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Rare (but not outlandish) warning - A friend's entire family had ongoing symptoms of fatigue and upset stomach. They ran blood panels and found that everyone had off the charts iron levels. The…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

There is illegal, actively enforced illegal, and then there is 'your house burns down and insurance denies your claim because you didn't follow local laws' illegal

For homeowners, I highly recommend making sure you have some way to bring it fresh air on demand, and then automate it in conjunction with a CO2 monitor. I added a duct fan and ERV before my HVAC sys…

There is a decade old paper that compiled over 50 possible explanations, and many more have been hypthesized since. Some of the dodecahedrons are solid, which may negate many of the theorized uses. …

Would be an awful way to find out about the achievement!

How long until prompts start returning "existence is pain!!"

Reminds me of the mystery of the Roman dodecahedrons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron I was thinking of them yesterday because I noticed one for sale in the ant…

> Implemented the minute pause of the Swiss railway clocks The station clocks in Switzerland are synchronised by receiving an electrical impulse from a central master clock at each full minute, …

We 'pruned' our coverage and put the savings into an account labeled 'self-insurance'.

Amazing writeup! I'll add that the custom squibs they made for the liquid metal bullet impacts are still one of the best practical effects ever. https://www.reddit.com/r/nex…

My favorite retirement gift is a seven segment clock that points to the day of the week. It usually gets a laugh, followed up months later with an honest thank you and an anecdote about how it saved …

Because of you I have learned the word 'intercalation', and am grateful for it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalation_(timekeeping) …

It sounds like it is not a new law, but a clarification that the restriction covers smart glasses. https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-29-electronic-recording-... …

I like the argument that we should have 12 months that are exactly 30 days long, and then merge whatever is left into a single timeless holiday.

Unless I'm missing something, footnote #20 at the end of the 43 page report significantly undercuts their argument. It is easy to make a clear and succinct report that comes to the conclusion yo…

I wonder if you could sandwich two polarized lenses in a way that would make it only transparent when your eye is in the correct position. Would make for an elegant & simple WYSIWYG viewfinder.

The match commentator I was listening to during this game actually predicted an upgrade to a red once the VAR was announced. Their argument was basically what you said, this looks like a yellow live,…

It's been the status quo for a while now - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trillions-of-dollars-in... …

5x the market cap!