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infinite_beamon Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

Not Strega Nona tho.

infinite_beamon Is the internet killing the nude beach?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62601044

infinite_beamon Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO

The future of FB/Meta is WhatsApp.

infinite_beamon I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

unsure of this poster's situation, generally if your h1 is filed by not-for-profit orgs or academia,the h1s are not subject to the cap/lottery system and can be applied for anytime a legitimate job offer exists.

infinite_beamon Meterorite chunk crashes into house, bedroom, pillow

OMG: Oh My God! (2012) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2283748/

infinite_beamon Facebook-owned sites were down

disappearance of FB might not impact you, but India runs on WhatsApp.

infinite_beamon Show HN: DocOne – A Search Engine for Healthcare

DRGs based grouping?

infinite_beamon Show HN: DocOne – A Search Engine for Healthcare

did not find my doctors in the list; all of whom are gastro at a teaching hospital with very high complex cases volume.

infinite_beamon Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

Bamix. The best immersion blender IMO.

infinite_beamon Indian Government's Volunteer Programme to Report 'Anti-National' Content

pertinent news article : https://thewire.in/rights/cyber-whispers-home-ministry-volun...

infinite_beamon Scandinavian 'Nabob' of the British Empire: Discovery of a New Colonial Archive

from : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_India

Denmark–Norway held colonial possessions in India for more than 200 years, including the town of Tharangambadi in present-day Tamil Nadu state, Serampore in present-day West Bengal, and the Nicobar Islands, currently part of India's union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

infinite_beamon Poll: Switching from WhatsApp

WhatsApp reigns supreme in India as well; we now have characters in TV shows and movies saying lines like, "I will WhatsApp you the details." WhatsApp might be Zuck's most significant purchase for global domination (at least for now).

infinite_beamon Chinese airline completes maiden passenger flight with domestically built plane

> The labor & environmental arbitrage mafia won the war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyJfOPSS2Uc

infinite_beamon Chinese airline completes maiden passenger flight with domestically built plane

The recommended way to “rise” has been to get a higher education. Or, as the Blair mantra had it: “Education, education, education.” Sandel homes in on a 2013 speech by Obama in which the president told students: “We live in a 21st-century global economy. And in a global economy jobs can go anywhere. Companies, they’re looking for the best-educated people wherever they live. If you don’t have a good education, then it’s going to be hard for you to find a job that pays the living wage.” For those willing to make the requisite effort, there was the promise that: “This country will always be a place where you can make it if you try.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/06/michael-sandel...

infinite_beamon Fernando Pessoa’s Disappearing Act (2017)

Humberto Costantini.

infinite_beamon US homebuilding surges as coronavirus sparks flight to suburbs, rural areas

[NBER Working Paper No. 27021] The Subways Seeded the Massive Coronavirus Epidemic in New York City https://www.nber.org/papers/w27021.pdf

infinite_beamon The Infection That’s Silently Killing Coronavirus Patients

The President should use the Defense Production Act to get pulse oximeters to everyone. In our household we have been following Dr. John Campbell's videos on youtube for sometime now. Dr. Campbell suggested in February that everyone should have a pulse oximeter at home and we got one. My friends who have been looking to get one now can't seem to find them (the affordable ones)anywhere.

infinite_beamon New iPhone SE

I am still using my iphone 6 (from 2014) without any issue besides airpods not working well with Ip6. I have been hankering for an upgrade. This might be it.

infinite_beamon How to Get into Farming with No Money (1980)

please do write about Agriculture economics. It is a fascinating topic.

infinite_beamon KGI: Apple to Discontinue iPhone X When Second-Generation Model Launches

i'm still on the iphone 6 and very happy. had a battery change in 2017 august and the phone felt as good as new.

infinite_beamon U.S. sues Oracle, alleges salary and hiring discrimination

your comment : "Oracle was far more likely to hire Asian applicants - particularly Indian people - for product development and technical roles than black, white or Hispanic job seekers."

what it says in https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20170118-0

"The suit also challenges Oracle’s systemic practice of favoring Asian workers in its recruiting and hiring practices for product development and other technical roles, which resulted in hiring discrimination against non-Asian applicants."

infinite_beamon Aetna CEO Threatened Obamacare Pullout If Feds Opposed Humana Merger

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us By Steven Brill Time Magazine Feb. 20, 2013. http://www.uta.edu/faculty/story/2311/Misc/2013,2,26,Medical...

infinite_beamon How Bad Will It Get for American Express?

I live in New York and have been to a lot of bars and grocery stores that accept American Express.

infinite_beamon Amazon Fire Phone

Bezos did not talk about the basic phone functionality of call/text.