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New comment by lowken10 in "Trump signs executive order withdrawing from the World Health Organization"

lowken10 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 02:35:47 +0000

It can be argued that the WHO is a politically influenced organization that made serious mistakes during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, it relied on incomplete or misleading information provided by China in the early stages of the outbreak, which delayed global recognition of the virus’s severity. Additionally, the WHO supported the use of cloth masks long after it became clear that they were largely ineffective at preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Trump supporters, like myself, think it’s smart not to reduce our nation’s sovereignty by kowtowing to the WHO. We as a nation can make appropriate health decisions.

New comment by lowken10 in "Ask HN: What are some resources to improve speaking skills?"

lowken10 — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:08:29 +0000

I transformed my life by participating in Toastmasters for about a year an a half. Here's the thing, to get good at something you need the following..

* Training * Practice * Feedback * Show up and do it over and over again

Toastmasters provides all four of these ingredients.

New comment by lowken10 in "A man who linked CO2 to climate change in 1895"

lowken10 — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 23:59:41 +0000

To bad you core premise is incorrect. CO2 is not the driver of global temperature changes. If it was then ice core samples would show this. The ice cores show something completely different. The ice core data shows that CO2 levels respond to temperature changes. So temperatures go up and then hundreds of years later CO2 levels go up. Temperatures go down and then hundreds of years later CO2 levels go down.

What does drive global temperatures then? It is that huge ball of gas and fire in the sky commonly called the Sun.

So other then your core assumption being wrong your write up sounds interesting.

New comment by lowken10 in "It's time to replace GIFs with AV1 video"

lowken10 — Thu, 09 May 2019 21:27:22 +0000

The issue is that very often the "good enough" solution is what sticks. Gif are good enough and the world is not in a hurry to adopt a replacement.

New comment by lowken10 in "When Henry Ford Doubled His Minimum Wage (2014)"

lowken10 — Thu, 02 May 2019 11:45:35 +0000

Ford doubling his minimum wage is simply an example of capitalism (not government) raising wages. This is why capitalism is the greatest economic system (by a mile) ever devised.

New comment by lowken10 in "Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered"

lowken10 — Wed, 01 May 2019 18:43:21 +0000

Food production has zero to do with climate change! Cow farts have zero to do with climate change!

If you think otherwise you are an idiot. There is zero scientific evidence that shows a link between farm animals and climate change. Zero!!!

All this reminds me of a great Winston Churchhill quote...

"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is."

New comment by lowken10 in "The Samsung Galaxy Fold's display seems to have problems"

lowken10 — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:14:05 +0000

I had the iPhone 4. The antenna was a non issue.

New comment by lowken10 in "‘When the Glaciers Disappear, Those Species Will Go Extinct’"

lowken10 — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 20:43:01 +0000

There is zero evidence that CO2 effects climate. Zero! You are one ignoring facts.

New comment by lowken10 in "‘When the Glaciers Disappear, Those Species Will Go Extinct’"

lowken10 — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:48:03 +0000

Did you know that Canada was once a tropical climate? I'm just saying it's possible that the earth's climate has been changing for billions of years and will continue to change after they take away our freedom by placing a tax on energy.

New comment by lowken10 in "Changes to the Red Hat Certified Engineer program"

lowken10 — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:21:41 +0000

I don't see the data science bubble bursting. Data is the fuel of the 21st century economy and I don't see that changing.

New comment by lowken10 in "Why I Quit Tech and Became a Therapist"

lowken10 — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:38:35 +0000

I so agree with you. One thing I will add. If you commit to excellence in something you will most likely fall in love with it.

New comment by lowken10 in "Is it still ok to have kids in face of climate change?"

lowken10 — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:52:24 +0000

And anyone who down voted this comment is clicking the "I am a moron" button.

New comment by lowken10 in "Is it still ok to have kids in face of climate change?"

lowken10 — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:55:37 +0000

Anyone walking around with the idea that having kids is bad is a moron.

New comment by lowken10 in "Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks"

lowken10 — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:24:21 +0000

I think I'll go grab a diet coke.

New comment by lowken10 in "Michael Crichton, Science Studies, and the Technothriller (2015)"

lowken10 — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:16:29 +0000

State of Fear is a great eye opening book. The parts about how the news media exists to keep is scared is very enlightening and true.

New comment by lowken10 in "U.S. Oil Production Is 23 Years Ahead of Schedule"

lowken10 — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 02:46:56 +0000

Sure let's stop consuming fossil fuels and go back to the stone age. All for a scientific theory that has zero evidence (save for computer models that are always wrong).

New comment by lowken10 in "Another Week with Bad Software"

lowken10 — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:57:26 +0000

I agree!!! Software does 10,000 things correctly. Then people complain when one thing doesn't work 100% perfectly.

New comment by lowken10 in "Classic text adventures online"

lowken10 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:49:35 +0000

Unfortunately I believe this is no longer being updated and is not available.

New comment by lowken10 in "New StackOverflow code of conduct"

lowken10 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:52:24 +0000

Here is an important key to written communication. If someone doesen't understand your written message, the problem is not with the reader. The problem is with you (the writer).

I write clear Stack Overflow question and I don't have the problems you describe.

New comment by lowken10 in "The Best Textbooks on Every Subject"

lowken10 — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:14:01 +0000

Learning styles is a myth..

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/13/teachers-n...

I used to believe this nonsense myself.