Yeah i'm no fan of Elon but starlink is actually quite useful. It solves a real problem - I need network access anywhere on the globe, for any reason, at any time. they can easily charge what they wish for that (military, air travel, desert tourists etc.)
Site where you can read and generate graded Chinese stories, in order to learn Chinese. What's a graded story? It's one written with the vocab of a {X} year old. Words are often repeated, so that you can learn from the left-and-right context. I normally pay for book versions of these, so I thought, why not make one that's online and free?
There are definitely some shills all over HN now... But even aside from that, the sheer novelty aspect (+less robotic ethical alignment) of it is enough for many
Can't her husband just stand in front of her, behind the laptop webcam? There's often ridiculously simple real-world workarounds these complex device security process
Yep, in medical school that's one of the first things we learn. In theory it is also best to measure in both arms (as well as one leg if you suspect a certain diagnosis)
Incredible that a drug discovered >100 years ago can still be used to price gouge Americans... Thankfully now there seems to be some semblance of rationality?
Honestly I considered this interpretation for far too long - "extremely-metal" but poor. Now what that means I don't know, but I thought it might have related to something an astronomer could tell me
Yes, according to some standardized test. But in practice, I don't consider myself particularly quick or intelligent (in comparison to some of my peers, who admittedly would not represent the baseline population).