Isoprenoid
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- Comment on What it means to sign Elsevier's Copyright Transfer Agreement 1 week ago:
Doesn’t matter if it was one, or all publishers. Always call out scummy practices.
- Comment on boo! 1 week ago:
Yeah, it’s strange to label it as “not threatened” when there is a “data deficient” label available.
It appears that the “data deficient” label is avoided as much as possible:
- Comment on Trump tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO 1 week ago:
Follow the money. Where do the tariffs end up?
- Comment on Chinese algorithm claimed to boost Nvidia GPU performance by up to 800X for advanced science applications 3 weeks ago:
Per the article, they
justdeveloped a faster algorithm for a specific type of material simulation.You’re underplaying it.
As per the article:
This has broad implications for industries that require detailed material analysis, including:
Aerospace and Defense: Improved modeling of material stress and failure in aircraft structures.
Engineering and Manufacturing: More efficient testing of materials for construction and industrial applications.
Military Research: Faster development of impact-resistant materials for defense systems.
- Comment on Would he still love me as a worm? 3 months ago:
Here is the paper:
- Comment on X gon' give it to ya 4 months ago:
How is this meme about science?
- Comment on My toddler is on to me... 4 months ago:
You’re 41. No one is stopping you from buying and eating gummy snacks.
Don’t let your dreams be dreams.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses.
- Comment on It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? 4 months ago:
Sorry, I wasn’t explaining myself well.
Just because a story isn’t factually true, doesn’t mean that it has no value, or negative value. There are other types of values which can supersede factual value:
- aesthetic
- symbolic
- ethical
- didactic
Truth isn’t always about facts. Sometimes factual statements can be used as a weapon of deceit.
- Comment on It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? 4 months ago:
If a narrative is not literally true, does that mean it has no value?
- Comment on It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? 4 months ago:
“apple” used to be a generic term for fruit.
Oh, that explains the myth that Adam and Eve at an apple, when a specific fruit is never mentioned.
- Comment on New data reveals thousands of Australians who own 10 rentals or more 4 months ago:
Maybe it wasn’t about the houses, maybe it was about the class divide that we made along the way.
- Comment on What are the pros and cons to buying a smart watch from temu? 5 months ago:
For me personally, I want to limit interactions with my phone by
reading notifications on my wristincreasing interactions with my watchThat just sounds like interactions with your phone but with extra steps.
- Comment on Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second 5 months ago:
No. Did you read step one?
- Comment on Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second 5 months ago:
That’s a easy solution, here are the steps:
Step 1: Do not purchase a smart TV
Step 2: Yay, you did it! You did all the steps. 🥳
- Comment on Eureka 5 months ago:
Isaac Newton was a life time bachelor.
- Comment on Ubisofts stock tanked this morning ahead of the markets opening 5 months ago:
It would be cool if these graphs could be inflation adjusted.
- Comment on YouTube has found a new way to load ads | AdGuard Blog 5 months ago:
“Line go up” is the animating force of the
agethe rich and powerful, the critical philosophical principal around whichour entire societytheir livesisare arranged.I choose not to confuse my values with theirs.
- Comment on Mental hell 5 months ago:
lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfiles/portal/…/WP24_5
The figure shown appears on page 9
- Comment on whose house 5 months ago:
“Depeche mode”?
- Comment on Weekends 6 months ago:
Unfortunately that is how the human body works. Our sleep/wake cycle can only naturally drift by about an hour a day. It isn’t entirely dependent on how you feel.
- Comment on Spaceships 6 months ago:
Oh, I thought spacecrafts were wombs. It has to provide all necessary elements to sustain life. The astronauts even have “umbilical cords” attached to their spacesuits.
- Comment on Serotonin changes how people learn and respond to negative information 6 months ago:
people with increased serotonin levels had reduced sensitivity to punishing outcomes (for example, losing money in a game) without significantly affecting sensitivity to rewarding ones (winning money).
- Comment on The sweet release 6 months ago:
Wake me up when September ends.
- Comment on Can whales eat humans? 6 months ago:
Yes, people didn’t exist back then.
- Comment on Susan Wojcicki, Former Chief of YouTube, Dies at 56 6 months ago:
Using Twitter was the mistake.
- Comment on What self hosting feels like (It's painful, please help 🥲) 6 months ago:
Hey! That’s Mr Moron to you.
- Comment on First-time buyers spending 40% of pay on mortgages 6 months ago:
The only winning move is to not play. /s
- Comment on With the prison sentences for activists who threw soup on "sunflowers", our society has affirmed that an illustration of nature is something we value. 7 months ago:
The sociopathic politicians and finance bros mostly outsource and monetise antisocial behaviour.
It called the media and social media. /edgy
- Comment on That's just what happens. It's life. 8 months ago:
If you’re expecting to have a 25 year old physic at 50 you’re in for a lot of depression long before you reach 50.
Meanwhile, Ernie Hudson at 78 years old.