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- The Risks of Distributing Risk https://themargins.substack.com/p/the-risk-of-distributing-risk 5 comments
- Calculated Risk: U.S. Population Distribution by Age, 1950 through 2050 http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2009/08/us-population-distribution-by-age-1950.html 22 comments
- "Distributional Soft Actor Critic for Risk Sensitive Learning" https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.14547.pdf 3 comments reinforcementlearning
- The dark site of Distributed Version Control: the risk of fragmentation http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/2009/03/16/dark-side-distributed-version-control/ 22 comments programming
- Incoming Biden chief of staff warns transition delay puts vaccine distribution at risk https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/incoming-biden-chief-staff-warns-transition-delay-puts-vaccine-distribution-n1247860 9 comments politics
- Just two individuals control ~61.11% of the BCH hashrate. It's not "decentralized", it is a 51% attack by a single group of collaborating selfish miners. They will steal coins and distribute them amongst themselves. Bitcoin (BCH) cannot take this risk. https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/9wt8us/just_two_individuals_control_6111_of_the_bch/ 35 comments btc
- Distributing a self-replicating malicious code using NPM (Security risks that come with highly automated systems) https://medium.com/@gajus/distributing-a-self-replicating-malicious-code-using-npm-89cb3f5c6937#.dbwacs73r 3 comments javascript
- The costs of competition in distributing scarce research funds. (a) if peer review were a drug, it wouldn't be allowed on the market; (b) in some funding systems, as much is spent on writing, evaluating, and managing proposals as is awarded in funding; (c) bias against high-risk research. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2407644121 5 comments science
- More than half of infectious diseases may be aggravated by climate change | Warmer temperatures, changes in precipitation, and extreme weather can all shift the distribution and risk of disease, researchers find. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022/11/more-than-half-of-infectious-diseases-may-be-aggravated-by-climate-change/ 4 comments environment
- Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and risk of incident dementia: a distributed network analysis using common data models https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2025/03/21/jnnp-2024-334708 4 comments science
- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet was associated with lower obesity-related cancer risk regardless of BMI or fat distribution. This suggests that other mechanisms, such as reduced inflammation, improved metabolic health, or the gut microbiome, may be responsible for the protective effects. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/25/health/mediterranean-diet-cancer-prevention-wellness 2 comments science
- Regional Disparities in Prescription Methamphetamine and Amphetamine Distribution Across the United States. In the 1990s, many thought prescription opioids had benefits but no risks. This study evaluates whether this could apply to Rx stimulants and was published in the J of Attention Disorders. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37288726/ 9 comments science
- Census undercount risks funding for Native American reservations: The federal government distributes $1.5 trillion annually based on census results, which missed 5 percent of Native Americans this time https://rollcall.com/2022/04/14/census-undercount-risks-funding-for-native-american-reservations/ 6 comments politics
- [Wojnarowski] Vaccinated NBA players and coaches can now clear quarantine after six days if Covid-testing data shows they’re no longer at risk to be infectious, according to a memo distributed to teams Monday and obtained by ESPN. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1475575903958802432 123 comments nba
- Wells worldwide run risk of running dry, threatening global water supply - Up to 1 in 5 wells worldwide may be at risk of running dry if underground water levels decline by just a few meters, finds new study of 39 million globally distributed wells across 40 countries. https://academictimes.com/wells-worldwide-run-risk-of-running-dry-threatening-global-water-supply/ 4 comments science
- Wells worldwide run risk of running dry, threatening global water supply - Up to 1 in 5 wells worldwide may be at risk of running dry if underground water levels decline by just a few meters, finds new study of 39 million globally distributed wells across 40 countries. https://academictimes.com/wells-worldwide-run-risk-of-running-dry-threatening-global-water-supply/ 4 comments science
- As evident from the age distribution of those fatalities, COVID-19 is dangerous not only for the elderly but for middle-aged adults. For a person who is middle-aged, the risk of dying from COVID-19 is about 100 times greater than dying from an automobile accident. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210121131806.htm 11 comments worldnews
