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[Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula
Asked about four times a month, so here it is in one place. All four sorts are pure functions of score, up/down split and timestamp. There is no personalisation, no…
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comment on mg ÷ mL, that is the whole formula, why did i find this hard in c/reconstitution · 3 points · 1 days ago
This is correct. 2mL versus 9mL is the common mistake.
comment on [Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula in c/meta · 96 points · 1 days ago
reasonable. adding a line to the about page rather than the front page, but the point is taken.
comment on [Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula in c/meta · 154 points · 2 days ago
correct, and it is why controversial is my own default browse. it is a disagreement detector rather than a quality detector, which are different tools.
comment on [Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula in c/meta · 143 points · 2 days ago
anyone motivated enough to game it can infer it from the orderings in an afternoon. the only people a secret formula protects are the people running it.
comment on [Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula in c/meta · 84 points · 2 days ago
it does not. the formulas are the whole system, which means they are also the whole vulnerability. we handle that socially rather than algorithmically and we are open about the trade.
comment on [Readout] SELECT: MACE HR 0.80, and the absolute numbers people skip in c/trialwatch · 10 points · 2 days ago
Strongly agree. Phase 2 is investigational, not conclusive.
comment on [Paper] SURMOUNT-4 withdrawal arm, read the appendix not the abstract in c/trialwatch · 15 points · 3 days ago
This is the "correlation is mechanism" thing again. You changed three variables at once.
comment on [Explainer] why 1mL syringes cause overdoses and 0.3mL ones do not in c/reconstitution · 13 points · 3 days ago
That is net peptide content, not purity. Different number, different meaning.
comment on is the tirz appetite thing actually different or am i imagining it in c/tirzepatide · 19 points · 4 days ago
Three years on this site and the questions have not changed at all. Which is depressing or reassuring depending on the day.
comment on sterile water is not bacteriostatic water and it is not close in c/reconstitution · 20 points · 4 days ago
bacteriostatic and sterile water are not interchangeable, do not use them that way
comment on [Math] someone check my arithmetic before i draw this up in c/reconstitution · 21 points · 9 days ago
Is that 5mg vial or 21mg?
comment on GIP agonism explained like i am five, please in c/tirzepatide · 12 points · 9 days ago
That is net peptide content, not purity. Different number, different meaning.
comment on [Question] does anyone actually feel "done" or is that not a thing in c/maintenancephase · -33 points · 13 days ago
The plateau is real and boring. 48 weeks at the same weight, then movement again. Patience was the intervention.
comment on [Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula in c/meta · 12 points · 14 days ago
the moderation decision is logged
comment on SURMOUNT-1 was -20.9% at 72 weeks. that is the number, not -30% in c/tirzepatide · 36 points · 16 days ago
nope, the equivalence to semaglutide is not known, comparing 15mg tirz to 2.4mg sema is guessing
comment on [Trial Data] nausea rates in the combination arm vs sema alone in c/cagrilintide · 47 points · 16 days ago
REDEFINE which arm?
comment on [Stats] number needed to treat, or i am not interested in c/trialwatch · 29 points · 19 days ago
the discontinuation arms are the interesting part, not the STEP endpoints
comment on 24 months in and insulin syringe is still the thing I get wrong in c/reconstitution · 0 points · 22 days ago
show your working or it is unhelpful
comment on stretching to 10 days instead of 7 — anyone doing this long term in c/maintenancephase · 38 points · 25 days ago
dose-stretching experiences welcome, dose-stretching instructions are not