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- Some reasons to measure (2021) https://danluu.com/why-benchmark/ 2 comments
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- Louisiana voters rejected an antislavery ballot measure. The reasons are complicated https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1137398039/louisiana-voters-rejected-an-antislavery-ballot-measure-the-reason-is-complicate 15 comments nottheonion
- Infrared measurement: facts, fake or only colourful hocus-pocus? The bitter truth behind many “thermal images” and the simple reasons | igor´sLAB https://www.igorslab.de/en/accurate-infrared-measurement-or-just-setting-why-you-shouldnt-trust-many-measurements/ 4 comments hardware
- The #1 reason for ecommerce failure. Measure them right. https://viralify.me/ecommerce-metrics 6 comments shopify
- 99 reasons to dump Trump: Taking the measure of the man and his record before Election Day https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/99-reasons-to-dump-trump/ny-edit-99-days-reasons-20200727-3lzhzfiasraepbjpned2nbjpxq-story.html 25 comments politics
- How was the height of Mt. Everest measured with reasonable accuracy by surveyors of the Great Trigonometric Survey back in 1852? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/76o6a4/how_was_the_height_of_mt_everest_measured_with/ 19 comments askscience
- Schulz Sees 'Reasonable Compromise' on Greek Welfare Measures Before Next Eurogroup http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/12/15/schulz-sees-reasonable-compromise-on-greek-welfare-measures-before-next-eurogroup/ 4 comments europe
- 'Love is irrational because reason will always be slave to emotion' - a debate exploring whether we can measure our emotions featuring Catherine Hakim, Richard Coles and Mark Salter http://iai.tv/video/love-incorporated 228 comments philosophy
- NRA advocates send 2,000+ death threats to Lt.Col. who wrote an essay on reasonable gun safety measures in US http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/responses-to-post-on-guns-bateman-122013 475 comments worldnews
- House Republicans Block Transparency Measure, Dolt Discovers Explosive Reason Why. http://www.thedailydolt.com/2012/06/07/house-republicans-block-transparency-measure-dolt-discovers-explosive-reason-why/ 4 comments politics
- Deadly food allergies are on the rise among children. A recent study found that food allergies had doubled between 2008 and 2018. Most of these affect children. From processed food to antibiotics, there may be many reasons for the increase in allergies, and an urgent need for better safety measures. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/30/food-allergies-children-england-safety 229 comments science
- Federal judge won’t block Hawaii’s traveler quarantine, says mandate is reasonable pandemic measure https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2020/07/02/federal-judge-will-examine-challenge-to-hawaiis-traveler-quarantine/ 17 comments politics
- As far as I understand kilocalories and calories on nutrition labels are the same measurement. What is the reason for having two units with identical measurements? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/818yr9/as_far_as_i_understand_kilocalories_and_calories/ 14 comments askscience
- Brian Murphy on Twitter: "Looking for reasons KD left: Our collective insistence that rings are the dominant measure of a player. The Barkley effect, I call it." https://twitter.com/murphsturph/status/750002513642975232 99 comments nba
- Why Congress Gave In to Medical Marijuana: For the first time, lawmakers approved a measure to block the Justice Department from going after states where pot is legal for health reasons. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/a-congressional-surrender-in-the-medical-marijuana-fight/383856/ 11 comments politics
- By any reasonable measurement, the US economy has done worse since Reagan took office. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/reagan-reagan-reagan/ 26 comments politics
- Let's make proggit a little better: "Make things, measure them, have reasonable and respectful conversations about them, improve them, and teach others how to do the same" http://al3x.net/2009/04/04/reasoned-technical-discussion.html?worthy 80 comments programming
- The governor of the Bank of England wonders, aloud, why people are not revolting because the reason for worldwide austerity measure is solely to blame on the bail out of the big banks around the world. "The price of this financial crisis is being borne by people who absolutely did not cause it" http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/mar/01/mervyn-king-blames-banks-cuts 9 comments politics
- Numerous states in the US have become less democratic over 2000–2018. The reason why: Republican control of state government. "Across measures and model specifications, the results are remarkably clear: Republican control of state government reduces democratic performance." https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/laboratories-of-democratic-backsliding/0742F08306EFDD8612539F089853E4FE 1347 comments science
- Another reason to marvel at our closest star: Measurements taken have determined that the Sun is the most perfect sphere yet observed in nature. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/aug/16/sun-perfect-sphere-nature?intcmp=239 9 comments space
- "I HOPE U ALL FUCKIN DIE" And Other Reasoned, Measured Responses To The NCAA's Penn State Punishment http://deadspin.com/5928385?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 14 comments sports
- I wish Reddit would have a little more measured objectivity regarding Romney. There's a lot of greed in corporate America, but there's often a reason behind seemingly questionable conduct. http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/12/politics/john-king-bain/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 7 comments politics
