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   by jonsen 5y ago

   Thanks. I didn’t know this. So it’s a recursive phenomenon and as culture continues developing we can expect quite a mess of a fractal. That would explain the noticeable decline in ability of holistic judgement and the rise of kompetenceles
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   by jonsen 5y ago

   In my late forties. The quality of my lectures became fluctuating. Thought it was temporary but soon realized that on average it was slowly but steady downhill. Edit: Should say, that’s twenty years ago and not the slightest indication of d
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   by jonsen 5y ago

   Beware you young men with fresh brains. Brains can and do get worn. I could say almost exactly your words about my younger self, but not anymore. Now I suffer badly from never having learned and trained a good note system. Get your external
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   by jonsen 6y ago

   Denmark, in the 1960s. Elementary school grade 1 to 7, no kindergarten.
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   by jonsen 6y ago

   This reminds me of a physics teacher I had in elementary school: -But is there anything faster than light? -??? ... -Yes! Our thoughts. In my thoughts I can be on the moon instantly.
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   by jonsen 6y ago

   Rather common mistake, even among Scandinavians.
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   by jonsen 6y ago

   Oh they are: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries
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   by jonsen 6y ago

   Could mean users are mostly low IQ and will die early.
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   by jonsen 6y ago

   The statistics link in a sibling comment says Danes consume most among the nordics.
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Wikipedia on Svalbard: “While part of the Kingdom of Norway since 1925, Svalbard is not part of geographical Norway; administratively, the archipelago is not part of any Norwegian county, but forms an unincorporated area administered by a g
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    You can bring a tax free quota into Sweden (and many other places for that matter) but you can’t buy tax free inside Sweden, can you?
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Wiktionary: “A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.”
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    I’m sorry but that was my sincere conclusion at the time.
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Borrowed wife´s MacBook, same result :-/ Apparently desktop version of Safari can´t do it either. Edit: Disabled Javascript and the text is there. Edit2: Nah, too many "inline_formula not implemented" to be readable.
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Page does not load properly on iPad nor on iPhone. Text shows up shortly then the page goes completely blank.
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    I’ve taught programming and various other software engineering subjects for many years. Among the hundreds of students I came to know there’s definitely more women than men that I would hire on the spot. For an ideal company that is. I’m aw
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Thinking fast when on the spot Thinking slow when on the pot
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Cities are different. Copenhagen for example is the opposite of what you describe. I’ve walked miles and miles in Copenhagen. My head tilted just a little to also see what is above the shop fronts. A lot of beautiful architecture. Very insp
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    How can we tell what actually drives Wolfram?
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Wait, Einstein had a physics project? Like, with lab and everything?
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Coincidence. Today for once I noticed that sunrise and sunset was 6:15 and 18:30 respectively and was puzzled. Shouldn’t they be exactly 12 hours apart? After some thought I remembered the definitions of sunrise and sunset. And now I rememb
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    He cooks. She reads. She teaches. He washes the dishes. He raises the children. She is a researcher. She is an engineer. He’s a cleaner. She is working. I think we should consider the version from our mirror universe to put things in perspe
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    I regularly use a Philips hand mixer, mostly for whipped cream, which was gifted to me in 1973.
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Stop working is the right way. I was a guest once where the kettle set on fire. Recommended this on as replacement.
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Presents. One new for myself. Edit: Two actually. Retired one after about 10 years for safety reasons. Still have it as a backup.
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    I’ve baught the same kettle several times during more than 20 years years. Very durable design. It fullfils all the points, except the bonus point. Price is close: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Philips-HD4646-00-kettl
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    I guess not even the price is comfortable.
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Around 1980 I attended a lecture given by Jens Martin Knudsen “the Martian” [1], during which he expressed his belief that most of the carbon and carbohydrates in the earth crust stems from incoming asteroids. Jens Martin was a great lectur
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    Of a full hour it'd take me a quarter to a half to find both
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    by jonsen 6y ago

    For good and evil prejudice is a stabilizing factor in a complex society.