laufj | 5 years ago | on: Brexit can best be understood as a civil war within capitalism
He seems pretty on point to me. And he offered more explanation than you just did. Care to defend your position?
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laufj | 6 years ago | on: A case for ending lockdown
The immunity section ignores the fact that the virus could mutate, and thus reinfect people immune to the previous form
laufj | 6 years ago | on: In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% without symptoms
I'm curious how they determined if inmates were asymptomatic. If it was just asking, the symptoms may be under reported. In prison, you try and appear invincible, your survival depends on it, so I could imagine many people saying they are asymptomatic when they are not.
laufj | 6 years ago | on: In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% without symptoms
We don't know if infection provides immunity, so they could be repeat infections, or even viruses that never cleared.
laufj | 6 years ago | on: Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says
The WHO themselves said that there is no longer an official criteria for something being a pandemic.
laufj | 6 years ago | on: Two Browsers Walked into a Scrollbar
The iOs hidden scrollbar is a pain. As a web developer, it caused issues because Safari will reflow the content when the scroll bars appear and disappear since the amount of space they take up changes.
laufj | 6 years ago | on: Inaccurate chart led to unwarranted fears of 5G wireless technology
This is PR from the 5G networks. There have been groups of scientists that have published concerns about the health risks of 5G. They did not get their information from one chart.
laufj | 8 years ago | on: Pixar's Rules of Storytelling (2013)
Stories are more interesting to me when it feels like the characters are consistent and real, and their motivations are driving their actions, not the invisible hand of the storyteller that already has an ending and theme in mind. Because in this case I have something to learn from it.
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