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equalsione··on Mysterious object unlike anything astronomers have seen before
Pulsars usually "pulse" very rapidly and in very short bursts[0]. This one pulses only once every 18 minutes, but in bursts that seem to last for a minute. Some articles mention the possibility of a star-quake which as I _think_ could be caused by either further decay of the magnetar, or the magnetar absorbing more mass

[0] - https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/physics-and-astronomy/r....

equalsione··on ‘I felt powerless – so I started filming’: CyclingMikey vs. dangerous drivers
"> What of those who argue that using a phone in stationary traffic does no harm? Van Erp has little patience with this – noting the “WhatsApp gap” – the way phone-distracted drivers tend to jerk forwards belatedly when the queue moves, often after a toot from behind. “There is evidence that phone use is as dangerous as drink-driving. I think it’s also very naive to imagine these people only use their phone in [stationary] traffic,” he says."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/05/filming....

equalsione··on Long Covid is overblown and often something else, says Oxford professor
I've known a few of people over the years with some form of hard-to-diagnose autoimmune illness (ME/CF/...) and the hardest part seems to be getting a medical professional to take them seriously.
equalsione··on Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to an economic disaster
The Good Ancestor is also a good read on this topic https://www.romankrznaric.com/good-ancestor
equalsione··on Judge in Nokia and Apple lawsuit owned Apple stock during proceedings
From my very limited interactions with them, Nokias saw mobile operators as their customers, not end-users. They were never going to do anything with it that would piss off the likes of the like of Verizon, Vodafone, Orange etc.

I have an n800 and n810 - the n810 is a thing of beauty in my opinion, even now. But there's no way they could compete with Apple or Google because Nokia designed phones that kept the operators happy and didn't step on any toes. Apple and Google didn't care about any of that.

equalsione··on China unveils 600 kph maglev train
Your comment reminded me of this video illustrating the travelling salesman algorithm on a US map (I love the music):

https://youtu.be/SC5CX8drAtU

equalsione··on Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responders into responders
Surely you meant to say "poop culture"?
equalsione··on FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]
New legisation is being enacted around this on an ongoing basise: e.g H.R. 4998 was introduced about two weeks ago

All the major carriers are implementing a STIR/SHAKEN strategy that should be in effect by next year. But it is complicated to do and there may still be problems when they do - as others have explained here it's not as simple as it first appears.

I don't have any sympathy for the operators in this. They've profited from this for long enough and ignored the problem. There's a lot of pressure on them to solve it and the impression I have is that there's no appetite for "the dog ate my homework" excuses from regulators so let's see.

equalsione··on Things you can do with a browser in 2020
Firfox recently changed this so that you have it can only be invoked from within a button click or equivalent event[0] - I _think_ Chrome is following suit.

0 - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Push_API

equalsione··on What’s Your Heart-Rate Variability? It May Be Time to Find Out
> I was also surprised to learn that my heart rate spiked significantly after tense moments in the game.

This is something called cardiac lag. Your heart rate takes time to climb to the rate it needs to match the effort your body experiences. Also, some optical heart rate monitors are poor at dealing with sudden spikes in heart rate so that might impact readings.

equalsione··on Lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk, study says
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/info/20007/types_of_dementia/5...

Narrowing of the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the brain, caused by things like high blood pressure.

Also, strokes and mini-strokes.

equalsione··on Too many people have peed in the pool
A post the author of ggautoblocker on what is missing from twitter when it comes to dealing with trolls etc: https://medium.com/@randileeharper/putting-out-the-twitter-t...
equalsione··on Your Fitbit fitness tracker might be lying to you
A really good source of info on this is DC Rainmakers blog. His comments [1] on the lawsuit are worth reading if you're interested.

In terms of heart rate accuracy, HR straps aren't always accurate either depending on placement, body and ambient temperature, moisture etc. Certain heart conditions can cause the strap (or maybe more accurately the software processing the data) to significantly underestimate heart rate too.

[1] http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/fitbits-multiple-lawsuits...

equalsione··on Douglas Coupland: Moody
20+ years later it's hard to have a context on Generation X and how perfectly it captured that moment in time. (American Psycho was published the same year - how's that for context!). Post-Regan, Post-yuppie (well, almost), Pre-grunge, mostly pre-internet...

Generation X, McJob etc are all parts of the lexicon now. Fight Club always felt to me like a kind of follow-up to Generation X.

