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maxerickson··on RFK Jr. Must Go
Talking?
maxerickson··on RFK Jr. Must Go
It might be reasonable if the Sweden sibling study hadn't been published.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817406

maxerickson··on RFK Jr. Must Go
It's not hatred, he is a anti science crank and grifter and has no business overseeing HHS.
maxerickson··on Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend
You are conflating gross and operating margin.

It's also more dynamic than your presentation. They have a little bit of pricing power, so a small increase doesn't all come out of the margin.

maxerickson··on California passes law to ban ultra-processed foods from school lunches
I was responding to the other poster saying that the rules were entirely opened up by the exceptions. Other than meat, it's a freak ingredient like avocado or maybe some nuts that has that much fat.
maxerickson··on Thoughts on the Word Spec in Rust
There's all kinds of discussions of recovering text from corrupted files that just kind of went away when they moved over to the explicit serialization in docx.
maxerickson··on California passes law to ban ultra-processed foods from school lunches
The high fructose corn syrup used for most packaged foods is 42% fructose, with the remainder being glucose.

The name comes from the additional step of converting some portion of the glucose to fructose after converting starch to glucose.

maxerickson··on California passes law to ban ultra-processed foods from school lunches
Avocado calories are pretty close to 10% saturated fat, as an example.

Excess sugar and simple starches tend to get absorbed more completely than excess fat, I'm not sure added fat is the biggest issue.

maxerickson··on Bank of England flags risk of 'sudden correction' in tech stocks inflated by AI
It sort of depends on how much time you are putting in when you bill $40k, no?

You say you consult at charity rates and then point to taxation as the sole reason it isn't worth your time...

maxerickson··on User ban controversy reveals Bluesky’s decentralized aspiration isn’t reality
Is there stuff in bluesky that prevents starting over?
maxerickson··on Sharpie found a way to make pens more cheaply by manufacturing them in the U.S.
There's network effects in manufacturing and not so much in presidential voting, size actually does matter. It's one of the things people always rave about with China.

I'm somewhat surprised that the other response to me thinks the market that is ~1/10 the size of the other is obviously a better place to work. I guess cost of living can have a big impact.

maxerickson··on Kirigami-inspired parachute falls on target
Replacing jobs with better or lower cost alternatives is not an externality.

Like if you switch from a low quality butcher to a higher quality butcher, you are not imposing a cost on the lower quality butcher.

You can not like it as a consequence of course, whether it is an externality or not.

maxerickson··on Sharpie found a way to make pens more cheaply by manufacturing them in the U.S.
Is the argument then that it's better to manufacture in Rhode Island than it is Los Angeles?
maxerickson··on Orcas are bringing humans gifts
I think they do have either instinctual or cultural knowledge that the soft slow things from above will bring death if they are offended.
maxerickson··on Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
When Mitch McConnell refuses to hold a hearing for 6 months, that is sparkling procedure.

When Democrats vote no on a measure they oppose, that's obstruction.

maxerickson··on Pharma is a small component of US health care spending
A lot of corporate insurance is self funded by the company, with the insurance company being paid for administration of the plan rather than underwriting.

I suppose it is possible that the buyers of these plans agree to link the payments to the cost of the care provided, but I doubt it.

maxerickson··on US memo to colleges proposes terms on ideology, foreign enrollment for fed funds
The student paying expensive foreign tuition may increase resources rather than displacing anyone.
maxerickson··on Ford locking basic navigation behind a subscription
Depending on data quality in the area you need, one of the many apps that use OpenStreetMap data can be a good backup option. Where I am in the US it is plenty reliable enough for highway driving.
maxerickson··on Used EVs have never been cheaper. But are they a good deal?
For a portion of $150, do you really care all that much?
maxerickson··on US cities pay too much for buses
The difference between the North American buses is larger than the difference between the cheaper NA bus and the Singapore buses.

Is your theory that they treat half the plant poorly?

maxerickson··on US cities pay too much for buses
The frame and overall design of these buses is not custom (and often changes little year to year). The drivetrain, accessories, and so on are selected from options.
maxerickson··on US cities pay too much for buses
They use hydraulic retarders in the transmission rather than engine brakes.
maxerickson··on US cities pay too much for buses
The 2 bus contracts were with the same manufacturer, which is headquartered in California.
maxerickson··on Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over
Certificates of need. To reduce costs, we supposedly perfectly plan capacity and prevent over investment.

Should also probably drop requiring an ER for Medicare certification and just directly subsidize ERs.

maxerickson··on US airlines are pushing to remove protections for passengers and add more fees
I think you are inverting the reason for the charge. Enough people are willing to pay a big premium for "less crappy".
maxerickson··on Find SF parking cops
Loudly publishing the information at least got the city to stop quietly publishing the information.
maxerickson··on Does Acetaminophen During Pregnancy Increase Autism Risk? A Look at the Evidence
The president is an idiot and RFK is a grifter crank, I don't have to take them seriously just because they have power.

Also, it's against the guidelines to say things like "If your question is in good faith".

maxerickson··on Does Acetaminophen During Pregnancy Increase Autism Risk? A Look at the Evidence
How does Trump saying something muddy what scientists and doctors are saying?

Even if he wasn't self serving and incurious, his statements wouldn't be worth more than the actual science.

maxerickson··on A Mysterious Jupiter-Sized Planet Is Heading Toward Our Solar Neighborhood
Presumably it is about the PSO J318.5-22 (discovered in 2013).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSO_J318.5%E2%88%9222

Omitting details makes it more likely to get picked up maybe?

maxerickson··on If you met an alien, what would you say to it?
Or assume you are hallucinating.
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