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New comment by vixen99 in "PGSimCity - How PostgreSQL Works"

vixen99 — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:44:01 +0000

Not everyone will come to view this model from the same vantage point. Some will simply be curious about some famous software that they don't happen to use. So the tour is an excellent idea. Great presentation. Congratulations.

New comment by vixen99 in "Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory"

vixen99 — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:57:29 +0000

They are cheap but the rockets to shoot them down cost (I've heard but don't count on it) around $480,000 per missile. That is not a minor consideration for a country like Romania.

New comment by vixen99 in "Ten Steps Towards Happiness (2015)"

vixen99 — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:00:34 +0000

Negative happiness. For Hitler, being captured alive and utterly humiliated in front of the world's jury as it were, must have been a prospect too horrible to contemplate. Happiness with a coefficient of -10 as against maybe -5 immediately prior to death by poison + gunshot. His and probably everybody else's choice and as in his case, something for dictators to ponder.

New comment by vixen99 in "Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years"

vixen99 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:59:36 +0000

Moreover with 78% of UK Met Office temperature measuring sites failing to meet Class 1 or 2 standards ex FOI request), the reported temperatures are all spot on! Might add that the ~ 2 trillion tons of concrete associated with energy-producing-humans which we've taken from under the earth and dumped on top since 1900 has had zero effect on any local temperatures. As we all know, the storage heater principle only works if you buy those devices you get from home appliance stores.

New comment by vixen99 in "Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years"

vixen99 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:11:10 +0000

Some time ago an FOI (Freedom of Information) request to the UK Met Office got the following response:

Background: Class 1–2 are regarded as excellent or very good exposures, Class 3 permits uncertainties up to about 1 °C, Class 4 permits uncertainties up to about 2 °C, and Class 5 permits uncertainties up to about 5 °C because of nearby artificial heat sources or other exposure problems.

According to analyses of the released data, approximately:

22% of stations were Classes 1–3, about 49% were Class 4, about 29% were Class 5.

I guess there must be very good reasons for not ensuring that the majority of stations are Class 1-3.

New comment by vixen99 in "Satellite Tracker – Live Map of Starlink and 30k Satellites"

vixen99 — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:20:59 +0000

Meanwhile: Is this true?

'Secret military documents from clandestine forums between Russia and China have revealed a possible joint strategic plan to disable Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network alongside a deep weapons development partnership spanning hypersonic missile defense and autonomous drones, The Insider reported on July 9.'

https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/07/09/russia-and-china-discus...

New comment by vixen99 in "Jellyfish Undersea Roundabout"

vixen99 — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:46:14 +0000

Nothing to stop you making assumptions if you feel you have to.

New comment by vixen99 in "How Doctors die. It’s not like the rest of us (2016)"

vixen99 — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:39:52 +0000

AED: automated external defibrillator.

New comment by vixen99 in "EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0"

vixen99 — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:04:01 +0000

I don't understand either but just for reference on your point:

Trust in the EU is at its highest in 18 years

'52% of Europeans trust the EU, the highest result since 2007. The level of trust is highest among young people aged 15-24 (59%). Setting another 18-year record, 52% of Europeans say they trust the European Commission, with scoring again particularly high among young citizens (57%). At the same time, 36% of Europeans say they trust their national government and 37% say they trust their national parliament.Three quarters of respondents (75%) - the highest level in more than two decades - say they feelthey are citizens of the EU.'

On the other hand look at who issued this report. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/docume...

New comment by vixen99 in "Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera"

vixen99 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:53:42 +0000

Given an (admittedly) optimistic future forecast for remote assessment of parameters related to driver blood chemistry and physiology - will this then be an inevitable further add-on legal requirement for human-driven transport?

New comment by vixen99 in "The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't"

vixen99 — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:50:16 +0000

I'm not sure what economic migration is. Economic for whom? I'm not taking a side by asking, merely wondering.

New comment by vixen99 in "Frog-derived gut bacterium eradicates tumors in mice"

vixen99 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:15:16 +0000

Sure thing! Plenty of possibilities here for instance: 'Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review'. (It's a pretty extensive list).

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/06ab/f83d30ec00bb902bb1aa37...

Decline in IQ linked to frequent or dependent use of cannabis use in youth

vixen99 — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:49:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/intelligence-quotient-decline-following-frequent-or-dependent-cannabis-use-in-youth-a-systematic-review-and-metaanalysis-of-longitudinal-studies/26BEC9CBD2A39010C26100278F8CA813

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48696118

Points: 13

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New comment by vixen99 in "Ultrasound imaging of the brain"

vixen99 — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:37:43 +0000

Romania: for a head MRI on demand - not more than a few days and less than 400 Euros.

New comment by vixen99 in "22-year-old Mozart's handwritten notebook unearthed in 'major discovery'"

vixen99 — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:26:51 +0000

You can check all this out for yourself at IMSL. Tons of holograph copies there for lots of composers. https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page

New comment by vixen99 in "US Govt to individually approve who gets GPT 5.6"

vixen99 — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:19:16 +0000

Probably you're right overall but that doesn't apply to anyone who chooses to want to educate their kids in a non-taxpayer funded State school. Around 100–105 independent schools were reported as having ceased operations after the UK government introduced 20% VAT on private school fees from January 2025. Some may feel (I would not dare suggest it) that the current government is on a mission to close them all up unless they attract sufficiently rich parents like Eton. Closing the latter would be news indeed. However - exit Exeter Cathedral School after 847 years, which taught Charles II's composer and Coldplay's Chris Martin. It's closing with financial difficulties which have beset the sector in general since charges were introduced.

New comment by vixen99 in "Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning"

vixen99 — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:42:50 +0000

In the UK and other European locations maybe this is related to some of the highest electricity costs in the world.

New comment by vixen99 in "Slow breathing modulates brain function and risk behavior"

vixen99 — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:48:55 +0000

The finding certainly chimes with my experience. A few deep breaths each with a slow release taking up to around twelve seconds almost always lowers my blood pressure sometimes by as much as 10 points with the attendant calmness thrown in. Although the BP effect is temporary, by habitually doing it, my BP even drops on a semi-permanent basis. Reports on this routine abound. If the goal here can be achieved, those with a BP problem will immediately appreciate the upside of this approach.

New comment by vixen99 in "Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"

vixen99 — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:56:09 +0000

Relevance of 'magot - a seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, with a grotesque form' to someone who criticizes the US? The allusion is too esoteric for me I'm afraid.

New comment by vixen99 in "Ice water drowning survival of young patient (2025)"

vixen99 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:50:19 +0000

Why are we not told how deep the pond was and confirm the % body submersion?