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Another Victim of the Congressional Game of Chicken: American Science(skepticblog.org)
1 points by breadbox 13y ago|0 comments
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Marmoset conversation(languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu)
21 points by breadbox 13y ago|1 comments
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by breadbox 13y ago
I'm actually surprised that the truth is that close to the story. I've always assumed that it was largely invented ex nihilo . The actual story is actually not too far off, and is more interesting.
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by breadbox 13y ago
What does she possibly have to gain by responding to such crticism? Regardless of the situation, her best move is to ignore it and move on with her life.
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by breadbox 13y ago
Indeed. But that's not the case here.
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by breadbox 13y ago
Meh. I can't get too upset about overconservative flight safety regulations. Yes, the risk was utterly minuscule from the get-go, but the cost of an accident in-flight is being weighed against the cost of your fellow citizens not being
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by breadbox 13y ago
I can't see that solution working for most people. Maybe some, but it feels too involved and inflexible to become habit. The point about digital solutions is to find a way to make being productive a habit, despite your existing habits.
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by breadbox 13y ago
The domain-name part of an email address is case-insensitive.
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Pseudo-science and pre-existing distaste(languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu)
2 points by breadbox 13y ago|0 comments
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by breadbox 13y ago
I've stopped cooking for myself because TV dinners are so easy. But most TV dinners aren't great. But because they're so convenient, they have killed my desire to cook. And yet I see no solution to this problem. " Keep
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by breadbox 13y ago
Often it isn't, which is why there are so many WASs in existence.
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by breadbox 13y ago
Uru is a bit uneven in spots, but I would recommend it just for Path of the Shell. It uses the new mechanic to create one of the sneakiest puzzles of the entire series. Unfortunately there are also several puzzles that require waiting aroun
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by breadbox 13y ago
I think you're taking an overly-narrow definition of "malice". At least in the context of Hanlon's Razor, "malice" typically includes stances that might be more specifically described as "short-term thinki
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by breadbox 13y ago
So, instead of adding or subtracting leap seconds, we adjust the speed of light (and every other physical constant that includes a time unit)? Also, which day would become the new standard: the solar day or the siderial day?
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by breadbox 13y ago
Wow. I've been using those terms incorrectly all this time.
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by breadbox 13y ago
A better title would be "number of times NASA has described a fascinating new discovery made with Voyager I as 'leaving the solar system'." The issue is with the headline writers who avoid words like "heliopause&quo
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by breadbox 13y ago
Uhh ... that's exactly what they are doing: attempting to establish what the boundary even looks like. We thought we knew what the boundary would look like (even though we have never been there before). It turned out we were wrong. In
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by breadbox 13y ago
In general you're right to mistrust the oft-repeated headline. But this is actually a big deal. Voyager I really is exploring a new part of space for the first time. It's also worth noting that Voyager I entered interstellar space
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by breadbox 13y ago
This is the first game indie game bundle; they've been branching out. (The previous bundle was a bunch of standup comedy videos, actually.) But I completely agree. In fact, in the wake of Snowden, I made a mental note to pay extra atte
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by breadbox 13y ago
Or even to pretend that that meaning is anything but a remote secondary meaning (except perhaps in the context of Roman history).
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by breadbox 13y ago
Are you aware that for a long time many typewriters didn't even have a one key? You were supposed to type a lowercase ell for one. And if you really needed an exclamation point, you overstruck a period with a single-quote. Obviously th
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by breadbox 13y ago
"Because that's the only reason I would want one, and obviously anyone who thinks differently from me is wrong."
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English is a Dialect of Germanic (or, Cantonese is not just a Dialect)(languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu)
6 points by breadbox 13y ago|0 comments
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by breadbox 13y ago
Me too. It's like looking at an alternate universe comic strip, where instead of becoming a recluse Watterson started afresh with a new title and new characters.
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by breadbox 13y ago
Watterson has surely made millions on the many book collections of his work. Sure, but that hardly invalidates the fact that merchandising can bring in an order of magnitude more money. It may be salient to point out that Watterson made p
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by breadbox 13y ago
Absolutely, but you still have the issue that a minor wording change can cause an entire paragraph to be marked as changed if your editor re-wraps the paragraph. Or, if the editor doesn't rewrap the paragraph, then they slowly get more
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by breadbox 13y ago
I don't know, but I hasten to point out that the Kinesis isn't one of those generic "ergonomic" keyboards. It's a very different shape. One of its best features is that the keys are vertically aligned in straight co
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by breadbox 13y ago
Unless the subjects were wrestlers or models, why should the choice of fruit v. cake involve self control at all? For a fair number of people in the US, choosing fruit over cake is largely a matter of willpower. (I hope you're not ar
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Why "Leisure Suit Larry" should never have been remade(gamasutra.com)
2 points by breadbox 13y ago|0 comments
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by breadbox 13y ago
I think you have mistakenly assumed that sharing his work with the public was not Watterson's absolute least favorite aspect of being a creator. I have no doubt that he is still pursuing creative activities, but I'd be surprised i

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