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The way the US media handles news the same way throughout their network is very scary and it's hard to believe anything they say when they repeat word for word what everyone else s…

After the live streaming of a mass genocide by israel and the words used by mass media during their coverage it's 100% understandable.

good to know! Now I understand better why they had all the transit info for beijing loaded into google map ;)

I showed a google map to a police officer (border control on the highway) to show where I was going, no problem. Had setup a few VPN on my iphone before going to have options in ca…

Everytime I read something about termites I can't stop thinking about Arthur C. Clarke's short story "Retreat from Earth". Awesome short story, go read it. (or listen to it on yout…

From The Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg > The First Great Secret of the Medical Profession: 90% of all illness cures itself with absolutely no intervention from the do…

Looks like it's based off https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/-/5-749519/?page=1

You don't need to speak french to work in Tech in Montreal, but you won't be able to work everywhere. I know many people who don't speak french and work in mtl. Montreal is probabl…

oh yeha you're right I didn't use the correct term sorry, you get permanent residency. Normally once you have the PR, you only need to spend the required time here and pay the fees…

Canada also have the "investor program (not passport, thanks robteix)". (grants permanent residency visa) It requires you to be accepted through an application (no criminal / healt…

It appears there is indeed a link between short/long sleep and mortality. As you said, the possible causes are usually not reviewed. This concerns me as I do sleep 9h+ on average. …

I thought I did a good thing :( The use of their / they refering a single person doesn't come naturally to me as english is my 2nd language and we're taught its plural. (it can ind…

He/she means this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17517155 Today's post is way more in-depth. Good follow-up indeed.

You are correct. China only tax when you sell / buy property. The porperty tax "reform" should be in place by the end of 2019 though. I think house prices in china can't really be …

and those ressources are usually shared between systems!

> "I tell people that if it's in the news, don't worry about it. The very definition of "news" is "something that hardly ever happens." It's when something isn't in the news, when …

as someone with a visual impairment I am always amazed at how little we talk/learn about accessibility and its lack of inclusion in the tests of new products. I like this "inclusiv…

Book: Vagabonding: an uncommon guide to the art of long-term world travel. Why ? Opened a world of possibilities to me. Changed my mindset on a lot of topics. His books don't offer…

Not really. This is old thinking. The theory of sexual selection has been evolving in the past few years. BBC has a good intro on the subject: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/201606…

Reminds me of a talk by Hamming that went like: "What are the important problems of your field?" And after a week or so, "What important problems are you working on?" And after som…

I finished reading Pilecki's reports (turned into a book) a year after visiting auschwitz. The reports are quite hard to read. I just had to know how somebody could get out of that…

the "Evidence from india" part is important.

That would be perfect. In Quebec city it is illegal to follow cars in the direction of the green light. If there is a pedestrian signal, you must call for it and wait which makes i…