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throwawaySGon In Asia, short-sightedness is becoming ubiquitous

This study on Singaporean children (https://bjo.bmj.com/content/bjophthalmol/early/2021/04/14/bj...) says that

> Singaporean children had shorter reported time outdoors and lower light levels, relative to their counterparts overseas. In the current study, reported time outdoors was 1.7±1.6hours/day and average light levels were 458±228lux. In contrast, children of similar ages in Australia and the UK reported time outdoors of at least 2–3 hours/day.18 22 Likewise, higher average light levels of 1072 and 1627 lux were reported in Australian (age 10–15 years)16 and American (age 5–10 years) children,20 respectively. Differences in educational demands (homework load and afterschool enrichment classes),23 lifestyle and sociocultural factors may account for the lower reported time outdoors and light levels in Singaporean children

I can't remember exactly how many hours of exposure to sunlight the studies mentioned, but I think it was something like 2-3 hours --- and it might have to be more than just, e.g., being near a window. I'm Singaporean too, and that excerpt from that paper accords with my experience. I highly doubt that I and most of the people I grew up with had that much sunlight exposure per day.

throwawaySGon Introduction to Stochastic Processes [pdf]

Do you think that real analysis and measure theory helped you get a better grip on the notion of a r.v. than just the simple function from sample space to real line definition? I'm slightly tempted to take or at least try to self-study real analysis and eventually measure theory, but everyone I know (including profs) has told me not to bother if I'm not going to do theoretical stuff.

throwawaySGon Founder came back after 8 years to rewrite Flash photo editor in Canvas/WebGL

Is there a good vector graphic version of this that folks might recommend? I'm thinking in particular of when you need to do some quick work on (data-related) graphs.

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

Hi Peter,

Would you happen to know anything about the H1B1 visa for Singaporean nationals? In particular, if I'm Singaporean (and hence qualify for the H1B1), would that still count as 'needing sponsorship" when applying for jobs? I'm currently finishing up a non-STEM PhD, and will be eligible for the 1-year OPT; I plan to apply for both academic and non-academic jobs.

Thanks in advance for your time!!