araneae

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901.
by araneae 17y ago
And besides that, she's clearly leading the witness (Hammy). See the outtakes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmZ7p3ExIc8
902.
Octopuses use coconut shells as portable shelters(newscientist.com)
2 points by araneae 17y ago|0 comments
903.
by araneae 17y ago
* that's not a very good way of reading fiction* It's not a good way for you to read fiction. It is, however, how I enjoy books the most.
904.
by araneae 17y ago
There's no reason that medically relevant phenotypes would be that much less complicated (and lets remember that mental health, is, in fact, medically relevant.) Yes, there are a select few, rare, single nucleotide polymorphisms that are re
905.
by araneae 17y ago
Are you saying you don't learn anything from thinking through how to write a big piece of code before you write it? The vast majority of bugs I find after writing the code are trivial. Certainly, I learn something from writing it, but I fi
906.
by araneae 17y ago
It's a nice story, but it's hard to extrapolate from just one anecdote. First of all, she undoubtedly became more experienced at her job as she got older. She does claim that she kept looking for work as both names, but we know that there'
907.
by araneae 17y ago
Ha! I had the exact same thought. The Economist is weekly, and sounds like what he's suggesting, sans comics and crossword puzzle.
908.
by araneae 17y ago
"And it will make you much less productive because you'll be spending all your time redoing something someone's already done, probably better than you ever could." I mean, with that logic, you might as well write in assembly.
909.
by araneae 17y ago
So... you've never composed an essay in your head without writing it down? Writing may help you organize your thoughts, but it's not necessary.
910.
by araneae 17y ago
Reading is nothing more than a substitute for thought of one’s own. It means putting the mind into leading-strings. Newton couldn't have invented classical mechanics without the ancient Greeks. In order to think, you need something to th
911.
by araneae 17y ago
It's possible that the women in English lit are taking a comparatively smaller cut in salary, but there aren't that many English lit jobs; far fewer than in the sciences. The competition for jobs is much greater, making the probability of
912.
by araneae 17y ago
Sometimes you want to widen the divide.
913.
by araneae 17y ago
Then why do so many females like Twilight?
914.
by araneae 17y ago
If you want to be technical about it, wages went down because women wouldn't leave the workforce when the men got back. Happy?
915.
by araneae 17y ago
Nice story, but how do you then explain the massive numbers of women in sociology/anthropology/English lit? The pay is even worse in those fields. I totally buy that guys are more willing to sacrifice pay for prestige, but it doesn't wholl
916.
Photos: Space station marks a decade aloft(news.cnet.com)
1 points by araneae 17y ago|0 comments
917.
Data Nerds Hack NASA — in a Good Way(wired.com)
1 points by araneae 17y ago|0 comments
918.
by araneae 17y ago
I always thought of a cyborg as having organic parts replaced with mechanical ones. So, people with prosthetics or cochlear implants would be cyborgs, but simply augmenting your brain wouldn't count.
919.
by araneae 17y ago
Please do ^-^
920.
Interview with founder Chelsea Howe of Proper Walrus, a game developer start-up(elder-geek.com)
5 points by araneae 17y ago|0 comments
921.
Dinosaurs broiled, not grilled(sciencenews.org)
20 points by araneae 17y ago|6 comments
922.
by araneae 17y ago
$25,000 (according to the transcript.)
923.
Chrome now available for linux(blog.chromium.org)
5 points by araneae 17y ago|0 comments
924.
by araneae 17y ago
Repeat (ish) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=985766
925.
by araneae 17y ago
Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. No. Consensus is invoked when science becomes a political issue. This is because politicians and their voters do not have the time or the inclination to exam
926.
Not-so-safe Sex(forbes.com)
85 points by araneae 17y ago|63 comments
927.
by araneae 17y ago
Declining wages were the result of women entering the workforce. Think about it: hold demand for goods and services constant (after all, women, while not working, were still eating and wearing clothes) and then suddenly double the available
928.
by araneae 17y ago
Younger males do risky things because that's when they're looking for mates. Death rates start to spike for males in their teens and then decline in their mid twenties, whereas the lines for females smoothly increase as they age. That aside
929.
by araneae 17y ago
Well, the irony is that re: population control, it seems to happen naturally with the development of Western civ ideas (i.e. feminism.) China doesn't even begin to have the lowest r(growth rate); Japan has that honor, followed by Italy, th
930.
by araneae 17y ago
Yes, an aging population is a problem in any country that's seen a drop in fertility rates. This effect is actually the worst in Japan, followed by Italy. re: lack of women The nice possibilities are polyandry, in which one female marries

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