Shinkei

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by Shinkei 13y ago
Where in Japan were you living? I found people in the country to be much more balanced and well-adjusted. But living in Tokyo and expecting to see 'culture shock' may be disappointing because people are not so 'open' abo
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by Shinkei 13y ago
I really don't understand how we can be the most ethical about treating people after they are dead... especially when we don't know their wishes. For example, my understanding is that before China was the popular source of cadaver
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by Shinkei 13y ago
It's abusive because he is passing the cost of cleaning the place to the user... which in fairness should then be variable based on its usage. 1 OCD person gets charged the same fee as multiple slobs that brought their pets and smoked
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by Shinkei 13y ago
I agree that the 'hate' is unnecessary on the OP's part, but you are grossly underestimating the labor/time/costs of doing someone else's laundry, managing a property and cleaning a unit. Have you ever hired so
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by Shinkei 13y ago
It's even more abusive because the listing says, "$35 cleaning fee." If he rents it to 6 different people, he has already recouped his costs and the rest will be profit. Edit: I don't think I communicated my meaning well
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by Shinkei 13y ago
I think he technically meant to say 'sissy little boy.' The word sissy is not necessarily 'antagonistic,' at least according to its accepted definition of "weak and fearful." http://www.merriam-webst
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by Shinkei 13y ago
The thing that really is frustrating is the phenomenon of nostalgia that tends to unfairly poison reboots or even continuations of treasured classics. Admittedly, sometimes the film makers work hard to ruin it themselves (Jar-Jar, CG monke
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by Shinkei 13y ago
CT is a great screening exam because it is cheap, quick and more readily available. MRI is much more specific in diagnosing problems in the brain and has a lot more 'features' that can be added to aid in diagnosis. So generally, e
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by Shinkei 13y ago
>Unfortunately, if you study how evolution actually works you'll realize what it means for resistant bacteria. Once a fully resistant bacterial strain evolves, a process that takes between decades and centuries, all other species of
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by Shinkei 13y ago
A topic I can speak intelligently about! (I am a Radiologist.) This article is a great discussion of modern imaging technology and I 100% agree that MRI is incredible. But CT has become much more impressive than the single-slice scanners of
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by Shinkei 13y ago
Where's your data? According to Google, their cars have gone 300,000 miles without an accident under autonomous control. At this rate, we wouldn't need auto insurance... so probably this liability cost will simply be part of the c
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by Shinkei 13y ago
People keep throwing around the liability/cost issues, but the savings to our system in the healthcare and auto insurance sectors alone will more than offset any potential downside, to say nothing of the lives that will be saved. My pr
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by Shinkei 13y ago
"his own observations mean nothing, or rather, are insufficient to assign any causality other than natural variability." This would be an accurate statement, but the last hundred years have been particularly relevant as human acti
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by Shinkei 13y ago
We don't have to listen to their editorializing to address the claims of the source. Just make a simple market-based thought experiment. Fishing vessels will continue to expand their abilities to catch fish because it results in higher
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by Shinkei 13y ago
Physician here, great article. Let me say that on the spectrum of diseases if I rank them from weak to strong in terms of our ability to defeat them: Bacteria - Virus - Prion We are so far from being able to treat prion diseases, it is an e
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by Shinkei 13y ago
Have you read about Chinese companies stealing IP? Standard practice is to assume your device is infected if you take it to China. http://www.economist.com/news/china/21572250-old-fashioned-t...
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by Shinkei 13y ago
So... are we going to hear the other side of this? I mean, sometimes the 'customer is not always right' and I think it's fair to assume he is mostly sorry only because he got caught. But I want to know what the issue was that
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by Shinkei 13y ago
I never understand this phenomenon of how shares instantly drop in value based on a single quarter of earnings that don't meet 'estimates.' Suffice it to say, I do understand a bit about markets, but maybe somebody can educa
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by Shinkei 13y ago
Even heard of July Nullification? Please read about it. Sometimes groups of citizens decide that a law should not be followed, and we are empowered to do that. The government is of the people, by the people and for the people. http:&#x2
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by Shinkei 13y ago
Are you being serious? Google "Youtube to Mp3" and have fun. The only real dent in piracy I have seen is that I can't find clips from my favorite episodes of The Simpsons and other Fox properties.... which is annoying becaus
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by Shinkei 13y ago
I have commented on this previously. As a physician, I abhor this behavior and believe that these physicians should refuse to do this.
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Doctors at Guantanamo continue to force-feed prisoners--'just following orders.'(bbc.co.uk)
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by Shinkei 13y ago
The point is that I don't want to think about the practical limit of my bandwidth and considering the guy is clearly an outlier, I don't blame Verizon for pitching it as 'unlimited' when for nearly all intents and purposes... it IS unlimite
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by Shinkei 13y ago
Bitcoin is either a commodity or a currency, depending on who you talk to. If it's a currency, it has the ability to purchase goods and services. If it's a commodity, then creating it and throwing it away represents a waste of resources..
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by Shinkei 13y ago
The resources were minimal, but the final product has a non-trivial value. You are saying that being proud of throwing away hundreds of dollars is not an affront to all those who could use that money? I am not using Poe's law here.
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by Shinkei 13y ago
Exactly! The only obvious thing to do is something constructive... not a blatant waste. In addition they are increasing the difficulty for others. He might as well flush money down the toilet and let sick orphans watch.
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by Shinkei 13y ago
Rant much? I wanted to actually learn something from your post but it reads like a madman wrote it. I own exactly zero bitcoins, but following the market since 2011 has proven that it is getting easier to use and more prevalent. People wil
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by Shinkei 13y ago
I think that's why the problem is so interesting and the answer so telling about the human brain. The way I picture it is that if you closed your eyes and held a ball, you would picture a sphere... but it is because you have in internalize
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by Shinkei 13y ago
The issue I see here is that people were asked to submit entries to this contest because Google was trying to get product testing information from people who would actually use it... and in interesting ways. This guy is being disingenuous
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by Shinkei 14y ago
Who are these "medical personnel" performing these acts? I am a physician and I can tell you that force feeding these people is against our code of ethics. The physician overseeing their treatment should be 'outed' so that we can report t

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