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Looking forward to Gimp 2.9.4 on Windows. I've been using development (2.9.3) versions lately on Win10 and working pretty well. The recent changes will be be quite useful assuming everything works as advertised. UI improvements will
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It's true that ADHD adults have higher mortality from auto accidents, more health problems, higher divorce rates, greater unemployment, lower educational achievement than non-ADHD peers. Despite all their disadvantages, rate of ADHD oc
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ADHD has been in my field of practice for quite a long time. It's true that many countries have greater restrictions on treatment, and medications available in the US are not approved elsewhere. Cultural biases against recognizing th
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Been a couple of years since I've closely tracked the literature on some of these questions. Regarding diagnosis and prevalence of ADHD in children and adults, the population rates are similar internationally (Germany, Brazil, US) pro
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> Either way, it bears keeping in mind that our day-to-day language isn't really optimized for discussing these kinds of things, so there's bound to be multiple layers of confusion. After decades-long study of human behavioral
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Appreciate your interesting thoughts on the subject. It certainly does appear that brain circuits are evolved to respond to patterns in data, for example, visual neurobiology has been studied extensively re: how visual systems can identify
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I think that your points about biases in arrest and prosecution being more problematic than I considered are likely correct. I knew plea bargains were common, though the rate you cite is high but not implausible. If there is significant p
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The article starts with, "Human beings try to find patterns to explain the reason behind almost every phenomenon, but that doesn’t mean that there is a pattern to rely on." The second part of the sentence is true, on further obse
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Pragmatically, criminal convictions of all individuals, race notwithstanding, requires a unanimous jury verdict. In those jurisdictions with high concentration of blacks, which is where the preponderance of black crime takes place, jurie
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Improved prostate cancer test reduces need for biopsies(timesofisrael.com)
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I'm not familiar with Clojure, but briefly reviewed the Carp documentation, sparse as it is. The part about "[]" meaning array hadn't quite sunk in when I commented about the syntax. Thanks for pointing that out, the C
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In most Scheme implementations, which this Lisp somewhat resembles, it's permissible to use "(" or "[" as long as the opening bracket matches the closing one. With that choice, each user can have the "esthetic
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Interesting. As a creator, user and perpetual student of technologies, I've hardly suggested we not have them, yet whenever anyone brings up limitations of technologies, inevitably negative reactions follow, as though it's not OK
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Yes, that's an understandable idea, but constructing and maintaining the technological means to the end requires at least as much work as ever, though it is work of different kinds. Besides technological solutions create new, unanticip
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How is a "work-free world" even possible? There are always problems to solve, who will solve them? Finding and applying solutions is work and one or more people must do it. Getting paid is orthogonal to the effort. Even if
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To my mind, there's a tremendous irony in the 1994 flame war. A user of Tcl since the 1990's I'd read, and been amused by, the hyperbole contained in those long-ago comments a number of times. Not that flaming doesn't
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Well good luck getting insurance to pay for that "diagnosis". Hard enough when submitting claims for conditions that are in the diagnostic manuals. It's also risky from a regulatory standpoint. I know one doctor who was
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Sorry about that. It's been a while, I'll reread the document you suggest.
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Off-topic, but why do random comments have no downvote arrow? Not that I'm at all inclined to downvote anybody, but guessing some kind of web glitch showing up. Thought I should mention it. Edit: the downvote anchor is completely mis
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Certain "extras" run up the cost of lenses. Options like self-darkening on UV exposure, low-reflection and anti-scratch coatings. UV coatings can add to the cost, but are probably unnecessary since most polymer lenses are inhere
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New languages are intriguing, and seems to me Lily definitely has potential, though of course I need to learn more about it. My immediate reaction to the name "Lily" is positive, evokes a sense of calmness, and suggests an elegant
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Thanks for mentioning Tcl, in a lot of ways it resembles Lisp/Scheme, and with addition of tailcall, apply, coroutines the resemblance has increased over time. It remains very useful and versatile, and Tcl/Tk may still be the eas
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Appreciated your review! At one time the farmers markets in PDX were superb, great produce at modest prices. Over the years they've become "fancy", kind of resembling Saturday Market, and prices are high. There are bargains
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So the young are grousing that the vote didn't turn out the way some of them preferred. As noted, youth turnout was low, meaning many in that age bracket didn't care or were willing to let the "older" citizens to decide
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A few years back I was building a web server from scratch for my own quirky needs (using, of all things, C and Scheme). It required understanding the HTTP protocol, and I agree the RFCs are not all that hard to read and learning the detail
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Some of the drugs on the list are very familiar to me. Meridia, Redux were developed for obesity treatment. Redux had the same liabilities as fenfluramine which back in the 90's was being very carelessly prescribed by inexperienced
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Not coherent I'd agree. The comment implied that prolonged exposure to sunlight would cause large amounts of vit D to accumulate, which would have certain presumed effects. A couple of problems with that "theory". Vit D is
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That is a low number, but not the only example of limited resources in our systems. Dopamine neurons in the brain are essential for normal functioning. Parkinson's develops when dopamine neurons die off with age or due to other injury
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It was quite a long time ago so I don't remember all the details. I have a recollection that the managers paid themselves pretty generously, but I can't say explicitly. As it was expressed to me the basis for the decision was tha
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At least the lab data should be confirmed by observing comparable real-life checkout scenarios. Managing variables would be challenging in a genuine retail setting, but it probably can be accomplished well enough. The fact that the outcome

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