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There’s a lot going on here, so I won’t try to respond to all of it.

My point is merely that there are population clusters with genetic differences. It’s incorrect to say that we are all human, therefore scientifically we are all the same. In aggregate, the people of Japan are not the same as the people of Ireland. (This paragraph makes zero claims about individuals; it is scoped to large groups of people.)

I just want to clarify that I’m not claiming that “race” per se is a thing, nor am I claiming that there are any mutually-incompatible human species. I’m not attempting to say anything about nationality, country borders, or deportations. The political madness happening in the USA is truly disgusting. I am deeply saddened by the cruelty and hatred that’s on display.

Dutch, Japanese, Mexican etc, those are nationalities and are all meaningless scientifically and biologically.

I hear this point raised somewhat frequently, and I understand the sentiment, but it’s just incorrect. There are physical and genetic differences between different groups of people from different parts of the world. We are all human and all deserve respect, but I think papering over our differences and declaring we’re all the same introduces an unnecessary level of doublethink to the discussion.

Chart showing average height, but incorrectly scales the entire person instead of just the height, …

The sin committed here was that the y axis began at something other than zero. If you scaled just their height without fixing the y axis, everyone except the Dutch would look like little clay men getting squished by a hydraulic press.

It’s Aeropress™ and purchased from a reputable roaster. I suppose it’s unknowable to me if some shenanigans were pulled further up the supply chain.

I’ll add that the thing I noticed is that it tastes plasticky if I use water at 205°F but not 185°. I prefer the hotter temp because I think it gives a better extraction, and I need the caffeines.

I’ve found that it tastes kinda plasticky compared to my glass French press. Am I aeropressing wrong?

Hard disagree. The pry bar is the superior tool. For one thing, it is indestructible, unlike my spoons which were getting scratched up. It is satisfying in a tactile way and because it is so ludicrously overpowered for the task.

A pry bar. I use it to open cat food tins because my fingernails are not up to the task.

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Because that’s how typography works? Why do you capitalize the first letter in each of your sentences?

Sounds like you were a 1337 H4X0R back in the day

A moist towelette, that’s all you’ll get

Because it’s not illegal?

Err, future knowledge might count as material non-public information.

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How would this be any different from more people existing in the world? These AGIs still need to eat (err, consume electricity). Or are you assuming they’ll be superior intelligences and thus disruptive?

I know that free will doesn’t exist and I wouldn’t choose to have it any other way

I’m not an engineer, I don’t know how it works. I can touch the transparent window without getting burned, so it appears the window is insulated.

Maybe it works like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_glazing

I hate when the dishwasher says it’s low on cyan gnomes, but I can see them right there

My oven is super insulated, yet it still has a window

It still blows my mind that a plant is illegal. One with medicinal uses, no less. What will they think of next? Banning sunshine?

On that note, I suspect that a 25% tax is cheaper by far than the cost of building out state of the art silicon fab on US soil, plus the additional cost of paying Americans to do the manufacturing/assembly. Would you rather buy an iPhone for $1250 or $4000?

Also, her pants wouldn’t fade into nothingness but on second thought I think the artist did the right thing…