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splatton Ask HN: Is there a VSCode extension that implements Notion-like features?

Looks like obsidian as an extension.

splatton 75% of med students are on antidepressants, stimulants, or both? (2017)

I've always worried that an ssri would decrease my mental performance. Maybe worth revisiting. Can the help you learn better / focus more by blunting depression / stress?

splatton Adding a Trackpoint to an Inexpensive Mechanical Keyboard

The idea of a trackpoint on my desktop keyboard is what led me to pull the trigger on one of these: https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/

splatton Can a keto diet reverse diabetes?

Lol @ nutritionfacts.org.

That dude cherry picks studies just as much as the people he criticizes.

splatton Crypto Market Crash Leaving Bankrupt Startups in Its Wake

What are you seeing that indicates an upcoming recession? Economic data looks solid currently.

splatton Anki Vector: The Home Robot

The comments on their youtube video seem fake.

splatton Ask HN: Help my data analyst team not suck

Not familiar with spark beyond being aware of it. We have a good amount of space allocated on a fairly powerful oracle server. Was thinking to store all of our tables there. If there are big advantages over an alternate system, I could get it done but would have to get the IT software team on board with letting me install it, getting a server, etc.

Jupyter have used but was thinking to have the team settle on mainly using SAS code to built the ETL process since that is the language most of them are familiar with using. (even though I personally HATE writing SAS)

splatton Ask HN: Help my data analyst team not suck

Thanks, I'll check it out. Getting buy in from this group will be a challenge, but it has been positive so far.