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Re:Most-streamed track of the day by country on Friday May 29, 2020 @02:32AM (#23346864)
Many of these comments are ridiculous, it's hilarious. Feeling "depressed" that popular music doesn't fit your taste? Asserting that these artists have no talent? Let people enjoy what they enjoy, rather than criticize the subjective!

I really like the website. It is interesting how popular music in the US appeared in other countries, for instance Bulgaria, and how other countries most popular song I'd never even heard of the artist.

Re:Acne vulgaris: a disease of Western civilization (2002) on Monday December 17, 2018 @01:49PM (#18701050)
I think the point is that any diet related comment should probably be prefaced with: speak to a doctor, dietician; have a blood test done to test levels. From what I recall, zinc, magnesium and vitamin D could all reach sufficient levels just from diet, and, having too much of any of these can have bad results. Therefore someone who simply follows every and any diet suggestion on forums could possibly be at risk - despite a goodhearted, scientifically founded suggestion.
Re:History of editors for Lisp on Monday August 13, 2018 @04:35PM (#17753426)
Was wondering why LispWorks wasn't mentioned. Am learning Common Lisp and this is the editor I went with.
Re:The Byzantine Generals Problem (1982) [pdf] on Monday August 06, 2018 @08:59PM (#17703099)
I have a professor who is interested in the Byzantine Generals Problem and worked with Lamport at Microsoft Research. She claimed that Leslie told her that no one was interested in the problem/it didn't matter. Here[1] is a clever algorithm for leader election that she presented to us.

[1]https://youtu.be/UVzCZqNngaU?t=1364

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