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Comment · 1 year ago
There are specific regulations that exist and are enforced in Germany (2009/48/EC) and the US (CPSC), that also exist in China (e.g. GB 6675) but enforcement is relatively weak, especially for cheap toys from small manufacturers that end up in the hands of children.
Comment · 2 years ago
Interesting. I couldn't find it; Is there a resource anywhere which could help show how to replicate the diet / meals?
Comment · 2 years ago
In this case it seems the search engine had indexed the thread/question, which was posted previously (making sense it was already ranking in search results), and ChatGPT followed that link and a found the answer.
Comment · 3 years ago
After 5 years, (i) Placebo: 22% mortality, (ii) Daily Pill: 12% mortality.

45% reduction in 5-year mortality. Quite close to “cutting by half”

Comment · 4 years ago
Just imagine humanity had become so successful, that we managed to give everyone sufficient resources to live a life of their choosing.

How would it go?

Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
Amazon is one of the scammy shopping sites this articles discusses - it’s listed in the dataset.

I’d wager that many of the dark patterns persist because Amazon use them, making their justification inside smaller companies easier.

Comment · 8 years ago
aldaily.com. The authority on essays and opinions of note.
Comment · 8 years ago
Masters of Doom by David Kushner (despite him being a journo) is pretty good.

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