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Australia too. But difference is you at least get paid (albeit a small stipend) in our countries, I think US the student pays tuition or has to also undertake seminars etc.

My doctorate was essentially; run studies for 2-3yrs, write up papers for submission, smash them together with an intro and general discussion, graduate.

When white Europeans invaded Australia they disrupted and displaced many indigenous people, either incidentally via colonising farmland, or intentionally via snatching kids and putting them in boarding schools etc. Slaughters/massacres also occurred, especially early in colonisation.

Given indigenous Australians favoured oral storytelling rather than written records a great many traditions and histories were lost during that time. While efforts by Europeans to catalogue and record traditions has occurred (as seen in this piece), only in the past few decades have many tribes/nations been able to properly explore and research their past.

A recent example I can cite, anecdotally, was an Aboriginal man who told me he was only able to learn his native language* because German missionaries has recorded it in the 1800s and released the records back to the people a century later.

* There's hundreds of indigenous dialects throughout Australia.

Given we are talking about meat I thought your linked plot looked weird (Australia was way too small). Then I realised that you have to select 'Animal' rather than 'Food Products' to see just meat imports, with the expected suspects being there (Aus, NZ, Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia).

The most compelling evidence of any epigenetic changes influencing offspring were the animal studies that showed trauma to the mother can be evident two generations later in premature maturation of memory systems of male offspring (i.e., grandsons). As you state this is via the maternal line at first, I will need to check if the inbetween carrier was female or male. Rick Richardson has done a lot of work on this, here is one paper but I'd suggest looking at his further work; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637360/

Ha.

It's kind of like saying; 'Shit, why are people paying 6 figures for college degrees in US when they could just learn most of that for free'.

Because no one gives a shit if you don't have the expensive piece of parchment.

Academic publishing is similar. The impact factor and 'prestige' of the journal matters to your University, your peers, your grants panel, and yourself. However this results in 2 scenarios, when you publish in a top tier journal, a) the journal charges you a small fee and also pay-walls your work so your reach is lessened, then actively polices you sharing YOUR work without permission b) the journal charges an exorbitant fee (Nature wants $11,000 USD) for open-access publishing that allows wider distribution (but still has stipulations in some cases).

HOWEVER, some editorial boards of big for-profit journals have flipped the table and started their own not-for-profit journals with blackjack and hookers. The big one in my field was NeuroImage board creating Imaging Neuroscience - with a public letter to the owners (Elsevier if I'm not mistaken) calling out the bullshit publishing fees.

Ah yes, all those Western Christians who were caught commiting fraud and felt actual contrition, like SBF, Holmes, Wall St circa...always, Enron...

I won't deny the bowing is all theatre but as you say, the only regrets any of these shits have is getting caught, regardless of culture.

Yes! I dream of traffic that moves and integrates seamlessly almost like a school of fish, because of near-instant communication between vehicles - an automotive hive mind. Imagine not needing traffic lights because each car at the intersection knows when it is their turn...but I know we'll f it up somehow.

Still, a person can dream.

I recall a paper that sought to explore how willing authors were to release data when they had published open access and stated 'data available on request'. Iirc it was below 50% that responded with data. See related here; https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/jbu9r/

That being said, there are also issues with opening the gates to anyone to get your data and use it to publish; https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...

My data is OA, but I'd appreciate any one wanting to use to first reach out and discuss any nuances that may influence their analysis.

I agree with the sentiment, but Meditations was always written to be published though. It was less a private journal and more a write-as-you-go self help book. Marcus (Marky to his friends) hoped his writings would be read widely as it would spread his thoughts on stoicism etc.

>Once it seemed to change its mind about the optimal route a few times over the course of 10 seconds, switching safely between two lanes back and forth a few times before committing. It used its turn signal fine, and the lanes were clear, so it wasn't a problem, but this isn't something humans do.

Oh, I disagree, this is something I observe and in fact do myself quite a lot. We all run it through our minds which route might be the quickest spending on certain factors. The difference is Waymo (or any tech) will base this on actual data (i.e., getting there quicker) vs humans who will be more emotionally driven (i.e., frustration at the driver in front, wanting to take the more scenic route, being undecided about stopping at that cafe halfway).

I'm all for self driving in highly populated areas. In a perfect world I'd like to see it integrated into all vehicles, and when entering specific areas you are told your car will enter self-driving mode. Arguably this makes the most business sense for Waymo, licence the underlying tech to manufacturers that already have capacity to produce vehicles vs compete.

