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Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes
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Comment on They grow your berries and peaches, but often lack one item: insurance in ~enviro
hhh LinkWho, Mexicans? Just kidding. Kind of I would argue needing a car to work in the first place (and the often obscenely expensive insurance rates) is what causes the problem in the first place...Who, Mexicans?
Just kidding. Kind of
I would argue needing a car to work in the first place (and the often obscenely expensive insurance rates) is what causes the problem in the first place though. And the lack of a legal process to immigration generally leading to undocumented people living under the radar in terms of official matters both in registration and receiving benefits.
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Comment on Chinese gangs use cryptocurrencies to launder billions in ~finance
hhh Link Parentmonero is the only cryptocurrency that actually has any utility. monero is private. truly private. without the need for any mixers. the IRS has as recently as two years ago put out a half-million...monero is the only cryptocurrency that actually has any utility. monero is
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private. truly private. without the need for any mixers. the IRS has as recently as two years ago put out a half-million dollar bounty for anyone who could break it after previous contracts in 2020 proved fruitless. ring signatures and disposable wallet addresses means that adding a single wallet hop between a KYC exchange and the wallet you ultimately deposit your coins in makes you (in theory) untraceable. in practice, for the paranoid, adding a couple more wallet hops is better to make absolutely certain no correlation could be done even with the most sophisticated of analyses. but this is no problem as monero is also
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useable as a coin. few other coins have been as stable as monero over the years. part of this is monero is inherently inflationary, making using it as an investment tool a foolish endeavor. additionally, the way the reward system is set up means that the network is fast and with low fees (in the cents). the main criticism i would levy here is the space requirement for storing a copy of the ledger and the accompanying initial time-cost associated with downloading it.
if the world is to spend the equivalent of small countries to secure a blockchain, it better be a coin with utility---not a glorified gambling vehicle like bitcoin.
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Comment on Chinese gangs use cryptocurrencies to launder billions in ~finance
hhh Link Parentyou can't overdose on LSD in any meaningful way, and, if you take too much and panic, you can be given antipsychotic and/or benzodiazepine and you're fine. compare this to alcohol where you can...you can't overdose on LSD in any meaningful way, and, if you take too much and panic, you can be given antipsychotic and/or benzodiazepine and you're fine. compare this to alcohol where you can
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die if you overdose
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become both easily addicted and physically dependent to the point of seizing if you don't have a drink
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irreparably damage your body each time you sip it.
the criminalization of drugs, especially "safe" drugs like cannabis and psychedelics does nothing but create harms. look at the current fentanyl crisis. because heroin is not able to be purchased legally, people instead turn to street "heroin" mixed with cuts, xylazine and novel fentalogues which are both more physically harmful and an order of magnitude easier to overdose on. and cheaper. capitalism breeds innovation--- fentanyl is made in truly industrial quantities with hard-to-control precursors by cartels for pennies on the dollar. oh, also, there are even more potent analogues, ranging from 10-100x. potent enough a single flatbed truck could transport enough opioids to supply the entire US for a year. banning the sale does nothing to curtail the availability, creates perverse incentives that prioritize profit over the safety of the user, and creates legal burdens for the users themselves that can make living a normal life after they age out of their addiction impossible.
is legalizing all drugs much worse than the current status quo? "The estimates in this cross-sectional study of 694 660 mean deaths per year between 2015 and 2019 suggest that excessive alcohol consumption accounted for 12.9% of total deaths among adults aged 20 to 64 years and 20.3% of deaths among adults aged 20 to 49 years.". we already have a deadly, addictive, neurotoxic as well as just generally toxic drug that is both legal and aggressively advertised. surely, ketamine, mdma, and without question psychedelics should be legal if alcohol is, no? it would be better for everyone but the cartels for a pure, regulated exchange of drugs to be legalized, along with strict standards (or in my opinion banning) the advertising of vices in any form---be it alcohol, sports betting, cannabis or drugs.
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Comment on For those with an alcohol problem, are non-alcoholic beverages a wise choice? in ~health
hhh Link Parentkeep in mind that because of the way pH works, seltzer is 100x less acidic than soda if there's a 2 ph differencekeep in mind that because of the way pH works, seltzer is 100x less acidic than soda if there's a 2 ph difference
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Comment on Apple to wind down electric car effort after decadelong odyssey in ~transport
hhh Link Parenteconomies of scale play a role. as you get more engineers and planners with know-how and experience, price per mile drops drastically. same with the price of components themselveseconomies of scale play a role. as you get more engineers and planners with know-how and experience, price per mile drops drastically. same with the price of components themselves
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Comment on Hurt my lower back by bending over, any tips for healing and comfort? in ~health
hhh Link Parentthis is absurd and counter-productive. these are natural, human movements. there's a difference between a weighted squat and squatting with nothing on your back. never doing these movements means...I'd strongly advice against bending over or squatting.
this is absurd and counter-productive. these are natural, human movements. there's a difference between a weighted squat and squatting with nothing on your back. never doing these movements means you will lose muscle and mobility over time which puts you at risk for injury. it's better to find some sort of low-stress, gentle strengthening/mobility work (a lot of people like kettlebells) than live with the counterproductive belief that your spine is made of glass.
