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27,567karma·4,366submissions·November 17, 2011
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"I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are."
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The "Burden of Proof" lies on the entity making a claim [0]. Besides, we do know that polygraphs don't work [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(…
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Ozark is a 2017 TV show while the article is dated to 2009.
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> Deep-pocketed companies, on the other hand, “not only have the resources to pursue [perceived harms] to the point where individuals don’t have the ability to defend themselves, but also to advanc…
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> I’m tempted to call hypocrisy here.. You can call it hypocrisy but it doesn't affect the validity of Tim Cook's argument [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_q…
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On 19 Oct 2018, at 6:26pm http://sqlite.1065341.n5.nabble.com/Regarding-CoC-td104277.h... > Yeah, that's gonna magically appear on Hacker News within the month. For those cur…
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> Lol there’s no cure for syphillis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hep b, etc etc. Each and everyone disease you listed here can be cured. Example, Syphilis - https://www.cdc.gov/std/s…
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Since April 1 2018, PrEP is subsidised by Australia under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Thus, it costs $39.5 per script ($6.40 concessional rate) [0, 1]. Earlier, it could cost as high as …
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Another example of Campbell's Law playing out [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell%27s_law …
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> Hype can be bad, but if there is value there the hype cycle does wear down That is, if something called the "Hype Cycle" even exists. The Hype Cycle is a canonical example of survivorsh…
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You can serve specific suggestions without violation of privacy.
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The author being Kenneth Reitz https://github.com/kennethreitz
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Some explanation from Product Expert (Google Search) > Regarding the search for [white american inventors], the results would reflect the way the images are labelled. Check the image descriptions a…
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Along with the GDPR, the EU also bought "Right to Explanation" for algorithmic decision making. Basically, a user has the right to ask for an explanation on an algorithmic decision. This reg…
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Paul Allen on Gates, Microsoft (CBS 60 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IM0SvIiMI4
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Hence, you look at distributions - not averages.