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There have been massive improvements in treatments in the last 5 years. Sure, cancer is far from being "cured" - but survival today is far better than 5 years ago for many forms. A…

Radar is ineffective underwater because the radio waves are absorbed by the water. That is why there's no radar in use on submarines. Sonar is not a valid solution here because it …

Bay Area bias, sorry. Many airports near me did. I have no knowledge about Oklahoma.

No jets use or have ever used leaded products. Jets run on Jet-A, which is a close relative of kerosene. It has never been leaded. The purpose of lead was to prevent cylinders from…

Thanks for letting me know! I'll do that next time.

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Super ageist and offensive. Also likely false. Bachelor's degree 2014: https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/cvsyllabi/cv/MummJared.pd...

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There's lots of room to nitpick the evidence, but the studies are published: > The relationship between age and job performance for Air Traffic Control Specialists (ATCSs) is an is…

After the pharmacies got sued for filling opiate prescriptions (which were written by abusive doctors, but the pharmacies are the ones who got sued)[1], is it any surprise that Xan…

Commercial jets in the US run on Jet-A, which is lead-free and kerosene-like. Adding 737 flights will not add any lead. You are thinking 100LL ("low lead") Avgas, which is gasoline…

The other way around. "Blank check companies" have existed for many many years, but were a relatively rare instrument and did very bespoke deals. Most investors never heard of them…

Narcan is available "behind the counter" in most states. You have to ask for it, but a prescription isn't required.[1] [1] https://www.cvs.com/content/prescription-drug-abuse/save-…

My concern is not that AWS should be forced to host content they don't want. It's that AWS (and Apple, Facebook, and others) have misrepresented what they do. It's no shock that Da…

He asked questions on the first audio call, linked above.

That's not how subsistence farming is counted in GDP and poverty statistics. The value of home production is still counted. If you are eating only $2 worth of rice per day, you are…

We (USA) fought a war over that. The "if we agreed to stay together then we have to stay together" side won.