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New comment by jyounker in "More German than many Germans"

jyounker — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:31:26 +0000

His photo is on the web page. He looks not-German to the common German racist.

New comment by jyounker in "More German than many Germans"

jyounker — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:04:51 +0000

You can look at his photo. In Germany, he is a person of color. In fact, he is from a group that is one of the specific targets of racism.

New comment by jyounker in "More German than many Germans"

jyounker — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:01:34 +0000

Having lived in Germany (and Switzerland) for fifteen years, I've come to really appreciate the Ruhetag. Having Sunday off gives a real rhythm to the week, and I really appreciate that there is a day where I'm not going to be running around between stores.

New comment by jyounker in "More German than many Germans"

jyounker — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:56:11 +0000

You need to understand that Germany is not logical. It is systematic.

New comment by jyounker in "Glue bonds to nonstick surfaces and wipes clean with ethanol"

jyounker — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:39:47 +0000

That is a deeply scary looking compound.

New comment by jyounker in "Escape IntelliJ: Scala and Kotlin LSPs on Emacs Eglot"

jyounker — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:30:49 +0000

It sounds like IntelliJ is out of memory and the GC is thrashing. Increase the IDE's heap size(1), and it will probably work fine.

(1) It's a menu option these days.

New comment by jyounker in "Funny item co-occurrences in 3.2M Instacart orders"

jyounker — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:14:50 +0000

Are there things in that list that involve toilet humor and are funny?

New comment by jyounker in "Funny item co-occurrences in 3.2M Instacart orders"

jyounker — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:13:42 +0000

You have nothing to worry about.

New comment by jyounker in "Funny item co-occurrences in 3.2M Instacart orders"

jyounker — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:59:48 +0000

What a lame article. Even I can do better: one cucumber, vaseline, and a box of ultra-thin condoms.

New comment by jyounker in "EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application"

jyounker — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:25:41 +0000

Do you have proof of that assertion?

New comment by jyounker in "The shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia"

jyounker — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:49:29 +0000

I'm glad you got lucky. I got it identified and treated with antivirals early (first 12 hours), a friend of mine turned out to be a research dermatologist who took over treatment in the first 36 hours, and still I ended up with long term effects. (Apparently if I'd gone another 12 hours without significant response, he would have put me on intravenous antivirals.)

I'm glad you didn't have any lasting effects.

New comment by jyounker in "The shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia"

jyounker — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:41:18 +0000

That seems like being penny wise and pound foolish.

New comment by jyounker in "The shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia"

jyounker — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:40:10 +0000

Yeah, I came here to say the same thing. I got it around 46. The horrible looking stuff on the outside is also on the inside, and it weakens your internal tissues. I know this because I tore one of the muscles in my lower back, and it still causes problems.

New comment by jyounker in "A no-brainer for protecting your brain"

jyounker — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:36:17 +0000

As someone who got shingles at about 46, yes.

New comment by jyounker in "Modern decor may be straining people's brains"

jyounker — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:30:43 +0000

Sears stopped making homes in 1942. They were strictly pre-WWII.

New comment by jyounker in "Why skilled workers come to Germany and then leave again"

jyounker — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:26:24 +0000

I can't imagine any Germans I know describing permanent residency as a business relationship.

New comment by jyounker in "Why skilled workers come to Germany and then leave again"

jyounker — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:10:30 +0000

You're always going to be an outsider if you can't speak the language, no matter where you go in the world. B1 is a reasonable level, as it's the bare minimum for doing day-to-day tasks in the local language.

I honestly can't image planning to live in any country for the long term without learning the local language to at least this level.

New comment by jyounker in "Introduction to Genomics for Engineers"

jyounker — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:37:31 +0000

I wouldn't worry. The guide covers very basic material. It's stuff any undergrad genomics graduate should be able to recite from memory.

These aren't things you get by reading full chapters of an introductory textbook. These are the things you get from reading a few chapter summaries. (Of even just a book's intro.)

New comment by jyounker in "Introduction to Genomics for Engineers"

jyounker — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:35:16 +0000

> To me it seems as if the article was written by an engineer. That's fine, but it also means that the thinking is quite biased.

It doesn't read to me as if it's written by an engineer. It reads to me as if it's written for engineers. A well written piece of introduction material bridges the gap between it's audiences, and must leave out significant detail.

New comment by jyounker in "DOJ Closing Abbott Labs Case Spurs Wider Corporate Crime Retreat"

jyounker — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:32:45 +0000

It will take a bit more in general. I don't think we're at the point of Blair Mountain yet, but if things don't change, then it's coming.