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Re:Australia Post halts transit shipping to US as 'chaotic' tariff dea... on Thursday August 21, 2025 @04:43AM (#44970500)
There are specific regulations that exist and are enforced in Germany (2009/48/EC) and the US (CPSC), that also exist in China (e.g. GB 6675) but enforcement is relatively weak, especially for cheap toys from small manufacturers that end up in the hands of children.
Re:NHS 'soup and shake' diet puts almost 1/3 of type 2 diabetes cases ... on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @04:19AM (#41168796)
Interesting. I couldn't find it; Is there a resource anywhere which could help show how to replicate the diet / meals?
Re:It seems that ChatGPT can reference Reddit data ~30 seconds after i... on Thursday August 01, 2024 @12:07AM (#41126059)
In this case it seems the search engine had indexed the thread/question, which was posted previously (making sense it was already ranking in search results), and ChatGPT followed that link and a found the answer.
Re:Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half on Sunday June 04, 2023 @04:02PM (#36189036)
After 5 years, (i) Placebo: 22% mortality, (ii) Daily Pill: 12% mortality.

45% reduction in 5-year mortality. Quite close to “cutting by half”

Re:Everywhere basic income has been tried, in one map on Saturday June 04, 2022 @03:07PM (#31624015)
Just imagine humanity had become so successful, that we managed to give everyone sufficient resources to live a life of their choosing.

How would it go?

Re:Dark Patterns at Scale: Findings from a Crawl of 11K Shopping Websi... on Saturday January 30, 2021 @11:21AM (#25970303)
Why the downvote? Amazon has consistently been flagged for excessive use of Dark patterns, e.g. [1].

[1] https://www.uxukawards.com/best-dark-ux/

Re:Dark Patterns at Scale: Findings from a Crawl of 11K Shopping Websi... on Saturday January 30, 2021 @11:13AM (#25970214)
Amazon is one of the scammy shopping sites this articles discusses - it’s listed in the dataset.

I’d wager that many of the dark patterns persist because Amazon use them, making their justification inside smaller companies easier.

Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite long-form nonfiction websites? on Friday August 17, 2018 @02:31PM (#17784813)
aldaily.com. The authority on essays and opinions of note.
Re:How a Diablo expansion led to behind-the-scenes trouble on Sunday July 01, 2018 @03:07PM (#17437003)
Masters of Doom by David Kushner (despite him being a journo) is pretty good.

Amazon is faking reviews for the 'Amazon Basics' product line

Posted by ieeamo on Sunday May 20, 2018 @02:45AM
from the self-post dept.

4.4 stars for AA Batteries: https://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-Performance-Alkaline-Batteries-Pack-White/dp/B00O869KJE/With 2 star actual rating as assessed by Fakespot: https://www.fakespot.com/product/amazonbasics-aa-performance-alkaline-batteries-pack-of-8-packaging-may-vary

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What is your Data Science Technology Stack?

Posted by ieeamo on Friday July 26, 2013 @08:32AM
from the self-post dept.

Choosing the right technology stack can mean the difference between SUCCESS and FAILURE in data science. It can also mean the difference between ‘I Feel Productive’ and ‘Everything I try takes so much time’.When deciding which toolkit / stack be sure to learn from others, consider implementation partners, and always remain cautious.I am surveying people to determine which data science...

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