- Earth is dimming due to climate change. Scientists used measurements of earthshine – the faint glow on the darkened portion of a crescent moon – plus satellite measurements to learn that Earth is dimming. The reason is fewer bright clouds, due to warming temperatures. https://earthsky.org/earth/earth-is-dimming-due-to-climate-change/ 19 comments science
- SD Lawmakers to address medical marijuana measure, this week: HB 1227 calls for allowing those, charged with possessing small amounts of marijuana, to defend themselves in court by arguing they need it for medical reasons http://www.ksfy.com/story/20953171/sd-lawmakers-to-address-medical-marijuana-measure-this-week 4 comments politics
- A decade-long study on people aged 46 to 77 found that, among those without a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, daily consumption of cheese and wine was associated with significantly higher scores on tests measuring abstract reasoning and problem-solving skills. https://academictimes.com/daily-cheese-wine-intake-linked-to-better-reasoning-problem-solving-later-in-life/ 8 comments science
- Depressive symptoms induced by insurmountable job stress and sick leave for mental health reasons have become a focal concern. Researchers have now come up with the Occupational Depression Inventory (ODI), a measure designed to quantify the severity of work-attributed depressive symptoms. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110249 842 comments science
- [PDF] "Who we are and how we got that way", by Jonathan Borwein: "The typical research mathematician’s view of the external world’s view of mathematicians is more pessimistic and less nuanced than any objective measure would support. I shall explore some of the reasons why I think this is so." https://www.carma.newcastle.edu.au/jon/psychology.pdf 5 comments math
- MSNBC contributor calls out media for 9/11 "car crash gawking" nostalgia, leaves Dylan Ratigan speechless. Indicts TSA screenings for good measure. "Are we doing this for good reasons?" http://www.mediaite.com/tv/toure-calls-out-media-911-nostalgia-leaves-dylan-ratigan-speechless/ 610 comments politics
- Welcome to fascist America, coming to a neighborhood near you. "Whatever the reason, one of the most shocking, Draconian, democracy-destroying measures in the history of this country has became law – and the nation has seemingly slept through it." http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/03/18/the-michigan-monarchy-legislates-financial-martial-law-nation-yawns/ 35 comments politics
- Study found COVID-19 has hit people in Republican-led states hardest. One of the reasons is Democrat governors employed stricter safety measures than their Republican counterparts. These measures include mask-wearing, physical distancing, and stay-at-home orders. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-has-hit-people-in-republican-led-states-hardest-study-finds 4 comments science
- "Indian military jets breached LoC on unproved allegations, Pakistan had right to defend itself" Alison Redford said in a Canadian newspaper. Appreciating Pakistan's response to the Indian aggression, she said it was measured and reasonable while also highlighting Indian terrorism on Pakistani soil. http://www.radio.gov.pk/11-03-2019/indian-military-jets-breached-loc-on-unproved-allegations-pakistan-had-right-to-defend-itself-alison-redford 64 comments pakistan
- The UK public is likely to take the COVID-19 pandemic less seriously once restrictions are lifted. Lockdown in itself was a primary reason why so many people were willing to abide by the rules from the start – believing the threat must be severe if the government imposes such drastic measures. https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/uk-public-view-covid-19-as-a-threat-because-of-lockdowns-new-study-suggests/ 11 comments science
- UK Government no longer accepts advice from non-British academics on Brexit and restricts access to information, first British public university rejects contributions from leading academics with foreign citizenship (including dual citizenship); officials cite "security measures" as reason https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/07/lse-brexit-non-uk-experts-foreign-academics?cmp=share_iosapp_other 1345 comments worldnews
- In case anyone missed it, Peter__R hit the nail on the head with this: "The reason we can't agree on a compromise is because the choice is binary: the limit is either used as an anti-spam measure, or as a policy tool to control fees." https://np.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/3x4atb/here_is_my_supportive_response_to_jeff_garzik_on/cy1fa4u 68 comments btc
- FB - Please realize that one of the major reasons FB stonk fell soo far is because they won't be able to make as much money off of you due to new Apple privacy measures... just think about that. https://news.yahoo.com/apple-privacy-measures-cost-facebook-143520201.html 284 comments wallstreetbets
- People who experience cognitive decline in later life are at a higher risk of experiencing depression, according to new research. The study in the journal Psychological Science examined fluid intelligence, a measure of a person’s adaptive reasoning and problem-solving skills. https://www.psypost.org/2018/11/study-intelligence-predicts-change-in-depressive-symptoms-in-later-life-52569 13 comments science
- Sen. Warren to Those Promising TPP Would Be So Great: 'Prove It.' Senator explains that real reason TPP remains so secret, even as Congress begins voting on measures to ram it through, is because 'if the American people saw what was in it, they would be opposed to it.' http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/04/23/sen-warren-those-promising-tpp-would-be-so-great-prove-it 351 comments politics
- Perhaps, I dared to dream, we might now enter a halcyon new age of reason and common sense, of calm voices and measured tones, with an end to all the screaming and name-calling. Boy, did I get it wrong. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kara-vallow/no-more-mister-white-guy_b_408802.html 4 comments politics