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by dbbolton 12y ago
The reason this sort of speech pattern is still mostly intelligible is that consonants are actually more important clues markers to the listener (as a general rule). For example, you could probably interpret "thuh kwuhck bruhn fuhx juh
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by dbbolton 12y ago
Slow and steady wins the race. I would much rather see steady progress than a massive upgrade in just about any FOSS project. I take it as a sign of direction and dependability. It seems like any time a project undergoes an overhaul of so
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by dbbolton 12y ago
The peripheral vasoconstriction is part of a reflex known as the mammalian dive reflex in which your heart actually slows down, rather than work harder, as soon as your face touches cold water. Muscle cramping is a direct result in the decr
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by dbbolton 12y ago
If anyone deserves my donations, it's the Linux Foundation, GNU, Debian, Ubuntu, Gnome, and every other giant on whose shoulders Elementary stands.
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Why Wikipedia's grammar vigilante is wrong(theguardian.com)
8 points by dbbolton 12y ago|1 comments
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by dbbolton 12y ago
I assume by the context of my quote that we are still talking about the dangling modifier I used or similar "errors". >This is the sense in which a lot of people parse language. I completely disagree. You are describing a sense
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by dbbolton 12y ago
I am not really sure what you are arguing for here, but I think you may be hyperanalyzing and missing the point. In a very narrow and technical sense, yes, you could argue that the sentence is structurally unsound. > so the only explicit
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by dbbolton 12y ago
The key defining feature (from a linguistics perspective) of a dangling modifier is ambiguity. I really don't see how my statement could have been misinterpreted, but I would be interested to hear alternate interpretations. Even with s
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by dbbolton 12y ago
There is an implied "it is my opinion that..." because I am stating my opinion. I think most people are able to pick up on that naturally, and I don't feel it necessary to spell it out. I am sure many here would argue that it
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by dbbolton 12y ago
In normal conversation, grammar can have a more general meaning. But since everyone here wants to argue about precision and correctness, I thought I should at least level the playing field.
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by dbbolton 12y ago
I did not argue that either way was better or worse.
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by dbbolton 12y ago
As a linguist, it is absolutely not an issue of grammar. The grammar is 100% correct. Nit-picking over the so-called "correct" definition has nothing to do with grammar. It is an issue of semantics, and a rather arbitrarily pres
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by dbbolton 12y ago
"Neuropsychologists compared the brain activity of people who can see and people who were born blind, discovering that the part of the brain that normally works with our eyes to process vision and space perception can actually rewire i
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The connections in autistic brains are idiosyncratic and individualized(arstechnica.com)
48 points by dbbolton 12y ago|5 comments
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by dbbolton 12y ago
Couldn't you bind most of the offending domains to 0.0.0.0 in your hosts files and skip the browser extension?
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by dbbolton 12y ago
Honestly, I feel like most of the article is throw-away material. They're claiming to have "derived" syntax and grammar from a simple lexicon, which as far as I can tell consists only of referents. In reality, they are just a
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CIA transnational human rights actions(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by dbbolton 12y ago|0 comments
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by dbbolton 12y ago
A technically more correct way of putting it might have been "alters our gene expression", but that isn't as grabby-- not to mention the additional buzzkill that gene expression constantly changes throughout the body due to a
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by dbbolton 12y ago
It seems to me that's just 4 simultaneous 2D games, unless I'm missing something.
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by dbbolton 12y ago
It's a stock photo: https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZivX9JS-QLEbVyc-hN...
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by dbbolton 12y ago
I've only seen a handful of 4D game attempts, like the 4D Rubik's Cube ( http://www.superliminal.com/cube/cube.htm ) and Quadrix (4D Tetris, http://www.puffgames.com/quadrix/ ). It will be
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by dbbolton 12y ago
I agree 20% is excessive if the recruiter just told someone about the job, but it seems like they should still get something for finding the future employee in the first place.
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by dbbolton 12y ago
Why not just give the recruiter the commission if they can prove they contacted the prospect before the prospect contacted the company (i.e. that they were circumvented), or at least redirect the prospect back to the recruiter for any negot
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by dbbolton 12y ago
Why couldn't they just bury the mine below the frost line?
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by dbbolton 12y ago
Or just manually install the new version with dpkg.
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by dbbolton 12y ago
My main occupation is a medical student, but I consider myself a "hobbyist hacker". 1. I am on a low carb diet, which rules out the bulk of prepared food options. Also, I discovered a passion for cooking when I was around 14 and a
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by dbbolton 12y ago
Now let's see a human study where people who consume those sweeteners, eat carbohydrates in moderation, and exercise regularly are still at increased risk for diabetes.
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by dbbolton 12y ago
First of all, I didn't say that Tramadol was not a psychotropic. I said it was not a potent one. Second, the definition you are describing is a depressant , not a psychotropic.
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by dbbolton 12y ago
I explicitly stated that I was not advocating drug use. What I am advocating, if you would actually bother read my comments, was that the farmers' dose and dose frequency are pushing the therapeutic window (i.e. it nears toxicity). Reg
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by dbbolton 12y ago
The article, and Zunger's G+ discussion as mentioned below, clearly established that they were taking very high doses.

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