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by eavc 16y ago
Often the author of an article does not choose the headline. That would be the editor.
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by eavc 16y ago
Your last sentence is key. Cory is primarily talking about intrinsic value.
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Relevant comic strip: http://wondermark.com/638/
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Absolutely. We have two options for high speed internet here. AT&T and Comcast. Comcast is the only option that gets me above 10Mbps. The only alternative on the horizon? AT&T's new service. At least that'll be a viable alternative
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by eavc 16y ago
Thank you.
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I didn't feel like you were being arrogant at all, believe it or not. I just thought it was a neat claim and was interested in learning more. What's amazing to me about the PhD (and no, I don't think only the PhD) is that usually, when you'
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by eavc 16y ago
All of your examples involve publishing, but even more incredible is the idea that that circle in the comic represents not just published knowledge but all that any human has ever known and that we can sometimes venture into entirely novel
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by eavc 16y ago
My question had nothing to do with the PhD as a privileged case. I just find the idea of learning something previously unknown very cool, especially as relates to knowledge that's useful somehow.
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by eavc 16y ago
I don't know how to say this without it coming across as baiting you or flaming you. I'm doing neither. What contributions have you made to the sum-total of human knowledge? I'm really interested.
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by eavc 16y ago
Your strong feelings are evident. Thanks for taking the time to share your viewpoint. I disagree with much of what you say, but I want to let you know that I did read it. Beyond that, we'll agree to disagree.
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by eavc 16y ago
I'm addicted to refined carbs and caffeine and junk food, so when I don't eat those for a while, I feel pretty awful. How things feel doesn't always give you the best guidance, especially if you're not good at tracking those things accurate
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by eavc 16y ago
Cool. Thank you. Another good answer.
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by eavc 16y ago
Thanks, Alex. Yours is one of the few answers in the entire thread that attempts to give me what I'm looking for. Do you know of any other resources that more directly address the criticisms of nutritional science set forth by Taubes and Po
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by eavc 16y ago
Thanks, modeless. You seem to understand where I'm coming from. Is this something you are personally interested in as well or were you just passing through?
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by eavc 16y ago
No need to be disingenuous. You don't know me from Adam, so your surprise is just rhetorical. Mine was genuine and aimed at getting additional responses, maybe responses more in line with the intent of the OP. In adjacent sentences, you say
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by eavc 16y ago
Why is this getting downvoted? Read my original post, read the responses. It's not that I'm not appreciative that people are trying. I'm genuinely surprised that answers of the sort I was looking for seem to be lacking.
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by eavc 16y ago
Yeah, that's sort of how I've been leaning as well, but Taubes's book tosses a wrench in Pollan's indictment of animal proteins for me. It would be nice to see direct treatment of each of these approaches by someone with expertise.
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by eavc 16y ago
I get your point, and I appreciate it. I could do worse than what you advise. But I'd prefer to dismiss my anxiety through solid information rather than abandoning the concern and adopting what seems to be a "sensible" approach to diet foun
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by eavc 16y ago
I'm surprised and disappointed at how many of the recommendations here are pure anecdote, intuition, or folk wisdom. If I wanted to eat based on common sense or a fad diet, I'd do so. I was hoping to be pointed to something more scientific.
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Ask HN: What should we eat?
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by eavc 16y ago
What's good about your story is exactly what's frustrating about this comic: context. Your diagnosis was valid. The Ritalin was a step in the right direction if not the end solution, far from a tragic development. You had continued interact
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by eavc 16y ago
Those stereotypes are mostly benign ideas such that intelligent people recognize them as exaggerations or fictions. That is clearly not the case with this comic. It is attempting to make an argument, not an absurd joke. I didn't see a singl
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by eavc 16y ago
Of course that's the intended purpose of the comic. It's a statement about over-medication, that we should let kids be kids, and so on. But it makes a slew of misleading implications on the way there, and in doing so, it perpetuates the sti
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by eavc 16y ago
This is cute and interesting, but it's grossly misleading, informed by a pervasive stigma that we would do well to be rid of. There's no reason he'd be less creative or imaginative. There's no reason he wouldn't decide to go play in the sno
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by eavc 16y ago
My advice would be to find someone who is experienced in that field. I don't mean cold-call the leading expert. I mean dial up a buddy in a related field. Talk with them about your idea. They can help you understand the things you might be
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by eavc 16y ago
Because when you assume something, it allows for the conversation to progress to a more interesting point. What you're describing is obvious and common, so there's no need to harp on it.
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by eavc 16y ago
One nice thing to keep in mind about these drugs is that the majority (the stimulants) function on an as needed basis. That is to say, unlike an anti-depressant or cholesterol medication which depends on daily usage over a long period of ti
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by eavc 16y ago
Thanks. At the moment, I feel a sense of kinship with others who have made this discovery relatively late in life (as opposed to in childhood). In that light, I'll share that my first 6 hours on medication (ie. as of this writing) have been
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by eavc 16y ago
I understand that, and I sympathize with it. In fact, that is probably the majority opinion, the popular position. It was also my position until recently--some of it still is my position. You are right about much of what you're saying here.
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by eavc 16y ago
Refusal to acknowledge adhd as real is what you are doing wrong. That is borderline hubristic. Seriously, that might be the thing to dwell on for a while

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