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by aestra 13y ago
Flow is not a buzzword. The concept of flow was introduced by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. It is a known concept in psychology. It is achieved when skill level is high and challenge level i
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by aestra 13y ago
I think bitcoin will succeed when there are insured bitcoin banks in which to keep your money. Right now the wallet system is really too confusing for non-technical users and it is risky to keep your money in a fly by night wallet service.
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by aestra 13y ago
Out of curiosity do you have many people who pay in bitcoin?
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by aestra 13y ago
Transferring money quickly and easily and cheaply across boarders. Universal currency.
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by aestra 13y ago
I feel I am unable to block out a lot of activity going around in the background, in real life I also have the same reaction if there is tons of activity going on around me when I am trying to read. I couldn't concentrate on the conten
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by aestra 13y ago
I would suggest not using a toothbrush on your tongue, those are designed for teeth. Get a dedicated tongue cleaner. You'll be glad you did; everyone should clean their tongue.
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by aestra 13y ago
Because it is extremely distracting and I actually couldn't read the article because of it.
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by aestra 13y ago
Please add the headlines that were smashed to make the stupid headline.
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by aestra 13y ago
Bitcoin works like cash right? Legally speaking you get a contract perhaps, a bill, then a receipt of payment. If something doesn't go right, you bring those documents to court with you and state your claim just like if you used cash.
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by aestra 13y ago
Adding extra ram or a second monitor would be upgrading, you don't need to replace every component.
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by aestra 13y ago
The only practical way to buy litecoins right now is buying bitcoins first, then buying litecoins with bitcoins.
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by aestra 13y ago
Plenty of private sellers still do.
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by aestra 13y ago
Good advice from the Notorious B.I.G. minus the homophobia. Seven: this rule is so underrated Keep your family and business completely seperated Money and blood don't mix like two dicks and no bitch Find yourself in serious shit
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by aestra 13y ago
In the United States - Abortion, religion, health care, gay marriage, immigration, welfare, guns. To name a few.
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by aestra 13y ago
Wow, no. You aren't seeing it. A mammogram is a screening test. 23andMe is another type of screening test. You aren't getting extra mammograms because of 23andMe, they are the same thing. Mammogram can screen you for early detecti
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by aestra 13y ago
Nobody is blocking legitimate medicine. It is just asked that you prove that it is legitimate medicine before you are allowed to sell it as medicine. That way consumers don't go into a store, find 30 "cures" 3 of which have a
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by aestra 13y ago
Sorry for spreading misinformation. When I heard her speak some years ago, I could have sworn I heard the person who introduced her say she was the only scientist in congress. Perhaps they were wrong, perhaps I heard or remembered wrong.
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by aestra 13y ago
>verify the presence of a disease before beginning treatment Right, but there is a cost for that. If you have a disease that isn't causing any symptoms, do you treat it, even though it will probably never cause symptoms? There is a
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by aestra 13y ago
Using genetic information to determine price of premiums was made illegal by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Information_Nondiscrimi...
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by aestra 13y ago
>Who knows what kind of discriminatory practices will be undertaken by service providers, insurers, or even employers in the future? FYI, This is illegal in the United States. It is prohibited by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination
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by aestra 13y ago
Oh by the way, I'll give you an example, homeopathy "does it work as advertised?" No. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy The scientific community regards homeopathy as nonsense,[11] quackery[12][13]
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by aestra 13y ago
>Elsewhere in consumerland, the product is sold, and independent testing is performed on off-the-shelf samples Not true. Do you really think I can start legally marketing a car seat or a crib without safety testing it first? Wrong. http
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by aestra 13y ago
>you would not take serious action in any condition based on an cheap DNA test, would you You might not, but some would. Some people take serious action based on what a psychic says. We are in the minority here.
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by aestra 13y ago
>Could you explain a scenario where basing life and health decisions on 23andMe's product could lead to sickness and death? http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001877... . (this study is a
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by aestra 13y ago
It's a cost benefits analysis. Medicine does this, and is constantly updating their recommendations for screening based on the data that comes back. For example, it used to be recommended that all women perform a breast self exam every
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by aestra 13y ago
Addresses map to physical locations that never change or rarely change. counterexample - military mail (APO/FPO)
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by aestra 13y ago
Good list, see this video for more discussion on the topic for those confused: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AivEQmfPpk
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by aestra 13y ago
- a country has a single language Really? Do people actually believe this? Some "common" counties off the top of my head: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Switzerland http://en.wikipedia
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by aestra 13y ago
TV news grates on me. Here's a good reason: http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/why-tv-news-is-a-waste-of-human-...
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by aestra 13y ago
If you want to see some horrible UI designs in 2000 this site has not been updated since then. http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/index.php?file=shame.htm&mode=or... EDIT: MY mistake. Apparently this is a mirror of the origina

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