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by octokatt 7y ago
By the best estimates, it's more like a 3-1 split, with a solid amount of journalists actively trying to stay in the middle and do good reporting. [1] Also, more meta-analysis studies like this need to be created and reported _to every
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Mr. Andrews, high school computer science. I got bullied terribly in his class from other students[1], and he made sure I still got to take his classes. He let me hide in his classroom and work on programming projects during mandatory pep
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This becomes data archeology quickly, and leads to necromancy. Project necromancy is fine, but is fraught with danger and tends to be about as popular as normal necromancy in a D&D game. The more shared documentation that exists at an
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For reals, this was me. Turns out, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Spanking will not help, therapy might. Please try bringing him into a developmental psychologist if this is one of multiple symptoms of extreme distress (not being able to
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Doesn't mean it's a bad idea, just hard. Same as plastics, and still worthwhile.
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> There have been studies that your brain scans feeds and webpages differently than text on a page. This +1. Practicing reading longform books helps your brain work on regulating and keeping a longer and longer attention span, which can
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The answer is yes, but that's a known compliance problem. So, you would have the same issues with the user deciding they "don't need it today" seen with canes or walkers. Physical therapy is the better solution for long
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What I'm surprised wasn't mentioned is that the year 2020 seemed really futuristic to most of the people who are now reading this -- but from now on, the year 2020 will start being in the past.
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I, for one, look forward to an old age where I slowly get more cyborg prosthetics to prevent injury. There's no way it won't have a marketing budget. We're going to have a bunch of geriatric Millennials rocking retro-power a
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Get a gym membership, and make a plan to use it. The time you used to spend commuting is now at least partially for the gym. Going to the gym gets you out of the house, adds the physical activity you might lack, and will help with the weir
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Does anyone else read these on impulse, then remember they don't want to make it big? I want to make it to Comfortable, by working on interesting but non-stressful problems, reach FI at forty, then enjoy my family and work at hobby res
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Different outcome, but similar cause. The high-pressure system of achievement is a cause for both high-profile burnout and hikikomori [0] [1]. [0] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/young-people-j.
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I think the concern here is a pre-emptive rage-quit of channels. A team member is aware they are about to be let go, and decide to archive every channel they are a part of on the way out. What controls are in place to prevent this from hap
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In most of the industrialized world, good diet and exercise are engineered out of lifestyles, especially for the poor. Grocery stores are dying, neighborhoods are becoming less walkable, and leisure time is increasingly filled with interne
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+1 for double-majoring advice. Double-majoring can also help create more than one way of thinking and more neuro-plasticity.
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If only there was a way to distribute the cost of preventative care, so overall costs would decrease...
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I've seen it most in call centers, where the call balancing is so sensitive they try to stagger bathroom breaks through a forty hour call floor. Then, that policy, which is a boring dystopia in and of itself, gets applied to other indi
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Given women are usually called upon to take more time to do unpaid labor like child-rearing, elder care, and holiday preparation, the fact women choose a flexible schedule is a result of societal expectations, and should be ruled out as a c
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Once you have enough wealth, you can find better, less risky bets which, while they might not move the cultural needle, will be able to make a guaranteed profit. A bit like the House of Mouse making sequels and remakes, rather than taking a
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by octokatt 7y ago
Went through the e-commerce site they reference. Besides spiritualist tools like tuning forks (useless to some, some people dig it, I try not to hate on fandoms of any flavor), I wouldn't call anything in there completely useless. May
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Actually, linen armor was hugely influential [1] [2]. The focus on battles and war in history instead of how civilizations change seems short-sighted, especially as it limits the amount of time a history class can help students understand o
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by octokatt 7y ago
In terms of focus and tactile cues to help you remember your notes, unfortunately probably not. I've used an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil, iPad Mini with pencil, Microsoft Surface with that pen, and a couple of different dedicated not
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Hey, I'm sorry this is where you're at, I hope it gets better for you.
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(In United States, high school, north-east, small town of 25k, early 2000's) Got bullied, was the only girl in computer classes. Cliche, I know, but actually happened. Dead bugs on my notes when I left my desk, awful things direct me
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Hey, from an internet stranger, I'm sorry this happened to you. That's a terrible situation, made worse by the culture around you. I hope you've found support since then; if you haven't, here's my anonymous support
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This loops back into the ongoing "why academic publishing is terrible" conversation. And why we're probably heading towards scientists needing to run for office again, like what happened after the Great Depression.
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From the article, it sounds like less-intensive farming techniques are needed to help carbon storage, of which organic farming can help. It follows that the other step needed to shore this up is to have less food waste, more local food, and
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And they should still be able to be held liable for what they ship. If I get salmonella from lettuce at a grocery store, I still get to hold the grocery store accountable, even if the farmer was to blame.
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I would also go for having people post office hours -- hours when they can be easily interrupted and answer questions. This allows people to manage their energy and use their best time for deep work, and allows people who need an answer to
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So... I’m not sure, but doesn’t this mean a lot more waters will get muddied from the tech follow-up and more evidence for collusion with Russia (in particular Wikileaks) will have a greater likelihood of accidentally being destroyed?

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