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by fiachamp 11y ago
That assessment of BPD is incorrect. It is not that people with BPD do not experience feelings, in fact they experience them more intensely than normal (if you look at fmri of amygdala). Sometimes, they will become 'numb' because
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by fiachamp 12y ago
From the way people are talking here, you wouldn't think KPCB has 14 female partners on their team...
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by fiachamp 12y ago
Theres no denying the importance of luck in the outlier outcomes. Thats why a fundamental heuristic of any startup idea you work on should be: "would i be proud i worked on this problem even if i don't get an outlier outcome?&quot
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by fiachamp 12y ago
We've found a good middle ground. Giving the candidate a few days to do a test project that involves fixing a bug on the production site. Its something they can do at night after work, gets them resolving a real-life problem, seeing ho
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by fiachamp 13y ago
What is scary is that some doctors / people consider medication a panacea for curing mood disorder when it can actually get worse initially. Clinical results are much better when it is combined with behavioral therapy (skills training
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by fiachamp 13y ago
How is Elon Musk comparable to mysticism and parapsychology? A physics-major working on engineering challenges like space travel, electric cars, and renewable energy... Elon Musk's pursuits are at least based in science, its the busine
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by fiachamp 13y ago
Even with non-renewable energy sources, creating the power at a massive GE Turbine is more efficient than a gasoline engine. Internal combustion engines are ~30% efficient in converting fuel to energy releasing the rest of the energy as hea
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by fiachamp 13y ago
Two words: surveillance systems + helicopters could probably cover a lot of the most dangerous areas.
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by fiachamp 13y ago
i would check out www.breakthrough.com , they are creating a platform that could help tens of millions of people deal with the stigma / difficulty of getting treatment for mental health. this is a huuuge social issue, probably 10% of t