I'll show you mine when toeknadult shows me his: The original post had <b>zero</b> real references. But, of course: most of the papers I can throw at you are about <i>huge</i>…
Well, do a simple bit of logic there (sorry; the study I had in mind is locked). From the age of 20 > 30, there's a quantifiable degradation of DNA replication, or as we call it "ageing". We can all agree that…
Sartre, and many others have used amphetamines. The real question is not that of the shill above, but: <b>which major figures in the last X years were NOT on some kind of drug</b>. Americans...
Nooptroics work, otherwise they'd not have FDA [insert whatever system you're under] approval. A quick glance at the crap fluff piece above shows that many of them are simple supplements [i.e. distilled stuff from a…
Note: I'm aware that this analogy is metaphorically and intellectually broken. If I had time / inclination, we'd re-work the OP's example into Facebook and Steam etc being protozoa, Zynga would be some bacteria living…
This struck me as an interesting take, due to your analogy: (some) viruses[1] can be inoculated against. Looking at this through a 'real world' lens, rather than a mimetic one, suggests something stronger. Your argument…
For reference for the negative score ~ " . " is a common mark of respect, denoting a loss. I see it was removed / formatted out. (Original comment started with " . " one line). Are we to Ignore the fact that it's…
As an aside ~ I find it an interesting convergence of 'our future' that the man used social engineering / diplomacy / subterfuge to excel in the most cut-throat and blood-thirsty game on the market, where sociopathic…
I was (snarkily) suggesting something through hyperbole, but of course you're correct. However: August 15th, 2012: 268 million shares, 10% of shares outstanding. October 14th: 249 million shares, 9% of shares…
[i]He is, by far, the single most responsible for having created a $60 billion company, something few can ever even hope to do.[/i] Two things: Q) Wasn't this $100 billion not so long ago? A) Yes, and if things…
I'll show you mine when toeknadult shows me his: The original post had <b>zero</b> real references. But, of course: most of the papers I can throw at you are about <i>huge</i>…
Well, do a simple bit of logic there (sorry; the study I had in mind is locked). From the age of 20 > 30, there's a quantifiable degradation of DNA replication, or as we call it "ageing". We can all agree that…
Sartre, and many others have used amphetamines. The real question is not that of the shill above, but: <b>which major figures in the last X years were NOT on some kind of drug</b>. Americans...
Nooptroics work, otherwise they'd not have FDA [insert whatever system you're under] approval. A quick glance at the crap fluff piece above shows that many of them are simple supplements [i.e. distilled stuff from a…
Note: I'm aware that this analogy is metaphorically and intellectually broken. If I had time / inclination, we'd re-work the OP's example into Facebook and Steam etc being protozoa, Zynga would be some bacteria living…
This struck me as an interesting take, due to your analogy: (some) viruses[1] can be inoculated against. Looking at this through a 'real world' lens, rather than a mimetic one, suggests something stronger. Your argument…
For reference for the negative score ~ " . " is a common mark of respect, denoting a loss. I see it was removed / formatted out. (Original comment started with " . " one line). Are we to Ignore the fact that it's…
As an aside ~ I find it an interesting convergence of 'our future' that the man used social engineering / diplomacy / subterfuge to excel in the most cut-throat and blood-thirsty game on the market, where sociopathic…
I was (snarkily) suggesting something through hyperbole, but of course you're correct. However: August 15th, 2012: 268 million shares, 10% of shares outstanding. October 14th: 249 million shares, 9% of shares…
[i]He is, by far, the single most responsible for having created a $60 billion company, something few can ever even hope to do.[/i] Two things: Q) Wasn't this $100 billion not so long ago? A) Yes, and if things…