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astura commented on Children with cancer scammed out of millions fundraised for their treatment   bbc.com/news/articles/ckg... · Posted by u/1659447091
KingMob · 11 hours ago
> at the end of the day they climb into a Benz

I'll take "Things That Never Happened" for $200, Alex.

astura · 7 hours ago
astura commented on Children with cancer scammed out of millions fundraised for their treatment   bbc.com/news/articles/ckg... · Posted by u/1659447091
zwnow · 13 hours ago
I always donate to the random homeless people stopping me on the street. Doesn't really matter to me what they do with it, whatever keeps them warm.
astura · 7 hours ago
That can cause perverse incentives such as children taken out of school so they can beg full time, such as this - https://archive.is/32Btf five of them are now dead as a result.
astura commented on The "Mad Men" in 4K on HBO Max Debacle   fxrant.blogspot.com/2025/... · Posted by u/tosh
globular-toast · 13 days ago
It's weird that they'd have the crew in the frame anyway. Was it really not possible to have them out of frame? I guess being able to "do it in post" makes people lazy?
astura · 13 days ago
Likely harder to get the timing and pressure right with a longer hose.
astura commented on Is America's jobs market nearing a cliff?   economist.com/finance-and... · Posted by u/harambae
ta12653421 · 16 days ago
...and add the time for preparation, cleaning up etc.: Thats one of the most frustrating things when cooking for one person - you invest 45min to eat 5min and the rest is "organisation & logistics"
astura · 15 days ago
That's why when it's just me I don't really do much cooking. I'll eat ultra-low prep stuff like toast (w/beans, hummus or avocado), bagged salad, frozen food, or grilled tofu.
astura commented on Is America's jobs market nearing a cliff?   economist.com/finance-and... · Posted by u/harambae
adamredwoods · 16 days ago
Situational.

IMO, I think it breaks even, but eating out saves a lot of time! Healthier cooking at home? Yes. I studied this for myself (N=1), and my cooking is about US$10/meal give or take (asparagus, chicken, rice, water to drink). If you cook for two or more people, then I think cooking at home comes out ahead financially.

astura · 15 days ago
>cooking is about US$10/meal give or take (asparagus, chicken, rice, water to drink).

You must be eating an absolute TON to eat $10 worth of chicken, asparagus, and rice. I just checked the prices at Target and rice is $1.89 for 2 pounds, chicken thighs are $1.69 a pound. Asparagus is spendier at $5 for 1 pound.

How many pounds of chicken and asparagus are you eating? Even if you ate two pounds of chicken and the entire pound of asparagus you aren't hitting $10.

astura commented on All it takes is for one to work out   alearningaday.blog/2025/1... · Posted by u/herbertl
wisty · 17 days ago
What was Musk families net worth?

I hear this conspiracy theory that he's was super rich. But owning a mine could mean anything from a basically bankrupt speculator to the De Beers. There's claims he gave Musk $28k ... that's not evena decent college fund.

astura · 17 days ago
From his dad's Wikipedia page:

>His lucrative engineering business took on "large projects such as office buildings, retail complexes, residential subdivisions, and an air force base." He also owned an auto parts store, at least half a share in an emerald mine, and even "one of the biggest houses in Pretoria."[12] His ex-wife Maye's book recalls that at the time of their divorce in 1979, he owned two homes, a yacht, a plane, five luxury cars, and a truck.[13]

Elon was 8 in 1979.

astura commented on Anthony Bourdain's Lost Li.st's   bourdain.greg.technology/... · Posted by u/gregsadetsky
yakkomajuri · 17 days ago
Didn't know he was such a fan of rap, interesting point about brioche buns.

Also: "Karaoke should only be performed with people who have already seen your genitals." :D

astura · 17 days ago
I absolutely love brioche buns but I only eat veggie burgers, and they make a lot more sense for veggie burgers.
astura commented on Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out   bleepingcomputer.com/news... · Posted by u/fleahunter
ChrisMarshallNY · 17 days ago
I agree. My only source was from personal experience. I saw the ads, myself, and remember when it changed. I think that the article may be a bit of "damage control."

Gave it a +1.

astura · 17 days ago
So because of an advertisement you might have seen 40 years ago you made up a major funding source out of whole cloth?
astura commented on Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out   bleepingcomputer.com/news... · Posted by u/fleahunter
dannyfritz07 · 17 days ago
I must be blind. How do you downvote? I've only ever seen an upvote.
astura · 17 days ago
You have to have a minimum amount of karma here to get a down vote button. I think it's 500.
astura commented on Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out   bleepingcomputer.com/news... · Posted by u/fleahunter
ChrisMarshallNY · 17 days ago
In the 1980s, the American Heart Association listed many contributors to heart disease.

A missing one: smoking.

At some point, it was revealed that Big Tobacco was a major contributor to the AHA.

They now list tobacco as a big risk factor.

astura · 17 days ago
This is straight up just a bold faced lie.

Big Tobacco never funded the American Heart Association.

AHA never purposefully ommited smoking as a cause of heart disease. In fact, they were at the forefront of the research to prove a link between smoking and heart disease. They met with the The Surgeon General in 1961 to request the formation of the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health. Report can be viewed here - https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cases/tobacco/nnbbmq.pdf

u/astura

KarmaCake day10150September 5, 2017View Original