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by ekanes 17y ago
Trying to find terrorists based on whether or not they are standing up makes no sense at all. If you actually tried to "run" that scenario, you'd be tackling a lot of people who just couldn't hold their pee anymore.
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by ekanes 17y ago
This trick is also useful... * for working on airplanes - easier on the eyes in the low light and your batteries last longer. * for messing with anyone with a Mac. Just walk over and invert their colors. :)
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by ekanes 17y ago
Max - what's with the picture above your post? Not sure I understand what you're trying to say with it. Edit: Nevermind. It's late and I skimmed your post too quickly.
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by ekanes 17y ago
I'm interested. I think the easiest way to kick things off might be a simple reply-all discussion by email.
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by ekanes 17y ago
Brilliant. Along with being a classy holiday message, it's great social proof that startups are happy with them.
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by ekanes 17y ago
Is this real science? I'm all about studies about germs, cleanliness and health, but I lost confidence when I read this: "The research took advantage of a longitudinal study of Filipinos, following participants in utero through 22 years of
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by ekanes 17y ago
You had me until you compared yourself to the Spartans, a people who were strong because they let their weaker babies die. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanticide There's a moral line between "it's not my job to help you succeed" and "
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by ekanes 17y ago
It's not about someone telling you when to be creative, it's that you can take charge of the creative process through intentional practice. The best authors don't wait around hoping they'll have a breakthrough, they sit down every morning
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by ekanes 17y ago
Actually, it could have been a little less "I'm proud to say" and "I'm pleased to have the chance"... When you(r country) messed up and it's your duty to apologize, don't be proud and pleased. Simply be sorry.
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by ekanes 17y ago
An example of pointing to the one big measurable thing "Hey, no big ugly power plant in the countryside" and missing the sum effects of 100,000 real actual people having these in their basements. It will "save" money, but actually each of t
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by ekanes 17y ago
One of the lessons learned was that there was another option, he simply didn't see it (ie. tell his commanding officer about his problems -- ask for help). Running away was the best option he could conceive of, not the right one. Thanks f
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by ekanes 17y ago
You're right to point out that this activity has a reasonably high environmental cost, but the value of this idea is in its RELATIVE merits. Will they do something interesting/worthy/influential/etc enough to merit the cost. As a practical
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by ekanes 17y ago
Most relevant sentence: "After the 14-day trial, the always-on feature will cost $3.99 per month, added to your AT&T bill."
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by ekanes 17y ago
I would imagine Twitter scares Google. For the first time ever, there are questions for which Google isn't the best place to type out your query. "What do people think of X?" "What's happening in _country_" etc. Google determines quality ba
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by ekanes 17y ago
Where do you live? It seems bold to declare it arbitrarily "low" without including location. If you lived in a small town, or Bangalore...
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by ekanes 17y ago
> how can anyone do business with them and take them seriously? I agree they could do a much better job, but business customers do get support. At one point we were paying for maps, and we had a rep and a phone number to call, etc.
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by ekanes 17y ago
I find this truth most oppressive when traveling. Leaving the laptop at home relieves the heaviness of worry that someone will steal it, and it's easier to leave work behind if you're so inclined. You're free.
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by ekanes 17y ago
I think the parent was downvoted for asking people to explain it to him, versus typing "Zappos" into Google, and then clicking "Search".
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by ekanes 17y ago
This is an interesting data point, however one key factor in repeating positive affirmations is the repetition. I'm not sure you can discredit the idea with a one-time test like this. It's kind of like getting a bunch of people to do push-
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by ekanes 17y ago
It sounds like a fun experiment, but hard to control for the fact that your decisions, your "effective IQ", etc. are all greatly affected by being tired. This would let you do more stuff, but you were doing it all sub-optimally.
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by ekanes 17y ago
The responsibility makes starting a company ... more cautious. Not so much harder but you have to be more careful. As for motivating, absolutely. You will get more done in less time, when that's all you have. ;)
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by ekanes 17y ago
Just replying to wish you good luck. It can be done, but the responsibility of a family does make it more difficult. (35, 2 kids)
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by ekanes 17y ago
hey tricky, I'm interested in what you imagine a drill sergeant would do? How would it work? I'm creating a productivity course which might involve something extra like this. Any ideas? Thanks!
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by ekanes 17y ago
Nice. A fun/rational way to look at what is at heart an emotional decision. :) Another angle on this is that running spreads the wetness over more surface area (less on top, more on front). If you're wearing a hat, you might choose to walk
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by ekanes 17y ago
I also don't know of any evidence that it can be taught, but it strikes me as teachable. Patience, kindness, politeness, etc are all teachable modifications of our natural instincts. The original kids in the study were 4 years old.
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by ekanes 17y ago
Even sadder is that IQ doesn't correlate to happiness or success nearly as well as the ability to defer gratification. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_gratification See also the marshmallow test on that page. Too bad we don't (syst
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by ekanes 17y ago
Agreed. I should have explained more, what I was referring to wasn't holocaust denial per se but the hate speech threads/posts within the category (which seem to go hand-in-hand).
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by ekanes 17y ago
Hate speech is not "information".
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by ekanes 17y ago
Self-directed play is where the child isn't playing according to "rules". Where there's no "right" or "wrong" way to play, and the child is making up their own game/world/etc as they go. Think "Lego" :)
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by ekanes 18y ago
Absolutely, school has lots to offer, but what's often missing from the equation in discussions like these is opportunity cost. People compare school vs "not-school" as if the alternative to school is sitting on your butt. In truth, one ca

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