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LeCow··on Improving ventilation will help curb SARS-CoV-2
Or you know, winter. As has been the case for at least the past few hundred thousand years.
LeCow··on The Gerrymandering game that puts the fun in undermining democracy (2019)
Now remember kids.

There's only two political parties, so vote for the one that's going to win. It feels good to be on the winning team after all.

If you'd like to be a politician, daddy wasn't part of the political elite. You're gonna have to become a communist, or corrupt billionaire before people want to vote for you.

Lying, propaganda and fear mongering is allowed provided you only do it for votes. And to curry favours for donations.

You must harshly judge everyone else on their past -- especially when they were s teen-ager saying stupid stuff on Twitter. Don't worry as a politician, you're immune.

No matter what your opponent says, even if it's a fantastic idea. Shoot it down for the greater good.

Black people and minorities are a tool for pandering to or vilifying depending on the colour of your tie. They can't think for themselves after all.

War is a fantastic way to save the economy by confusing everyone.

And that kids is how you become president of USA/Canada/France or prime minister of UK/Australia/New Zealand.

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Please make them game instructions.

LeCow··on Amazon refused to refund $7k after shipping an empty box instead of a Sony A1
And that's why they won their fraud dispute...

There will always be a generic and broad policy first. Then it will - and did - get resolved on further investigation.

LeCow··on Shameless Work Influencers Are the Bane of LinkedIn
That mute and unfollow button though.

I do about 10 a day.

LeCow··on How I raised a $5.1M seed as a first-time, female, solo founder for a biotech co
"seed" "female" "solo founder" "biotech"

Please don't start wearing black turtle necks.

LeCow··on I still like C and strongly dislike C++
I prefer Rust simply because it's safer and C++ has become monolithic. Also gotta love an excellent package manager.
LeCow··on Life after an internet mob attack
"wage slavery"

Part of liberalism is accepting your own flaws and failures. Go and get another job.

LeCow··on An utterly crushing day for Big Oil
Lol good luck, shareholders/executives don't care because tomorrow everyone's going to use their cars, have their goods shipped by tankers and Tweet on their plastic covered phones.

Everyone in society decides whether or not a business/industry succeeds or fails. Not a Twitter mob.

LeCow··on Show HN: Find Subreddits for Your Niche
"Oh sweety, I've just gone through your history and read everyone of your Reddit comment and I can't even right now.

Science doesn't care about your feelings"

LeCow··on Being Poor (2005)
I went from extreme poverty to extreme wealth by knowing exactly how much things cost.
LeCow··on China bans financial, payment institutions from cryptocurrency business
Institutions should be allowed to fail, loose money and go bankrupt because of their bad decisions. Like everyone else in society.
LeCow··on Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together
Google Glass flop.

Calling it now.

LeCow··on Is Recycling Worth It Anymore?
Remember that 50-100 years ago humanity recycled almost everything because it had to. Yet we pretend it's some new idea.
LeCow··on What Happens to Stocks and Cryptocurrencies When the Fed Stops Raining Money?
Everything is over inflated at the moment so it's a dammed if you do dammed if you don't kind of situation. However, a global ETF is going to return the highest yield for minimised risk, and even if the world markets crash. You're still holding something of value.
LeCow··on What Happens to Stocks and Cryptocurrencies When the Fed Stops Raining Money?
Either,

The markets will crash to reflect their true monetary value.

Or, we will see the ultimate effects of hyperinflation outside of the equity markets. Your potatoes and carrots will start costing $50 a piece.

LeCow··on The Dogecoin Joke Is Turning Serious in Latest Crypto Binge
AMC is my personal favourite to follow.

CEO literally said in their 10-K that if they're not at 90% capacity within 4 months, and borrow a lot of money. Then they can't maintain minimal liquidity requirements and must declare bankruptcy.

Everyone will loose their money.

Yet FOMO!

LeCow··on LiveLeak shuts down after 15 years online
I mean, that's 99.6% of everyone that gets it.

In which case everything everyone here is saying has been blown out of proportion.

LeCow··on Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
The economic deviation caused by governments over reacting is your biggest pressure. Unless you shut down all travel, bars, restaurants, schools, universities and dating.

Then all of this will come back in the future and kick you in the teeth. Either we're going to have to accept this as a way of life, which is more detrimental. Or we're pushing off the inevitable.

LeCow··on We Keep Telling the Myth of a Renaissance Golden Age and Bad Middle Ages (2020)
Black death fatality rate 50%

COVID fatality rate 0.2%

Not quite the same impacts, so no they're nothing alike.

LeCow··on SpaceX raises $1.16B in equity financing
Christ, they deserve legitimate criticism. Just because you like them doesn't make them immune or OP wrong.

They have a marked history of missing deadlines and budget over runs. Least we forget they promised cheap international travel via rocket, without any safety mechanisms, that takes 40 minutes to get around the world, to start being operational next year.

LeCow··on Covid-19 vanishing in Israel as vaccinations kick-in
Well it's not 100% and will wear off in 6-12 months.

You're arguing with people that already have a 99.9999% survival rate. Vaccine ain't gonna do shit for them...and as you've stated. Their lack of illness drastically reduces their infectiousness.

LeCow··on Almost third of UK Covid hospital patients readmitted within four months
I had it based of an anti-bodies test. 0 symptoms absolutely fine...like 99% of everyone.
LeCow··on Reddit: A clarification on actioning and employee names
WTF did I just read?
LeCow··on Yale’s 367-year-old water bond still pays interest (2015)
Lol what.

I haven't been able to buy government bonds/gilts with an coupon rate hire than inflation for years.

At least my equities return when everyone deflates the value of money.

LeCow··on [dead]
I see the BBC is conducting honest reviews on its own staff and its place in society.
LeCow··on Covid vaccination linked to 'substantial reduction' in hospital admissions
that just means it might evolve slightly slower, not that it won't ever happen. it 100% will evolve and 100% will evade the vaccine. we've understood about evolution for a very long time, but everyone's in denial atm.

even wearing masks did fuck all because it just evolved anyway. it ain't gonna matter when you aren't wearing them.

LeCow··on Gary Taubes: 'Obesity isn’t a calorie problem, it’s a hormone problem'
The article is literally named weight loss isn't a calorie problem. The calorie is a unit of measure for energy.

It literally says loosing weight has nothing to do with energy.

LeCow··on Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use in UK
You need to look up what the word "collapse" means.

What you actually meant was "got a bit busier".

LeCow··on What’s the best non-smart TV sold today?
That's why standards like ETSI 303 645 exist and legislation is being created. Although most of it is around "just buy a new one when this is unsupported".
LeCow··on Mutated Covid-19 strain confirmed in Japan as case tally hits record high
it's barley transmitted in shops, restaurants and bars.

if schools are open, it's pointless doing anything else. if schools are closed kids will still go out and play.

basically you're screwed if you do and screwed if you don't. and less and less people will listen as time goes on while the virus mutates and selects for contagious variants.

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