a study about China and not Cuba?

>If you develop type-2 diabetes, you may be able to cure it by not eating any sugar for a few weeks. Developing type-2 diabetes will be a process that happens over several decades.…

>But seeing how you post on HN, chances are you have better healthcare available to you than the median American... A family member with the condition relied on Medicare. That seem…

Yes, but since I have never been to London, I am curious about this western consumerist lifestyle. You're being coy, in not describing the things you find so tiresome. Before Brexi…

What is the connection between Cuba and "Excess mortality in Wuhan city and other parts of China during the three months of the covid-19 outbreak: findings from nationwide mortalit…

That appears to be about China. What am I missing? Also, assuming we have perfect faith in Chinese government statistics and Cuban government statistics... Nevertheless, the wild v…

>the accumulation of capital is what's truly exploitative When I think of "accumulation of capital" in modern society, semiconductor fabs are the ultimate example. I can't imagine …

>Every country does good things and bad things. You just choose to ignore the bad things one country does and solely focus on them for another one. I agree. Comparing two countries…

Do you think that's the conventional wisdom? The Cubans that left Cuba and live in the US, do you think their grudge is over the Cuban missile crisis? I don't wish to debate the qu…

Do you know of a clear explanation how the US prevents Cuba from getting cars? A lot of Americans haven't owned American cars since the 70s. Other Caribbean islands import vehicles…

The use of consumerism as a euphemism for capitalism is a (alleged) historical fact. From what I read, consumerism did not have the negative connotation mid-century, whereas capita…

You paint a good picture of Cuba, but what is life as a jaded resident of The City like?

I wrote a comment and then thought "I should really look up where the term consumerism comes from". Because I didn't know and maybe I should. I spent half my life unaware of the or…

>I'll just address the underlying sentiment that credit card debt is just fine and totally normal. I think your point that a credit card can't save someone that consistently spends…

That's the point. Mine does shut off, if the vehicle isn't moving and the interior temperature matches the climate control setting. So I would think/hope it could use a fraction of…

Holey meteor, Batman!

The most hated language in some poll I read about was Visual Basic, so here: Dim sum For Each thing In Array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) sum = sum + thing Next

Like on what model, for example?