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Are we? We kill billions/trillions of other beings per year, far more per person than we did 300 ka ago when we came onto the scene.

His lexicostatistical analysis found that less than 30 percent of the similar-sounding words between Plateau State languages and China’s Sino-Tibetan languages share similar meanings. Linguists call these kinds of similarities "accidental evidence."

Ok, but that's still a very high percentage. Shouldn't that be surprising?

You were around in the time of Shakespeare!? Wow, what was it like back then, hearing the Bard himself use the singular they?

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Interesting, but I'm not a fan of ergodic literature when the form of interaction is "scroll forever"

That's true for many, yes, but it's only true in terms of time, not number of calories needed.

I'll note that the interactive view works on mobile quite well on Chrome for Android once the desktop site is requested.

Well, it's not going to outpace it, exactly. Unless the temperature is actually increasing (or decreasing), the energy in matches the energy radiated away, less the non-heat work.

That would be wonderful! Most DMV stuff can be accomplished online in seconds, and if the task has to be done in person I can schedule my time and wait in a virtual line. I hope someday private companies will be able to match the government in efficiency

With my Pixel 2, only the B&W worked with Google Lens.

It's not just that. Even if everyone is just as nice, a low-friction online environment allows the few bad actors to access more marks more quickly.

I wonder if it will have location-modulated pricing; $80 wouldn't be competitive where I am.

Simulated paleontology is such an amazing field!