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Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
"If you put Amazon in the headline, they will come." Interesting call that the story isn't compelling enough if it "just" involves Whole Foods.
Comment · 6 years ago
Allulose is an interesting sweetener that has the same molecular formula as fructose, and IMO tastes much more similar to table sugar than other sweeteners.
It has been shown to lower glycemic and insulin response when taken with other carbs https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19155592
I'm guessing because of the molecular similarity I've found it to have similar browning as sugar when cooking.
A few downsides--it has a cooling sensation depending on what I use it to sweeten. Also if I consume too much it can cause bloating (a downside of not being absorbed like sugar is). In general it doesn't look like it's as well researched as other sweeteners, so it's hard to tell if there are more subtle/long term downsides.
More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psicose
Comment · 7 years ago
Sometimes I google home maintenance videos for information on a project, and I need to spend a lot of time looking for a certain level of quality of the source since I'm a complete amateur. I'll often want to confirm by looking for multiple videos and making sure the sources converge on some basic points since I have so little background.
But since I'm much more knowledgeable about certain programming or mathematical techniques, I can do much quicker searches to refresh my memory since my BS filter is going to go off pretty quickly, and I can verify the truth of a source based on a more extensive background.
The fear mongering in this article requires you to assume that doctors are much more like amateur carpenters clicking on links at random rather than highly trained practitioners with years of education in their field.
Comment · 7 years ago
In the source they cite (https://gcemetery.co/), do they consider only products that have died? Or do they track all products that have started? (hopefully they have right censoring, otherwise it seems they're underestimating the average lifespan).
I'm having a hard time finding the data in tabular format.
Comment · 7 years ago
Here's an interactive tool they put up as well that doesn't look paywalled.
https://graphics.wsj.com/dynamic-inset-iframer/?url=https://...
Hard to find the data backing it, though.
Comment · 7 years ago
It's a bit odd seeing Zucman as a contributor here, considering his recent economic advice has been criticized for assuming that tax avoidance isn't a thing.
Comment · 7 years ago
Thanks for the response! FWIW, I find nothing lacking in the application, but I'm working on an ipad and it seems a native app would be less constrained by the browser quality.
Comment · 7 years ago
It sounds cliche, but I've found the yEd graph editor crucial in reading a Dostoevsky novel and keeping up with all the characters and their relations. Is yworks pretty much the only game in town when it comes to graph editing?
Comment · 7 years ago
I like propublica's reporting on this but geez, this needs an award for one of the top HN obsessions. Within the past 7 months:
TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans from Filing Taxes for Free; 211 points -- 54 minutes ago
TurboTax to charge more lower-income customers; 144 points -- 3 months ago
Congress Scraps Provision to Restrict IRS from Competing with TurboTax; 82 points -- 4 months ago
Listen to TurboTax Lie to Get Out of Refunding Overcharged Customers; 171 points -- 5 months ago
TurboTax Uses a “Military Discount” to Trick Troops into Paying to File Taxes; 170 points -- 5 months ago
TurboTax and H&R Block Saw Free Tax Filing as a Threat; 355 points -- 6 months ago
TurboTax Hides Its Free File Page from Search Engines; 881 points -- 6 months ago
TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to File Your Taxes; 608 points -- 6 months ago
How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing (2013); 462 points -- 7 months ago
edit: if you _still_ haven't gotten enough TurboTax reporting, there's a great Reply All episode that covers propublica's reporting as well https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/6nhgol
Comment · 7 years ago
I'm not sure about how much causation is being captured here, but I don't doubt the effect directionally. Here's a paper that came to similar conclusions, which I think captures causality better
https://www.nber.org/papers/w25489
Basically it compares performance of students who transferred into schools upwind vs downwind of major highways. Unsurprisingly, those who ended up in downwind schools saw
> decreases in test scores, more behavioral incidents, and more absences
Comment · 7 years ago
Never heard about Circa before, but just read a little about them and their feature that has the goal
> "to break down a story into its core elements: facts, stats, quotes and media", as opposed to a summary where content is reduced for quicker reading or users are linked elsewhere for the full story
Do you know of any other [general, not tech-specific] media outlets with this philosophy? I find most sources these days are unhelpful even though they think they're adding value with emphasis on narratives.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/799345159