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Re:There is no evidence for X
on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @03:26PM (#46891180)
Absence of evidence after you've spent a lot of effort looking for evidence IS evidence of no X.
After doing a lot of research into homeopathy we are now very confident that it does not work and cannot work.
Re:WorldChaosMap: A live map of global instability
on Sunday January 25, 2026 @05:40PM (#46759302)
Very inaccurate, examples in Australia:
- Tennis match is classified as conflict
- fighting misinformation is classified as conflict
Re:All Placebos are not created equal
on Sunday March 23, 2025 @02:22PM (#43454717)
There are so many misconceptions in this article.
Placebo effect is not getting stronger over time. We are getting better at controlling for all other factors: regression to the mean, self reporting related biases, the effect that people change their behaviour when they are being observed, etc.
Placebo effect is not "mind over matter" it just all the peoples behaviours, biases and life that is happening while they are getting treatment.
Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite Tech Podcasts these days?
on Friday January 20, 2023 @05:05AM (#34450956)
Mine is Risky Business https://risky.biz/RB691/ . It's about IT security.
But I'm more interested in dev news and I am still searching for a podcast that would have discussions about dev news.
Re:Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation
on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @04:37PM (#33808123)
Twitter after musk is welcoming misinformation https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63796832 - this means worse.
Re:Turn GitHub into an RSS Reader
on Saturday May 01, 2021 @06:39PM (#27010534)
Yes, I do :)
Re:Why the bounce rate of AMP pages is so high
on Friday March 10, 2017 @12:26PM (#13840227)
I am a very happy user of amp content. After all that's what amp is designed for to load clean content quickly.
Re:It's like a science fiction nightmare, say Christian bakers in gay ...
on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @05:49AM (#11018691)
Translation: they want to have freedom to discriminate people. That's just not very nice.