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Comment · 5 years ago
I haven't tested as sufficiently as the OP, but I discovered firsthand that the Everdrive GB x7 consumes more power than a standard cart. If I had to guess, I'd guess almost as much as the EZ-FLASH Junior.

My modded GB Pocket wasn't able to use either cart until I replaced the batteries with lithiums that boasted 1.5v output.

Comment · 6 years ago
> It seems more likely that Facebook, with its noted conservative lean[0],

Do you agree with the assertion that not censoring conservatives is the same thing as supporting the right? In my mind, those are two very different things. It used to be the case that most people believed in the statement, “I don’t agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

The article you posted asserts that because conservative posts are popular on Facebook, it must support conservatives. In spite of the fact that it also says FB took down 276 fake accounts that were promoting conservative positions. I didn't see any evidence of FB promoting conservative content, but more likely that conservatives tend to like promoting content through FB. Those are two different things.

> dinged Babylon Bee to avoid repeated embarrassments for President Trump,

This appears to be the conjecture you mentioned.

> who quoted from another Babylon Bee story without realizing it is a satire site[1].

Any evidence that President Trump didn't know it was satire? The dude loves to troll people. Also, the article doesn't try to make a conclusion to the affirmative. It says "Unclear".

Comment · 7 years ago
Thank you for your suggestions.

All I know at this point is that they've had a younger guy build an app for them in Java and it doesn't work as well as they'd like it to. They said something about it outputting to Excel, and that right now they can watch it putting the data on the spreadsheet in real-time, which isn't desirable. Also, there was something about it being manual rather than automatic.

My work colleague has sold me to them as a Java guru, which might've been true 6 or more years ago, but I haven't used it in a while. They still have the original developer, but they think I might be able to teach him a thing or two. My Java experience was mostly web applications, so it's hard for me to say whether I'll have much value to add or not before looking at it.

I do well enough right now that I don't plan on chasing side gigs, but I'm not afraid of giving this a trial run.

Comment · 7 years ago
When I Bing Jeff Bezo's net worth, it gives me $155 Billion.

I don't know what number should be used to say "this amount will fundamentally change someone's life", but I'm going to arbitrarily pick $50,000.

$155 Billion / 50,000 = 3.1 million.

That's approximately the population of Arkansas.

Comment · 8 years ago
I've received a "we know better" answer before, in 2014 regarding Net Neutrality from Roy Blunt.

Thank you for contacting me regarding net neutrality.

As you know, in 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established rules to regulate the Internet. The FCC claimed it could regulate the Internet under the authority of its traditional telephone regulations developed during the monopoly-era. A DC Circuit Court recently struck down certain parts of these rules and decided the FCC does not have jurisdiction over broadband providers to implement regulations in this manner.

The Internet should certainly be free and open to those who legally provide content to consumers. This principle does not necessitate additional government regulation, particularly given the innovative and highly competitive broadband marketplace. Attempts to preemptively implement industry-wide regulations may inadvertently harm consumers by stifling competition and innovation. As a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, I intend to remain fully engaged on this issue to ensure the rules governing broadband service providers maintain the flexibility needed to evolve as rapidly as the technology they provide.

Again, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to continuing our conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SenatorBlunt) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/RoyBlunt) about the important issues facing Missouri and the country. I also encourage you to visit my website (blunt.senate.gov) to learn more about where I stand on the issues and sign-up for my e-newsletter.

Sincere regards,

Roy Blunt United States Senator

Comment · 9 years ago
>> I'd like to see these things in every Hospital asap

>Yes sir, right away sir.

If I seem a bit emotionally invested in the topic, it's because I am. My dad died from a heart attack a little under two years ago. One of the side-effects for me has been noticing articles about advancements in the field and caring about them more than I used to. If he had died from it before anyone could potentially do anything, that'd be one thing. But that's not what happened. Medical staff was on-site within minutes. They even claimed he was still alive by the time they arrived at the hospital. But still, he died. He was a month shy of 60.

Of course if he had improved his diet and shed some pounds, he might not have found himself in that situation to begin with so early, but given that heart failure is the number one killer in the US, I don't think that answer is good enough by itself. We need to get to the point that we can save people more consistently.

Heart disease killed more than 10 times as many people in 2016 as any sort of gun death in the US. We should be a lot more concerned with solving this problem as a society.

It's not just big guys like my dad who are at risk. My six year old niece has a small heart defect that could be a problem at some point. You'd think that's pretty rare, but according to some studies, that makes her 1 out of 100 kids.

This stuff needs to be fixed.

Comment · 9 years ago
How can we get something like this pushed further along, assuming you're not a scientist working on it directly?

With heart failure the number one killer in the United States, I'd like to see these things in every Hospital asap.

Comment · 9 years ago
One thing I'd be interested to learn is, how much of what makes the difference between an above average chess player and a Master or a Grandmaster can be tied to better decision making after looking 3 or 5 moves ahead, and how much is the Master/Grandmaster's ability to look 10+ moves ahead?
Comment · 9 years ago
I completely disagree. Keep insurance prices and taxes low, and I believe that generous people will pick up the slack in disasters and in non-disasters people will be able to help themselves. Make it a priority to praise generosity and the ones interested in receiving praise will compete to out-do each other.
Comment · 9 years ago
I like that standard. You think, "Would I care if someone revealed personal info and wrote about one of my parents?" The answer is probably yes. "Would I care if someone wrote something about my grandpa?" The answer is probably still yes. "Would I care if someone wrote something bad about my great-grandpa?" The answer becomes more likely to be "eh, who cares"
Comment · 9 years ago
Okay, I didn't want to say it, but I personally think snopes is biased. I'm going to use a few made-up examples because I don't want take the time to hunt down real examples, but I used to see this occasionally and stopped using them.

Myth: Donald Trump said he loves women.

Verdict: Mostly false

Facts: He said he loves women. He's also said mean things about Rosie O'Donnell.

Myth: Bill Clinton said he loves Mexicans.

Verdict: Mostly True

Facts: He said he loves women. Some women are Mexicans

And yes, sometimes it's that absurdly blatant.

Comment · 9 years ago
I think this has huge potential for abuse. Let's say politifact or snopes or both happen to be biased. Let's say they both lean left or both lean right. Now an entire side of the aisle will always be presented by Google as false. I know that's how most people perceive it anyway, but how's it going to look for Google when they're taking a side? Also, I have to wonder whether this will flag things as false until one of those other sites confirms it, or does it default to neutral?
Comment · 9 years ago
My anecdote matches yours. In highschool I was one of the higher-ranked people in my class, but I got along better with guys on the lower-end of the scale. Despite getting terrible grades, they often had a surprisingly quick wit that made them a pleasure to be around. Probably because they cared more about being funny than getting good grades. I sometimes wonder if it was motivation more than actual capacity that made the difference.

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