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jadero t1_jdifney wrote

Reply to [OC] Retro Activities People Currently Still Do bucketed by Age by Square_Tea4916

I know that there are jurisdictions that are moving to abolish cheques, but I don't see how it's retro to use a cheque when the terminals are down.

I think it was just last year that a Rogers outage took down most payment terminals across Canada for a couple of days. The local (rural) businesses just did business as usual, except that instead of one or two cheques a day, it was all cheques, all day.

We still use cheques regularly because seasonal and farm-based businesses and lack of internet make cheques the only viable way to conduct business. It's not like I'm going to run to the city to take out the cash I'd need.

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jadero t1_jd0pd29 wrote

Reply to comment by Illustrious_Kale_692 in You've seen maps of watersheds, here's a drive shed map. Imagine someone going to see the 2024 total solar eclipse. What's the shortest drive there? What are the odds of making the drive to see the eclipse? I calculated how many people will drive to the eclipse > greatamericaneclipse.com [OC] by MichaelZeiler

Not watersheds. Roadways showing estimated traffic volume as people travel to see the eclipse. Think of the roads as rivers and the traffic as water.

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jadero t1_j9oyl29 wrote

Reply to comment by aldodoeswork in Top Reasons for Declining a Job Offer by kickresume

Sure, but the right price might be insane. For example, I had numerous offers intended to entice me away from being able to go fishing before breakfast, play hooky on a nice afternoon for snowshoeing or sailing, and sleep in my own bed every night. It was never going to happen, because the only price I would accept would mean that I'd have just retired independently wealthy after a year. Two at the most. Big as my ego is, even I know I'm not worth that much!

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jadero t1_j5vg468 wrote

Reply to comment by masterpjj in Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology by AutoModerator

[This paper in Cell (pdf)](https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(22)01530-6.pdf) examines the role of endogenous retroviruses and senescence and was discussed in the latest podcast from "This Week in Virology."

During the podcast, they also discussed other research showing that, in mice, repeated blood transfusion from young mice to elderly mice over extended periods of time produced rejuvenating effects. Thinks like improved strength, thickening of cartilage, etc.

There is a very long way between that research and increased lifespan in humans, but my opinion is that it's worth considering the possibility we'll eventually get there. Or if not lifespan, per se, then better health through the lifespan (health span).

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