#Interesting

Thread: Economic Naturalist Question #7. Why might an appliance retailer hammer dents into the sides of its stoves and refrigerators? In an earlier thread, I explored why introductory economics courses
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This morning I found some odd results. Then I spent several hours finding a typo in my program. Then I found some interesting results. Then I had to think about
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#21Days21Destinations Day 10 Binga Did you know that Zimbabwe has a beach? If you didn’t know, then today you must fall in love with this destination; Binga!! The home of
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Some ramblings on the NCHC bubble:The more I digest it, the more I like the idea. It's a great way to get a large portion of the season underway in
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yesterday dad wanted to accompany me for errands (i do not allow him to leave the car, as he is over 70 and is 100% the guy who WOULD leave
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Bicycles promotions don't stop car sales.Or How Greta Thunberg, FridaysForFuture, and Billionaires will kill us all with car culture: If you say EVs are great like Jason Hickel or promote
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snippets from the book "Watershed 1967 - India’s Forgotten Victory Over China Hardcover" now reading. On why the war even occured. abdulla was in contact with pakis about the impending
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This week we learn about the ancestral connection of H. antecessor, the age of Kabwe, have a published juvenile H. naledi, and a 2 million year old H. erectus in
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Inspired by the many lists made by @masaccio60 lately, I decided to make my own #Top10 of my favorite Austro-Hungarian artillery of the #GreatWar. This is as un-scientific as it
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I realized that part of my quarantine dissociation is tied up in grooming rituals. not just makeup. not just clothes. getting my hair cut and my nails done = minimum
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Excited to share an update on low-N protein engineering and why we think it works!https://bit.ly/3jAV4ih  We prev showed that the first principal component (PC1) of our protein language model's representation
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Stand-up Paddle Boarding at Puteri HarbourA thread https://afzani.com/2020/11/stand-up-paddle-boarding-at-puteri-harbour/ Puteri Harbour is waking up from its long rest after Movement Control Order and the latest, Conditional Movement Con
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The WoodA thread http://backpackartist.com/2020/11/25/the-wood/ Being on somewhat of a short leash this year, like many others I've spent time getting better acquainted with my local area. One place in particular
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Bill Gates says that mass public gatherings will not come back "at all" until we have mass vaccination.....which he will produce.How #philanthropic of him https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-factories-7-different-vaccines-to-fight-co
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There’s no higher aesthetic/intellectual achievement than calling your shots. Only a rare few have been able to do it.- Jonah Peretti- Li Lu - Thiel- Soros- KeynesAre a few who
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This was a week of interesting conversations, both public and private. In two cases, I was asked to clarify *why* rural folks think in particular ways around climate change, especially
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