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soledades··on Monumental (if correct) advance in number theory posted to ArXiv by Yitang Zhang
>has deep philosophical implications, but even that I wouldn't say has implications for "the nature of reality."

what would be an example of "deep philosophical" implication that has no bearing on the "nature of reality"

soledades··on Vim After 15 Years (2017)
This but less insultingly.
soledades··on Two recent books by historians explore the crisis in biological psychiatry
I think that the branding of the UNABOMBER as a "bad guy" is pretty secure at this point.

> to ignore that the social title and distinction of the person has been affected by their transition to 'convict' status is to ignore a facet of what the prosecution was attempting to achieve for the sake of the victims.

why on earth should that take precedence over everything else?

soledades··on Two recent books by historians explore the crisis in biological psychiatry
wow, quite the quote adjudicator, aren't we? where does your krishnamurti lineage come from, may i ask?

have you ever heard of an eastern philosopher who didn't think western civilization was profoundly sick??

it's deeply immoral that we force kids to sit in chairs for hours a day, and then diagnose them with "the ADHDs" when they don't like it. but we could multiple examples endlessly...

soledades··on Ask HN: How did you stop drinking?
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Some dude said "no don't worry about any of that higher power shit, your higher power can just be a doorknob"

3. ???

4. Profit

soledades··on Learn TLA+
yes, i noticed that when i looked up the term and saw what it meant, it helped my understanding of the topic.
soledades··on San Francisco Tape Music Center
for anyone too lazy to read: no you can't visit
soledades··on Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection
also car-oriented planning is a primary driver of high cost of living in the first place, due to its abysmal space-efficiency.
soledades··on Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection
> 30 restaurants within a few square miles

that would be a low number for a middling town in the pre-car era.

soledades··on Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection
im sorry to tell you but this take is simply ignoring the fact the amount of restuaurants you can walk to increases with the square of the density.
soledades··on Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy vs. placebo in treatment of alcohol disorder
stay gold, ponyboy
soledades··on Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy vs. placebo in treatment of alcohol disorder
well at least occham's razor is definitely calling buttshit
soledades··on Why are border smugglers trafficking bologna?
off topic
soledades··on Why are border smugglers trafficking bologna?
hahaha those dogs are definitely living their best life
soledades··on Why are border smugglers trafficking bologna?
um, they're both food, are they not?

and yeah salame definitely better.

soledades··on Why are border smugglers trafficking bologna?
really into this thread now.

what does bologna being heavily processed have to do with "bullshit" though?

soledades··on Goat Rental – Hire Goats
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soledades··on The Greatest Books of All Time
…ok?
soledades··on Oxygen.jl: A breath of fresh air for programming web apps in Julia
Idk, it’s stretching things a bit to say web servers are “one thing.”

Agree with you in general, but in this particular case, I am glad there is an alternative to Genie.jl.

soledades··on Eugenics Shaped Statistics
That’s one hell of a leap there, friend.
soledades··on Eugenics Shaped Statistics
Not really sure how you would get the sense that his “real target” is significance testing.

Seemed much more just an interesting history of how authority, power, and bad science can intertwine, to disastrous effect.

soledades··on Update on Hiring Plans
I think the implication was that the “poker table” is sometimes just in your mind.

Metaphors suck, I know

soledades··on Design of This Website (2021)
I ...don't think that's actually a dealbreaker.

If the context is currencies, everyone would know that a european union flag refers to the euro.

it's a visual cue, not a translation into hieroglyphics.

soledades··on Ask HN: Have you invested in self-development and done inner work?
you're in a weird context.
soledades··on Elon Musk owns 9.2% of Twitter
Oligarch does not mean "a powerful rich person"
soledades··on California bill would let parents sue social media companies for addicting kids
might have something to do with the fact that you misrepresented the entire other side of the argument, and in such gratingly hyperbolic fashion... the doublethink is unreal.

literally no one would disagree that "parents have some responsibility towards their children."

soledades··on Do you ever avoid submitting something on HN so devs won't ruin it?
If not many people use it, there will be much less incentive to shill
soledades··on Do you ever avoid submitting something on HN so devs won't ruin it?
But maybe the signal is even better in the subpopulation
soledades··on In simple English, what does it mean for a number to be “transcendental”?
"You can't write it down in terms of basic arithmetic"
soledades··on The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous phrase (2016)
That said, humans are capable of echolocation with practice and it is commonplace in some cultures.
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