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propter_hoc
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Comment #48929299
I tried "KITERS" and "TRIKES" at the 5 letter level, but the app specifically wanted "STRIKE." It kinda demoralized me to have come up with two answers and not be able to proceed, …
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Comment #48854535
Idk, Google Family Link seems much more powerful and easy to manage to me. I guess it doesn't have the six giant icons launcher, but my seven-year-old has no issues with normal siz…
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Comment #48346700
This actually really resonates with me, particularly the part about his AI tools for blogging and note taking. I have zero interest in AI note-taking apps. I write notes for myself…
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Comment #48253363
I just bought a boox go color 2. Kindle form factor, color e-ink screen, runs android, supports stylus. I don't know if I love it yet but I read seven ebooks in a month on it, so I…
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Comment #47643576
Sorry - didn't mean to be vague but I don't want to out my acquaintance too much. She has a good job in STEM. I think she does fine for herself and I would have thought her capable…
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Comment #47643503
Yeah. I don't know the extent of her debt or current income, but she went to an in-state school for a STEM degree, she's not someone who got a useless degree from an overly expensi…
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Comment #47643350
I'm Canadian, but I know someone from the US who did this. She's living in Paris, moderately successful in academia and as far as I can tell, completely happy to never return to th…
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Comment #46877674
Starter comment, as a Canadian entrepreneur with US citizenship, I can't fathom the rationale for this. Why would you dissuade permanent residents from starting businesses that emp…
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Comment #45105123
This is the answer As a startup you don't have Google's money. You don't have Google's employer brand. You don't have Google's work environment. in fact as a (hopefully) fast-growi…
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Comment #45007361
Your comment is fair; obviously I wrote a pretty flippant comment, but the message is largely useful for most people. The fact is that (largely due to the incredible marketing of J…
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Comment #45007110
From wikipedia: At a standard dose, paracetamol slightly reduces fever,[13][17][18] though it is inferior to ibuprofen in that respect[19] [13] Warwick C (November 2008). "Paraceta…
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Comment #45007087
That's fair, but naproxen is OTC or prescription-only in many jurisdictions.
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Comment #45007053
Basically, the pharma industry's most successful marketing campaign ever. Here's an article from 1982: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/10/02/h... https://archi…
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Comment #45007039
Yes, you need to take it with food, but it won't cause liver failure.
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Comment #45006937
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Comment #44984950
I understand your point. Thanks for your thoughtful engagement.
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Comment #44984730
Sure - I understand these roofing, HVAC and landscaping expenses are associated to the common amenities? So if you spin out the clubhouse into a country club that members can opt t…
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Comment #44984418
I upvoted you despite entirely disagreeing with your premise. Yes - negotiate with the county to take over management of the playgrounds and lawn mowing. Yes - make the clubhouse a…
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Comment #44899147
The major problem I see in this group is that they have constructed a self-identity of being intelligent. This means that by being part of a Rationalist group, a person can claim t…
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Comment #44578620
> Fewer robots, more humans Exactly the opposite of what they should be funding..
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Comment #44504989
https://sabotagestudio.com/ near Quebec City, they made the amazing 2D JRPG Sea of Stars https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Stars Very excellent takeoff of Chrono Trigger or Lu…
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Comment #44337370
Speaking personally as a JRPG fanatic, I've taken a look at the series a bunch of times on Steam, and there are so many obstacles to getting into it: - where do I start? There's a …
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Comment #44182947
I'm not sure you should generalize from your Toyota's reliability to Tesla. https://insideevs.com/news/731559/tesla-least-reliable-used-...