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91.
by lwat 14y ago
> The only sort of data that would let us actually use it to generate a meaningful answer would be the discovery of more intelligent life. Yes but since we don't have any of those discoveries the Drake equation is really the best we can
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by lwat 14y ago
My definition is from the DSM and while it is true that there's always edge cases, in practice the gray area is pretty small. Especially when we're talking about serious things like schizophrenia.
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by lwat 14y ago
A mental illness is a mental abnormality that significantly impacts on your quality of life or the lives of those around you. That's the definition.
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by lwat 14y ago
It may well be that parasites contribute but there is also a genetic component to schizophrenia.
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by lwat 14y ago
He struck it rich with Microsoft, survived cancer, and to thank the universe for all this amazingly good luck he decided to become an asshole patent troll. Sometimes I just don't understand how people think.
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by lwat 14y ago
Source?
97.
by lwat 14y ago
One personal anecdote? And you didn't even try code reviews? I see.
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by lwat 14y ago
> I'll take the quick and dirty every time. This is gonna start biting you in the ass after a few years.
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by lwat 14y ago
He has enough money, he won't need investors.
100.
by lwat 14y ago
I guess as an aspiring minimalist I just don't care for chess sets or desk ornaments.
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by lwat 14y ago
I have access to a decent-ish 3d printer and after several months I still don't haven't had any practical use for it.
102.
by lwat 14y ago
So... why is there no second-hand diamond marketplace? Lots of people would want to buy cheaper diamonds and there has to be people wanting to sell theirs.
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by lwat 14y ago
> To sum up, I am willing to do a mental test (memory, or IQ, as the smart drug promoter chooses) duel with anyone who claims that smart drugs have helped him become smarter. What the hell would that prove?
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by lwat 14y ago
If someone pokes an alligator and gets into trouble, is that blaming the victim?
105.
by lwat 14y ago
You can't use this for FTL communication, sorry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-communication_theorem
106.
by lwat 14y ago
Agent Christopher K Stangl: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=512364171294
107.
by lwat 14y ago
We should ask these people to post lists of their installed apps, maybe we can work out which app's list was leaked.
108.
by lwat 14y ago
There is another, better way of measuring bitcoin velocity in a more meaningful way - Bitcoin Days. It gives more weight to transactions for coins that's not been spent in a while. http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/845/what-are-bi
109.
by lwat 14y ago
"May you come to the attention of powerful people." -- Old Chinese curse
110.
by lwat 14y ago
When you are on your deathbed, will you be happy with the time you spent editing titles?
111.
by lwat 14y ago
I DO blame PG for the mindless enforcement of the "Title MUST match the linked page's title" rule. Sometimes this is a good rule but there really are exceptions! EXAMPLE: This very post was actually submitted with the title Yehuda Katz laun
112.
by lwat 14y ago
Which of those are you doing?
113.
by lwat 14y ago
There's no good reason to use MySQL over PostGres these days.
114.
by lwat 14y ago
I've not heard about this, you got a source for me?
115.
by lwat 14y ago
Everyone is an expert on diet.
116.
by lwat 14y ago
We got the 'food pyramid' which told everyone that eating loads of carbs is good for you and eating fat in any form is bad. It's gonna take decades to reverse this mistake.
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by lwat 14y ago
We know this is not the case because intersteller dust absorbs light, while the dark matter does not emit or absorb light at all. The only effect we see is the gravity.
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by lwat 14y ago
Every day I wake up and I think 'If only we had more social networks!'
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by lwat 14y ago
The manufacturing cost is about zero but there are other costs, like transport.
120.
by lwat 14y ago
Better than .com addresses these days though...

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