- Gun-Rights Group Kicked Off Mailchimp over Unspecified ‘Serious Risks’ | Mailchimp suspended Virginia’s top gun-rights group from their email distribution service, citing unspecified “serious risks.” https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gun-rights-group-kicked-off-mailchimp-over-unspecified-serious-risks/ 18 comments politics
- COVID-19 labour effects across the income distribution: The highest risk for a worker to be on temporary layoff was found in the accommodation and food sector. Meanwhile, the risk of losing their job was highest for temporary workers, the young employed (aged 16-24) and low-skilled occupations. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/jiyela 13 comments europe
- Trump admin rejects global effort to develop and distribute coronavirus vaccine because WHO involved. Experts say Trump's decision puts "millions of lives" at risk and threatens to leave Americans without a vaccine https://www.salon.com/2020/09/02/trump-admin-rejects-global-effort-to-develop-and-distribute-coronavirus-vaccine-because-who-involved/?fbclid=iwar133vweqwbak2wrvkze4lgu5gunfeyom4tb2ik3ovd7k-4glmq8zar-g_0 213 comments worldnews
- Trump admin rejects global effort to develop and distribute coronavirus vaccine because WHO involved. Experts say Trump's decision puts "millions of lives" at risk and threatens to leave Americans without a vaccine https://www.salon.com/2020/09/02/trump-admin-rejects-global-effort-to-develop-and-distribute-coronavirus-vaccine-because-who-involved/ 8 comments politics
- German minister warns virus poses risk to food supply: Country may need to import farm workers to plant, pick, distribute food https://luxtimes.lu/health/40146-german-minister-warns-virus-poses-risk-to-food-supply 28 comments europe
- [Bauer] Confirmed, this is happening. All content and live streams from this event will be distributed through @Watch_Momentum and my personal channels (@Twitter, @instagram, @Facebook, and @YouTube ) No further announcements will be made so follow now or risk missing it entirely. 💪🏻💪🏻 https://twitter.com/BauerOutage/status/1238675428052631552 75 comments baseball
- This month, the European Commission approved a vaccine able to protect individuals 18 or older at risk of contracting Ebola. Within 48 hours after the commission’s approval, the WHO also approved it, stating it has achieved the necessary standards for global use and distribution https://themilsource.com/good-news-2019-november/ 25 comments science
- A campaign to distribute mosquito bednets in DR Congo led to a 41% decline in mortality for children under five who lived in areas with a high malaria risk. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0212890 19 comments science
- Parents who shun vaccines tend to cluster, boosting children's risk -- If these parents were distributed randomly, their decisions would be less likely to harm others. But parents who use personal belief exemptions to avoid school vaccination requirements often live in the same communities. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/01/20/378630798/parents-who-shun-vaccines-tend-to-cluster-boosting-childrens-risk 871 comments science
- The largest ever systematic effort to describe the global distribution and causes of a wide array of major diseases, injuries, and health risk factors. Produced over 5 years by 486 researchers at 302 institutions, it's the most detailed look at health on the population level ever attempted http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/burden-of-disease-study-shows-a-world-living-longer-and-with-more-disability/2012/12/13/9d1e5278-4320-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html?tid=socialss 3 comments science
- Governors of Washington and Rhode Island petitioned the federal government to reclassify marijuana as a drug with accepted medical uses so their states can regulate safe distribution without risking federal prosecution. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/us/federal-marijuana-classification-should-change-gregoire-and-chafee-say.html 111 comments politics
- Goldman Sachs “scaled back plans to distribute at least $16 billion in year-end bonuses... in favor of restricted stock.” Executives will have to wait 5 years to sell the stock, and may have to relinquish it if they “if they engage in improper risk analysis.” http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/11/thinkfast-december-11-2009/ 3 comments politics
- Dylan Ratigan of MSNBC absolutely tears into GOP anti-reform strategist. Says she, and the Republicans, support "Corporate Communism," which is the process of distributing all risk to the tax payer, and keeping all profits for themselves. She flips out and says Democrats want to kill old people http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/33192386#33192386 23 comments politics