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asdf333··on Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE
there isn't much need for headers in soccer. I think inevitably it will be banned across the entire game in due time
asdf333··on Any Human Ever – One life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived
i love this. it really shows you someone else's perspective.

had you drawn a different lot in life things would be very different.

imo it is a good example of Rawl's veil of ignorance thought experiment.

How would you design the world if you will be randomly dropped into any position anywhere on earth.

well done.

asdf333··on Bomb fishing is wreaking havoc on Indonesia's coral reefs
yeah maybe lets not do bomb fishing
asdf333··on Finland sets tougher guidelines: No social media or smartphones for under-13s
they're not banning computers. just a few sites...
asdf333··on Zenobia Pay – A mission to build an alternative to high-fee card networks
ngl i read it as zenophobia pay
asdf333··on Don't force your kids to do math
math circles are good for this. i’d suggest it if there is one nearby
asdf333··on Understanding Solar Energy
not necessarily. if he bought your car and traded up from a real clunker with worse fuel efficiency the net result is likely better.
asdf333··on Understanding Solar Energy
other way to deal with intermittency is to dynamically price electricity. then people can shut off/on usage in response. many activities do not need to be done exactly at a certain time.

it doesn’t all need to be fixed on the supply side

asdf333··on Pro bettors disguising themselves as gambling addicts
maybe just get a job?
asdf333··on Boeing workers vote to strike
unions are bad for our economy. they are monopolies in themselves
asdf333··on Show HN: Summate.it – Quickly summarize web articles with OpenAI
soon writers will be writing summaries to get open ai to expand into articles which readers will have open ai summarize so they can read summaries.

ais writing for other ais

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asdf333··on ‘Breakthrough’ obesity drugs that have stunned researchers
it could be the effects of caloric restriction. 3 months, in the context of a whole life plus increased lifespan is not that much time.
asdf333··on Riffusion – Stable Diffusion fine-tuned to generate music
is classical music harder? noticed you didn't have any classical music tracks. i wonder if it is because it is more structured?
asdf333··on The worst part of working from home is now haunting reopened offices
this is probably more due to pipes freezing
asdf333··on Two-minute battery changes push India’s delivery riders to switch to e-scooters
i bet it needs to do some checks to verify someone didn’t plug in a fake battery, the user has a valid subscription etc
asdf333··on Divorce in the rich world is getting less nasty
i get it but in reality in many families someone is sacrificing their career for the family unit. i don’t think it’s unfair to take that opportunity cost into consideration
asdf333··on Hertz orders 100k Teslas
superchargers are not too bad. 30 mins at a charging station while you grab food and stretch your legs is all it takes.
asdf333··on CA drought: Past dry periods have lasted more than 200 years, scientists say
i think it is “exacerbated by climate change”
asdf333··on The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich [pdf]
anyone surprised?
asdf333··on Dubai is making its own fake rain to beat 122°F heat
it’s also not just the shade. for some reason plant cover is significantly cooler than just shade. i am not sure why
asdf333··on Solar is dirt-cheap and about to get even more powerful
pretty cool
asdf333··on Stripe Atlas: the first five years and 20k startups
i wish there was a service that would just tell me what fees i needed to pay. this was a big pain in the butt and most of the value i paid for for professional help.
asdf333··on Django for Startup Founders: A better software architecture for SaaS startups
this is really amazing. as a rails person who enjoyed having ppl much more experienced than I give me best practices "rails", django always felt a bit daunting the few times I tried it because there weren't as many best practices to follow.

Very much enjoyed this post and it gives me confidence to try my next project in django

asdf333··on My oldest kid made this to raise awareness for composting
respect. great job explaining why composting is different since “it all decays anyway no matter where it is”

to dad: sounds like you’re doing a great job parenting too

asdf333··on Tales from Prediction Markets
very interesting stories. tells you a lot about how inefficient markets are. reminds me of "reminisces of a stock operator"
asdf333··on EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green investment label: document
asking people to store something for a very long time is very hard. Take the nuclear waste from the US atom bomb tests in the pacific. They capped the thing w/ tons of concrete but sea level rise and cracks are making it inevitable its going to cause a mess. And thats literally less than a century ago. The half life of these things is tens of thousands of years.

I think you underestimate how 'temporary' many seemingly strong structures are and how high the temptations to cut costs are. Its very easy to be like "welll...this'll probably hold. I'm sure of it."

asdf333··on Female Founder Secrets: Fertility
thank you for writing about what must be a difficult topic to discuss, for the benefit of others.
asdf333··on Killing TurboTax
yes its a colossal waste of time that could be spent on more productive things (or with family and friends)
asdf333··on Google to stop selling ads based on your specific web browsing
the threat of regulation can be a powerful thing.
asdf333··on Griddy Is Shutting Down
there are stories of many empty office buildings fully powered with the lights on throughout the whole thing. Its possible if they were on a more price sensitive system those commercial property owners would have opted to shut off more of the power.
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