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New comment by xlance in "Mammals’ time on Earth is half over, scientists predict"

xlance — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:40:15 +0000

Exactly.

Or we will alter the Earth's orbit so that less of the energy reaches us.

New comment by xlance in "Mammals’ time on Earth is half over, scientists predict"

xlance — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:39:19 +0000

250 million years is an unimaginably long period, during which we would either be deceased or far beyond the boundaries of our solar system.

Using the technological advancements of the past 100 years as an indicator, we will have terraformed Mars long before then.

New comment by xlance in "Mammals’ time on Earth is half over, scientists predict"

xlance — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:05:07 +0000

In 250M years we have probably killed ourselves 249,9M years ago anyway.

But in the unlikely scenario that we have not, we probably can fix both tectonic plate movement and/or suns energy output with 250M years of technological progress.

New comment by xlance in "Tumblr’s core product strategy"

xlance — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 23:10:20 +0000

Hope they didnt pay too much for this "strategy", because these are plans - not choices.

New comment by xlance in "Launch HN: Type (YC W23) – AI-powered document editor"

xlance — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:58:29 +0000

No support for other than English?

New comment by xlance in "Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Brain Function, Structure in Older Adults (2014)"

xlance — Tue, 10 May 2022 17:19:48 +0000

Krill is further down the food chain and has less toxins.

The omega is also bound by phospholipids, which presumely should make it more effective.

Personally I do believe fish oil is the best choice, because of higher levels of EPA/DHA.

New comment by xlance in "The most popular chess streamer on Twitch"

xlance — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:15:36 +0000

I totally agree, what a great tutor he is.

New comment by xlance in "New pill bottles for shaky hands will help people with Parkinson’s (2021)"

xlance — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:14:19 +0000

The internet is broken.

New comment by xlance in "Ask HN: What to do when you have your employer over a barrel?"

xlance — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:49:29 +0000

I second this.

And get them to commit to a payment plan, regardless of how their project progress.

Do NOT give them the update before this is done.

New comment by xlance in "The Zen of Drinking Alone"

xlance — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 23:10:18 +0000

I don't drink alone for the exact same reason.

How some people can function while drinking every night is beyond my comprehension.

New comment by xlance in "Why are German numbers backwards?"

xlance — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 12:16:47 +0000

There are still plenty of people using the old way, young and old.

I would say I use the old way in all situations except when I read out phonenumbers.

New comment by xlance in "What if performance advertising is just an analytics scam?"

xlance — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:57:29 +0000

This is pure and utter bullshit.

Performance marketing = Distribution. Without performance marketing your competitors take the sale instead.

New comment by xlance in "Show HN: Beeper – All Your Chats in One App"

xlance — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:24:27 +0000

Just watched this episode earlier today, my exact thought ^^

New comment by xlance in "Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall and funeral mounds"

xlance — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:44:24 +0000

I don´t think they understood the significance or cared enough.

New comment by xlance in "Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall and funeral mounds"

xlance — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 14:37:35 +0000

According to this article:

https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/xl/i-arhundrer-har-haralds-sl...

This has been known as a burial place for quite some time, and when they first found it they put the pieces in a barn, and then burnt it some time later.

New comment by xlance in "Bastion Fort"

xlance — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 17:16:18 +0000

Fredrikstad, Norway:

https://www.google.com/search?q=gamlebyen+fredrikstad&client...

New comment by xlance in "Vitamin D Insufficiency is Prevalent in Severe Covid-19"

xlance — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:09:40 +0000

Vitamin D is fat soluble, but high doses needed for overdose.

New comment by xlance in "At 30, Game Boys live on in unexpected ways"

xlance — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 12:45:40 +0000

My friend had a Scooter that could be tuned with a Gameboy (In Norway bikes are capped at 45 km/h for 16 year olds.)

Wife of Norwegian billionare kidnapped, €9M crypto ransom

xlance — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:58:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/09/kidnappers-demand-9m-cryptocurrency-norwegian-billionaires-wife/

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New comment by xlance in "Mammals’ time on Earth is half over, scientists predict"

New comment by xlance in "Mammals’ time on Earth is half over, scientists predict"

New comment by xlance in "Mammals’ time on Earth is half over, scientists predict"

New comment by xlance in "Tumblr’s core product strategy"

New comment by xlance in "Launch HN: Type (YC W23) – AI-powered document editor"

New comment by xlance in "Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Brain Function, Structure in Older Adults (2014)"

New comment by xlance in "The most popular chess streamer on Twitch"

New comment by xlance in "New pill bottles for shaky hands will help people with Parkinson’s (2021)"

New comment by xlance in "Ask HN: What to do when you have your employer over a barrel?"

New comment by xlance in "The Zen of Drinking Alone"

New comment by xlance in "Why are German numbers backwards?"

New comment by xlance in "What if performance advertising is just an analytics scam?"

New comment by xlance in "Show HN: Beeper – All Your Chats in One App"

New comment by xlance in "Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall and funeral mounds"

New comment by xlance in "Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall and funeral mounds"

New comment by xlance in "Bastion Fort"

New comment by xlance in "Vitamin D Insufficiency is Prevalent in Severe Covid-19"

New comment by xlance in "At 30, Game Boys live on in unexpected ways"

Wife of Norwegian billionare kidnapped, €9M crypto ransom

New comment by xlance in "Congrats Dropbox"