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by return0 10y ago
The main reason imho is that academia is overcrowded. When a field becomes crowded, popularity starts weighing more than inventiveness, perseverence, creativity and risk-taking. It may sound counterintuitive, but maybe they should reduce
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by return0 10y ago
To a degree, i wonder if we need a new breed of atheist idols. The old guard is too gloomy and frail. Atheism can be a rosy cheeked child. This perceived unhealthiness attached to existentialism should go away.
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by return0 10y ago
> everyone 'gifted' is rational this was not implied in OP
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by return0 10y ago
Free time is a dangerous thing, so urban adults must be kept entertained during their free time.
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by return0 10y ago
The bigger problem is that the new media is US controlled,and youre going to have some culture conflicts. Maybe legislative action could force facebook to federate the users content
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by return0 10y ago
I don't think the HN crowd is a fan of watches in general, and this doesnt seem like it will be the exception. The question is if in general people are going to buy this thing.
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by return0 10y ago
Diet: I find forums at bodybuilding.com have a lot of info some times. If you are a guy, anabolicmen.com . Well being is the job moral philosophy: https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Ethics-Russ-Shafer-Landa...
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by return0 10y ago
> There are many good reasons why cars have won over all in the US. Given how trains have won over in Europe, its got more to do with city planning.
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by return0 10y ago
I think it is much better these days
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by return0 10y ago
They took over the world ,then they gave it back a few months later.
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by return0 10y ago
So his idea is that, if the common currency did not exist, eurozone would be better. Yet, the most affected people (the Greeks) are staunch supporters of the Euro, and willing to suffer for it.
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by return0 10y ago
Waiting for this to explode in some mainstream medium...
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by return0 10y ago
As someone who does not tolerate heat well, i can confirm. And it isn't over yet.
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by return0 10y ago
Why don't we have widespread use of tools that spoof online activity ?
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by return0 10y ago
I feel like i m glowing .
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by return0 10y ago
I feel the same way too; i mean, where would aids research be if it wasnt for gay men.
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by return0 10y ago
Some types of work that are particularly well suited to remote work. It takes away the friction of a workplace, and instead people live with written messages and deadlines. Provided of course that the people taking part are responsible.
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by return0 10y ago
They ll use the IPO money to invest in solar.
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by return0 10y ago
More likely, the people on top of the money chain will use it to improve their minions.
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by return0 10y ago
Deep brain stimulation works without having complete knowledge of deep nuclei either. It's possible that by simply increasing the excitability of neurons they manage to 'resurface' learning (has been shown for place cells and
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by return0 10y ago
It's absurd to think we evolved "rightly" either. Also, what about our environment? We clearly didnt evolve with concrete and steel, asphalt and gasoline.
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by return0 10y ago
You could then widen the question "Is any non-procreational form of sex worse than taking drugs ?"
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by return0 10y ago
Victorian HN filters.
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by return0 10y ago
Just because we have Brexit, Trump and the rise of populists everywhere doesnt mean that pundits have suddenly strayed. Pundits have since the time of Socrates been out of touch with society. What i see as the failure of today's pundit
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by return0 10y ago
Unless you are being sarcastic, comedy news shows are heavily biased and politicized.
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by return0 10y ago
I do not think anyone disputes that. Then again, in the copywriter's age, yellow papers are bastions of journalism.
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by return0 10y ago
I think you know what i mean, but you like to twist my words. I m not american. This is a cynical view from Europe. Believe it or not it's closer to the truth rather than believing that having elections suddenly would fix all the probl
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by return0 10y ago
The snark at the beginning of your comment may be causing downvotes.
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by return0 10y ago
290.000 deaths later and 1/3 of the population fleeing the country. Even if the US knows that the return of Assad's tyranny is the only quick path to peace, they (US) will not be willing to bear the blame of the damage created.
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by return0 10y ago
Long piece , but it fails in that it does not give a coherent message. Pieces of stories here and there are not history. First of all , lets stop calling it Arab Spring. If anything it's the arab Autumn of civil wars, where all arabs a

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