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kurupt213

487 karma · joined April 5, 2022

Former Contract Lab Director Industry R&D 12 years (instrumentation and consumables) Long in the tooth late reentry for Analytical Chemistry PhD - analog sensors and circuits
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kurupt213··on The Anthropology of Farming Simulator
What I can’t believe is that people will fly commercial routes from NY to Australia in real time in MS flight simulator…and that other people set up ATC, and pass the jets from ATC to ATC.
kurupt213··on NYU organic chemistry professor terminated for tough grading
Well, if you are going to lower standards to let them in…you have to follow through.

This is what ‘equity’ in education looks like.

Everyone is supposed to be fairly evaluated against the same metric.

If you want to fix ‘injustice’, you need to start in kindergarten, not the 13th grade.

kurupt213··on The ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ is not the oldest surviving work of literature
I thought it’s presented as the first example of heroic epic
kurupt213··on Europe is in danger of rolling electricity shortages
It’s hard to be sympathetic when this situation was so obvious and preventable. This is what short term greed and irresponsible governance looks like.
kurupt213··on NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles
Rapid slowing is also acceleration. The vector can be negative
kurupt213··on NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles
You can’t limit acceleration. That would cripple accident avoidance
kurupt213··on Public buses across country adding microphones to record conversations (2012)
This is so weird. Who would even think to do this
kurupt213··on Germany's blanket data retention law is illegal, EU top court says
I would think it’s also against the spirit of the bill of rights, yet here we are in America, with secret courts reviewing secret surveillance and meta data.
kurupt213··on 'Extremely rare' Rameses II-era burial cave found in Israel
Ramesses II
kurupt213··on 'Extremely rare' Rameses II-era burial cave found in Israel
Please curse me with Bronze Age gold
kurupt213··on 'Extremely rare' Rameses II-era burial cave found in Israel
It was probably ransacked by the people who found it
kurupt213··on Magnus Carlsen resigns against Hans Niemann after one move
Rule also implies universality, which is how I interpreted it here. I was saying this is a new, ‘limited’ belief.
kurupt213··on Magnus Carlsen resigns against Hans Niemann after one move
It’s not the rule, it’s a rather modern exception.
kurupt213··on Magnus Carlsen resigns against Hans Niemann after one move
So why even begin the match? The story would hold a lot more water if he boycotts from the outset
kurupt213··on More US Employers Are Trapping Workers in a New Form of Indentured Servitude
That’s an unfortunate acronym. The story kind of writes itself. Charging for training is worse than the unpaid internship.
kurupt213··on California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless
That’s not how it works. The obligation is to society, not the other way around
kurupt213··on California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless
Ha. California’s tax receipts are 11% below budget
kurupt213··on California sues Amazon, alleging its policies cause higher prices everywhere
Better sue the California government too if that’s a crime
kurupt213··on The Sugar Babies of Stanford University
The only thing new about this is the label and the digital marketing
kurupt213··on Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat after fatal F-16 crash
Staying in the plane would have been better
kurupt213··on Suspected counterfeit components found in ejection seat after fatal F-16 crash
My first thought was that someone stole components. There is no reason for this kind of fraud. The government pays whether stuff is on time or not.
kurupt213··on Should we let cars use the road as a projection screen?
>the door…is ajar
kurupt213··on Should we let cars use the road as a projection screen?
My Subaru has a very basic hud that I don’t think is distracting at all.
kurupt213··on Should we let cars use the road as a projection screen?
They have specific shapes and colors, which probably work the same way
kurupt213··on Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals Don't Do Their Job
Even Einstein had papers rejected. He was indignant and bitched about it…but he also fixed the flaws and submitted a better paper…to a different journal.
kurupt213··on China’s ponzi-like property market is eroding faith in the state
How does a real estate market blow up when you aren’t buying the assets?
kurupt213··on China’s ponzi-like property market is eroding faith in the state
I thought in London most of the real estate is already owned by the Crown Trust (formerly the regent) and not available for sale.
kurupt213··on China’s ponzi-like property market is eroding faith in the state
Wait…there isn’t personal ownership of Real Property in China?
kurupt213··on The inflated promise of science education
If you read the fine print…An N95 is the minimum to contain spread from an infected individual.

It was always known that respirator masks are required for sars

kurupt213··on Heavier cars are safer for their drivers, but far deadlier for everyone else
Don’t feel bad. The most important person to you on the road should be you
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