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tomerico

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    Didn’t whole internet get angry for Trump’s administration publishing a warning that Tylenol during pregnancy may cause autosim?

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    Comment #27588176

    The counter argument is that Black Mirror is an insanely popular TV show that shows exactly what technology innovation could bring - but again, from a dystopian perspective.

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    Comment #27547543

    Can you share the tool name?

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    Comment #27454255

    If this is rare enough, it could fall into the false positive rate of the COVID test they've previously done (i.e. while the test said they had COVID, they didn't)

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    Comment #27437035

    Another point is that $500k is not in the 1% everywhere. In the Bay Area, it wouldn’t even put you at the top 5%. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/01/upshot/are-yo...

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    Comment #27417258

    Note how you have just did exactly what you criticized ( “silence legitimate criticism of others” by dismissing those that called out cancel culture)

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    Comment #27415429

    Good thing that India doesn’t use this logic (Indian Ocean)

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    Comment #27415416

    That’s a different argument than cost.

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    Comment #27369750

    Just noting that if you had COVID already, there is no need to get a vaccine, even for international travel. Most countries that restrict travel to vaccinated people accept either …

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    Comment #27306961

    India's women fertility rate is already below replacement level if you consider the gender imbalance.

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    Comment #27296688

    Agree. Reddit has a unique ability among large social networks to bring up sanity and good discussion. If there is misinformation being being spread I'd expect information disputin…

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    Comment #27280918

    Google play store is less restrictive than Apple’s. With that said, I find the argument weak - it’s hard for me to believe that sideloading will be a big share of the market, as it…

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    Comment #27217104

    1) there has not been police officer death in SF in 15 years [1] 2) Unlike most professions, police officers enjoy qualified immunity which prevent civil charges from being pursued…

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    Comment #27054928

    The problem with this perspective is that for each scale you measure people (e.g. how fast they can swim) a different set of traits contribute (e.g. shoulder width, torso to height…

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    Comment #27010277

    Interesting watch. TL;DW - Apes like Koko were raised by trainers who did not perform rigorous scientific measurements and were prone to bias. Research on Apes became immoral over …

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    Comment #26925232

    I agree that the tone of replies matter, but flagging comments spreading misinformation seems like a positive thing.

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    Comment #26925210

    I disagree. The largest factors are likely to be culture (coming from leadership) and higher scrutiny (mentioned in the article as a requirement to report and investigate any use o…

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    Comment #26813212

    Do you also ignore online reviews on movies, restaurant, products, etc.?

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    Comment #26596481

    Using your numbers and their formulas, this is what I get: Base Stocks Total 1 $55,000 $32,746 $87,746 2 $68,750 $53,048 $121,798 3 $85,938 $85,938 $171,875 4 $107,422 $139,219 $24…

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    Comment #26563659

    The problem is that Venus is missing important ingredients for life. Most notably is the lack of hydrogen. If you are interested in learning more on hypothetical approached of terr…

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