It's the weakness in Couplands whole "capture the zeitgeist" storytelling. 150 years on, Great Expectations is still relateable. Generation X, not so much. I still love the book though :-)

equalsione··on Ask HN: Educating a child who is severely behind
This is a very good point. Our guy turned out to have similar food allergies. The soy one is a nightmare, because soy and soy derivatives seem to be in just about everything. But if he does have any allergies, there are lots of alternatives and a dietician would be able to help.

Also OP, the other test I would recommend (though hopefully, the team you're dealing with will do it as more or less a first step) is a hearing test. He may have glue-ear or similar common childhood hearing issues without showing any symptoms (i.e. earache). Even a small percentage drop in hearing at that age can have an impact.

And if the poor guy does have food allergies as mentioned, that would exacerbate the problem (basically, hay-fever like symptoms causing his nose to become blocked and therefore his ears).

By the way, these may sound like a really big deal but they are not. All this things are easily fixable. They're also incredibly common.

equalsione··on Ask HN: Educating a child who is severely behind
I see you're in the UK. I would suggest going to the child's GP, raise your concerns about speech and language delay and ask for a referral to speech and language therapy. If you have other concerns, raise them with your GP as well and you may get other referrals. You'll have to have the child's guardian involved obviously, and depending on procedures, there may be a visit from a social worker to get a sense of the child's needs. That might sound scary but it isn't really. [Note: I live in Ireland but the process is very similar to the best of my knowledge]

Your role here is as a de-facto parent. You clearly care about the boy and you should focus on that - you have a huge role to play, but you are not a language therapist/child psychologist/occupational therapist. Your job is to get the little guy the services he needs and be prepared to be stubborn and insistent that he gets them. And there will be lots of "homework" to do that will keep you busy once you get that.

Early intervention is key, so getting into the system and getting access to the necessary services is your top priority. Accept any and every appointment that comes your way. Also, you need to be in it for the long haul - my experience is that it's a case of incremental progress over long periods rather than giant leaps. You may at some point feel that this is over the the top, or that his issues aren't that bad compared to other kids that you encounter. Forget that thought immediately.

Like others here, I would not generally suggest looking for hacks. But one thing that really works is probably something you're doing already - playing. Let the child lead, talk constantly to describe what they are doing and occasionally ask questions. That's a very basic description that should get you going, and once you get access to the services you need, you may be able to find out more (some sort of parenting course for kids with needs is usually part of the process).

Finally, just keep doing what you're doing, but also look out for yourself in all this. Good luck!

equalsione··on Linus as one of the top 14% most vulgar users on GitHub
http://www.amazon.com/Asshole-Rule-Civilized-Workplace-Survi...
equalsione··on Mystery Malady Kills More Bees, Heightening Worry on Farms
The documentary Colony [1] is worth watching. It doesn't offer any answers but does offer a good insight into the way the bee pollination business works, and the rather scary impact of CCD.

[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480655/

equalsione··on Plugins you should put in your vimrc
OTF isn't mentioned often but is extremely useful if you have to work with log files on a regular basis.

It allows you to define up to 10 search terms and highlights them in different colors, making it easy to see patterns of output in logs.

It doesn't sound that amazing at first but is worth trying if you herd log files for a living.

http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=634

equalsione··on Google shutdown their weather API?
It's OK HN, I got this.

- Bad Google! Bad Google. On another note, here's a link to my totally unrelated startup.

- These guys are idiots for depending on someone else for their data. They should be out there building a nationwide - hell, worldwide - array of weather stations. It's the lack of ambition that gets me. On another note, here's a link to my totally unrelated startup.

- These guys are idiots for building a service around an unsupported API even throught it was fun, useful and there are many viable alternatives out there. On another note, here's a link to my totally unrelated startup.

- This is really bad. On another note, here's a link to my totally unrelated startup.

- I blame Apple for this. On another note, here's a link to my totally unrelated startup.

- I will now tell an irrelevant, self-absorbed anecdote about how I left school early, didn't go to college, got funded, ran my company into the ground, flipped and am now working on my next startup. On another note, here's a link to my totally unrelated startup.

equalsione··on Another year of Clojure
If you have no prior lisp experience then I would recommend Clojure Programming as the starting point - http://www.clojurebook.com/

I found it to be the best beginner book on Clojure and one of the best written programming language books I've come across in a while.

Programming Clojure would be a good followup. I found that Clojure Programming gives the "how" of the language and Progamming Clojure gives the "why", if that makes sense.

Clojure in Action is good, but it is definitely an "In Action" book. Depends on your learning style. I've only skimmed the Joy Of Clojure. It looks really good too but I don't think it's targeted at beginners. Could be wrong.

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