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by rukuu001 10y ago
> is having special trick or treat for Amerikanskis tonight Sounds like a villian from a 60's Bond flick.
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by rukuu001 10y ago
I also think it's an excellent example. If this belief were based on logic we'd have nothing to discuss re abortion, murder, execution, genocide or euthanasia. For fun, you can compare it to the belief "Gold is a precious thi
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Excellent. I bar the door with my large umbrella so I can't leave without moving it. When running laps I keep count by holding my fingers up in front of my face and saying the lap number out loud. It feels weird, but works for me.
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by rukuu001 10y ago
The glib answer is that whatever the buyer pays is the right price. But I don't own a house because I don't see value in them at current prices. What's got me curious is the amount of foreign investment in Australian property
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Hah, they said "property bubble." Would like to know if that was from their own reading of the numbers or just repeating one of the story's local sources.
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Sure, I had the "what's up with your screen" comments too. Then I'd turn off flux while they were watching & everybody said the same thing as the screen returned to blue-white: "ewwww."
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Also Feynman: "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool."
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by rukuu001 10y ago
> Maybe that's a good example of how to get right-wing politicians to agree to some left-wing ideals: prove that it will save money and let them lower taxes. It's not the politicians we need to convince, it's the people wh
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Yes! I am by nature non-confrontational, but this is how I dissent in a discussion without getting into a heated argument (when the possibility of changing minds goes out the window anyway). This is still difficult, but better than staying
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by rukuu001 10y ago
What you're describing has actually been the most rewarding thing for me - learning a new language is a window on a different way to think about things.
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by rukuu001 10y ago
A corollary to the law is that when black markets don't exist, substitution takes place, e.g. prohibited alcohol is replaced by gasoline, glue, paint etc.
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Clef two-factor authentication service shutting down(blog.getclef.com)
4 points by rukuu001 10y ago|1 comments
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by rukuu001 10y ago
I've lost the reference, but the result of a decently-sized study (based on self-reported data) on people who moved from the obese (or morbidly obese) category into the healthy category and stayed there for 12 months: 80% lost the weig
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by rukuu001 10y ago
I remember a long time ago ('97) there was a major defection from the North Korean camp to the South. Couple days later, in Seoul, the North Koreans assassinated some other guy who'd defected 10 years earlier. Not only is the mess
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by rukuu001 10y ago
What an excellent and helpful comment. Thanks for sharing that.
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Empathy is a tool for the effective communication of reason.
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Shava sadhana: meditating upon a cadaver(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by rukuu001 10y ago|0 comments
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Spiral-bound notebooks with yellow stickies to mark the important bits I need to refer back to. The stickies poke out a bit, which is where I put a little label to aid searching. edit: more info
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by rukuu001 10y ago
No, it's a thing now. Everyone's talking T-shaped people (let alone 'comb-shaped' people)
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by rukuu001 10y ago
The system my partner & I set up: - no exercise on a designated days? Donate $100 to Australia's One Nation party (Australia's Trump-esque ratbags). - don't meet weekly work goals? I give away a watch; she gives away a pa
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by rukuu001 10y ago
> Here's the thing: I don't care. You will care when nobody's in the business of providing hotel/restaurant/etc reviews...except Google.
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by rukuu001 10y ago
One more +1
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by rukuu001 10y ago
I've been doing exactly this with my 2yo nephew lately. I build it out, he yells 'CRASH!!' and send the Jenga block flying. Keeps us both amused & out of the way.
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Facebook is heavily invested in React, so even if the JS fashion industry moves on from it, React isn't going anywhere.
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by rukuu001 10y ago
I was wondering if anyone had ideas on hacking social status for your own benefit :)
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by rukuu001 10y ago
That's good (I just read the notes) for understanding the ideas and seeing some good examples that demonstrate those ideas. The thing is, I'd hate for anyone to miss the experience I had with that book - I really & honestly pu
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by rukuu001 10y ago
If you're reading for previously unknown info, that's great. I think though that some books have a large potential benefit (I'm thinking of Mindset right now) because they spend a few 10's of thousands of words changing
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by rukuu001 10y ago
You've always got blood sugars at some level. If you put something sweet into your mouth (real sugar or fake) you're more likely to a) produce insulin and start metabolising those blood sugars, and b) have a 'low blood sugar&
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by rukuu001 10y ago
It's important to call out evil acts, but 'evil' is also a label that categorizes people. Labels and categories can be a deterrent to critical thinking. This is dangerous when genuinely evil people apply the label 'evil&
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by rukuu001 10y ago
Whether he meant to or not, he made a product that found its market. I agree it was a terrible idea.

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