I think part of the problem is that Holmes's voice sounded artificial. To be effective, generally speaking, you would imagine the voice couldn't sound like you were trying to speak with a deep voice. (But surely studies…
I'd actually be really interested to know what causes discrepancies in subject matter authorship in Wikipedia. Physics, for example, is rife with very thorough articles, many of which are written for a graduate level.…
I'm glad to hear of this class. I think I'll take it in order to see if I can learn some things I didn't know. That said, the article is very poorly written. The author appears to not have a good understanding of what…
He's also a double non-sequiter in most games he's modded into. Not only are there no trains, there are no trains with faces. He stands out instantly as out of place in a way that some other in-jokes might not. Hank…
I think nearly all of us that aren't secretly abusing medication feel that ambivalence. For me and I assume for others, it is not a fully adequate treatment. Some symptoms it fixes, some it helps with, some it does…
I think I'd add that my concerns aren't just, or even primarily, that they are trying to do something nefarious. Rather, I tend to view issues as having a certain amount of public mindshare, and the success or failure…
The crux of it, I'd say, is that it ought to be regulated as a medical device, and the manufacturer ought to be required to prove it is safe. If it leaves any form of residue or serves a medical purpose in using it on a…
They also seem to miss a fairly obvious reason for the fearsome but humorous rabbits and snails: Farmers, as most monks were, do not get on horseback and fight dragons but instead get on their knees and wage war with…
As I understand it, very small. Most allergens are denatured by acid and enzymes in the stomach. Many food allergies, which typically are not the same kind of immunological reaction as seasonal allergies/allergic…
As the article notes, planting both actually reduces one of the problems: pollen. Female plants attract and capture pollen. So you will slightly increase litter while moderately reducing pollen. Additionally, as the…
Certainly plenty of prominent scientists have had extremely odd views, and this does not much change the validity of their work. It appears his work has been peer reviewed, although how often and by whom would be an…
I'll confess I'm very skeptical of this account, as a former Marine who has also experienced mild hallucinations on deployment and a registered polysomnographic technologist. (I don't interpret sleep studies as a career…
Stories like this remind me that trust is an indispensable aspect of civilization. Ultimately we have to trust our road workers to do good work, our bank tellers to be honest, and apparently our archivists not to steal…
The sensible solution, I think, is requiring digital advertisers to support non-personalized ads as a fallback for tracking ads; that is, a digital advertiser would not be allowed to only offer personalized ads. Then…
While I largely agree with your sentiment, I'd like to note that alphabetizing only assists those who know what they are looking for. In a bookstore, this is a virtue. But we appear to be dealing with a book barn.…
As strange as it may sound, this is why I enjoy mysteries-- unexplained things-- very much. I should note that my definition of "mystery" is very broad. Many in my collection are rather mundane examples of unusual…
Majorities being > than minorities is an aspect of democracy in its natural state, for certain, but I would not go so far as to call it a feature. The bicameral legislature of the U.S. was designed precisely to avoid…
I think that your heart is in the right place with this comment, but you seem to be suggesting that this is the (only) right way to relate to death: to interpret reminders of the deceased as positive opportunities to…
Perhaps your assertion that we worry about this too much is true, but I do take issue with your hidden assumption that merit is directly proportional to effort. That is, the org chart you present presupposes that only…
I wonder how their feelings might change when the maintenance costs come home to roost, when their frequent driving involves them in an accident their insurance company refuses to cover (because they have personal use…
The problem before (and I think what is still the problem): 1) We talk about very broad macronutrient classes as though much could be said about them that is meaningful. Fats are not interchangeable; carbs are not…
The translation of deficiencies into food cravings has always fascinated me. People with pica, for example, often compulsively eat non-foods that are in fact related to a deficiency they have. Anemics sometimes crave…
I think part of the problem is that Holmes's voice sounded artificial. To be effective, generally speaking, you would imagine the voice couldn't sound like you were trying to speak with a deep voice. (But surely studies…
I'd actually be really interested to know what causes discrepancies in subject matter authorship in Wikipedia. Physics, for example, is rife with very thorough articles, many of which are written for a graduate level.…
I'm glad to hear of this class. I think I'll take it in order to see if I can learn some things I didn't know. That said, the article is very poorly written. The author appears to not have a good understanding of what…
He's also a double non-sequiter in most games he's modded into. Not only are there no trains, there are no trains with faces. He stands out instantly as out of place in a way that some other in-jokes might not. Hank…
I think nearly all of us that aren't secretly abusing medication feel that ambivalence. For me and I assume for others, it is not a fully adequate treatment. Some symptoms it fixes, some it helps with, some it does…
I think I'd add that my concerns aren't just, or even primarily, that they are trying to do something nefarious. Rather, I tend to view issues as having a certain amount of public mindshare, and the success or failure…
The crux of it, I'd say, is that it ought to be regulated as a medical device, and the manufacturer ought to be required to prove it is safe. If it leaves any form of residue or serves a medical purpose in using it on a…
They also seem to miss a fairly obvious reason for the fearsome but humorous rabbits and snails: Farmers, as most monks were, do not get on horseback and fight dragons but instead get on their knees and wage war with…
As I understand it, very small. Most allergens are denatured by acid and enzymes in the stomach. Many food allergies, which typically are not the same kind of immunological reaction as seasonal allergies/allergic…
As the article notes, planting both actually reduces one of the problems: pollen. Female plants attract and capture pollen. So you will slightly increase litter while moderately reducing pollen. Additionally, as the…
Certainly plenty of prominent scientists have had extremely odd views, and this does not much change the validity of their work. It appears his work has been peer reviewed, although how often and by whom would be an…
I'll confess I'm very skeptical of this account, as a former Marine who has also experienced mild hallucinations on deployment and a registered polysomnographic technologist. (I don't interpret sleep studies as a career…
Stories like this remind me that trust is an indispensable aspect of civilization. Ultimately we have to trust our road workers to do good work, our bank tellers to be honest, and apparently our archivists not to steal…
The sensible solution, I think, is requiring digital advertisers to support non-personalized ads as a fallback for tracking ads; that is, a digital advertiser would not be allowed to only offer personalized ads. Then…
While I largely agree with your sentiment, I'd like to note that alphabetizing only assists those who know what they are looking for. In a bookstore, this is a virtue. But we appear to be dealing with a book barn.…
As strange as it may sound, this is why I enjoy mysteries-- unexplained things-- very much. I should note that my definition of "mystery" is very broad. Many in my collection are rather mundane examples of unusual…
Majorities being > than minorities is an aspect of democracy in its natural state, for certain, but I would not go so far as to call it a feature. The bicameral legislature of the U.S. was designed precisely to avoid…
I think that your heart is in the right place with this comment, but you seem to be suggesting that this is the (only) right way to relate to death: to interpret reminders of the deceased as positive opportunities to…
Perhaps your assertion that we worry about this too much is true, but I do take issue with your hidden assumption that merit is directly proportional to effort. That is, the org chart you present presupposes that only…
I wonder how their feelings might change when the maintenance costs come home to roost, when their frequent driving involves them in an accident their insurance company refuses to cover (because they have personal use…
The problem before (and I think what is still the problem): 1) We talk about very broad macronutrient classes as though much could be said about them that is meaningful. Fats are not interchangeable; carbs are not…
The translation of deficiencies into food cravings has always fascinated me. People with pica, for example, often compulsively eat non-foods that are in fact related to a deficiency they have. Anemics sometimes crave…