I've had back pain for years until a disc slipped and now I have some permanent albeit mild nerve damage.
first of all, i'm sorry about your back pain. i will say though, back pain and chronic pain in general is actually not very well correlated to physical damage. a lot of people with herniated discs, torn labrums etc are completely asymptomatic, meanwhile on the opposite end of the spectrum many people with chronic back/shoulder pain have no physical signs of injury at all. the worst thing you could ever do for any sort of injury or pain is to never move. while i'm not suggesting you act like the maniacs on reddit squatting hundreds and hundreds of pounds with major back injuries, i think you are doing yourself a disservice living your life in fear of moving your back.
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Comment on Hurt my lower back by bending over, any tips for healing and comfort? in ~health
hhh Link Parentfair point. for me I've actually stopped squatting completely as I felt like it was consistently hurting my back. I have however kept deadlifting, although I've switched to sumo. sumo once a week...fair point. for me I've actually stopped squatting completely as I felt like it was consistently hurting my back. I have however kept deadlifting, although I've switched to sumo. sumo once a week + cable rows seems to be enough stimulus that my lower back gets stronger but doesn't get beat up or achy. i think the fact that my gym has a deadlift platform + bumpers also helps with my back feeling happy. concrete floor + iron plates + sets of 400 i think my spine would dissolve.
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Comment on Hurt my lower back by bending over, any tips for healing and comfort? in ~health
hhh Link Parentit's probably because of the squatting + deadlifting that your back is so resilient. joints, muscle, connective tissue strengthen and adapt to load.it's probably because of the squatting + deadlifting that your back is so resilient. joints, muscle, connective tissue strengthen and adapt to load.
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Comment on Making or using generative ‘AI’ is, all else being equal, a dick move in ~tech
hhh LinkSweeping statements like this expose a lack of creativity and completely ignore potentially transformative use-cases such as in drug design.Sweeping statements like this expose a lack of creativity and completely ignore potentially transformative use-cases such as in drug design.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
hhh Link Parentjoints adapt to loads. the biggest danger for joints is overextending and overuse. slowly ramping up weights and not being obese is the best thing you can to to keep your joints healthy long-termHeavier squats would inevitably take a toll on my knees for example
joints adapt to loads. the biggest danger for joints is overextending and overuse. slowly ramping up weights and not being obese is the best thing you can to to keep your joints healthy long-term
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Comment on People with low BMI aren't more active, they are just less hungry and 'run hotter' in ~health
hhh Link Parenti would argue carrying "excess" muscle is both effectively impossible for natural lifters, and even for geared lifters it's not that bad. the life expectancy for a professional bodybuilder is...carrying "excess" fat or low muscle mass is unhealthy, but the thin models in bodybuilding magazines and fashion shows are also unhealthy
i would argue carrying "excess" muscle is both effectively impossible for natural lifters, and even for geared lifters it's not that bad. the life expectancy for a professional bodybuilder is still about 75---the same as for the average US man---despite injecting grams upon grams of anabolics and peptides for years on end (along with the stresses of competing).
your heart adapts to the extra stress of lifting weights and carrying extra muscle. iirc there is usually benign hypertrophy of the left ventricle wall (cavity size stays the same unlike in pathological LVH) and a slight drop in heart rate/blood pressure, and combined with a higher insulin sensitivity due to muscles acting like a glucose sink means even a lean 200lb natural monster probably isn't negatively affected by having that much muscle.
if anything the increased bone density, metabolic markers, and mobility afforded by having a higher baseline muscle (and buffer for when sarcopenia sets in) means most people would be well served by getting as big as possible when in their youth (in a healthy and sustainable way of course)
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Comment on People with low BMI aren't more active, they are just less hungry and 'run hotter' in ~health
hhh Link Parentyes, but most complicating factors --- height, muscularity, bone density --- fall along a normalish distribution, so BMI is accurate for most people stillyes, but most complicating factors --- height, muscularity, bone density --- fall along a normalish distribution, so BMI is accurate for most people still
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Is the US going to break up?
Hi tildos. I am curious on your thoughts on the stability of the US in the short-medium term. What I'm worried about is the combo of a majority of Republicans having beliefs divorced from reality...
Hi tildos. I am curious on your thoughts on the stability of the US in the short-medium term. What I'm worried about is the combo of a majority of Republicans having beliefs divorced from reality due to a sophisticated propaganda network, increasing "othering"/hatred of non-repubs, fascism becoming more popular among young people and the brazen mask-off takeover of the govt.
From my understanding these sorts of things (civil war, country breaking up) tend to happen very slowly, then all at once. I am very worried we are approaching the "all at once" stage. Is this reasonable? Is a civil war likely? Balkanization of the US? Something else?
