Without a doubt: http://internetkholeblog.tumblr.com/
Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
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Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
#342Undoubtedly: http://internetkholeblog.tumblr.com/
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
#343Without a doubt: http://internetkholeblog.tumblr.com/
double post, it must be really good!
but unfortunately the URL doesn't open :(
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
#344http://www.mathpages.com/
Indeed, lots of very interesting math and physics inquiries, with some original hard-to-find-elsewhere findings.
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#345Browsing medical diagnosis codes... https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2016-ICD-10-CM-and... Some of the most mildly interesting: V9543XD Spacecraft collision injuring occupant, subsequent encounter W5602XD Struck by dolphin, subsequent encounter X35XXXD Volcanic eruption, subsequent encounter X52XXXD Prolonged stay in weightless environment, subsequent encounter Y0881XD Assault by crashing of aircraft, subseq…
Reminds me of some of NJ's (and other's, I imagine) state laws: > 39:4–128.4 Improper passing of frozen dessert truck Your honor, those desserts weren't frozen ! ( Jury gasps )
Your honor, it was 103F. How was I to know the truck was frozen?
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
#346Currently my favourite time wasters are learning channels on youtube. Especially not the "weird" ones like VSauce because I think those are pretty unwatchable. I like SciShow / SciShow space even though that's borderline weird :) My current fav is Sixty Symbols, endless very interesting videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBqzzvUBLCs8Y7Axb-jZew Also PBS Space Time, MinutePhysics, MinuteEarth.
I like these channels:
Tom Scott
https://m.youtube.com/user/enyay
standupmaths
https://m.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
Cody's Lab
https://m.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder
Matthias Wandel
https://m.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel
Primitive Technology
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA
Applied Science
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
#347Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't even... why in the world would it be important for a doctor to differentiate being struck by a dolphin or struck by orca (side note: orcas are dolphins!).
Insurance billing. These need to be exact in order to correlate to a) rates negotiated b) data collected for future underwriting c) exact repayment. Medical billing is a crazy world.
Isn't all this coding a U.S. phenomenon? I've read that single-payer systems like Canada's require orders of magnitude less labor and paperwork.
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
#348Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't even... why in the world would it be important for a doctor to differentiate being struck by a dolphin or struck by orca (side note: orcas are dolphins!).
I believe it's for statistical purposes(if it's anything like death codes here in Aus). If there is an uptick in dolphin strikes, the Government(or some environmental management group) may do something about the dolphin problem.
Speaking of Australian death codes: http://deathmatch.me/
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
#349Earlier quoted context omitted.
Z62891 Sibling rivalry Y93G2 Activity, grilling and smoking food Y9286 Slaughter house as the place of occurrence of the external cause Y6553 Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part X962XXA Assault by letter bomb, initial encounter X05XXXA Exposure to ignition or melting of nightwear, initial encounter
I can think of examples of all of these. But I did have siblings, burn myself bbq'ing, know people who worked in the local slaughterhouse (knife in the arm to get off work), know of a surgeon who made this terribly sad mistake, live in the UK (IRA letter bombs). Ok, I kinda give up on the last one.
I knocked one of those quartz desklamps over on my bed when I was asleep. Set the blanket on fire, caused it to melt. Fortunately, I was awakened before I was injured. Not sure if that would count, though.
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
#350Social science research Network: http://www.ssrn.com