> “I’m real nervous about this,” said Blake Boesky, an eBay seller and former “international lotion salesman” who recently got his hands on some of the paintings

Missed opportunity to describe this guy's hands, which I'm certain are well moisturised.

In most situations small claims court is generally self-represented, with claims for legal costs capped at a certain level dependent on the amount being claimed. For example, in NSW, Australia, there is a different cap for costs under $1000 vs $1000-$5k, and $5k-$20k. One might expect a judge to look poorly upon a large multinational sending a $2k/hr lawyer to a $500 hire car dispute.

Surprised to see this on HN.

Contentious and depressing outcome, however rarely with classified documents does a judge rule the ends justified the means.

That is literally what RU CW do. I'm saying that, like most RU cyber criminals, he will be recruited to act for the state of he isn't already doing so.

>Financial sanctions levied against Khoroshev by the U.S. Department of the Treasury listed his known email and street address (in Voronezh, in southwest Russia), passport number, and even his tax ID number (hello, Russian tax authorities).

Laughable. The only RU Govt related outcome for him will be recruitment to RU cyber warfare (if he isn't already there already) in exchange for keeping his profits.

I'm pretty sure the internal heating of the Hindenburg was hydrogen powered.

Last year they had 3-6 month delays on passing on booking fees to their partners due to 'technical difficulties'. While big chains were made whole as priority, many smaller operators risked bankruptcy or were put out of business.

As I said I like using them for most of my travel, I just choose to book directly when using a smaller provider vs Hilton etc to lower the small operators overheads, much like I go and pickup my takeaway order to avoid using UberEats.

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/nov/10/booking-com-t...

If Books Could Kill is a decent podcast that covers a few of the worst examples of book grifts.

Amen, glad to have never used AirBnB. I also often use booking.com, but you should know they regularly f over smaller businesses that use them to host their rooms. I generally stick to big chains when using their platform, or use it as 'hotel google' before following up and negotiating a price directly with a smaller hotel. Much like Uber squeezes small business (menu items often 20-30% higher on Uber menu vs real menu) booking.com exploits the smaller accommodation providers so they appreciate direct bookings.

From the page; "Books became my refuge. “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki wasn’t just a book; it was an epiphany. "

Really says it all. For the initiated, RD, PD philosophy on getting rich is to find suckers who will pay for your advice on how to get rich.

That is fair, it is a hyperbolic statement.

Yes of course the Patriot Act ushered in all kinds of mischief and scope creep. But the case here, in my opinion, is a legitimate one. We know videos such as this fuel further extremism on both sides of the divide. The fact that a Govt even needs to request X take down a video of a violent terrorist act speaks volumes about Musk, the same man that banned an account that tracked his private jet using publicly available data... So 'freedom of speech' when it suits?

Thanks, that explains it well. It seems it's less about who climbed but more so who funded the climb. I daresay though they'd still have claimed the Canadian as a Commonwealth victory if he'd summited and likely knighted him too like they did Hillary.

The video in question is a recording of a terrorist attack, a stabbing of a priest in a church. The video gives no missing context to the incident, and risks being used as recruiting material if allowed to disseminate. But hey, if you want to defend people's right to view content like this then go ahead. Personally I think it's irresponsible of X, or any platform, to allow such content.

Also as others mentioned, X is not as prolific as you think, especially since the rebrand, and withdrawing from the AU market would just create more space for its competitors to take over. The sentiment here after a few recent public stabbing attacks would be in favour of the Govt, not a murder-porn platform.

It's funny that they mention a Canadian climber being a threat to the Crown getting the Everest mantle. Pretty sure in the 1940s Canadians were still British subjects, much like Kiwis (of which Hillary was one). So, a Canadian summiting would have been the same as a Kiwi summiting.

Yes, hence why bank robbers get let go once the police recover the money...

Bud-dum tsh.

Stremio (with add-ons like Watch Hub) does most of what you describe.

The method described in the present article doesn't rely on rotating propellers that produce vibrations, thereby reducing one of the major sources of noise.

In comparison to conventional nuclear sub this method would be much quieter. But also much faster over long distances. You have two issues with subs, stealth and positioning. If you know, or have high confidence, that a combatant sub force is in X pos, and have Intel on its AVG speed then you can plan accordingly. Tech like that described above means a sub force can be more quickly repositioned, or deployed. You have Intel that X vessel was docked two days ago? Well it could be in the south pacific today.

One thing to keep in mind, there is a reason this is published publically. PLA want this out there for a reason, either to sow worry and concern or to mislead.