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by subgard
Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:04 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: Neural nets, funny memes and the speed of misinformation
Replies: 2
Views: 766

Neural nets, funny memes and the speed of misinformation

It seems that the speed of misinformation has been increasing. And, it seems it parallels the speed of a more innocuous form of information - funny memes. Back in the nineties, it could take several years for both jokes and crazy conspiracy theories to saturate their respective audiences. In the ear...
by subgard
Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:55 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: COVID topic vol 2
Replies: 865
Views: 90542

Re: COVID topic vol 2

The Moderna vaccine produced sterilizing immunity in mice. And there has been evidence that the various vaccines reduce viral shedding in humans, if not downright eliminate it. So, a vaccinated population would have an R value below the unvaccinated population, possibly by a substantial amount. The ...
by subgard
Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:54 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: COVID topic vol 2
Replies: 865
Views: 90542

Re: COVID topic vol 2

From the article itself: He said people feared the vaccine was "too new and was rushed through the process. The government is trying to do something to me – implant a microchip or do something else harmful. It will sterilize me. It will give me COVID-19. All manner of things from social media. ...
by subgard
Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:49 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: COVID topic vol 2
Replies: 865
Views: 90542

Re: COVID topic vol 2

The current low fatality rate of the virus can be attributed to restrictions and hospitals not being overrun yet. The virulence of many viruses depend a lot on your initial dose. Spend an hour talking face to face with an asymptomatic carrier, and you may find yourself in an icu on a ventilator. Pic...
by subgard
Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:54 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: COVID topic vol 2
Replies: 865
Views: 90542

Re: COVID topic vol 2

Option 1 - No restrictions. This would result in the healthcare system being completely overwhelmed for several months. People would be literally dying in the streets as they waited to get into the hospital. People that only need supplemental oxygen, car accident victims, cancer patients, etc would ...
by subgard
Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:03 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: Trump News Network: Implications for the Individual
Replies: 56
Views: 7302

Re: Trump News Network: Implications for the Individual

Trump craves attention above all else. Even above money and power, as those things are just a means to his more desired end - attention. The only narrative he cares about controlling is about himself. At first glance, he might want to control an entire news network, imagining being able to get on an...
by subgard
Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:29 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: COVID topic vol 2
Replies: 865
Views: 90542

Re: COVID topic vol 2

I can remember in February and March, the experts saying "Mask wearing is more for protecting others from you if you're infectious." and outright saying, "We advise the public not to wear masks because healthcare workers need them" Also "We don't know how effective mask wear...
by subgard
Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:38 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?
Replies: 521
Views: 40982

Re: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?

I'm not sure what to think about not spending specifically to avoid stimulating consumption in the general economy, but from an accounting perspective, you can't count labor as carbon emissions. If you count the carbon emissions of a hamburger at the point of sale, you can't then count it in the emi...
by subgard
Fri Nov 27, 2020 8:48 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?
Replies: 521
Views: 40982

Re: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?

When intensive (labor heavy) agricultural products are compared to extensive (labor light) agricultural products, the carbon footprint of the labor is not included, because the labor provides (food, shelter, etc) for themselves, but the price of the labor is included in the price. If this is true (...
by subgard
Thu Nov 26, 2020 6:52 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?
Replies: 521
Views: 40982

Re: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?

My idea of a carbon labeling system was an attempt for a solution for the lack of education and corresponding empowerment among individuals. Anything that would lead to this realization : "Wait a minute, evil corporations and government inaction isn't causing climate change. I am. I'm doing it ...
by subgard
Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:23 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?
Replies: 521
Views: 40982

Re: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?

We already have that to an extent, it's the price. This is definitely not true. Items that are expensive because they're hand crafted don't have more embedded energy. Many expensive services are not very carbon releasing because you're paying for a person's time, not the energy of manufacture. Item...
by subgard
Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:33 pm
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?
Replies: 521
Views: 40982

Re: A Conservative Policy Solution to Slow Down Climate Change?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_emission_label Why not mandate this for every single good and service in the economy? Be it a gallon of gas, a stay in a motel, a pound of ground turkey, an airplane ticket, a meal in a restaurant, a new house, a month of cell service, a helicopter ride over Mau...
by subgard
Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:39 pm
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: COVID-19
Replies: 3436
Views: 483795

Re: COVID-19

It seems that the solution for what to do before a vaccine is ready is a kind of reverse engineering triangle between testing, tracing, and social distancing. If you do one to the extreme, you don't have to do the other two much. Testing - Some proposals for getting back to work require 20 million t...
by subgard
Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:30 am
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: "swallowing" ​b​lackpill, overcoming it; moving forward; pseudoscience and woo-woo stuff
Replies: 104
Views: 17773

Re: "swallowing" ​b​lackpill, overcoming it; moving forward; pseudoscience and woo-woo stuff

Try just being altruistic for a while. Practice the skill of having the conversation that the other person wants to have. Don't try to show people you are anything - smart, funny, interesting, attractive, confident, sexy, whatever. Don't worry about appearing any of those things. Instead, focus on m...
by subgard
Tue Nov 26, 2019 9:20 am
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Cooking Levels (Wheaton Scale)
Replies: 53
Views: 8708

Re: Cooking Levels (Wheaton Scale)

I think a lot of these Wheaton scales could be compressed, considering the original definition. -2 Appears hopelessly stupid -1 Just needs help +1 Something to aspire to +2 Crazy, not able to comprehend. 0 Doesn't cook. 1 Follows recipes. Includes complicated processes and techniques. 2 Modifies rec...
by subgard
Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:27 am
Forum: Politics, and other eternal disagreements
Topic: $$$ for your firearms
Replies: 78
Views: 15115

Re: $$$ for your firearms

The second amendment is already completely and utterly infringed. To the point of it being nonsensical. "The right to bear arms" is the right to possess military weapons. Not hunting tools. Weapons for destroying human beings and their property. With a few exceptions on the very low end of...
by subgard
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:55 am
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Washing fiberglass out of clothing?
Replies: 6
Views: 11005

Re: Washing fiberglass out of clothing?

Of all the times I've worked with fiberglass insulation, I don't remember it lasting in my clothes beyond one wash cycle. I don't think the glass fibers are very "clingy" (unlike natural fibers, which are rough specifically to cling to one another.) And, they're probably brittle and easily...
by subgard
Wed Jul 17, 2019 4:49 am
Forum: Friends, Family, Relationships, and Community Questions
Topic: Ways of improving your social capital?
Replies: 44
Views: 12855

Re: Ways of improving your social capital?

1) approaching people you don't know yet and talking to them without somebody you already know introducing you Ask questions. The blander, more boring, and non-intrusive, the better. Bland statements about the weather are good. Don't try to be funny, interesting or witty. The vibe you're going for i...
by subgard
Sat Jul 13, 2019 9:35 am
Forum: Friends, Family, Relationships, and Community Questions
Topic: Ways of improving your social capital?
Replies: 44
Views: 12855

Re: Ways of improving your social capital?

Consider this exercise. With anyone else, family, friend, acquaintance, or stranger. 1. Don't attempt to manage their impression of you at all. Don't consider what they might think of you. And, don't have anything you want out of the interaction. Set aside your own desires, interests, agenda. 2. Try...
by subgard
Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:53 am
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Reaching Kegan Level 4
Replies: 81
Views: 18845

Re: Reaching Kegan Level 4

It's a looped continuum. K6 is the same as K0.