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cosmicvarion | 1 year ago | on: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons

Don't these plastic surgeons have a conflict of interest if they perform liposuction? Liposuction is probably wildly more profitable than prescribing a GLP-1 inhibitor.

cosmicvarion | 1 year ago | on: KPMG Fined Record $25M in Exam-Cheating Scandal

Why doesn't the PCAOB improve the exam process to make this sort of cheating extremely difficult if not impossible? Why are the trainings and examinations being run in house at these firms?

cosmicvarion | 1 year ago | on: The $10k BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

It's the Soviet Lada all over again. It turned out, however, that Americans didn't want to just buy the cheapest car. Other things factored into what car Americans preferred such as style, status symbol, etc.

cosmicvarion | 2 years ago | on: Explore interesting places nearby listed on Wikipedia

Ok but they seriously need to not zoom in on every site you click on.

cosmicvarion | 2 years ago | on: Positive association between altitude and suicide in U.S. counties

I haven't dug into their controls, but it seems to me that higher altitude may be associated with remoteness.