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runsWphotons··on The housing shortage is larger than you think
Lots of theories here but if you point out there are more immigrants than new house starts every year, you get flagged. The real source of the problem is people with vacation homes.
runsWphotons··on A Survey of Graph Meets Large Language Model: Progress and Future Directions
when the first word of the first sentence is incorrect english it doesnt give a great impression. I have never heard anyone say "graph plays an imoortant role in..." authors should fix it
runsWphotons··on Three American climbers solve the 'last great problem in the Himalayas'
I climb the same in the gym on lead as outside. I think this is being exaggerated in this thread or its something specific to bay area or something.
runsWphotons··on 12,000-year-old realistic human statue was unearthed
i think it looks like what you would make if you werent as skilled, didnt have the right rock, or the tools that were as good as later sculptures. but its still neat.
runsWphotons··on 12,000-year-old realistic human statue was unearthed
its not as lifelike as i hoped when i opened. not a Michelangelo.
runsWphotons··on Most demographers now predict that human population will plateau
Sure.
runsWphotons··on Most demographers now predict that human population will plateau
I do think it is worse in parts of scandanavia and parts of paris for example. But i think neighborhoods in America are fairly segregated and people would choose that even more if possible.(In that sense maybe the government does do somewhat better job by preventing that, idk).
runsWphotons··on Most demographers now predict that human population will plateau
Do you think America actually integrates people well? I don't think I agree, outside of a certain strata of more prestigious institutions and firms. I.e. Google may integrate people pretty well to google. But broadly speaking I think we just have a lot of space and the groups move around each other, while being vastly different. It is something tourists comment on, that they stumble into different neighborhoods and feel they are in a totally different place. There are whole sections of my hometown which basically operate in a different language and where everyone has moved out. It doesn't seem like integration to me. I think people just move around each other in America and can afford to do so more.
runsWphotons··on Most demographers now predict that human population will plateau
I'm sorry but the idea that I have less in common with someone I grew up with for 20 years than I do with someone from Honduras whose language I dont speak and whose culture I know nothing about, just because my preschool friend and I have different political opinions and the honduran attends (a totally different) church a bit more. This is just ridiculous to me. Do you really think this? The only thing that bound you together with other Americans was pop songs? The idea Trump's campaign "normalised anti-immigrant rhetoric" is absurd. The American public (i.e. a majority therof) has not supported an increase in immigration when polled for 60 years (despite it increasing continuously). That is consistent. The public has never asked for this. There wasn't some sudden realignment demonstrating "the impermanence of the public's convictions". There was a mass movement of people who finally reacted to decades and decades of being of being ignored by their government. Continuing to try and blame everything on Trump instead of face the reality of what happened is either totally naive or just bad faith. What was Trump the result of? https://news.gallup.com/poll/1660/immigration.aspx#:~:text=L....
runsWphotons··on Most demographers now predict that human population will plateau
What is your point?
runsWphotons··on Most demographers now predict that human population will plateau
The rates in Sweden have been proven to be due to immigration---it is easy to look up and has been researched for years and years. Something like 70% of violent crime and over half of all crime come from people with migrant backgrounds. You shouldn't be allowed to just dismiss this or pretend no one has the data in a serious discussion.
runsWphotons··on Most demographers now predict that human population will plateau
They really don't though. Conservatives have a lot more in common with liberals than either do with central americans.
runsWphotons··on Most demographers now predict that human population will plateau
In most northern European countries the only economically productive immigrants are from other european or american populations. It depends where the immigration comes from.
runsWphotons··on A revelation about trees is messing with climate calculations
If you graze animals the right way you can also increase biomass/help the ecosystem.
runsWphotons··on There were no humans at all in New Zealand until about 1250AD
Do the danish feel guilty about this today?
runsWphotons··on The point of a game is not to win
I like winning games and competing in zero sum games.
runsWphotons··on George Church lab creates ovarian granulosa-like cells from stem cells
The first one is for a better incubator for premature babies. The second is in mice and doesnt sound particularly close, as they still required pregnant mice and the embryos die after a certain point because of lack of placenta. Neither of these seems very close to replacing the need for women, but maybe will be closer after 10 more years?
runsWphotons··on People over-emphasize the recycling aspect of "reduce, reuse, recycle"
had no idea you cant recycle plastic bags. really? why not?
runsWphotons··on Journalists should be skeptical of all sources including scientists
Give examples.
runsWphotons··on 43% of white Harvard students are legacy, athlete, or donor/staff related (2019)
You brought up diversity, so what kind do you mean? Going forward, post affirmative action, just by test scores and gpa almost all students admitted at top schools will be asian or white. But there have been five decades where significant numbers from other races have attended these top schools and their kids and siblings can benefit from legacy admissions. (For example, this year ~15% of Harvard freshman were Black) Legacy admissions will absolutely increase this kind of diversity. If you get rid of it, it may further slightly benefit asians over whites, but I am not sure this increases "diversity".
runsWphotons··on 43% of white Harvard students are legacy, athlete, or donor/staff related (2019)
No, it won't. Plenty of legacy admits are "diverse" now. And with increase of standards from banning affirmative action, legacy status will be the best chance of many from "diverse" backgrounds.
runsWphotons··on AI and the Automation of Work
They are probably better than 10% of people
runsWphotons··on Twitter Is DDOSing Itself
Is there anywhere in this thread where there is actual info and not just people complaining about and taking shots at Elon Musk because they dont like him or his politics?
runsWphotons··on Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became a societal sin
Prohibition actually worked relatively well.
runsWphotons··on ‘Embryo Models’ Challenge Legal, Ethical and Biological Concepts
Cool.
runsWphotons··on Four children found alive in Amazon 40 days after plane crash
A few 14 year olds have always fought in wars but when was this common or expected?
runsWphotons··on The US is getting its first new nuclear reactor in 40 years
My friend who works at the mines says the same thing. But maybe this is just a meme in the industry.
runsWphotons··on The US is getting its first new nuclear reactor in 40 years
Where do you read about these challenges, particularly the kinds of skilled and precision labour you mention?
runsWphotons··on The US is building factories at a fast rate
I dont know what trades you have in mind, other than that you mentioned industrial robotics, but most trades people without college are not making anywhere close to 150k. The really successful ones do though, and maybe thats who you are talking to.
runsWphotons··on Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore
I agree that onboarding remotely is terrible. From a junior perspective trying to figure out what is going on remotely is hard. Things happen like you get stuck with things and wait two hours for a slack response which still isnt great.
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