What could be done to prepare? I have European-immigrant parents, so would getting citizenship in their country be prudent? Learning other languages? (I know english, mediocre grasp of birth-language, poor/middling spanish). Buying a rifle?
I am starting to regret choosing to attend a university in Texas haha with these prospects.
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Comment on Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion in ~health
hhh Link Parentfrom wikipedia: "In 1938, the U.S. Supreme Court in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins 304 U.S. 64, 78 (1938), overruled earlier precedent,[134] and held "There is no federal general common law," thus...from wikipedia:
"In 1938, the U.S. Supreme Court in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins 304 U.S. 64, 78 (1938), overruled earlier precedent,[134] and held "There is no federal general common law," thus confining the federal courts to act only as interstitial interpreters of law originating elsewhere. E.g., Texas Industries v. Radcliff, 451 U.S. 630 (1981) (without an express grant of statutory authority, federal courts cannot create rules of intuitive justice, for example, a right to contribution from co-conspirators). Post-1938, federal courts deciding issues that arise under state law are required to defer to state court interpretations of state statutes, or reason what a state's highest court would rule if presented with the issue, or to certify the question to the state's highest court for resolution.
Later courts have limited Erie slightly, to create a few situations where United States federal courts are permitted to create federal common law rules without express statutory authority, for example, where a federal rule of decision is necessary to protect uniquely federal interests, such as foreign affairs, or financial instruments issued by the federal government. See, e.g., Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States, 318 U.S. 363 (1943) (giving federal courts the authority to fashion common law rules with respect to issues of federal power, in this case negotiable instruments backed by the federal government); see also International News Service v. Associated Press, 248 U.S. 215 (1918) (creating a cause of action for misappropriation of "hot news" that lacks any statutory grounding); but see National Basketball Association v. Motorola, Inc., 105 F.3d 841, 843–44, 853 (2d Cir. 1997) (noting continued vitality of INS "hot news" tort under New York state law, but leaving open the question of whether it survives under federal law). Except on Constitutional issues, Congress is free to legislatively overrule federal courts' common law.[135]"
there are common-law elements, like precedent, and as you said those are necessary as a practical means. but the US federal court system wouldn't be best characterized as a common-law system
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Comment on Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion in ~health
hhh Link Parentthe US explicitly chose to depart from a common-law system for the exact reasons I've argued. that's part of why we have a written constitution. in theory only the civil/contract law court system...the US explicitly chose to depart from a common-law system for the exact reasons I've argued. that's part of why we have a written constitution.
in theory only the civil/contract law court system should be common law
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Comment on Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion in ~health
hhh (edited )Link Parentyou're being intentionally obtuse and it is impossible to argue productively i am going to stop responding. many of the recent decisions of the court have been effectively judge-made law. like a...you're being intentionally obtuse and it is impossible to argue productively i am going to stop responding.
many of the recent decisions of the court have been effectively judge-made law. like a right to privacy. nothing in the 5th, 14th, or 9th amendment suggest a general right to privacy. if the lawmakers wanted it, they should have put it down in writing as that's all we have to work with.
if you disagree, that is ok, but don't pretend like it's the only correct perspective.fwiw i believe the "fundamental right to own a gun" is also an invention of the court (it is essentially scalia's little legislative baby) and also how the first amendment has been misconstrued to protect money as speech.
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Comment on Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion in ~health
hhh Link Parentthat is true that is a matter of opinion. i agree with @papasquat and many others that giving legislative power to 9 unelected lifetime appointees is terrible and that's why textualism is the way...That’s why they totally ignore it any time it’s inconvenient.
that is true
It’s a canard.
that is a matter of opinion. i agree with @papasquat and many others that giving legislative power to 9 unelected lifetime appointees is terrible and that's why textualism is the way to go. the nature of the court system suggests that judges would be best making decisions with small-c conservatism.
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Comment on Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion in ~health
hhh (edited )Link Parentthis is really an argument about textualism/originalism vs original intent vs a living constitution interpretation and the scope of amendments. supreme court, being unelected, should take a...this is really an argument about textualism/originalism vs original intent vs a living constitution interpretation and the scope of amendments. supreme court, being unelected, should take a textual approach. it is up to the lawmakers to write better laws.
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Comment on Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion in ~health
hhh Link Parentthe decision was the morally sound thing to do but it was essentially inventing law. doesn't mean it was actually valid. casey v planned parenthood 20 years later basically completely threw out...the decision was the morally sound thing to do but it was essentially inventing law.
the original roe only had two dissents
doesn't mean it was actually valid. casey v planned parenthood 20 years later basically completely threw out the roe reasoning and tried to come up with its own constitutional basis (and again failed).
otoh overturning a 50 year old precedent is also essentially unheard of and the fact the judges made comparisons to the overturning of plessy is disgusting.
they are right roe was unsound, but they were wrong it should be overturned both morally and practically
I think the bumping system also contributes. On reddit, if you comment, it's pretty easy for it to disappear into the ether. Versus on here, every comment pushes the thread to the top, and, with so few users, there's a good chance people remember what you end up commenting.