griffinmahon

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by griffinmahon 12y ago
I've thought about this before, and its left me with a pretty anxiety-inducing idea: that in poorer countries people suffer for their lack of food, water, and medicine, and in the developed world - better off in terms of nutrition and
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
I liked this one a lot. What do you think of it? Really interesting to learn how the brain can be modelled.
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
Well, hold on. I don't think the condescension is warranted given that the idea of a "source" refers to attributing where some piece of information comes from. Consider Wikipedia's policy of verifiability, that requires
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
I aim to be a writer and a triathlete.
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
I'm one of them! But in the end I got behind in the course (it was on the Magna Carta, very interesting), and it closed before I could finish the material/assignments, so I unfortunately wasted 40 dollars (except I like to think o
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
The Phantom Tollbooth is one of my favorites, I loved it as a kid, and I think it gave me a great appreciation for puns and etymologies and logic.
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Not a very P.C. thing to say(nymag.com)
6 points by griffinmahon 12y ago|0 comments
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
In the same way, the point in the the third paragraph about incumbents always winning simulated elections in these countries is moot. Incumbents also literally almost always win elections in the US! Especially at the Congressional level, wh
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
I know that diet is important, but could you specify about "anti-inflammatory"? Just interested, thanks!
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
Please do not just "send" your sons to military boarding schools. I currently go to an academy and a part of the life here really puts me in a slump.
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
People tend not to interpret things in pointless ways because it's pointless. #taut
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
Are you familiar with Rap Genius? If not, they use "meme" as catch-all-word-for-units-of-culture pretty often, too. Interesting phenomenon for sure
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by griffinmahon 12y ago
Second this. "Passion" is most certainly the right word, and I'd be lying if I said his relentless dedication to the brand didn't inspire me in other ways.
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
Thanks very much!
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
Question from a naive person trying really hard to get into programming: what are good resources/where should I start, etc? I've done quite a bit on Codecademy, and I get it, but there are still a lot of things I am just ignoran
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
This is the best mod of 2048 I've played so far because if I just imagine that I'm playing 2048, I feel a much greater sense of progress.
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
To clarify, I was commenting on the fact that introducing the notion of bipartisanship to the discussion was moot (unworthy of talk) in the sense that issues like this should transcend Left/Right ideology and moot (worthy of talk) in t
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
This is great analysis. My opposition to using drugs follows that logic: by using them, you are implicitly supporting the predatory system. Your mention of "market" in that way makes me think of viaticals[1], where the life insura
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
Ah, I see. In that case, bipartisanship here is still moot.[1] 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
Inserting "bipartisan" into the conversation is moot. This issue -- torture -- is one of authority and the moral beliefs of society.
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
Touché!
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by griffinmahon 13y ago
This is, I think, an absurd extrapolation of the argument that the original commenter may have been hinting at. (And anyway, since the problem at hand is inequality - despite your belief that the situation will remain the same, which can be
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"Technology Provides an Alternative to Love" by Jonathan Franzen(nytimes.com)
1 points by griffinmahon 13y ago|0 comments