JacobJans

The nature of some things require a monopoly or quasi-monopoly. In those cases, there is an argument for public ownership.

In Canada, we had a longer gap between doses, which may be a factor in extending efficacy. There is also a robust booster strategy, though it does not get much attention here. Not sure how it compares, though.

That is actually the definition of bad, inneffective advertising. Good advertising comes from a deep understanding of what people want to do, and then presents them with an opportunity to do just that. This is literally why Google is so valuable. Their ad business is largely based on understanding “intent.” As any decent advertiser knows, you can’t create intent, but you can harness it.

This adds so much clarity, in terms of where the most effective actions on climate change can happen right away, and where we still need more research.

The only hope is massive political pressure on our leaders. If enough people force our leaders to force change on all of us, then we stand a half a chance. I wish this was a hopeful situation. It is not. If this were a war, we would be badly losing. We are effectively sending our children into the deadly hands of our enemies.

Leaseweb Virginia is having a major outage as well. Maybe it is related?

https://www.leasewebstatus.com/incidents/updated-connectivit...

Think about this:

How many times in the past 24 hours did you unconsciously check your email, browse Facebook, visit a website, or check some other app?

Do you ever find yourself looking at your phone, and not remember consciously deciding to look at it?

If you're like 90% of smart phone users, this happens to you all the time.

Sure, you can be like the 10% that doesn't fall victim to the "slot machine" psychology of the modern internet. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean the other 90% aren't going to impact your life.

I feel the quality of conversations has vastly decreased, on average, because of the intense level of smart-phone addiction that is so common now. Even if nobody is looking at their phone. ("Attention residue" is a real thing.)

I don't get it. There have been fully-automatic, vending machine style espresso machines around for a long time. This seems to use technology suited for a different purpose; it's certainly a big robot, but it doesn't exactly seem good at making coffee.

I don't think that's the right logic.

Say there are ten "events" that have had recessions follow them (or not). Each of these events happened 10 times.

For the first type of a event, a recession happened just once afterwards.

For the second type of event, a recession happened twice.

For the third type of event, a recession happened three times

The third, a recession happened three times.

The fourth, a recession happened four out of ten times.

The fifth, a recession happened five times.

Etc...

This has very little to do with flipping a coin, and much more to do with deciding the right time to pay attention.

Half a chance of getting hit by a car is not the same as "flipping a coin."

Generally, throughout the past hundred years or so, there has been much less than a 50% chance to enter a recession. I don't know the numbers, but for any given year, it could be 10%. If there is now a 50% chance, isn't that a 5 fold increase in risk?

The great irony here is that people have no issue stealing data -- copyright theft is considered "normal" by many people.

However, if it's your data, then maybe jail time should be on the table?

That is not necessarily true, as industrial food companies increasingly push for larger yield per acre, they do not account for the objective quality of the product. They're looking to maximize their profit; and quality is just one metric among many others that have an impact on this.

Many local news sites now have online subscriptions available. Combined with an ad blocker, it seems as though you can generally get a pleasant local news experience, while still supporting the publisher.

This is a very immature view of advertising, that, unfortunately many advertisers share -- and it leads to scummy ads, with no eye on the long term relationship with the person viewing the ad.

However, many ads are not deceptive in any way, and instead simply offer something of value to people who may be interested, without any deceit, psychological trick, or ulterior motive.

Just because there are bad ads does not mean that all advertising is bad.

Store bought almond milk also has additives that may not be good for you. Emulsifiers, thickeners, starches, preservatives, etc. For people with sensitive digestion, it may be safer to make it at home.

Instead of downvoting, maybe answer my question.

Why is copyright infringement tolerated on HN?

The problem is that people want to dictate publisher's business models.

> they’ll put out a single decent article a month, and you’re currently required to subscribe to everything to read it.

> But you can’t make an informed payment.

It sounds like you are informed about this publisher, but simply don't think it's worth it to subscribe to them. That's fair, but it's not a valid reason to infringe on intellectual property rights.

I fail to see how allowing readers five or so free articles a month fails to give you a proper way to evaluate whether a subscription is worth it.

Actually, you can now buy a Presto Card from machines. There are no more change collectors! And there are absolutely no more tokens. They just transitioned.

> Why they can't just get machines for that?

That's actually what they do in Toronto now. It's all "Presto Card" automated.

It seems to me there is always an "except" with Linux. Even someone, elsewhere in this thread, said the developer edition of the XPS worked flawlessly, "except..." -- and that is a laptop that comes preinstalled with Linux!

Do you have a smart phone? It's not any different.

Edit: But it also constantly tracks your location and has a built in camera.

> On the other hand, people in US enjoy freedom to exchange ideas on whatever they want, except politically incorrect topics in public.

This is not true; there are many common instances of this happening, Every Single Day.

I think it's pretty amazing the number of government services most people spend almost zero time thinking about, and yet, benefit from nearly constantly in their day-to-day lives.

I think, in general, this is one of the attributes of a well-run government institution. It just works and it doesn't draw attention to itself unless necessary to fulfill the job.

In my mind, these organizations are so ubiquitous, and so common, that it seems impossible to not identify them. However, the narrative of "government is bad" seems to be so powerfully blinding that I suppose they can be hard to identify for certain people.

> there is always a disconnect

This is incorrect. There are plenty of efficient, well run government institutions and projects. There are also plenty of inefficient and badly run (for the consumer) market-based companies.

Probiotics are generally too much of a "magic bullet" -- if you're serious about changing your microbiome, the most effective way is through dietary changes. What you eat is ultimately the vast majority of what your gut microbes consume; high sugar and high starch foods tend to lead to an unhealthy microbiome. Many people avoid grains for this reason as well.

The types of bacteria that thrive in your gut varies depending on what you eat.

High fiber is more likely to result in a healthy balance of gut bacteria. However, if you already suffer from a damaged gut, a high fiber diet can be difficult, so be sure to increase fiber slowly, and with awareness of how it affects your body.

That being said, if you want probiotics, plain whole milk yogurt is the way to go. (If you can handle dairy.) I avoid the bifido type bacteria; though that is for very specific reasons. Acidopholus, l. casei, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus are all fine, the latter two being the traditional yogurt bacteria.

There is something about the Facebook platform that encourages thoughtless distribution of incorrect and violent ideas. I don't say this lightly; a certain subset of users seem to get hooked on the propogation of "viral crazy," with no regard to the factual accuracy of their posts, or the real world consequences of their ideas.

I believe what happens is that people become "gamified." They use the logic of video games; going after points/likes, and gaining immense satisfaction when they are victorious.

The power of gamification shouldn't be underestimated. Especially when it combines with personal identity, as it does on Facebook.

Gambling addiction can destroy lives; Facebook uses the same psychology, and combines it with personal identity. Most people are not very vulnerable to gambling addiction. The same is true with Facebook gamification. However, certain people are highly vulnerable, and have become victims of those vulnerabilities.

Though, amazingly, their P/E has also tripled since then, so they're not exactly earning more money. Granted, it was low in 2014.

Their stock price has tripled since 2014. I would say that's a topic worth exploring.

Nobody is trying to eliminate all mosquitoes. Just a tiny fraction of mosquito species.